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Foreign News
July 12, 1771
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In Lisbon, Portuguese customs have stopped all French-manufactured goods containing wool, including cloths and druggets, sparking uproar among French merchants who appealed to their envoy for instructions from France.
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Extract of a Letter from Lisbon, March 23.
"A very extraordinary event has happened lately here in regard to commerce. Some days ago French cloths were refused dispatch in the custom house and stopped; and since then a general order has been sent to that tribunal to stop all goods of French manufacture, which are either composed of wool, or have any mixture of that material in them: even their druggets are comprehended. You may easily conceive what an uproar this has occasioned among the French merchants; they have applied to their envoy here, who has sent home their case and written to his court for instructions."
"A very extraordinary event has happened lately here in regard to commerce. Some days ago French cloths were refused dispatch in the custom house and stopped; and since then a general order has been sent to that tribunal to stop all goods of French manufacture, which are either composed of wool, or have any mixture of that material in them: even their druggets are comprehended. You may easily conceive what an uproar this has occasioned among the French merchants; they have applied to their envoy here, who has sent home their case and written to his court for instructions."
What sub-type of article is it?
Trade Or Commerce
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Lisbon Trade Stoppage
French Wool Goods
Customs Embargo
French Merchants Uproar
Envoy Instructions
Where did it happen?
Lisbon
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Lisbon
Event Date
March 23
Outcome
uproar among french merchants; envoy sent case to france for instructions
Event Details
French cloths refused dispatch in Lisbon custom house; general order to stop all French wool-based goods, including druggets, causing uproar; French merchants applied to envoy who forwarded case home.