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MUfOEkUUK 8. V&LL,.
' CITT »ium*.
—I '■■ = f ~T» their own production*. Still it it propos-
tu« 8 U,, ‘ ’ ed to continue the discriminating duties.
TJtAMLZ I* AOfAKf*.
• • • — ■ ■■ — m ""7 . r
Iltt urvnmn « ur.»Ts aot accept the proposal, wade by our gov-
^Lra-ravtas -sxoM-orr ■©»■**». om-v-T® ernioeiltto abolish them on boll sides.—
' I I .L_^.l.l ikaa* ka Annti rtlt Oal St tl I Ms
tui rat Mtuiunu mnu« sinm-
G6.YKHJL MCKftOV.
-Hens* frw«ii«h»" ' •
Yaks swell* A* trump* lie fcrorsu son.
Appear* is glory** t»i*.
Amy*-; with boater* proudly won, •-
1 - - Oo-victory'* laurelled plain!
* On him f*-r*virtlt n*vb*sCOWS
Bnshtrolor'sTiehmt meed*
'The gratefol tana/ «nd »nil**. of thus*
I lie warlike scalar freed!
When few lerste hate, rod «ffockery. fell,
Wife raptfe.'-apreod sfcr. L
' When through the.wild*, fee swage jdl>
predaHnud the din of war—
*le ITtso roaei—-wife jnstSeenefred,
He grafped the vrnK'ful *wordi
* Repelled fee fev-Oem Bfem *fcured,
And «J&og FwcT
UFfe*. thee sh»U fry fe* sartior low,
; And close d.»t rptfe't'g rye.
<$he wr-ufe.twbifedeek *“» aeunn iro »*
— Shpll btaotn- Slid ne»e» die.’
With j«v Wt greet fee chieftain here.
And Uii+.I* Irophied fames
Te PnrsSnji*, Sons. forever dear,
$h*U be the Hera’* r»m*’
•***•• ; .iGHICXTl.TUnE.
' Colon. W« aor *. «pum not the nipped toil,
VOW nation’* glory it » eulured nit!
Home'* *Nu«triuu«
"-Incrtst'd hit laurels - i bile he till d the earth.
’rr.OK fSsnoriTO* oaist uniTiti*
AeomnsJ^on •* ‘•"■ r l rtnch * nd Kwt, ! exn D *
criturnstinr Daw* m Shipping. *od * eo"..
derrtm cf their effet upon our Navigation
.'It is the object of the (allowing remark.,
t* shnw that <*ur tariff'of duties i* such, ir
relatiftte t» that of France, as to dtscoui-
Age the employment uf our own »hipmeb< •
tween tliif rhuntry and tlist, or, in other
word,, to offec a pie nium on French n*-
eiuatior. in preference to our own, and a
'premium *<> large* a '« on an average, to
equal or even exceed freig'it. •
The inquiry i# confined to the relation,
between this country and Prance, not be-
cause thc same fact dora.not caiat in re?
jjird to Rome other nation*, but because
our navigation begin* to be affected by tins
etote of thing, in respect to France more
than in re*peet to any -other nation, and
# Thouzh the commerce between fen Uni-
. ... ** a t* Id urmriliialS #fl fh#
our osecufive in making (lie trattles abort
mentioned, aeeiu to recognise the princi
ple, feat fee shipping of twooatioas ought
to be put*wo the same footing in regard to
commerce carried oa between them in
ed to continue the discriminating duties,
0 regard to art foreign nations, who do
Arid why should they be continued utiles*
it be tor the 'purpose of countervailing
those or other nations? If this effect is not
produced by the general discriminating
duty of ten per cent now imposed by our
^ laws, them is the same reason for altering
the law*; that there is for continuing them
at all. That our discriminating duty does
not countervail those of Franc* may be
..uade to appear very plainly.
But it may be asked, if the French ves-
Sflahave so great an advantage over those
»f the United States in carrying on their
trade, how does it happen that their is
comparatively a very email number of them
rnaagi-d in itF It i» because toe French
have at present but a small quantity of
•nipping, and also because, since feo re
cent revival of their commerce, they have
hardly had time to avail themselves of all
the advantages within their reach; but if
th-y continue to be at peace among tl.em-
telve* and wife oilier nations, their trade
will extend itself, and the enterprise of
'heir merchants and .kill of their naviga
tors will keep pace with it' The employ-
mint of our ohipping in this trade, is cer
tainly of no .mall importance, since the
port - , .. . .
By s French vessel &**- .. -y-
KAMO lbs. uf ties «t 6jfota»HW
Djtjr by an Atntiicsii vessel
By a French teasel ,
Moooofes toUfccoat Jbetrperfe i* S*.®° ont o?F.orope, and Consequently the ship-
fiuty b> M American vessel m % French ping ofthe other European nations is plac
et 5’™* <( J id more lavorable ctrcugutanccs than
that of the l^pitrd States. ,
S5.1C3 It cannot but occur toone, orrthe slight
1.7J7 e st examination of this aubjeef, that our
■.r: mmle of fixing fee aroouut of the discrim-
^ inatmg duty, is very imperfect, and not
„ ,,, 5*5*000 calculated to secure thmUject for which soch
msCO gilkiasefoU.st fOc &»■ g iV6J7 ((1||t , nu , t neceasarity be designed, fix.
I»y s'Frtnch'teiisl , ,6 - 398 that c-f promoting our own navigation, In
_-q imposing duties generally, it is to be con-
Ditiereace ** ' sidered what'the article wHI bear; how
300 tons of pot and pearl ashes in equal quan- great f.cilities there may be for « » h *
■ Difference
tite* St gI80 per ton ii $94,000
Duti^ by an Amettc^n ve«4**
By a French vc***l
Difference
Q ... an viyckij w•<*-u*** " ** .
-luxury And taste, or of necessity and utility,
R3 463 and whether **e wish to encourage its do
—-— inestic production or manufacture. Now
•1 g54.000 in all this the bulk and weight of the arti-
at.sTd c | e hardly come into consideration, and
g^TTs yet the bulk, and weight, and distance,
a are the only circumstances to be regarded
That ia to »** "WdOOdoUsn Worth of cotton, in respect to the employment ofnaviga-
lobaceo, rice. oJ. and aahri; an rqual valoe of tiong Deiglit ia determined by these cir-
each transported from theDnited Sutea to France, comsUncet , and is a airaplc, and the on ly
Id pay a discriminating duty by an American i n deterrominEon the di
Sho of duties by an Atnttiean i
By a French vessel
.Diffevcr.ee
WUIIiaMlivaoy wav- - - 1 * *
,»y sducriminating ouiy oy ao «o**™*" truf cr i t eri<>D in deterromingon the dis-
’ ,e Tte d£wM0' dollars in French good, criminating duty, since it is the only object
in our ports, aeccniinif to the medium rate we -of such a duty to increase the a «'unl uf
hare adored, would be freight earned by our shipping.
laiuly of no amsll importance, since fne carry back ah equal amount of
.itmg ««ties, are so id’^nichl the'latlVr, glOfl.QOO - : On the supposition
i, Ula . u,«. carry for the
,r«iV.c •».».
s^ssLr?S.*^sr
and American vessels on the princi
pal articles of exportation from this
ountry. The kilogramme is the de-
lominalion of weight used in tne French
tariff, which we will estimate at two
pounds,for the convenience iff calculation
though the real weight exceeds two pound,
hy about one eighth. The duties are as
signed in francs and centimes, the franc
being in value 18 1-2 cents, and the cen
important tu France, since we mostly ex-
more materials for their manufactur s and
import iranufsctured article; yet we will
wreceod on the supposition that bulb par
ies have fee same interest in this trade,
and reap equal advantages from it, ami
Thu* it appears that the discriminating
duty in Frauce on the above articles.
reap rqum - which constitute the bulk of our expo'*!-
ihat,fe' ,r « , ' ,lhertf ‘ ,rf ' , ‘ orea,un,wh y eil “ l ’ r to that country, is 46 7-11 per cent uf the
shooM make any sacr,Sees in favor of fee dm^s paid by a French vessel. Now om
its continuance.— .i;./-nn,ii,atiiieilutv.infavorof o-n
-other, as the price of itt continuance.
■\Vs wish to tell to the French, cotton, to
bacco, rice, fi>h. and oil; and they, to pay
*ti» in wine., spirits, jewelry, and labrics
Sf cotton and silk, riie quesUon oecurs
-then, who shall Daus ( .ort these article*.—
This is not a quest.m of right so much as
c subject o| aruitsry arrangement, il it be
a proper subject «.t asy arrangement what
ever. There i« no essential propriety or
•fitness requiring that the ships of one na
tion or the other, should navigate between
the twc. Where oue party wishes to have
cvc’fy Wiiag tntniipartcii # likcihe CNiceso.
and the ether prefer* to transport every
thing, like ourselves and most ol -the fcu
nvopeans, no difficulty arise., »d the affair
spontaneously adjusts vtaeif by mean, ol
.gtheir mutual convenience aud habits—
*VBut whet* the interests of the parties arr
—in rcmpetition, it becomes the policy ul
•each to guard its own lhi» is the case
with the United State* and the Euro
pean nations; among these each govern
flient is admmfe'.ered upon the principle
•Ot encouraging a»l extending its own ns-
for tins reason they have severally
■impitfe.1 higher duties on foreign, than on
•domestic shipping. But u has at lengti-
-become apparent to nome of them, atli-ast
thatliotldng ia gained by feus discrimma-
tien- if Great Britain imposes a duty
'•A— * —Arhtlf freight, on good*
li-fiiporU’U timSer m w »-* r -7 --
tion to the duties paid ou the same goods
*!ku iU vwiiyti* 1 fef ni4<® 4k** Mflic tJfBcrim*
ipauon 0.1 out part, both sides will stand
<in exactly the same relation as if no dis
tinction M all were made.
It seems that the government of the
United -Slates doe* trot expect any ad-
vantagefrom dmcriminalijtf duties since it
passed a law last March, authorizing the
incident to diacoutinue them in regard to
eterv foreign oitU'Rt that tb'ili^h
-them with regard to this i ountry
- — firost KrifAin. A!
convenU'»a pith Great Britain, and our
treaty wifh the Netherlands are made up
on the tipfe .principle, the equality of du
ties being tonfined, howevei, to toe mauu-
factures amt product* ol the couut/y tu
which the 'vessel oelonga^wl here .eems
•+> Ae age-id ground lecdnis distinctio ,
,ince there caw be uo reason ler prelening
She shipping of either pf t** nations to
transporting ihi* H»erdvind»' whwh they
Nave both ab interest ia azchanging, anu
•the csrrymg ought thrrefobe to be lett op
en to .tree competitiqp* tnit feo*e may
ao it who mill offer tbs mO»t tavorabi.
-term.: but it i» perfeitlj right that a na
tion khuuld reaerva to Itself the liberty ol
fixing the terms as which it will pera.t
fee vessels of fee other to brirg to it for-
cmn merchandiser
dJar Aptigress in pztliDg the lawj sod
article*
Doties by for
eign vessels.
Duties by French
ve-seU from out
of Buropt.
1‘ot and pearl allies
per lObkil, 21f
I5f
Cotton
i 35
4J
Ol
»
26
Pitch
3 30c
3
d'-ee
7
3
Dear skips
Tallow
1 18
S
3 50c
r«r
3 SO
3
rubaeeo
to
0
rutpentinff
27 59
25
wl 40
no 50
th*n equal to the whole freight.
The relative tonnage duties and -port*
charge*, in the two countries, uggiavate
instead of diminishing, the obstacles thivs
putin the way of our. navigation. Oar
ships of200 tons»ud above, pay in Freucl
, parts a discriminating tonnage duty of 91
cents per ton, vrliile French vessels yay
one of onlyfoity four cents in American
porta. The portclnrges are in just abuut
tha same ratio bet«ceu the port* of the
United States and that of Havre de Grace;
•in inquiry has bern node in respect to the
other ports of Franc*.
A French ship could not pome from Eu
rope in ballast, and still be navigated ad
vantageously in opposition to uye of nur
own, *ince a merchant' could pay doubl
freight by her, from here to Europe, and
still make saving, wereil not for the dd
ference ot insurance and despatch. It is
not necessary, however, that it should
come, in ballast; it can briugal! theartkles
n which oue discriftiiog duties are less
;han the freight from Europe. And it is
apprehended that co inconsiderable part of
•jor importations from France come under
this description. It can bring plaster on
tue same terms with one of our own ves
general discriminating duty, in favor of o n
own shipping, is ten per cent; that is to
,ar, a French vessel bringing a cargo id
F ench goods into one of our ports, pays
eleven dollars duties for every, ten dollar*
ihit would be paid by oue ol our own ves
sel* on the same cargo; while one of our
vessels enteriog at a French port, with a
cargo of our own productions, pays be
tween fourteen and fifteen dollars for eve
ry ten dollar* that a French vessel would
pay on the same cargo.
Three American vessels from France,
the Caravan, llesper, and Governor Car
ver, h»ve entered at the port of Boston
within fee last five months, having ou
hoard merchandize paying an ad valorem
duty according to our present tariff, to fee
amount of 352,032 dollars; the rlutie*
on which amounted to .57.418 omitting
fractions. 31^01 dollar, of fee estimated
value, being anuut one tenth part, paid
duties of 7J per ctnt. and 217,144 dollars,
being aocit two-tnird* of the wnole a-
rnouitt,paid duties of 15 per cent. The
average rate of these cargoes is a little less
than 17per cent, ad valorem- The spe
cific duties were very small, and as these
are pawl on spirits apd wines, winch arq
very considerable articles of importation
from some parts of France, and on which
the duties are high, there ought to be some
allowance made on this account. Add
one per cent, to the average rate for the
wart that tee article may fiesopposed to
nukeotew*—-w—»* MC *' " U4u “ k<
the rate of duties 1& percent, ad valorem
*ioe eftbe argument, for the di .riiainat- 3 Because the rewvinii^ part ot tty* division
mg duty being ten per cent, by a French of Sec. 9,relate* to the relationsnt fee individual
vessel, ou fee amount paid by one ot our states among tbeipwlves, and ....
own, and iu addition to it, ,t h. evident
that the difference will be greater, in pro- W y 1 feexonreot of congress, and it seems super-
portion as the rate of duties is higher, fluous to take *wsy Jrom congress the discretion
*ki*i .niinniiimn a French vessel wuutd. of rfoine that, which it has fee discretion of per-
By s French vessel
■
Difference
lue bys French jhip would p*y tnsk'tig
a difference oTRS.^OO, which 4 our discntn.iu-
ving in f»vor *or°dr Ve«U, *
From,
Take 5 400
Difference
17.135
Thus a Fr ench vessel could bring 270,000
dollars worth of French goodsto this cuu»
ports.
We do not know what negotiations are
"nine forward between out owngovern-
ment and that of France. »f there is a
prospect of our treaty, in which fee sub
ject of discriminating .duties shall be atl
tween rrencu .
ing the duties on the former or dimmish-
' 6 them on the latto^ or by doing hot..;
It il *iot to be overlooked that there is,
by the French tariff, a graater discrimina-
tiiur duty between their vessels and ours,
than between their* and those of fee other
European nalicus, since Prcnch vessels
pa; a less duty on entry from a foreign port
glCtUIAtlllltaB Ultiv 'w-y w- r»
duties, if the? are high enough to make it
gi2.S?0 an 0 pj eC (. whether the article be oae of
Thesc-sinn of congress draw* tna close;
eignt dajsof it unly temaining, of which
there 1* a prospect uf a moiety being con
sumed in the debate on the bank question.
The speech of Mr. Lowndes, on Saturday,
was a general exposition of the views of
those who think the bank oaght to be sus
tained! and Mr. Tyler’s speech, as far a* he
went of the views of those who are of a
contrary opinion. Mr, Spencer, whose
opinion differs frum both gentlemen, will
doubtless defend his report where assailed;
anti many other gentlemen probably desire
to speak. Thereis no hope of the bankrupt
bill beingcallodup before the session clos .
none of a variety of other important inei
sure* coming up. Some, we hope, how
ever, will be acted, upon; among which
may be particularly mentioned the two ju
diciary bills, and the bill for changing the
system of disposing of the public lands—
the last perhaps the most important—r.a: I
ot which have already passed the orueal of
the senate, and are 90 Tar in progress that
time enough may remain to complete them
—»Vat. Intel-
The 74, cn the stock* at the navy Yard
in this city, we-hear, will he launched on
•Saturday'next. She is intended to b.
named after our district—r“The Eglurn-
bia.”-w/I'csA- City 3az.
OF THE .YOUTH OF EUllOPE.
interesting extracts from a letter ad
dressed by a gentleman on board uf the U.
States 11 i-ittle Guerriere, then in the North
of Europe, to his friend, a member of con
gress.
United States frigate Gwere era..
eff tu/-* Truf Jf ir, -You. 5, ltllff.
My two last letters contained some gen
eral remarks on Petersburg—in feia I will
speak of some of its monument* and edifi
ces. The equestrian statue ot Peter fee
Great is already familiar to you; since no
traveller has omitted a description of it —
But, their accounts have bordered on by-
perbole, insomuch that his majesty fell far
( 1 . ..r . Til* neTt lib-
abort of my expectation. The next ub
tue same terms with one ot our ownves- ^ j n on]er u f magnificence, may be
sels, as it is. not subject to any duty rn our mi . nt j on jj the palaces of th" imperial
nortf. i.i* uliirK. thpri Are seven Or eight
■ Ul IUIVIIV.U | . ■ . ,
family, of which, there are seven Or eight
m the city and environ,. Excepting thr
one built by Peter the Great, when he com
menced the foundations uf Petersburg, and
which contains very few rooms, the nuui
ject of discriminating . duties shall be ad bef u f apai . fwents j„ each,averages between
just* d,ai it has been with England and thi (wQ in Jj tl , ref . hundred. Three or four of
Veitherlanda, it i* hardly worthy while to ^ | we# afe muc i, niore splendid fean
undertake to modify our tariff for fee lew any j £4 ^‘j ta |y. I n the hermitage, a
mnnflta m.trf* tif tlint HUV lDlW^H®* _ ■ e l u «l, u aiii.fpr nr riiUrt
months, more or less, feat may intervene. <0 ^ t „<• 0 pp en dage to the winter or court
Tnat somefejng ought to be contemplated a , ace# \ 0 whic '{ l the imperial lamily re-
and brought about without long delay, u J fe#t from court 5 „ ...
and brought about without long delay, is J feat from court bustlf, and parade, 1
but two Apparent, unless fee foregoing lacU Cliuntt( j between 20 and SO apartments of
are verry erroneously stated, or tlifc inter- ■ tin£9 bv the g rst artists of Europe —
.nu iunKci3| iniin uiv umuwi' . r
..ml Asiatic sovereigns to fee different Rus
sian Monarch* for more than a century.—
ins mou v“ v"® .o ' - description of tliem would fill a large
or wh,t would be more simple, and eflec. vo j ume — however. 1 think worth;
.i h;—* mo,, nerfeetlv. eXDort duDes , .
or whj*t would DO more s.mpre, vo , ume _ however. I thick wurtli;
fee object more perfectly, export duties 0 f no t*ce .not more from its ridiculous ex-
might be laid on shipments pi our own trtvagance) than for it* striking display of
product*by French vessels, so varted on thg “» nlus „ f t , ie j onnr . | t is a gold Pea-
thft t*evt»ral articles anu accomcion3teu to <rr»«<k!.onn4?r. as laree
prXHIUCL» a-IxrxAWS. l a I a a .v - „
the seversl articles and accommodated to foc 7, 0 wl, frog, *od gragsl opper, as large
the French tariff, as to pl*c« our naviga- jy #nd so connecte d with machinery
tion on unequal looting with that of France.*
- . . . I I !- ...I ,Vvat 1C.
«U°:
...... Ctnl aU iridreeipaSedVrom any sure.” This clause is
Suppose also feat these cargoes did not wderstood to prohibit Uying import
pay *u high duties, a* the mean rate 03 but there seem* tube some ground to
importations from France, i»y two per a^ubi whether tint be the proper construction:,
cent, and call the mean rate 20 per cent. 1 Because po reason c»n be ^signed why there
which is probably from one or two per ^^'BeclusTifsetcis to hr »n ^mpetiectand equi-
cent. too great, and .et u» *ec unue.r rocl i ofexpre .sing nr, ac^ts, since it would
what a disadvantage our vessels must en- he plainly expressed without the word* “from
ter into the competition in this trade iny state,” or by substituting ’tfrotn the Uniteu
the duties are put too high rather than States." which latur wojdd be conformable to
tm. L for th, sake oferrTng on the safe ttsedlC othCT pUU °“ he ,n,,ru -
3. Because fee remviniqg part of this division
tion oa toe rate oi uutie* is pigncr. Cuous to t»Xeany rrora congress tne aster
tin this souposi tion a French vessel would, of doing that, which it fcswfee discretion of per-
„n an avera-c. DST 22 ner cent, ad valo- rnimng fee individual states dodo in b half offee
mi 4P average, pay as . a. Unit ,J au , tti ,„Kt fee proceeds of export duties
rein duties it it* cargo ^«re composed of the individual Mates tfe to go to tjie trei*
all the wietj af articles imported into the-Cntted State*,
thu country from prance, and in the The eLme-in question c^j bave.be^a intended
proportions of our general importation. -to prohibit congress from Ji>iag an export duty
r r r ~ . on articles exported from one state to-another,
Suppose j^SbsOOO u wrested in cotton to the . by such 1 * conitrdetion it is made to answer tc
Suppose Dafcwo iimvesuo in corom m «e ^ by ^oehwconMrueuon n is made to ameer to
L’nned Slate, at 30 cent* per lb. fee quantity is of fee same divtom of fee
,1 *, mc ste.iun, wisieb P»ohib'
Bs.« w«. *««... w 'ississif-s
■'eti- few part of fee c-mtitfeion d^tscct admit ut such
•** t ° jl an interpretation, itse«w tome, at less*, as pro-:
■ g, ' per* subject cf aroenUmerit a* any other parts,
P-’*** ,hat have so frequently exercised the wisdcom of
ccogress and of the state l-gnlsturr-
life, and so connected with machinery
to exhibit the gestures of those animals
1 ordinacy occasions.
The churches next in frplendor* and first
to one who views the city from a distance,
are about 45 in number. I heir towering
domes and loftly spires overlooking all
othe.- edifices, are covered with plates ol
.v^iail with ducat gold. Their
interior is equaliy rich and splendid. In
fee church ofSt Alexander Newsky, fee
protecting saint of-the Empire, are depos
ited his relic*; over which has been erected
a shrine containing three thousand >ix hun
dred pounds weight of silver: And fee
Casan church, built by the present Empe
ror, and intended as f. rival uf St. Peters,
of Rome, is furnished still mure expensive
ly. In these two are the remains cf Su-
warroffaJ'.d Eutuaoff, over which lighted
taper* are perpetually burning. From the
wall of fee churches are suspended the
standards taken from France, turkey,and
Persia, by the Russian army, and fee-keys
ol many fortresses and cities.
The hospitals, custom house, admiralty
and araenal, are well worths particular
description; as are also the museum*, thea
tres, academies.0* arts and sciences, col
leges, etc for their magnificence corres
ponds with feat of fee other obje cU l have
mentioned. But I have only room here
for • shorj description of tne Emperor’s
library. Catherine .commenced thi* in
’95. Her armies in Poland captured fee
city Yarauviu*, in which was s library Be
longing to fee Republic, uf 862,640 vol
umes, alid 24,573 ruedal* and stamps or
prints. The Empress ordered them to be
transported tra Petersburg, and thy are
erected for the purple t>/ Alrxdader
The books are cUsstd according as they
relate—lat, to the wtistoj Cdly.to scmb-
ces, and, 3dly, phifolo^y, orLclIes icttres,
and each class it suMiviffcd into orderi t
etc. by which there it no need of referring
to the general catalogue when any particu
lar book is wanted. In 18Q5, the library
of Mr Daubiousky was added, which, for-
manuscripts, ancient tod rare, ia perhaps
unparallellcd in Europe. Many of them
arc 12 or 13 centuries old; and among mod
ern ones, are some original letters of Phil
ip and Isabella of Spain, upon the discov
ery of Vmerca. Ido not despair of obtain
ing copies of these for someoTpurhistoricfif
societies. They were found to the Bat-
tile in Frence, with the letters of e great
many other monarch* to the kings of France,
Mr. O. being ambassadbr to France at tha|
time, made a vest cpllrctioo of them /rota
the rabble who tool; the Bsslffe, The J;->
brary is comloctcd by a director general,
seven librarians, end seven adjunct do. opt.
guardian of manuscripts, and one assistant
By a» order of tlie Emperor a copy of fver»
book published in the empire is deput-iteQ
here. In the report of 1817, there were,
besides duplicates of books, and beaideg
pamphlet*, 300,000 Volumes, and l?,00ft
manuscripts. - v
now dopoerted in. tin raraeime building L
T1K1M vns > v cow. tDTSBTltllC
i.Yquisino.v.
The following doeunn-mt we copy from
a Paris paper, of December 15. The e»
ditor introduces it with a column of rpr
marks, closing with the following sen-
tence.—*‘I; is a melancholy thing, while
every other government in Europe is set
ting its people an example cf enlightened li;
berality to see the jurisprudence of Spain
relapsing into worse than primeval barba
rism—to behold a fine people, yielding
to noue in qnalitie* both personal and
mental, crushed both in mind ami body*
beneath the racks,and wheel*, and scourges
>f a grand inquisitor!—Alas! poor human
nature!” 1
The folliwir.g decree ho* been ^issued
under the authority «f the grand inquisi
tor, wh» is also private confessor to Fer
dinand VII:—
nOYAh DECKS.E.
‘•In the name of the Ho-y Trinity, etc.
‘•Whereas it lias been made known to ou
that various publications ola heretical, irre
ligious, and seditious tendency are in cir
culation amongst the *«bjects of thjl
kingdom—and whereas it i* offee lasf
importance that their progress should be
arrested, and the potliprs, publisher* amj
ircuiatorsduly punished, it has. bean de
termined that such measures shall be
taken instantly, as will moat effectually
accoin»li*h*this purpose:
“Ali persons having in feeir poss»S-
sion woiks bearing the following title*|
shall be brought b-. fore fee Holy Office,
and such punishment infiiptc-l as fee case
-hall seem to require, provided it be no
loss than solitary imprisonment tinder fee
authority of fee Holy Office for three
months,and fee payment of a fine of oaf
less thau 25 doubloons. Tho works pro
hibited are «Tbe History of the inqusj-
tion ,, »—.‘Reasons why the InquisitioQ
1
should be abolished, —‘A few Remark!
upon fee re-establishment of fee Brother
hood of the Order of jesus’.—'The Theo
ry of the Cortes.’—‘The neceaaity ot Na-
tiona'l R-presentation.’—‘Observations oq
fee Conduct of several of fee Courts of
Europe ’—‘Patriotic Songs.’—‘The Diffi
culties at present to be Eucon.ntr.red.”
The greater number of these heretical
and seditious productions have been
printed in foreign countrjes, in the Spaq-
i»h language, and jecpetly intioduced in
to this kingdom.
A proportionate punishment will he
inflicted upon such individuals as have,
in their custody auy foreign journals „
newspapers, etc. containing matter a-
gaioat the government and Institution of
Spain.
Givenfrom Madrid this l9tli Nov. I6J8-
(Bigned)
Frawcwco JCwier Meir V CttHmuo,
G-tmJ Ingaisiur sf tit* JC.nfjetp.
Andres Floras Fertuu,sec’ry.
United State? bank shares were ffo|4
yesterday in this city, for IK dollars- Jo
Baltimore on the 23d ult. sales were ef-
fectedat j!5 dollars—and at Philadelphia,
the 21st ult. at 8114—Charltstpn ftt)
Gaz. 2d fnsi.
Extract ci a letter from a gendeaan in Vew-Or-
leans, to aiio'ber in thw city dated
'■jVfw Orien t, fal 13, 1629.
“Goods of-sll kind* are p.enty—pro
duce begins to arrive quite fast, b«t i
think the present prices will not be m^n;
tained.for mnney is extremely scarce,|jtd
urilers for purclm-as not extensive.
••Cotton, 23 to 25 cents; Sugar, 10 *c
811; Exchanee on Nv.w.york. 5 per cent,
discount: Exchange on JBo*t°n, 3 51« 4per^
cent, dis.”—ib. -k
Internal Aqtii^ofr'on.—ft be-ng ascer
tained that the Great Pedee ia navigable
for steam boatt, from Chatham, or fheroj?
Hills, to Georgetown, in this -lute,proffii
sals for building a steam boat, with three
tow-boats, to carry freight and passenger?
between those places, are .opened at the
store of Messry. Fort df Cbeeshoroo^h, at
Georgetown, ant*, will remain open until
the 5th ioatant.—Charleston Courier, 2d
instant.
MELAJv'CHOLt.
W hile firing a salute on the ereuingxf
the 224 ult. on iheCapitol square at Rich.-
mon.l- colonel Wm.Tatham, of feat city,
pa-sed in front of one of the cannon, with
in eight feet of fee muzzle, at fee moment
when a match was applied to the tobch-
hole,aad Was atisun^y killed by tile dis
charge of fee pit ce.
A jury <4 inqunst was ttommoneil upon
the body, who, upon th-ir oaths; deilata-i 1 ,
after the extoiinalioo **f a numbhr bf w i 1
nesses, feat it appealed, “that thtiat son-
set of that day,.ou said square, ^tvlyn the
evening salute was fired, the asM deco*»