The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-03-07 00:00:00

could WIN es Mich, w pen to us
mot to *or, 4 wig retre,ibey might Mille •
hibithfy vbbt would America attempt to
toss Ibid• our naval Nee enamel bate mart
-poorer *let their • trade than their prohibitory
law, Welt she knows she Ints not power suilirient
to enforce ? For example; Erauce complained
of The Americans trading to St. Uoimaingo--the
Onrernmentgave them every satisfaction ; passed
lin act to miafilbit the trade, with a kaki.
'AM of three tithes the valise of the vessel and
dirge...yet they trade! there. The Government
were not to blame; they had done all they could
they passed a law, but were not euabled to
put/wee it: the vessel* cleared out for the south.
end Of Calm, and went to -St. Domingo. It.
*cull exactly the same with any prohibitory
no emitted against France. They would he enabled
to earry their vessels into till the ports of the enemy.
tl • ,li•I not mein to soy that the American Govern.
..,,,st .voila eneounav it, but he believed it would
• ,arise I rito ilfeet by her eitizems. The
tile:nits asks, whit sire von driving Aiore:
rm.,. to do? lie would answer him shortly—WO
not want her to ,tsto to war with France-...M! Olaf
wont her ;not to trade with our enemy, while ilwy
restrain her from tea ling with us. He would emir •
same the overture of Mr. Pirikisey to be this: Yoe
/wee a power over every part of maritime Europe;
you con take the law into your baud*, cad condo-
date eve.ry ship which attempts to break the prohi-
bition. IF Fniuce will set cositrstry to the maritime-
lawoof eatiente. ore we ant justified in opposing her,
particularly when Mr. Armstrong told Bonaparte,
through M. Champegisy, that his /leered+ did not
affect neutrals ? If we had accepted of the terms
proiised, we would have acted like parasites. It
had been stated that the letter of the Right lion.
Seeretary hail been looked upon as repulsive in
America; he did not believe it. as the people were
not made acquaiated with it mail it was produced
for electioneering pummel. He held a letter in his
hand, from a resoottahle merchant ip New Yuri,
to the following purport :.-46 We wilt-abase you in
hard words, bid f believe we will net eometo blows,
as that elegant mail coneiliating letter of Mr. Can-
wog will sotisfy till the well-weaning."—(4 hold
ery of hear! itear 4-4ie concluded a very long
and urguineutative speech, by saying that he could
lint accede to the Address, as he was confident His
Ihltsjesty's Ministers were ready to carry into effect
what it proposed. if it could be done with the in.
*rest anti honour of this country.
Mr. litaiNG ipoke wt cuusiderable length, but
in so low a tone of voice that we are enohled to
stoke only woman part of Ins speech. fie thought,
tin determining nowt the iuspolic7 of the Inca-
eures'adupted towards_ Ausericlo, we were suffici.
• enter justified by the experience of the last sixteen
sametfia. At the mune tune he oar not inclined to
enter in to an examination of all that intim of evidence
erfich lay noon the tunic, because it we. es va.
sinus, that almost any argumeut might -be drown
Swot and the same observation' would apply to
*kr conclusion put optan imlitfercut or private let-
aers transmitted to this country from America.—
tie next adverted to the state of trade, for the pur-
pose of *hewing how it was affected by the result
of our Orderrin Cooticil, whets it itatisfatiorily ap-
Arpealred, the total deficiency was twelve millions. in
=to Hatt/I*W only L. but ohm coosidering
ad and Ireland, the whole amount of our lees
;in trade was fifteen millions sterling for one year,
belief which Was a falling off in the Americus
triode, -the other half in the trade of other coun-
tries. This effect, in respect to other coutitries,
wale proof of the incorrect opinion which had been
montended for on the oths•r side of the House, that
our colonist! produce could vt to the Continent,
independent of our trade with America. He ob-
served, the embargo was produced not only by our
()Mem amtneil,but jwutly by 'brio and the de-
crees of Frances The innoty eitsta-tied was not only
our being slepriverl ofthe impo-tation oftitigar merely,
nor afinicartieleonly. but of in toy articles, extreme-
ly essential to our welfare. In referring to what had
been observed by the...l-lon. Aleather who spoke
Preeecrunp he • remarked that etruog notions had
been eatortained relative to the market at the
Broxib, especially when it was-considered at this
titre there were already. matsufactures suffictent for
ten yews on their bawls. He represented, from a
written statesnein. hate Milt* loss had been in-
carrel in our calonial *produce, also with respect
to our expo. ,cud imports. the enaisporative num-
ber of cotton aside- maw sanpioyed, awl the ills-
Ilteland situation of ant mounfictorers ; from
every view which lie centamidate the.
*nitwit. be tlmitght, the •Onters Cu Council assert.
Jelly oorpoitok by *sacrifice of so many and
absgreat toted:ate. • These ki,pl of sufferings bad
in no small degroi tilfeatitd our West India co-
lonies. In re* to, what had bison alleged eon-
ceruing Bill* of Exchouge still Inoieg• found
to !Ilia between America •nod Great Britain. lie
would desire it to be recollectei, some portion of
trade would of mime he maisataine‘lstill; In regard
to America. and in regard to the Continent, the
course of exchange wsss, it most be allowed, con-
siderably deteriorated. In saying the Orders in
Council were subsequent to the Ember., sod
Viet the latter measure was not a consequeoce of
the former, it appeared to him Gentlemen con-
lwaded that intelligence twos which America
noted, with a regular and sifficial comeninneation
of these Orders ; because, in point of fact, al-
though they were not gavial/1 announced, the
substance of them appeared in LUtivica, com-
municated both by public newspapers, and private
letters, whereby there could remain no doulat in the
mind of the American Government, but (treat
Brassie intended to carry that measure into effect ;
and though not f:/sins/11y *willed, it had already
issued. This would be corroborated. if reference
were had to wheat hid been stated in Congress, mid
the explanation given by Mr. Pinkney. Ainrriest
thd sot biotite otialsagje Nll aim was certain, from it
qtiestientible inforoissooss, the Orden In Council
would he acted upon by Great Britons ; much hail
bt-eis said Mast this mato,- militia( concession
but. is his mookas..Aoterica, in dims; 10 she had
dales bud toodestrodad hientalf to make the concus-
sion. 'mood coati be no danger of that country not
1. mints intim Miaow she proposed towards FrilliPes
abe eallaitilearrey aor.sirity for her pc/for-
tissimos lie recommenditag edam coo-
oadevalie• • *this maim, which. in nemect to
F0u1.% woe" pest importatteo. mod was aim