The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-11 00:00:00

pnE STATESMAN.

dred have decency enough to startle at it. That the than to pay specie to oar enemies or their dependen- edge in payment produce of saansofectures," 4c.—
operation of the Orders In Council has stripped cies.. Jit, certainly is supposed that licences are ii- To all this, as applies to colonial produce, I would
France of external commerce, is very true; bat the 'tilled to neutrals owned by British suujects, but this say, increase, by all means, • k: universal consamp-
other effects to be deduced, are very different in- surely does not apply to the Baltic, and in all cases tion of it, and yours, in the 7 nieral mass, will find
deed from those which are assumed by MERCATOR. its way, and will replace, f, - consumption, the. fo-
there is a good deal of trick, where the exhibition of
Rather than toffee America to catty sugar to France,
a bill of sale secures a British
i licence !—But in reign produce exported tr. the Continent to make
when we cannot carry it thither ourselves, we have
Russia and the Mediterranean, we have to compete room for yours. Some where or a , sther it is teed;
been the grand agent in reducing the general can- with American shipping in a much greater degree and the effect of your Orders 11115 been to tenant.
sumption of the article itself, the obvious and con- than we should experience were other channels open late in your own count,
~ an inaprliaible stock of
tinued effect of which is, to accumulate in this coon- . . . , foreign as well as British phiotation prvitiece. Even
try such a stock, as must materially interfere even to them. In truth, by limiting them to these com-
. paratively insignificant channels, not only the ship- ,if America, in the first instance, was forced to re-
with the benefits resulting from a. change of system. ; ping interests ere injured, but the markets are so mire French manufaetures, this must cease whenever
But, it is said, that America would have taken to . overstocked, that Belligerent England and neutral , the amount of lose on the exports from France
exceeded the profits on the shipments thither;
the Continent the produce of the Spanish, and not . America. ar both materially damaged, to the great
of our Colonies. Indeed'. Is MERCATOR then is.' •
pressure !nd our manufactures are so cheap, that added
o of continental Euro where the
to the twenty per cent. by ti,e exchange, there
norant that the Spanish produce is now chiefly ans"ljoir the Orders in Councilpleuls truly effected won- .
fumed in America, and that the articles thus con. ',
ders. Last year the Mediterranean was overstocked; ,
; could be no competition. Their cotton goods
nbe le' aml the Baltic was so notorious) overstocked med passing into export, could only I cannot be brought into competition with ours;
' y
placed by the produce of our own Colonies; and as ! America as to preclude all importation from thisby ' and their silks, ceder any circumstance, monist be
tills writer triumphantly says, be it remembered, this ;country. It is a fine thingt admirable e made so low as to compete in the foreign market, with
produce would be carried to America on Britishdient,•to exclude neutrals from ports, where our flag our calicoes, &C. MERCATOR., I sc ppose, imagines
bottoms. Here you would have an nerve trade, con• that, over the vast continent of America, we should
is not received; for it secures us a supplied market in
tinually extending itself, under the force and impres- ;those places to which, by one contrivance or an-
: see nothing but silk window curtains and French
den of the wants of many countries to which you are cottons ! Bless ust How gullible
other, we can obtain admission ; and, like other cottons. French cottons
sa
law denied access, aided too by all the suggestions ' places of AMUSEMENT, for they are not
places
of we are growing 1 I omit
and impulses which interest could add, on the iniquity of the system in this ying any thing about the
Part-- ITaans, we pay for our admittance. A vent in Frince viebc of the question—
of neutral America, to which you would hare had
,for shipments from America would net only leave us' indeed, in any view of it, I fear our morality is follow.
excess. Here was it safe and open trade in British I our wisdom, for the modern plan is to improveour
a better market in Russia, but procure us, through i ing
/shipping, instead of &limited and precedes' one Ls' ) Kuisia whilst the high duties are continued in i eustomers by beggaring, and t o multiply Our customers
iisentral bottoms ; and the English Ship-owner thinks, i France, a great portion of the German consume- iby shooting them ! Oar Ship-owners, who are near-
or rather is taught to think, that the Orders in : tion. T b is, perhaps, is too complicated a view for IIY scared out of the little sense they ever had, ought
Council have operated wonders for him ! As to our 1 the situj.k elegance of MERCATOR'S mind, or the I now to know that the repeal of the Orders in Coun-
colonial Proprietors and Mortgagees, MERCATOR w
-L.5,2 nterested nature of m EaCtTOR'S efforts. In taking i ell would not take from them any portion of the
would prove to them, to say nothing of the export 1 too direct a way to his own object, and cherishing Itrade they now have, but to this would be added a
merchants, or the security of the mortgagors, that ; too much indifferunce to the objects of others, he I trade from the British Colonies to America, and the
by cramming coffee and sugar down the throats ! has e.cioqed himself to the complicated charge of
an I carriage of cotton from America to this country,
of the whole people of the Continent, however impedinceit of heart as well as head ; but I will do i where the duty would improve the freight. But all
punctually paid for, " we should he laying the corn- I him the justice to say, that though he manifests more (• &Is, I fear, will not avail against the jealous and '
merce of our country at the feet of her enemies !" earnestness than some of his friends, he is not in- unfriendly dispositions cherished towards our bre-
; Bat in France and her dependencies we have not we iONATHAN go where
odor. thren in America. Shall -re
fluenced by a keener desire than they a
only effected ,an alarming reduction in the con- • tunately for society the disappointments and deprea cannot? No ! no 1 Mr. Dv f.a, in other respects
sumption of sugar, &c. but forced such an advance ' 'ions of neighbouring worth, too frequently gin a good-natured fellow enough, cannot bear the Arn-
ie the prices, that the cultivation of the beet-rnht, . vigour and elevation to the unmutilated, and even to Anus to go into cospiny where he Is net to be of
' which, under the circumstances of common warfare, t
the wounded !—My advice to MERCATOR is, that if , the party. The Orders in Council have reducod the
would have been justly derided as wild and lin. from twenty to eight price of cotton in America
' an unpalatable, but a sincere friend—do not alas,
practicable, has actually taken place. Unless this i
1 Sir, too di, edly or rapaciously at your object—the cents. Is this enc.:raging the growth of cotton la
scheme affords a fair prospect. of success, your own islands . Does not say man of sound
we must i also; test road, upon sky measurement, has often the
mind that in an article which forms a third
conclude that the French Ruler, who has some de-1 greatest obstructions. What MERCATOR. says about know,
mantis upon his Exchequer, has foolishly thrown ' of the whole exports, the ,Imports mast have a
timber is rather specious than correct. The first cost
away millions of money,• and devoted thousands of correspondent reduction. Is this encouraging your
is trifling, and, of course, the state of exchange can-
I acres of land in visionary and fruitless experinfents. manufactures ? As to Nee xports from the neigh.
I net be very sensibly felt. It is the duty and the ex-
ottling Continent to ACetics, their proportion
However, it is very well ascertained that the esperi• '
pence of the transit, which gives it value. Still more
to ours was, as one to twenty, and this it is,
went succeeds, and that the refuse of the plant is vain and empty are his terrors of competition in South
good food for cattle. Under protecting duties, it is which, under a ridiculous and an impracticable
America. Double commissions, freights, insurance
modification (selling them for whatever they milt
quite clear that France may become independent of charges, &c. present obstacles much more powerful b ~.., .
) sto plans and terrify the intelligent and
. her distant possessions, and thus fake from our con- than MERCATOR'S arguments; and the trade to South r'''S •-.' I .
enterprising spirit of the British merchant Of the
' quests their chief value as a means of negotia•ioo and of America, the Mediterranean, and of our American
great advantage we are to derive from an extension
peace. With respect to our imports from France, Mee- colonies would remain wholly unimpaired by the
{
of the evil of the license system, the following scale,
1 CATOR'S view betrays such palpable ignorance of the
ten! of the Orders in Council. The Malta trade
temper, as well as the policy, of the French Rulers would evidently increase, as the opening of the Its- .
taken from a letter, dated Mints, May 11, 1812,
will afford some expication, and may convince
that nothing short of personal esteem could save him , Him ports to American shipping would in effect open
MERCATOR himself, that the balance is decidedly
from a little rough handling. It is not, as he says, them to British merchandise. MERCATOR is unpar-
e.
from the desire of having sugar or coffee, that NA- against us, were even the chief artictes we import of
Idonably erroneous iu referring the bulk of American
any real value to us.
i potcox tolerates the introduction of these reticles I bankruptcies to the effect of the Non-importation For eieryloolbs. s , I eexe. in value 140fraocs, or 61.
1 bat as a means whereby a vent is procured for his Act, for their bankruptcies occurred before the 100 Coffee, di o 100 5
I own wines, brandies, silks, laces, &c.; and this cause, enactment of that Bill. lie is eternally confound- 10U Pepper, litto 76 3 16e.
It.) Indigo, ditto 1000 50
leo far from affording, as he conjectures, " the best ing things, and tracing the causes of events the wrong -
100 Ifid,4, ditto 50 1 oq.
I reasons that it will be greatly extended," is a proof way.
As to the origuum intention of the Orders) in
fhes.• calamities were caused-by inconside- i • ...1
that it will be a very limited trade, and that, like rate shipments to the Baltic in the year 1810, the ; M
!Council, or r. Caestna's patent purpose, it is
the famous " Westminster Manifesto" of that great
! t eff•cts of stitch, he must know, were very fatally felt 1 clear, that that begins to fail in the issue. To sti-
Statesman, Mr. PERCEVALL, now no more, it Place* •in Liverpool, °will to similar transactions, and the ! mutate neutrals by oppression, or to force their
a most important branch of our commerce in coin. I ridiculous polky he recom tends of meeting ou rfrientls 1
friendship and alliance, is somewhat like a project
plete dependance upon the will and wisdom, not of in the same market seit h the same articles. He is wise, '
.to aid Naeoccos in extending the liberties of the
our own Government, but of the enemy !!! Be- i aide ise only in leaving the political discussion to the world ;
sides, so far from wanting many of the articles we + wisdom of Parliament; forwhatenrfigurehemightcat9 / and even this is more feasible than the
views of MERCATOR. In the counting-house MEAL-
get from France, or their paying heavy duties, or or whatever fiddle he might play, in a self-constituted CATOR is every thin *u, the state, not' ing. A
producing any considerable revenue, it is well known ,
that they are chiefly admitted for export, some I Common Council, like that of Liverpool (Common large horse in a little compass. 46 If lam not
Halls have given place to soup-shops), it is quite
;ashamed of my antagonist, I'm a soused garnet; he
wholly prohibited, leaving of course no alternative
i clear he would make but a sorry Statesman. He
hen abased the KING'S press most damnably."
1( Boats visit these skips) but to destroy or to ; speaks of the Non-importation Act as a measure A. B.
Ismuggle; an alternative, methinks, a little too tempt- that could be enforced without producing any great
I Jag for the moderation or morality of MaacAvna I injury to this country ; and generally of commercial
! himself ; or even for the morbid loyalty and the j restrictions as if they were not, or must not, be
slavish subjection of a Church and King Club, or li chiefly injurious to States that are most commercial.
j the sarcastic anniversary veuerators of the prieciples , The Non-importation Act surely is to this country
lof Mr. Pixr—Mr, Pm, who sank the principle t what the old Embargo was to America; and the fall
Imithout satibg the State—the drunken pilot who ow. lof exchange in America must advance the price of
countered the storm, which it was his duty to avoid, !
....., .c.
precious metals with us; but what will MERCATOR
and found his apotheosis in brandy and compunc- say to the complicated effects of Embargo and Non-
tion 1 I importation as to the supply of provisions, in what-

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PORTSMOUTH. Jown 10.
Arrived the Ulysses, bOgrins, from Jersey, with the Doe to
Bouillon on board. The Count de Lille (lank XVIII.), and
►isaepbew, the Duke of Berri. this day embarked from the
George laa, in this town, for the Isle of Wlgut.
PLYMOUTH, Juvs 9.
Arrival the Hotsper frigite from Portsmouth ; and the Mn.
tine and Helicon sloops of war.
Sailed tbe Abundance store,ship for Portsmouth.

Moedama says, 4‘ since the intermediate ports, ! ever quarter they may be wanted by us. Is he ig-
" such as Heligoland, have been shut, other char- norent of the fact, that if the Orders in Council ; Mr. CANNING'! notice 011 the Catholic Question,
$4 nets of *circuitous nature have been.found, which ", were withdrawn, even the increasing expences of stands for this day se'imight ; and Mr. Bouttcamis
;gave notice for Tuesday, for the Motion on the sub-
" have taken off considerable quantities of West WzrzzeLir Campaigns on the Peninsula would i ject of the Orders in Council.
" India molted, British manufactures, &c. On ; lead to an increased demand for our manufac- i The amount of the Loan fu: the service of the
6' the other side the Atlantic, the United States have tares, by which the war would be supported. I 1 year is not yet known. It will be aniiciehned whoa
44 deprived themselves ofthe means of assorting their . think Mr. Pracivat. would rather have starved us 1 the Gentlemen inclined to bid for it wait on the Vast
46 cargoes for the South American markets ; in 000..1 than the war ; but here you may feed both for a: Lord of the Treasury on Friday.
" sequence our trade with them increases whilst' certain time. Mr. Penceva.z. and all such men con-
The gross amount of the tax upon hackeey coaches
,I and chairs for last year i,, 30,9091. —the ci.arges of
.",America deprives herself of a market for her tissue war to secure their own continuance. One evil , management, 3,1821.15. 3d.—and the net produce,
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mhos and timber in this country, by refusiug to 1 is necessary to prop the other; but, if we are to have 27,7261. 18s. 9d.
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ts.take goods in return ; and be it remembered, that war, let us have it on a scale which may establish our 1 The expeoces of the establishment of the horse
il" thh trade with the Mediterranean, South America, ',ability in the prosecution, and our happine.s in the' patrol*, for the better security of the public roads
and oar Americsan colonies, is carried on in Bri- termination of it. If it cannot he done in this way, leading to the metropolis, for three-quarters of a
44 fish bottoms." The circuitous channels alluded and I verily believe it cannot, let us pull up in time, year, amount to 4,6401. 11s.
A Commission will be appointed immedialely,
to must be the parts of Russia and Malta, whence and not be led on toe far by the gradual abolition of empowering three of the Lords of the Admiralty to
goods go to Salonica its _Greece, and are thence for- : our comforts, disappearing, like the lineal ghosts investigate the cause of the late fire at Plymouth
.warded, by horses, to Vienna, Bte. and pretty gene.' of Banquo, one by one. MIRCATOR says, of some flock-yard. "The private letters express an *inier&
lath distributed. The Russia trade cannot of the evils resulting from the repeal orthe Orders that it was the work of some incendiary, but it would
be carried be in British bottoms; and I would in Councjl, 64 hi the first igstance the produce of . apPear, by the a, comets received at the Admiralty,
; that it was merely accideteal:
ask Meneatoe, whether it would not be more IMs Spanish colonies, South America, and the East
Sir Fermis MeivrestA Gcntleniau ll•her of the
the interest of England to allow America—a I Indies, would, to the exclusion of that of our cola- Biackitod, died on Tamely morning; and Sir Tao.
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country which, in common times, never took specie Sits, be carried in neutral bottoms to the tdontinevt, pus Tiew,wrr has beeerappoluted to that Office by
from us, bat owsired largely of our manufactures-- the Frenth-Gooemnent obliging the importers to re.' the I-- 4 Chamberlain {tote Marquis of kIZIATIIOILD).

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louillon oa board. The imam de Line (Immo x r sas.h aim
isaepbew. the Duked Berri. this day embarked tram the
Worse laa, in this town, for the Isle of NY %la.
PLYMOUTH, Ju vs 9.
Arrived the Hobper fel/cite from Portsmouth ; and the Mu-
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ne and %diem; sloops of war. 1
galled tbe Abundance storeol, ip for Portsmouth.
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Mr. CANNtriv's notice on the Catholic Question,
Lands for this day se'imight ; and Mr. BROUGiIAM
are node(' for Tuesday, for the Motion on the sub- I.
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?ct of the Orders iis Council.
The amount of the Loan ft): the service of the
ear is not yet known. It will be annout.ced %,, host
tie Gentlemen inclined to bid for it wait on the Vast i ' '
.ord of the Treasury on Friday. •
The gross amount of the tax upon hackney coaches li
nd chairs for last year i,, 30,9091.—the charges of
isnagement, 3,1821. Is. 3d.—and the net produce, ii 'll
7,7261. 18s. 9d.
The expeoces of the establishment of the hot.** I • i
atrole, for the better security of the public roods
ading to the metropolis, for three-quarters of a I
ear, amount to 4,6401. 11s.
A Commission will be appointed immediately, t ,
vpowering three of the Lords of the Admiralty to
ivestigate the cause of the tate fire at Plymouth • . q:' 1.
lock-yard. 'The private leltters express an opinion . t, t y
nit it was the work of some incendiary, but it would ' 1,
ppear, by the a, coasts received at the Admiralty,
tat it was merely accidental:
Sir Fannon; Moreneva, Q•ntlentau IJ•her of the
lack:god, died on Tuesday morning; and Sir 'f no. . :
MS TTIRWNITI has beets appointed to that Office by I
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le Lord Chamberlain tate Idasiptis of kizaTiroab). ' 1 '
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