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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Havana government resolves to halt foreign commerce, countermands order to jail American merchants and instead requires their departure from the island within one month (letter dated March 15, reported April 26).
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Extract of a letter from the Havanna, March 15.
"This government, it seems, has formed the resolution to put a stop to all foreign commerce to this place; in order to this, the first step that was taken by the Governor, was to issue an order to confine American merchants in the common goal without any previous ceremony; however, this order was soon countermanded, but was succeeded by another to depart from the island in one month, which is the only occurrence in public or private matters in this quarter."
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Havanna
Event Date
March 15
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order to confine american merchants countermanded; succeeded by order to depart the island in one month
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The government resolved to stop all foreign commerce to Havanna. The Governor first ordered American merchants confined in the common goal without ceremony, but this was soon countermanded and replaced by an order for them to depart the island within one month.