New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-21
Later From Nassau.

By an arrival at Charleston, the Courier of
that city has dates from Nassau to the 9Th inst.
The Royal Gazette of the 18th ult says:
The House of Assembly last week were occu-
pied in preparing and ndpresenting an address to
his honor the Lieutenant Governor, in reply to
his opening speech of the present session of the
Legislature, receiving petitions, and passing
vote of indemnity to the Receiver General and
Treasurer for the return Of $3.50 4s. 3D. being
part of the duty collected by him on goods taken
out of the American ship Polar Star. while on
shore upon the Moselle shoal and subsequently
brought into this port BY sundry wrecking yes
sells. S'
The brigantine Baltic, Captain Gould, arri-
we'd at Nassau on the Sd inst, from ST. Thomas
which port she left ON the 9th ult The cholera
had almost entirely disappeared in that island
"a The Nassau Guardian of the 9th inst pub
fishes the report of the Select Committee of the
Legislature on the Tariff, by which we perceive
that it is proposed to reduce materially the tax
alton on the necessaries of life-especlally -four,
wheat and rye, corn meal, sugar, coffee, salted
meat and fish and other articles generally con-
sumed by the masses of the people, while on the
other hand, in order to make up the deficiency
to be occasioned to the revenue, it is contempla-
ted to advance the dd ralorem duty of five per
cent to fifteen per cent. -4ss 4
The export duty on salt is to be abolished
The duty on wheat -four is to be 3s., and on rye
Is. I'd. per bbl,, and on rice Is. Cd. per cwt
The following provisions, interesting to own
ers and masters of vessels, we extract from the
report: ..r
s. That there shall be imposed and paid into
the Public Treasury of these Islands, a tonnage
duty OF sixpence per ton, on each and every ton
Of the registered tonnageof every vessel Except
as hereinafter mentioned) arriving within these
Islands from any port or place without the lin
its thereof; provided always, that the following
vessels shall be totally exempted from the pay
| ment of such duty, viz: steam vessels. vessels
arriving in ballast and departing in ballast, OF
arriving with cargo and not landing any part
thereof, as also vessels which may put into any
port within these Islands, through stress Of
weather, or for the purpose Of reftting and re-
pairing damages sustained during the voyage on
which any such vessel may be then proceeding,
or to obtain supplies of provisions and water, or
either, or any articles necessary for the safety
of the said vessel, or the comfort of the persons
| on board, and whether the cargo or lading of
such vessel or any part thereof, shall have been
landed or not provided, that if landed, the
same be re-shipped without any part thereof
being sold or disposed of in the way of trade, or
any cargo being shipped on board of such yes
| sci.
| 6. That the entrance fees payable at the
| port of Nassau, under the 9Th Vic G, 40, be
levied and paid at all the ports of entry of the
| Colony.
| l. That the clearance fees at present imposed
Land collected be continued
8. That the auction tax at present collected
on goods sold by the Marshal Of the Admiralty
(Iourt he continued