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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In St. Domingo, Toussaint's proclamation caused chaos with additional export duties, prompting rushed coffee shipments. After American Consul Stevens' remonstrances, import duties were withdrawn. Flour and tobacco prices rose; dry goods sales dull. Insurrections near Jeremie; coffee plantations ruined, sugar ones improving.
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The hurry and confusion occasioned by the first receipt of the late proclamation of Toussaint, laying an additional duty, in the different ports of St. Domingo, was incredible; every one shipping all the coffee they could procure with all possible dispatch, before the said edict might be enforced.
It seems the general in chief had at first determined to lay the additional duty on all imports, as well as exports; but after several conferences with the American Consul, Mr. Stevens, on this subject, and some spirited remonstrances on the part of the consul, who declared he would immediately transmit recommendations to all the ports of America, to send no more vessels to that colony, as it was impossible for merchants to support such imposts, the general in chief thought proper to withdraw his intention of laying additional duty on imports. Flour rose immediately from 12 to 18 dollars, and tobacco thirty per cent. The sale for dry goods is mostly very dull.
Insurrections had lately been seriously felt in the neighbourhood of Jeremie, and nothing but the most severe measures of government will keep things in any order. The coffee plantations are in a ruinous state; those of sugar near Port Republican, are in a much better train of cultivation.
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St. Domingo
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additional duty imposed only on exports after consul's intervention; flour price rose from 12 to 18 dollars; tobacco up 30%; dry goods sales dull; insurrections near jeremie requiring severe measures; coffee plantations ruined; sugar plantations near port republican improving.
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Toussaint's proclamation laid additional duty on exports in St. Domingo ports, causing incredible hurry to ship coffee. Initially planned for imports too, but withdrawn after conferences and remonstrances by American Consul Mr. Stevens, who threatened to advise American ports against sending vessels. Insurrections seriously felt near Jeremie, needing severe government measures. Coffee plantations in ruinous state; sugar ones near Port Republican better cultivated.