Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-21

POLITICAL REFLECTIONS
Relative 70 Egypt. Nv ] BaL0wtN, Elq Ais Britannia
Malcity Conial CTrnersi m Egvp, ana atrRohcd ~
Inc ~oHmander ID CHEF, ouriug Tile late gprioos
oanpaiga
~ Afasffsa Ct Fgys reAsaivs % osb-- pzrfr or ~
gets.
EGYPT conrun cafes with the Cogas Of
Syila' Caramae.Ls Na'olia, and the coalls of
the Black Sea; With the Coats Of Greece Of It.
aly, ard France with the Coats Of Spain, the
Nothe9n COAT OF Africa, and all the Iil4u5s
OF The Mediterranean. w:ta the C1aas az Ara
bia Felix, Of the Gu hs Of P-riia an Bengal,
the Eafeg2 coAas Of Africa. Mldaga.rxr, and
Is Sspc Of q % Hops. - inrtv davs with
thss Coats OF SuTatra, ava, pan, and Ctlin8:
the Philippines, the Coat Q. Braid and great
part 81 Am-rics with al the ia'erior parts or
Ala, Atr'ca. End Europe, in ninety days; il
approaches England 10 h-r Fct=iIions ~ the
Est Indies. BIZ communication Of tx days
AID III ohe hundred days may ie1d her To th.
farlhea corne Of the Ca IN.
-TheIe Ihnss are nol msrely Potiiole, but from
Natural caulcs, p'ov'deo,i4lly aud periodically
revolving, ot,en praf icabIe and certain,
Cgrgs-rrs Of Fgra.
HaYing enumerated s;h what Won 5crful
osl=-ity Egypt by seafon Of its tav 'u-el poi
:ioa can comnun cate with every Othrr count ,
OF the Globe, I NAV Ic4fln3bly ;4k- this al
want e iikew L 10 the &C -oua ufigs comm rec,
for what advantages donot derive TO oomn=rce
from brevtiy ana expedition Bat EgypC has
other advantages a. important Is Iheie ihe
has the fame facility OF intercou'le internally.
and can convey her pro luce AMI imPoItations
70 every town and village ID the country, with
equal Prompiitude aud esfe- tbs Nile provides
Tor this ; but Egypt has more efential obliga-
lion TO the Nile.
Pss1s7isas al C5=--:r-;7f Rsf:uctf
Were it nee1ful, woalI enter into detail
Of the various productions Of Egypt; but iuf
6cieat for the pseleat Pur2of- may be 70 ave-
from obiervation Of my own, that having
fuppliec her natural wants. lhe can find annually
a thouiand hips. abroad Wi,h her lap,Eauaus
prod aions,
Sic IS the magazine Of all the trade Of
Yemen the mart Of all the coffee anu rich
gums If that proud Teuit1ryi ihe is the mag
az,ne IF all TIE interior parts Of A RIGA, projuc
ing qold duff. ivory, Jenna, drug The i the r
fort cf all the traders ct the World II Teens
4 common centre of univelfal commerce; the
coi1 Of all tbs world Is cuFreat here.
E4s7rtaac, sf RE Jfta.'tios sf Egya 70 England
aBly ia jg5srui.Ees 70 tie bshiirai aad csTuH'sy-
cial corrtpsEfsEtt gpi.5 Izdl1.
A Commua icstisn with India BY the Ned
Sea may be sRabEihed, which, 10 its eonieqaea
ces, Vill have this operation: il will creaie
4 cal Tor The Manufactures OF Bengal PrIacl
pa'ly, which viii contribute g the PROPER y
Of that country. It will, in exchange iuPPy
them with large retura Of lpsce, the ii7ew Fl
our Importance ic India. II WI deoucf from
,ha5 Of the French, BY ,sking away the foanda
ton az thsir trade 1t viii afford channel
Of expeditions correiponienos, which Is The iapl
If governmeat, between England aud the Eat
In3iss :and in the event Of iudden war, may
enaaIE Us o conquer our rivals, and add taeH
poGsff ms to our own. That event did hap
pen, AID The ca45Hlhmsnt formed with thee