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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Louisiana, the Intendant grants neutral vessels, including American, free port access and export rights for colonial produce upon paying 6% duties, benefiting US commerce by allowing mixed cargoes beyond treaty restrictions at New Orleans.
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Extract of a letter from the Spanish territory of Louisiana, dated June 20th, 1798.
"On a representation to the Intendant of this place, by Mr. Daniel Clark, jun. who acts as consul for the United States, the former with the consent of his tribunal, has granted free entrance into this port of all neutral vessels, under the same restriction only as the colonial; that is, on paying six per cent duty on their cargoes, and have also granted liberty to export the produce of the colony under the same restrictions. This is to the American commerce a matter of the greatest consequence, which by treaty is not permitted, New Orleans being the only depot. Nor is the privilege exporting Spanish produce in other vessels granted by treaty. The produce of the ceded territory is nothing but cotton, an article which cannot load a vessel, on account of its bulk and lightness, without an amazing quantity of ballast. This evil is remedied by this circumstance, which permits them to load with the Spanish articles of logwood, peltries, &c."
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Louisiana
Event Date
June 20th, 1798
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granted free entrance for neutral vessels paying 6% duty; liberty to export colonial produce; remedies ballast issues for cotton by allowing spanish goods like logwood and peltries; major benefit to american commerce beyond treaty limits.
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Upon representation by US consul Daniel Clark, jun., the Intendant of Louisiana, with tribunal consent, allows neutral vessels free port entry under colonial restrictions (6% duty on cargoes) and export of colony produce; this circumvents treaty limits confining American trade to New Orleans depot and enables loading Spanish produce to balance cotton cargoes.