The Sun. — London, England, 1806-02-04 00:00:00

illicit trade between :The. Cetenies and the parent countries of the enemies of Great Britain ; then it becomes necessary, both in regard to our charaaers and interests, to inquire, whether the new reghla- - tions establish a more definite criterion for the dis covery of truth ? We repel with indignation the suggestion, that the trans-shipment of property for a_ foreign market, by the original importer, is evidence of fraud or chi cane ; or that, unsupported by other circumstances, it can justify a suspicion that it is other than neutral... In our opinion, any discrimination between the rights of an importing merchant, and a vendee in -the United "States, is manifestly fallacious, as it vir tually asserts, that the former can exercise only an. imperfea dominion over property lawfully acquired, and possessed in this country, while, at the same time, he can convey to the latter a title to a privi ledge not enjoyed by himself :ell short, that..a trade unlawful, when the advanrage - is to result. to one person, bit . may be rendered lawful by being parti eipated with another. _ If the new doctrine is executed in the mildest form, its operation Must be highly injurious, by ori e zinating new questions for litigation, and, of course, sobjeCting all our commerce to new hazards of in terruption. We presume not, however, to compre hend to what extent, or in what manner, the prin ciple will be applied : we perceive, that the antient land-mark has been removed, but we seek'in vain for a beacoh to direct our course : If we inquire whe= thee a twin fide sale and delivery of merchandize, by an importer, being a citizen of the United States, for a valuable consideration, will,. in ordinary cases, be" conclusive evidence.of a transfer of pro perty, and the answer is affirmative ; than we com plain that our ships have been detained, the rates of insurance enhanced, and our 'property confiscated, for the establishment of a rule, which, when once understood, will become nugatory, and cease to pro duce any commercial or political effe6t. If, on the other hand, this evidence not to be deemed con= elusive, we profess ourselves to be utterly at a loss to discover what proofs of ownership, and neutrality of property, can with.safety• be relied on. Bat these embairassments, though perplexing and vexatious, 'are not those which principally _occasion 'our solicitude. ,We are compelled to consider the, - late decisions of the British Tribunals as preliminary: steps towards a system tor controliug the importer- tioni and exportations of colonial s produttions, and thereby annihilating the most lueeativo brahches of our fOreign commerce. If we owed this trade solely to the favour of Great Britain, still :we might what urgent mo- - tive, what imperious necessity., required that the ta. vour should be resumed, at a period when our com merce was spread over the ,ocean, and when a change so essential might dekroy its secUrity, and subjett us to incalculable losses We deny,' however, that the rights of commerce, tss . claimed by us, are to be_deemed favours on the contrary, if the law of nations is.other than a tem, porary rule, prescribed by an arbitrary will, and en . forced by power, hen We appeal, to its most-univer sal and invielsible principle in our defence. This principle is " That the goods of a Neutrul, •edasist in:; of articles not contrabandof war, in a neutral vessel, employed in a dire&-trade between neutral countries,' and pnitsof a belligerent country not in 'vested or blockaded, are protected." Iretbe controversies which have, existed at dif ferent times lisr extending the privileges of neutral. vessels, and limiting the-grounds of capture, we take no part ; we appeal to the ell law. If neutral rights can be reduced within more confined limits than this law prescribes, we perceive not how, amidst - the collisions of national interests, any -neutral com merce can exist s even in our native produdiens.. If it be intimated, that Neutrals should be confined to a commerce with such places, and in Such- articles only as were allowed in - peace, by the municipal re 7 gulattens of the countries engaged in war, the doe- . trine may be repelled by stlie notorious fait that no such principle has governed, the ConduCt of nations during any wars in which:they have been engaged; all-were free to vary, and ail have varied their commercial systems.. Whatever theoretical opinions, may therefore have been advanced, there has existed no such praCtical ruse; and to set up snob a . rule, • under the unparalleled circumstances, of the present war, must infallibly destroy the commerce Of this' country. It is a well known fat, -that the people of the United States export 'to-foreign countries a greater proportion of the aggregate annual value of the pro duas of thaheindustry than any other people of the globe; they are consequently most deeply interested in'the securityemdfreedonief their trade. In short, b e ing ahnost exclusively an agricultural, are More intinelately interested, than any ether, as they are e in a greateaedegree. dependent foreigd supplies, • and couevently. :mcit liable to be affeCted by anye yibrations of the commercial system. - As our Manufactures do not flourish in proportion to the progress of Our pepulation,svealth,and luxury, the necessity of extending Our commerce is ettn &tautly increasing: The basis of all our trade is. the aggregate value of out native productions exceeding wl; at are consum ed in the United States; these are exported to ve:i ouS countries, from which we receive supplies for domestic use, or other articles for exportation. A very.grest proportion of all the results of our cern - - merce with the 'world centre in the dominions of Great _Britain, and we_ receive almost exclusively' from that country our clothing, and other necessary manufaCturess . • By the events of the late and present War, many • countries wilt whieh, we prosecuted an increasing • trade have bi en either diverted frommanufa6turing , pursultS, or have been greatly imppveriallee,er con quered and subjected to the colonial system Of Great Britain. - With these . preliminary fitEts in view,„We tereeest permisS-ion to detail some of the. Most important consequences of the assumed rule that .i.e.utra.ls May be restrained in. time of Wale to their accustomed trate in time of Peace. The injustice of such a title, in relation to the United States, will besnore mani fest ; the individuals employed in commerce would. not alone be alSetted ; all the internal relations et ou Cote t.s would be disturbed ; the .intcr,L•sts those dish id; which are most remote from our el i..- c ,ports would,. in proportion to their uep‹ii- CONDON : t r htcd kis, It I( At the SuN-Ovn StIVITFZS FOR R *SUING YEA,." 11 " Ft" S4/11C% - -Wilii4m Long, of Keinpst )n, • lly,11•:S RIR Eihenrood, f atnes Backnell Praed, of Tyritmli t i.:n,, Esq. 1 DaklS *I IKE AZin CUONS HIRIG.—EaW. Rep , DoictS, of Sturtlow, is 1. Cnas H I R E. —Post poinAt. Cum RI.AND.-joiieph Dykes Balla.ntine Dykes, of Do;.. veiii)y, Esq. De.Rl:l- kE..--Francis Bradshaw, of Barton, Esq. DevoNSitiß E. —IV jack5a11,...01..Q0w1e.Y.141 7 • • R s s I Ect,,.yar . d - Williams, of Ilen - ingstone, - Esq., EssEk.--jarttzs - Urinstonof Chio;cll, Esq. - • • Lawrence,. of Shurdington, Esq. .11 ER..}: FOR I}S R e.. Davies, of Wiktriore,' Esq. rpoicos Kula. G.' Sullivan Martin, of Sandridgm Ludg, Esq. • —John MorriSon, of Denne Hill, - Esq.. - • . : [LE. iredeclrick William ; Wollaston, of S Kenton, EN. Li NCO L N it F.. —Wm. Reeve, of Lo4leadenham, Esq, liklo NMO U T HSH RE. —W ( 111. Phillips, of Whitson, Esq. N oft I , OLK.—IOIIII MOySe, Of Mount Idi, . NOR -r IikM.FOI,SHIR.E;--„,T,,,carter, of Etl4cott,,Esq. N ItU.MltEkt L AND. ▪ Linskill, 01 - Tyntmouth Lodge's Esq. No r-r Nod Ams L-Sir Thos. Wollafton White, - • of' •Walling wells. _ Oat FAIRDsnIK.E.--G. Fred . .:Stratton, ofGreat Tew Park, Esq; 1( TL A N DsHIRE. 1(4111s:in, of Telover, Esq. ' S R 0 a E liatn Duffield, of Maylin Lee, Esq. SOM ERsETSH IR E. —Clittpti Wr110..1" te, Ot COrfC, STA F F ORDSH /RE. —W 111. Inge, of Thorpe' Constaa. tine, Esq. COUNTY OF SOUTHAMPTON.—Postponed. SuF,FOLK.-4.11C11.-W. Le Heup, of Cary St. Edrriund's, Esq. si.liCß F. Y .- , -KCllard Smith, of Citeam, Esq. Susssx.—Williarn Guirinve, of Kingston by the Sea, Esq. Wort CEST ER,SH I E. —Sir T. W innington, et Stamford Court •y 0 - 1 , &sk is John bacon Saw tey Marrits, of ltokeby Vatic. Esq. CK.SIi IR E.—George- Lloyd, of Wellcombe, Esq. WlLlSkiljkli,john Paul Paul, ofAshton Keyncsy There are.now growing in Misterton, near Crecy- kerne, Strawberries in_perie4 bloom : t ILI , were in blo - ssom the •30th of December lqst, 414 still increase in number, . . . IP N E 112 Q,RAVCS : E . P2'D, FEB. 2. Passed by—the Lady.- Ann" 1.0de 1 ., from St. Michael's; Le+Lint, Miller, anti' EliL,ibeth, Appleton, frutn Laote ; Magdalena, Otterbuck, Age9ll o .r4, triptii Cadiz; Francis" .Ciipson, and Walker, Henry, from Riga . ; Supply, Ippason, frolii . St. Petcrpttrg(k ; ,Oxturcl, Cook,..frotn Tortola ; llantaic, Dray, from Dantzic ; Mary, Brane,' from Patel-Mt, ; lager Vrey Etienne, Peterson, V . rovr Elizabeth, R4lll*, Peck p Snanderman, and lacoluk, Y roui, fttnn Embden. Sailed—tile 'U . :lion — Packet, Graham, for , St. Michael's; I:Lentyatid Elizabeth, „Custam; . for Cor.k. ;, Judi - ow Catlia— , rina, ScFwon, for.-13r;.::nen; Anna; • and.,' i onv letrett, ;or Einnden" AD. . • On Saturday., at,,St, .Apdrew's, J a mes Hurnia. , E. jp,Mjss. Gina, or J-54tri. "' Yeeterd'ey Devaynes, E4q. .M. L'...pi!DovdtLE.tegeL, to Mi.s; YVijeutan, of Ncw 13uud,- , • "•On Tituricia‘l - t-hexid idt.-Mel . snow; Surgeon, oriligh aateo4 ;illiss•Ouveiq, icionLest,d..ughter or ll Duveluz. Vf . - , .•Un. - tiribtayt6,e'unikikti.Mr , Jwitkh liavvz,,cif„44oll9lo;n:y.r. Miss ju,a chls l st clao4;litcr P• liras bt A tul2etl7l MED. Lately, at his seat at 1-latlty St George, CambriclgeslAre, Thomas Quin‘in, Esq.. one ot His Maiesty'4 tusticcsothe Peace for the County al.leti 78. r , Ut~.Ericiay. t F at r i li,iv ) iree c t age - of lohn Tucker, `..fisitertnan .at-titch - Qif-etry,:hlotiths;npion: - He -1 . ..,/towesi lairwy t yktycapokt:lo4l ft;v‘t sof his death,. 13arracks, Major tiailwdt., of the Royal Clainorgan Regiment. . „,14tety, at Bath, where ,ite ivenr for the recovery P!'iffialkitr.Nelrs; Roberts,. wife ot loon li.oberts, .Esq. ot lictlfor,t. row, a Dtrettor of rtie East-it4dia Oit•the zirof Septethrier tasr,. at A nar, tii‹ capt,ain,GA:cw, , ,e yates, ot toe Bengal theta, son erMr. 'I hdhlas Yates, ot Lansdowne-praCe:'' .0a aturdity ett iter „nutLse in. Stoke Nzw,ington, Mrs. SaialoVoollaston, aged On: Monday last, it Chelsea,. Mr's.. Aciams,_ wife of. Dr. „Adams, of lioetors' Conitßons. Lately; Mrs. Thresher; of the cithus,,Bath: •Last- week, at Dan - inter, near Bash yistoke., of the dropsy', Mary Rotates,. who Ilad'beeh faved'slx.ty ti from' u 1799 ; to iatittary t t, 1406, and had diawn•ull four tiltN6...tila one hundred and fifty-thre::. puns of water. ' PR JCL OP , . . .. , Bank Stock, r 96 i India Stock, Navy .5 per Cent. gzai 921 India 1i00d535,.49. pr. Irish 5 per Cent. • Exchequer Bills, ) .., 7s. -... • pr. 4 per Cent. 8o ;!: 791 Omnium, 3 per Ct.- Red. 6i .b i ii.a - 1 3 per Cent. deFe.rre..d,s6i ~. 3 per .Ct. Con. 6o 3g- 6r b 5-i' linPerial 3 per Cent. f.., 1 14 . - : : 1),1 . tt0 ,Ann; 9 Bank L. Ann. t 7 9-16ths 11-1 Cons. for 7 . 7 11 1 F e b. e i 6 0 1 16ths 'i t t-ifitlis . I - 611 ii i . ' - ' l.- _ To TAYLOR;TLIUMAS Esq . '211,1R 9 (1. , 12i< I of No. 4, NLatlett .court, ; • a!,.i Pubilzitied b) Wtt..l.! AM ARM! Scßirrs, of South Mot or , listrett, Gro,;••enor,squarc CE, No. 11'2, St and while hciv eras .3nen ts fur the Pater Letters. far,thc ,N , c. 'lost-paid), must be adclressa -- Sir, . No. o, Itri,fee-street, London- CONSIDER it but an of 17:1 - .,tic..e due to the I- merits of y0ur...1, Liel li."s • P 2.. t• i' lA. LS, to - cord- intinieate to you the following C .s recently bean perforir,ed by tie:Erni—An Ac tni;le t - tly the breaking out of (dlfende 2 CoMplication of disorders ari-aine •ze. , ..e . .. - elo,•;), was te iesced al most to a sitclettet; art aitllougtt lie Je..i.tile : l7l.e.t myth,: tf advice which coetd be obtained, and t a V:irJeJ y ux rateat •Medicines 4 'nothing could be _pros:tired . sei;ined to suit bes ea.seeor to ikastiiin any service : in 31)10'4 :e 0 thiced and•pitiabre Situation F.'s two - y- r:,, ;;;:able ft) tot lo' hrs prolesiton,,,eid one able to or. even to stand rat his legs ; Gael no one wholcaevi - lien ever stipposed pot% siblia for hini,tia recover. Ile Ivaeativi.;,:d at last,to rr volt ( Leake's ,;(1L: , 71 . ;g ;Aridly to - tliedireaionf given with them. Re. ha:l nut-taken inoreetiaiit4:".ca - fatileee bto tore .be, tetinii an alteNtion for die better: thhcencouragon to proceed, and by Viking a Few boxes iribre his appetite anet i stretigth eradualle ,return, and is now Ye t I s if t a , lt t l o o le a ter nd l , sz , t p a er s s ti j a n y t i o in n a l l e i to r r k : l cc.7lti:r;:n Y ,:t ) i tl on ar ci e t ' t ' a u b a c;vl account if it iliould I:e...doubted. Yotir obedient humble servant Library, j Feilltstoile, , THOS. PISRDAY. Jul . ) , le, igos. . • „Prepared and Sold by the Sole Proprietor, Tuosj. TA YLOR, Member of the Royal College of Surgeon* London, at his House, 'N0..9, New hriclee-street ; Where, atter a constant residence of more than Forty Yeats. in a .. pratdiceparticularly directed. to the Cure of Venel teal Complaintsjand those incitletital to the Pares oi • Generation. in both Sexes, with that inviolable sectecl which Meri of 'hit ProfeSsion''should alwafs iibstrve, .• tatters himself,. the :advice and assistance he gratuitous . ' ly administers to Persons takung this Medi6ne, will bt esteemed- by.a discerning Yuhlic..as An advantage settle' to be obtained, and void of ainbteuity. Also sold, by his Appointment, for .the convenience 0 1 . - ; h • Peri ' these living at . 1 ' teaistance, .at t airier s, No. 35, St. Al' ban's-street, Pali Mall; the Toyshop, - No. I°3, Oxford) street ; Pisborough's, No. .7, - Fish-street-hill; MO Baxter's, South-bridge, Edifibuigh: Mr. WI )(maid's, Clay _Ow ; Mr. Callwell's, 14r. 4tkinson's, Manchester ; and ',by one t'erson in ever, considerable Town in Great Britain' 'and Ireland, in. Isoxet of only *. 9d. each,. sealed up with full and plain direct' dons, whereby perAMS bf either See. niaj , cure't.Semselyt) with ease,, speed, secrecy .and safety. , N. B. Every ltoxsold in Great Britain is sealed up will j a stamp, ona.viticti r by favour ofthe conibimiouers, is print' CKi, at the Stamp-btlice, T. 'Taylor, No. 9, New Bridet stree t, ,, to imitate which and all other 'are court d:rfetts. .deuce on fdagn iuppf*, be most severely repress ed. The .eTe6l4 of War cannot be confined to the countries engpged in War. - The value of money, the price of labour, the rates of freig, - lit and insur - -- mice, are by War enhanced, throughout the World — all articles of mereliandize,.. both of export and im 'port, are variously atreaed, in their qualities and value, by new wants; by the relinquishment of former pursuits,..and by the new dire6tion whiCh is hereby given to the industrk'of different nations.— Other consequenceS result froni the effects of War : as the impoverishment of some, and the aggran dizement of other 'Countries also from the ac knowledged right of Belligerent Nations to inter , diet commerce in contraband articles, and to insti tute-blockades. This last right is highly injurious' to Neutrals, as it freqUently restrains them from proceeding to the best markets.. It is obviouSly im possible; therefore, to confine the United States in time of War, amidst all these changes and disadvan tages, to their accustomed trade in. time of Peace; without destroying all trade. 'lf, in consequence of the War, certain articles usually exported froM the United States to Coun-: tries.from which we received necessary supplies, cease to be demanded in those Countries, may we not export other articles, and thereby obtain the supplies - we need.? If articles usually imported into 'the United States ! in. time of Peace cease to be demanded by,us in time of War, in consequence .-- of our ability to ob r taro substitutes which we, .prefer, shall we be re= quired to renounce our export trade, - by being for bid to import other articles for consumption or for commerce ? Or shall ,we be compelled to receive iii exchange articles which we do notrequire ? If, in consequence of an increased demand for our exports to particular Countries, we obtain. in change articles of corm - tierce exceeding our domes tic wants, shall it be reqUired that the surplus pe rish on our, hands ? •If Great Britain permits commerce between her Subje&s and the Colonies of her Enemie., may we not, with the consent of these Coloni4s, participate in the same commerce? . • If our commerce with the Enemies of Great Bri tain' may be confined to the systern established in tune of Peace, may we;,.nc - 4;apiirehend that the prin ciple . Will be retaliated: in respe6.t.to our commerce with the Colon.es. of Great Britain In that case, what can ensue 'but - war, pillage, and devasta tion ? These.are not imaginary suppositions : they ilhis trate ;the most inaportalit principles of our com merce: they .evince the. necessity of a circuitous trade, to enable us to realize the great value of ex ports in ournativepiodUCtiOns, by ,which alone we ar_'quire the power to liquidate the balance against us in our commerce with Great Britain : they de monstrate, that the pOsition ,against which we con tend, is not a rule oftheila - W of nations t -the law of nations o'rdains no law which is uneqUal and unjust. But still we liasve ,other and more forcible objec tions; the concession which is required, wouldde prive us of many, advantages connected with our local situation, our enterphie, our wealth, and our fortune ; it would require us to divert much of otir capital and.indUitry tb new employments ; it would amount to-an abandonment of views as a commer cial peoplii, and might involve us into dangerous controversies,. by.virtual 'admission, that any essen tial articles of supply May, 'at the pleasure of a bel-,' ligerent nation, be 'placed in a state of inhibition, equivalent to be declared contraband of war. 'Hitherto we have regarded it as a peculiar felicity, incident to our neutral situation, that it was equally beneficial to ourselves, and to all the parties with WhOrn we are connected : the articles exported by us to the enemies of Greai Britain being convenient supplies, promised to secure to oar ships in . their _ports a welcome reception and hospitable treatment. As the direa returns of these exports•were inconsi derable, and as the products-were almost exclusively iremitted to Great. Britain,, and thereby applied, in payment for. nrawfadtures' purchased on our own account, we considered ourselves sure of receiving fro,tu them, at least, that degree of protection, which, was recommended by a regard, to mutual interests. • It -is however with much surprise that we have recently discovered, that the very cirCunwance upon - which our hopes of security j were reposed, haVe been urged as .arguments to justify an invasion of our rights, and that, having totally suppwsSed the external commerce of her enemies, Great Britain is now counselled to appropriate to herself That of her friends. If. it he. true that,,as exporters, of certain,: articles, to the ultimate, markets, our interest,tere in collision with her's ; yet it ought to be reeolleeted, thatit is a particular and minor interest only-; which suffers, and , that the disadvantage is a necessary consequence of her colonial system that the 'ge:- neral results'of our commerce are greatly' hi her fa -your i that they invigorate her manufacturing inte rests, which are the great basis of her wealth : and that these interests can never be promoted by•the Unpov'erishment Of her best customers. Surely : the security of neutral rights ought not to diminish, as their value is augrnented ; surely a maritime pre ponderance, which enables its possessor to blockade any of the ports, of its enemies, conveys no just title to a monopoly of the commerce of the. world ! In the list of our complaints we cannot forbear to, enumerate the humiliating and oppressive conduit of ships of.war in the vicinity of our coasts andhar hours. We ,respeCt the principle and emulate the condu& of Great Britain, in regard to her own juris dietion, and we wish merely to claim for ourselves the suite measure of justice which she exacts from others. . . But while we contend that we ought not to be ex posed to humilinting,inquisitinns in .the. verge of our ports, which by means of secret connexiqn with our city, may be rendered conducive to the indulgence of partiality, favour, or tnalice„ we disavow every wish to divest the Belligerent:Nations of their rights. If, in particufar the American flag, and the chara&er of an American merchant, have been pro stituted to unworthy purpOses; we declare the indivi duals thusguilty to b our enernies,and we wish not to screen them trout the just consequences Of their ntis condua. We also assert, that a colpprehensive view of our commerce affords a conclusive evidence 'that of the prterty circulating through. Ibis port, the proportion Which can pO s bly belotig to the,enquies ofGoat 13ritain is at objea nnwoitby roe attentipn of a great Power; especially if in a rigoroas pit of its stria rights it inenrS the hazard of foribiarte - ,:the . : esteem of its friends. If, therefore, the . mode in - Which the A,rnel. - icaa . . I. commerce is prosecuted .is allowed, by the law of • tions ; if irrefragable evidence arises frorn-riniiSi:tua . -; tion, WtilitS, and necessary connections witivt-lf.e fest of the world; that -it- is -almost exclusively grounded, on American capital; if the suggestions, that 'we are the mere agents of foreigners; are ungeneroni :in sults, contrived as apologies for- injuries ; ..if frauds in relation to foreign trusts areThot more freqent in, this country then in Great Britain; and if no Govern meat is able wholly to prevent them : then' 'our eon -' elusion in the present, as in all other eases, onglitAo he reduced from general faCts, and not from partial-, lar exceptions. This, conclusion is, that the Ameri- cap commerce is one of the great links that Connea those interests of civilized nations, which wars'.oughi. • not to disturb : that to break this link will be:to-de stroy all commerce ; and therefore that a serious mis understanding ‘ifith Great Britain would prove fatal to the racist importabtintrests of both - countries.- This view of the subjedt, while, it ci(cites our anxiety, furnishes also a resource for our hopes.— We wish only for. justice; and bellevng that a corn:- . mercial Nation which disregards justice" , thereby undermines the citadel -of her power, we. ,rely, oil the effeEt of mutual interest and wishes in prom* ing a cordial explanation and fair adjustment' of every cause of misunderstanding : in particular, we rely on the Governrirnt of . . .our Country, that. our rights will not be abandoned, and thatmo argument in favour of: an usurpation will ever be, derived froM our acquiescence., . 'lf our personal interests and local' attachments 'have not greatly mis-directed our opinions, the de fenceless situation of the Port of New . -York ought to excite the anxious solicitude of every 'friend"of his Country. Our River is the only commercial • avenue to a fertile and populous. Country, which is rapidly rising into importance. It is here that one third of therevenue of the Union is colleted ; and this proportion is understood to be relatively in- creasing. But while we are grateful for these dis- , tinguished advantages of nature, our satisfa6tion is _diminished by retieain,g.on their insecurity ; for in.- proportion as the resources of the Country ft&Cll - inulate to this-point, is the hazard that they . preseut a temptation to rapacity, 'and become the priie.of- V iolence. Without recurring, to the -experience ,of.. past times for proofs, that no i\lationcan long main tain an extensive commerce Without - Well ) defended sea-ports and an - effieienC military Inartne, •Vve:icre. admonished by the new and . portentous'aspV.ea .of . Europe, and the alarming preyalence.Of piracy in the West 'lndies, that energetic - Ws§nres - of - de, fence have become indispetisibly-necesSary.- . We presume not to express. atty. opiOikl.P.:.re 4- - ing the degree of force of - whith the, permanent navy ought to consist; and , sen,ibit-i"that de lays must attend the construction bt uituble defence's for our port, we shall rest- - satiSfiecl i • when we : per-.,, ceive that these measures are coMmenced in astvan tier, and upoi - i a scale, which - Will assure - to • us'an efficient completion.. • -..1..-.::•:: i ........ Such, however, is the present„.organised-:force of the United Srates7tirat-we shotikl consider it ineon sistent with the honour, interests,,,U,F.seQurity of our, country, to Marley with the pirateSzitiiii i ‘ West In dies, .. whose condu6t being , inconsistent with aiiy known rules ela;iifulwartare;4annot have been an-:' thorised by any Ciyiiized nation towards ?pother na-7 'tion in a state of peace'. Our veisels,'Wha pur- - lawful - suing atrade,. have_ been-piratically...seized, , their cargoes have been forcibly taken. away .and' distributed, without •even the form Of a trial ; the' vessels . in many instances sunk and destroyed - , 'and the crews stripped of all their' prOperty; all these . outraged have been exercised upon innocent and de fenceless men, aggravated by unprecedented circum stances of insult; oppression, and 'barbarity. Some of. the. vie lences have been „committed on. vessels : which were captured in sight of our harbours ; and the, great scene of these unparalleled enormities is the Island of Cuba, which commands the only aye ' . - rale by winch w6` preserve a commercial connexion with our brethren of the Western `States--a con nexion' which "iite: cherish with ardour, as ,-source of. , mutual advantage, and a bond of permanent union. - But it is'not 2 on account of our pecuniary losrs alone that we complain. The constancy and valour of the Sqamen of the United States are justly themes of patrjoticexultation. From their connexion with us we consider their cause as out cause, their rights as our righls, 4d their interests as our interests — our feelings are indignant, at the retital . - of their wrongs ; and we - request, in -addition to the pro .teaion of a naval force, that, at least in. the Ameri can` , can' seas, our brave countrymen may be. permitted. to display theirenergy in their 'own defence. Yorir Memorialists conclude with letnarking, that they deem the present situation of public atfair : s,to be peculiarly. critical and .perilous, and such as •require all the prudence, the wisdoM and energy of Govern. molt, supported by the cO-operation' of all good Ci tizens-. By rhuttial exertion, under the-benign in fluence of Providence, -upon this hitherto favoured nation, we hope the clouds w hich threaten to ob- . scure its prosperity, may be dispelled ; ' and we-pledge ()in - united support in favour;of all measures adopted to vindicate and secure the just rights of oar country. And your Memorialists, as in duty_ bound, will ever pray, &c, Signed by the unanimous order, and on behalf of a General Meeting of the Merchants.of the City of New-York, convened on the 26th Dec. 1805. - JOHN 13.1WOME, Chairman 4 Oliver Wolcott, john -Franklin, Wnr. Edgar., Isaac Law. mice, Thomas Carpenter, Henry 1. Wy4:kulf, lottu• Tho Mas Farmer, Geo. M. Woolsey; David M. C lark soa, R. Lenox, Gorki Hoyt, tlislia Cott, John 13. Mur ray, Leffett Lelletts, Samuel A. Lawrence, Samuel Rus sel, ,Joseph' Blackwell, J. Murray, M. --Clarkscu, John B. Coles, Arch. Gracie,* Wm. W. Woolsey, i'lcuji:'Nlim:rn, .Win. Bayard, Gulian Ludlow, Ebenezer Stevens;*Rens selaer Havens, Win. Lovett, Ceo. G Henry host, jun. John K: Livingston, Daniel Lucildw, Headera son, lames Ar,lo, John Y, Mumford, I.ll4oj.atnid bailey, Wynaut Van Zant, jun. John De Peystee; ,14aac Clasen, Edmund e..Litan, Peter Schermerborne, ladles Scott, Charles MiEvers, jun. John Kane, 101111 Clendening, Coteinan—Conmuttee. At Chirk Colliery a flush of water broke into one of the pis and drQ\vned six llo6es, but none of the - workmen . • _ 1 NUMBS run With entirel The U Zaphir Ko] tlindorpac c 'ili I4usta Chic A L The M Bun They noxes 6s. ~ kzidlery 23. t rice 6(1. , The. Doo begin at Hz Places lo ox-Office To-morr 'Which Mr. A!New composed text. TUE 'fHIS m Boxes 6 The Da past Six. • Places 11 13ox Office The Ne , Evening ti To-inor Aclunet. THE l tats; day and T: No Stoc Morning. The Gal o'Clock. The ~~ 7 i' '.4