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Xgw.y@RK. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE II.
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NEW.Y@RK, FRIDAY MORNING, JcNE II.
corn,rce of the L. States.-Ameng the Documents ac-
.-n,,vins the President NJ was communication from the
Of State on the subject of Foreign Commerce
nbbed length in the National Inteligencer of Wednes
5v The FIRST part of /, relates the collection Of the tax


5 nv the Danish Government the cargoes Of vessels
,,a, through the Sound frsm the Baltic Sea
The right of Denmark 10 lay these duties has been recognized
M uro2ean Governments and has been denied by US


The tariff OF lG4j appended the treaty between Den
m,lk aud Holland rcguatcd the payment OF these dues
The intention Of its trainers undoubtedly to hx duy o
,hou one per al vaorem the articles l" ie''
meatcd bst the change in the value OF many oi '''''
odes especially cotton, rice sugar. t'oacco run anu
e other articles which the chiet Exports oil Inc Ohcu
S,ac has Increased The ad yaorcn from one per ccu 10
@ f,or and even seven On all articles moreover, not
enumerated in this ancient tariff subsequent treaty s'u
,cs that those nations who have treaties with Denmark IN


GLIDING the United States shall pay an ad Saorem oi ore
m eut but the value of these articles being fixed by rules


,wn only to The Danish Government this day appears un-


certain and auctuating and its estimate is left very much to
M arbitrary discretion of the Custom house Officers at
Esnere.


I, has been con,endcd by e the public writers in
Denmark that the goods of privileged nutoRs or those who
have treaties with Denmark, carried ia the vessels OF
r,,yleged nations should be placed the footing
9TH those Of the latter and be taxed and quarter per
m and also that the limitation should be confined to the
( drect trade.


In consequence of the compulsory dolay at Esnore of
wels having other occasion to stop than that which
csos from the necessity of paying these Sound dues an ud
dna expense Of port-charge, Pass-money lghtnoney'
&c is incurred The whole amous thus paid to the Gov
een of Denmark within period Of eight months by ves-
A of the United States none of which bound for
naicd stop any port Denmark except compalsor'y


Esnorc for the purpose Of complying with these eSac-
( tons must have exceeded 100000.


The Secretary therefore thought expeden to bring this
bcct to the Presidents notice, in order that instructions
might be given Representative Denmark to enter into
friendly negotiations with that Government, with view OF
securing to ourselves full participation in any arrangement
respecting these duties which may be granted to the Com
mercc Of other States.


FROM nArecA-Papcrs have been received the city from
Liberia TO the 10Th of March The Commercial Advertiser
gives summary of,hqir contents from which compile the
following An important case was tried Mauroyia before
Lieut. Governor Roberts and jury the 9th oil February


twas indictment against Captain Jackson OF the British
hocucr Guneaman charged with trading with the natives
contrary to an ordinance of the colony. 1t was proved that
had received on board his vessel 9uantty of palm oil ut
Bn Cove from natives. In his defence alleged that
hdd mo-, receive it in the of trade with The natives but
CAV as par; payment of debt due him by native living be-


d the limits of the colony. The charge of the Judge was
xaia., him. and he found guilty and ancd 1913, beng
lar times the value of the oil Jackson protested vehc-
rsnty against this and read letter from the Foreign Office
dGrca Britain stating that inquiry would be made INTO
ts acrcd molsatien of British trade by some settlers
fm the United States on portion OF the Western coast of
Anca.'


A fight took place between British Cruiser called tue
Temagant and Il Spanish SLAYER. Tho Cruiser had bat


n,y.,wo men and one of her boats very frai The
Saiards fired on her first with ball, then with grape, and
finally with n.uskc, shot the Spanish scuppes were seen
running wit, blood and supposed that many on board
were Killed y fire from the boats The Cruisers boat was
sunk by discharge of grape which killed man and
wounded two others The commu4lcr of the SLAYER was
to prevent his from firing the Iernagan while
ycrsw were picking up the om hc boat and sfer-
wards launched boa, for her use.


The brig Gfcns Capt Sexton, from Norfolk, arrived on
The 10Th Of March, with Rev. Mr.. Campbell and lady Rev'
Me- Ao,d u,d lady and female teacher, sent ont y the
American Board OF Commissioners for Foreign Missions;
they bound Caps Pulmos and the Kroo Country The
! e. had also foriy-ose cmigran;s.


Aaa,c missionary chapsl has been sut at Mon'ovia by
the Methodist Mission Tie Anniversary of the Methodist
Missionary Society was celebrated at Monrovia on the 10th
oJaauary After suitable addresses eight Gentlemen were


made life members the parent board this city by sub
scrpuon OF Sl6O


The Liberia annual conference csmMencea its session At
MOnFoya the l4,h of January, and continued until the
soh Iappears that the nunacr Of members Ieio"ging to
The Methods Church in Liberia is 92a aad lOi children at
tachcd to the Sabba,l. schools.


Dr.. W. II. Taylor one of the missionaries, died Mon
rsra on the 81 of February


' The number ct s,cauboa, arrivals at Cleveland, Ohio,
during 1919 was 1925 ard the aggregate amount of tonnage OF
vessels and boa 1890 There were exported dur
ihs ihe sumo peried from the snrn lnc. t tn Canadns