ions of France and Great Britain prior to the pending Revolution of France. Against U. S. cisely are wanting), that high premiums on French fish cooperated with the high duty on ours to exclude us as far as possible, from the market of France. By higher duties on By prohibited of like other foreign countries. By lower duties on By admission of articles prohib, from U. s. Free.. Pro'd Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do.. Do. Do.. (b) Great Britain has two scales of duties, one high the other low; the former prohibitory, the latter not so; but these last apply only when the price of the British article, by scarcity or extraordinary demands is particularly high, the rate was 48s. str. the quarter, but a late act bas increased it. The same act gives a right of deposit or storing, without paying the high duties, with permission to export free from duties and with the option of waiting for the market price to arrive at the point at which the low duties take place. The same system essentially extends to other kinds of grain." (c) The rates mentioned in this and the adjoining column are sterling money. (d) These duties on several kinds of wood are as follows: Oak boards from 32s 10d. to 105s, 8d. the 120. Ditto planks, 199. the 50 cubic ft. Ditto timber 9s. 11d. the 50 cubic feet. Deals from 53s. to 2388. the 120. Staves from 4s. to 17s. 6d. the 120. Timber generally 6s. 8d. the 50 cubic feet. Comparative Footing of the Commerce of the United States with the Domin of France and Great Britain prior to the pending Revolution of France. SHIPS. This article is to be viewed in a twofold light, as a saleable manufacture and as a vehicle to convey the productions of the country. The laws of France at the period to which this table refers, permitted vessels built in the United States when purchased and owned by French citizens to be naturalized, and thereby enjoy the privileges of French vessels. The laws of Great Britain did not permit the same. Our vessels owned by our own citizens in the trade between the United States and France, enjoyed the same privileges with the most favored nations, and not greater. In the trade between the United States and Great Britain, they enjoyed equal privileges with British bottoms, greater than the vessels of other foreign countries in the trade between those countries and Great Britain (certain productions of those countries being subject to higher duties when carried in their own than when carried in British bottoms, which was and is not the case in respect to vessels of the United States carrying their own productions). In the trade between the United States and the French West Indies, our vessels of sixty tons and under might carry thither and bring from thence ..... the articles permitted to be imported and exported-but other foreign vessels enjoyed the same privilege with ours. Between the United States and the British West Indies, our vessels could carry nothing except salt from Turk's Island. The arrêt of the 29th of December, 1787, gave the citizens of the United States like privileges with French subjects in the Asiatic dominions of France. It is also understood that our citizens enjoyed useless privileges in the Asiatic dominions of Great Britain. No notice is taken of the trade of exports from France and Great Britain to the United States, because the policy of each country was in that respect nearly similar and unexceptionable. The exceptions made from time to time by the French Colonial Government are not taken notice of because they were exceptions from the general system of the mother country, founded on the necessity of particular emergencies. The true complexion of a system is to be determined by the general permanent rules which govern it-not by special exceptions from fortuitous circumstances and cases of necessity. The special authorities upon which the foregoing table has been formed are, with regard to France, the arrêt of the 29th of December, 1787. With regard to the French West Indies, the letters patent of October, 1727, and the arrêts of the 30th of August, 1784-18th and 25th of September, 1785. With regard to Great Britain, the proclamation of the 26th of December, 1783, yearly continued, explained by sundry statutes. With regard to the British West Indies, the act of parliament of the 28th of George III., chap. vi. ACT TO PUNISH CERTAIN CRIMES. June 5th, 1794. AN ACT IN ADDITION TO THE "ACT FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF CERTAIN CRIMES AGAINST THE UNITED STATES." . 1. Be it enacted, &c., That if any citizen of the United States. shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the same, accept and exercise a commission to serve a foreign prince or state in war, by land or sea, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, and shall be imprisoned not exceeding three years. 2. That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be enlisted or entered, in the service of any foreign prince or state, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman, on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer; every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding three years. Provided, That this shall not be construed to extend to any subject or citizen of a foreign prince or state, who shall transiently be within the United States, and shall, on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, which, at the time of its arrival within the United States, was fitted and equipped as such, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another subject or citizen of the same foreign prince or state, who is transiently within the United States, to enlist or enter himself to serve such prince or state, on board such vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, if the United States shall then be at peace with such prince or state. And provided further, That if any person so enlisted shall, within thirty days after such enlistment, voluntarily discover, upon oath, to some justice of the peace or other civil magistrate, the person or persons by whom he was so enlisted, so as that he or they may be apprehended and convicted of the said offence; such person so discovering the offender or offenders shall be indemnified from the penalty prescribed by this act. 3. That if any person shall, within any of the ports, harbors, bays, rivers, or other waters of the United States, fit out and arm, or attempt to fit out and arm, or procure to be fitted out and armed, or shall, knowingly, be concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel, with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign. prince or state, to cruise or commit hostilities upon the subjects, citizens, or property of another foreign prince or state with whom the United States are at peace, or shall issue or deliver a |