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IMPORTANT.


A correspondence of very interesting na-
ture has lately been held between Mr.. Gaines,
the Collector of the United States customs At
Fort-otoddert, on the river Mobile, and Col.
Fancisco Maximo, &c. Spanish Collector at
the city of Mobiic, Oh the same river. tan
pears, that the schooner Cato, owned and ma
vI6ated by citizens of the United States. and
enrolled and hcenced according to law, did not
stop the spanish port OF Mobile, and pay the
duties which. hadbeen erccteG there, from otn-
or American vessels.-On this the SDanish
Collector wrote to the United States Collector.
requesting copy otthe schooner's PaTers. that
on her return a demand might be made of beI
I" l:ycf duties and request that All vessels
which cleared at To~--Soddert micb- ~ III
recfeG to stop at Mobile, &c. Hir Gaines, IN
his answer, denies the right os the Srar
lsh Collector to call on American vessels
employed IN the coastng trade and that If
any law Of the spanish government gives inch