a representation on the Subject it
shall ke forwarded by me directty,
to the Secretari of State
WGrinfield
L=k Gen=l
Aabroek
Sept: 28= 1803.
He Letter of tte secretary of stake alleeded
te in Meabove Communication ond of whiit
an autkentriek Copy/ which on being, af Hes Eteellengs
desere, compared with the, origenal, was forend to
agrieHereirikh) was laid inponste table beeng of
the following contents;
Donning Street
4=m Aug: 1803.
Corn
Pir.
Shave the honorto acquamnt
Gou, that orders aresent bij this Convey„
ance to Brigad=r General Brercton for
imposing by Proclamation the Derti of
4½% lepon the Exported Produce of th
Island of S=t Lucia and Iam to deser
that Yon will Cause Similat Procla
mations to be issuld, in Tobago
and all other of the Ennemies Pos=
Sessions, wzich in the course op
the
23
then war maij be redueed by ser Majesty
Forces
Thave the honor to be
Sir
vons obed=t heemb: Sew=t
/Syn/ Stobart
10
a tre Copie
L: Gan=l Grinfueld
W=m Tatum
L
_
Milj. Seef
His Ereeveney after readingsthe above Letter,
addid kat te was underste veessity of comptying
witt tte kings orders in crusing a drity of 4½
percent on the Esported produce of this Colony to be
boied; - vor wald te permit ar vessels to de sail
eenlik
from thus Port aithoort tevard Darty had been paid
en ste produce laden in them
The soregving Disposik having been read and
His Excellereys communication taken inte
serious consideration, — the Commandeur of Essequebo
M.r Trop, beng the frst in rotahion to dedace zes
opinir give his ooote, rehirned karks to te
General for tke communication of tte Commands
hehad received from His majestys minuters
and furkker ofserved thab te could not bst totally
dissent from se opimn expressed tythe General,
as it was wident tb him that ste Ipositen
of a dietyg of 4½ en the Exported prodicce of the
Colong, was contrary to thet=t article of the
Copitulation, veezick by whiek it was
stipnelate that te mode of Taxation shoudd
remain tesame as d was before besitie
the Capitulaton; - stat te did consider Hee