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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A letter from Halifax, Nova-Scotia, dated May 31, describes strict British enforcement of trade bans with the US, allowing only flour and corn in British ships. This has crippled American shipping, leading to vessel seizures in the West Indies and a sloop sold cheaply at auction.
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The prohibitory laws against trading with the United States are severe, and rigorously enforced, so that all connections with them is entirely shut up except for flour and corn in British bottoms, under the penalty of forfeiting vessel and cargo. The navigation act is the severest stroke the Americans could receive; their trade is confined on every hand, and their vessels dare not be seen approaching any British port. This has reduced the value of their shipping to a song, and they are obliged to employ British vessels (while their own lie by the walls) to carry off their produce to markets where it is admissible. A number of their vessels have lately been seized in the West-Indies; and the other day one of the prizes, a fine new sloop of a hundred tons and upwards, was sold here by public auction for only 180l. sterling, and all because she could not have a British register.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Event Date
May 31
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a number of american vessels seized in the west-indies; one fine new sloop of a hundred tons and upwards sold by public auction for 180l. sterling.
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Prohibitory laws against trading with the United States are severe and rigorously enforced, shutting up all connections except for flour and corn in British bottoms under penalty of forfeiting vessel and cargo. The navigation act confines American trade on every hand, preventing their vessels from approaching British ports, reducing the value of their shipping, and obliging them to employ British vessels to carry off produce. Their own vessels lie idle.