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Domestic News
July 29, 1785
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Halifax report on July 1: Schooner Dolphin arrives from Shelburne with Boston papers detailing American states' responses to British Navigation Act, including new duties on British vessels in Rhode Island (10%), New York, and Massachusetts (1s. per ton plus 25% on goods after August).
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HALIFAX, July 1.
Yesterday arrived the Schooner Dolphin from Shelburne,--By her we have received a number of Boston papers, from which it appears that finding their commerce cramped in every quarter, by the British Court adhering to the navigation Act, and considering them as other Foreigners--they are entering into Resolutions in the different States:--either to lay so heavy an Impost on British Bottoms as to amount to the prohibition of the Trade, or to prohibit it altogether--a Rhode-Island has laid a duty of ten per cent, similar to the duty laid before at New-York--and the following extract of a letter will shew what measures are adopted in Massachusetts:
Extract of a letter from Boston, dated June 17, 1785.
"After August, a British vessel arriving here will be obliged to pay 1s. per ton, and twenty-five per cent. on all goods on board, so that you will govern yourself accordingly."
Yesterday arrived the Schooner Dolphin from Shelburne,--By her we have received a number of Boston papers, from which it appears that finding their commerce cramped in every quarter, by the British Court adhering to the navigation Act, and considering them as other Foreigners--they are entering into Resolutions in the different States:--either to lay so heavy an Impost on British Bottoms as to amount to the prohibition of the Trade, or to prohibit it altogether--a Rhode-Island has laid a duty of ten per cent, similar to the duty laid before at New-York--and the following extract of a letter will shew what measures are adopted in Massachusetts:
Extract of a letter from Boston, dated June 17, 1785.
"After August, a British vessel arriving here will be obliged to pay 1s. per ton, and twenty-five per cent. on all goods on board, so that you will govern yourself accordingly."
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Politics
Arrival Departure
What keywords are associated?
Navigation Act
British Vessels
Trade Duties
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Boston Papers
Where did it happen?
Halifax
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Halifax
Event Date
July 1
Outcome
rhode island imposes 10% duty on british vessels; massachusetts to impose 1s. per ton and 25% on goods after august
Event Details
Schooner Dolphin arrives from Shelburne with Boston papers reporting American states' resolutions to impose heavy duties or prohibit trade with British vessels in response to Navigation Act