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NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE
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GENERAL ADVERTISEER.
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""PHILADELPHIA, Aptil 1.
In a free commercial country, cvery thing relas
2ing to {rade becomnes an objett of general con
gern . And as France certainly ought to have
a preference im. our trade, we have inserted,
for the information of the public,the following
extrall of a letier from Nantz, tegether with
the prices curvent, and the duties payalle at
that port. . :
Note,A Livre is near 13d,and 2 Sol. about :d.
Extrall of a letter from Nantz, jfan. 1, 1783.
* A Severyappearance seems % indicate an
A immezdiate peace, it is very probable
when this eveat takes effect,that a large prea
portion of the Am:rican commerce will berd
in the old line & we are persuaded that ma
ny merchants in Amezrica, wilk form their
ideas of the slate of the European markets
by what they were formerly, and make their
exportations of American commodities to
Eogland in consequence; in this we mus
beg leave to fuggelt an observation that will
stand, or fall, only by the event ; we prefer
particulariy to the tobacco trade, the whole
of which was formerly exportad to England,
and from thence distributed in the different
parts of Europe,.particalarly to France ; but
the only demand in fuiure in every country
will be the quantity they refpeltively con
fume,and we can very fafeiy add that no one
country consumes so largely as this;the quan
tity being forty millions of pounds annually,
equal to about forty five thousand hogtheads,
‘lt is true tobacco kas been very high
in England of late, but not withcut a large
drawback, and the confec uence of peace will
operate to diminifth the price in England in
the {ame proportion as in France. . = .
*-As to rice and other American produce
in general, we are persuaded they will al
ways command as advantageous fz2les in this
¢ountry as any other ; the consumption, es
pecially in time of peace, will be very great
in 2 kingdom containing upwerds of twen
ty millions of inbabitants, rich, and ex
“ Refpelting the manufaétures of this
couuiry,we muit obfzrve that the future rates
of goods ought by nc means to be judgedby
what they have been, as the efleCt of a peace
will diminith considerably many articles
when the communication is open,and free :
we are therefore very {anguine that several
of our articles will aiwdys command the pre
ference, in particular {uperfine broad-cloths,
silks, linnens, cambricks, callicoes; &c. be
sides, since trade firt opened between France
and America, every year has contributed to
encourage and reciprecally increase it, ow
ing to the establishment of American Houses
in this kingdom,who by being closely inter
woven with their manufa&turing correspon
dence have by degrecs led them to adopt
their manufa&ures 1o our taste, whichin 3
few years more will entirely corroborate with
our wishes, and we flatter ourfélves so far as
the merchants of America can find it equal
to their interefi, whether they draw their
supplies from hencs, or from England, that
American gratitude will probably prompt
them to give the pieference to the country
¢hat has so recew:ly buoyed them up under
jheir greateft’ misfortunes., - _ ;
¢ As to East-India produce, you may de
pénd_tb;t no past of Furope will be able to
wurpifh America wore conveniently, or
SA T URDA YT "M ay 38, 1731,
chegper than France in the course of a few
months after the war.” . |
: General Price Current at Nawmies,
Broad cloths, 10 p, Ct, cheaper than in En
¢ gland. 5
Coaife ditto, 10 p. Crt. dearer,
Blankets, 10 p. Ct, dearer,
Linnens, as in England, ,
Silks in general, 10 p. Ct. cheaper.
Druggs in general, cheaper, - _
Cuatlery wares in general, bad and dear, .
Salt according to the fezafen, being various
from 35 to 6o liv. p. 3tons, ‘
' . 3 Fioh LiV. fOI‘.
Sall cloth, Ift quality, per ¢2. 2 5
2d ditto 1
34 ditto - 1 12
LMI e- - o 1 .
- Suitable for top-fails, 1 8
Sorted wire, per pound wi. 1 | o
Bchea ted, - B 10
Green ditto, 6 ‘.
gongo ditto, - .. b 15
vouchong ditto, 8 ~
Hyfon ditto, . 9 10
Pepper, 2 13
Powder, 1 :
Nuimegs, 13 to 15
Cinnamon, 7 10 10
Jesuits Bark, fi s 5y 38
Leadpr . C./Vt.BprCdimers diankng Wt.277tc2¢9
Flower'd fulpher, 28
Salt petre, _ 00
Cordage, 45
Hemp, 40
Nails, -- A 0
Copperas, caindo e
Cannons, 6 P. per piece, 450
o SP, 300
Swivels, . . | 6o
Brandy, per 58 Gallons. . .: » .90
Weft-India Frodvce at Nantes,
G 1 : LiVo fol,
Cotton, per Ct. 71, 240
Sugars, i & quality, 80 .
2d ditto. 75 .
3d ditto ‘ . 65
4th ditto -69
sth ditto .- 54
Brown ditto - /i~ 46 1]
Coffee, per pound Wi, g 2 o 1
Indigo, Btolo .~
e 10 T o o o gl
. Weft India produce in general is subject
to a duty. of 3 and half p, Ct, upon the.va
lue ; therefore an estimation is-made every
fix months by the Boare of Trade, and the=
Farmers ; but that eftimation_is always 40
perCt.lefs than the real value,which reduces
the duty to about 2 per Ct. only. =~ .o
There is another duty which is about Ol
p. Ct. Wt. upon sugars, Iz/. upon coffee,and
sdittonpon indide, - - ... . i,
- An American vessel loaded . with the pro
duce of the French islands, can be admitted
into any port of France, in this present cir
cumstance, without paying any .more duty
than French property, but would be fubjett
to some formality, which an American Cap
tzin can avoid by taking 3 permit: from the
Commandant or Governor of the island,
from which he fails ; such a permit is never
refufed in time of war. . .
| American Procuce at Nantes.
Rice, per hundred V¢, from 30t033
Tobacco, price unsettled,
}33{‘ fron ditto, 27
iogwood, i 5 to 17
Fufiic, 121015
Lignum Virz, 10 to 12
Cod Fith, 50 to 0o
Pot- Ash, 40 10 50
Pearl- Ash, o so to 03
Pipe- slaves, per Lundred, 50
Hhbd. ditto, 80
Barrel ditto, - 27
Beef wax, per poundllt. 116t02 §
Indigo, 3t09
Elephants I'eeth, . . . 1 to 3
Spermaceta Oil, per .00 gal 015, - 200 to 210
Refin’'d Turpentine,per barrel €oclht, 80
Tlar, per ditto 31011, 42
Pitch, ditto, ditto, . - 48
Otter Skins, per picce, 20 to 24
Minks ditto, 310 4
Martins ditto, 410 5
Foxes ditto, N sy
Beavers ditto, 1210 14
GilediMo; . & 4.5 4 22 MGG
Spars; white pine 40 to 42 feet long 6o
- Red pine, 8o ditto . 3000
‘State of duties on American Preduce.
Whale Oil, 4 tiv, 18{0l. Elax feed, 2fo],
Rice, 7d.. Dye Wood, 2d. Wax, 2d. Tur
pentine, 2 fol. ; Potash, 3 fol. gd. on every
cwt.. Indigo, 1 Goth.of the vaive. Tarand
Pitch, 1 sothof thevalue. Besides some du
tles.pzid to the city, . Tobacco fold teo the
farmers. is free of duiy, but it {old to private
merchantsis fubiet to a dutyof3n fol.6d.cwt,
... From sn Excrisa PAPER.. .. ..,
Aecount of the Lifeand Military services of the
e s Count DEVGRASSE. 50
F RANCOIS Joseph Paul de Grafle,
' Ceomie de Graffe, was bora in 1717, at
the family mansion of Graffe Tilly,in Pro
vence. The Comte entered into the marine
service at the age of fi'teén; and had purfusd
the study & praétice. of naval tatics, without
intermission, for.. the las 50 years, ashe is
now exadtly €ss.: It is very common
for the cfficers of France to belong both to
the land and fez service ; & atthe age of the
Ccmp:e.to be both a General on shore, 2nd
an admiral 28. at, but itis not {o with the
Compte—he confined himfelf altogetlier
with the navy. .He became violently ena
mouted of 2 beautiful Lady, the daughter of
the principal valet de Chambre to the King
of France. The attackment was undoubt~
cdly misplaced, 2nd was dercgatory of his
rank and flation : he very much offended
the old Lord his.father, by his marriage with
this Lady, and it very much affe€ted him in
Lis progress through life. KHis rife in the
{ervice has been more flow and gradual than
might nawrally be expefed from Eis rank
and interest. In the year 1742 he was taken
prisoner in a frigate, on board of which he
served as Licuienant, which was captured
by an Englith ship and brought into Ply
mouth. He and the other prisoners were
conveyed 10 Winchefler, where they were
cor.fined until the exchange tock place. We
do not hear ofthe Comte any more in the
course of that war. In the last war be fera
ved as a Lieutenant under M. de 1a Galiffi
onear in the Mediterrarean, and aflifled ag
the memorable reduttion of Minorea. In
the year of British glory, the famous 1759,
;i?fl hfi'
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