The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

KINGSTON (Jamaica) June 6.

We learn that the French government has declared the ports of Jacmel, Jeremie, and Aux-Cayes, in Hispaniola, free ports, from and after the first day of August next, for vessels of all nations whatever, to import gold and silver, slaves, all kinds of salt provisions; timber, dying woods, mules, horses, &c. which they may dispose of in the utmost security; and in return they are allowed to export any article the produce of that island; such as indigo, cotton, sugar, taffia, coffee, cotton, &c. This ordinance is to continue in full force for the space of five years.

Our neighbours in Hispaniola, have very sanguine hopes, from the improved state of their distilleries, of rivalling the British islands in the manufacturing of rum: They have several able English distillers, who closely follow the method practised in our plantations: Should they persevere, though it may be a long time ere they attain the perfection we have arrived at in that article, they will be dangerous rivals in the American and other foreign markets.