Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-12

would he have hazarded an ;nyaiion on f,c5
terms. -.
Laying aide iaygGes then, we may fay
that from the wait fuper;crity o. the r..r;ns
81 Great Britain, the chances by coativu
| ance of the war, .ieem TO have been in Re,
favor.
| Thefe are data from which to infer II.
| poiibiI;ty Of better terms, had the Bri,;.S'
| cabinet been rcfolyed TO obtain them or +.
perfcvere in hoitilit;es. But who can "a,
that the perionai character of the che;
coriul may no, have rendered that Infer
| ence jua, which had otherwile been 81
lacieus 7 Who can FAY tina, Great. p,;.
| tain may not have had TO fear new s.d
mere formidable combinations in ,hs
Moth.
Much remain, to be known, bs!o,. j.,
j9igm-nt ought to be pronounced. No,
'ould it b. oselooked that CeyIcn an;
Trinidad, are truly valuable polellions.
The former, in conf 3'erabie degree, traoc:
fer, from the Dutch to the Engl:lh, the
trld- in fpices the latter is capable orbr
coming very important colony in id.,f
and from its proximity to the Spaniih i.t'
tleiaen's in South America, very ;muor.
tant, alto, in collateral confeq ence.
Bus tie main guefion recurs-How will
the peace afed the two parties iutriod.
caiy?
AS to Great Britain, if 6me Ct her
br'nckes OF trade, for which lhc wa, IN.
deJted to the war, lhall be now LOFT 10
.ler or dininiihed, others which have bee,
interrupted, will again be re!torea. We
believe however, that the balance in this
particular will be in her favor. But what
will be the permanent efea? Will not
France, exorsra!ed from debt and occu.
py rev and extenfise regions, which have
incTeaied both her agricultural and manu-.
featuring rciources, become more formi.
oable ccmfe,or than ever? Will Great.
Britain with 70 enormous IN i.c-caG Of
debt and taxes, BE- able hccefsluIly toman.
tainthe competirion I hele are fsrious auei.
ions, but to which none bat uncer,aio
fwers IAN he given. l''Sra ICE remains
military delotiim, or i: t,c relapfes in.
to an anarchy, fhe Can hardly be danger.
JUS. Much will depend upon the form Of
Government ihe lhaH aGumc. II one
that fall I'M pire real confidence and ecod
wi.i-one that fhall iyitena.icai;y bro
te:t property and indultry-then mutt n,e
indeed become very powerful eonpeti.
.or If the reverle The coc.uion mutt be
d ffefent.
What may be the operation Of an In
create Of deOt ard taxes cpon Grcat-Bri.
tain, is not eaiy to predict. In times
paa, her debt ferving in great degree a.
capital, has extended her trade and manu-.
fatsules. Has it at length reached the
point when it iha!l ccafe to have this ef.
feet, AID produce an oppofite refuls -
TINS remains to be feen, ard prudence
ought rot to r;& aconjedure. Condder.
ing the rrodigious attendant that Great
Britain has gained over the reit of the
world in commercisi and manufacturing
puIiui's-. .conhdering that Che is in ane.
minens degree, both theoretically and
practically, verified in the tcience Of trade,
finance and other branches Of political C.
concmy-ccnhdering the very futeanti.
al mealures which have lately been adopt
ed to prop ard fufain her cre1it--.and
ccnGder:ng tie vigor other political cen.
ftitution, eviEcing in the la,e contelt how
capable fhs is Of bringing into atrion for
every purpofe, all her energies and re.
fources-- deem it mott probable that
fhe wilt fnrmount the enbarrafu,en,s in.
cident to return ofpeacc after violent
fate Of war, and will continue to main.
tain primary Ration as commercial ard
maritime rate Bot it Cannot be diGsm.
bIed that the intriniic refcurces ard powt;
Of France have now augmented TO q &c.
degree. Which, unleis cramped BY &c.
feets of bad government, are 100 likely
to s.ve her great Attendant over ter al.
cient rival-feo hfely, becauis as cii,,iz;a;
of the world and as Americans, we believe
it to be derGable tia, an egaaisr.umfboun
exit between fhele 'rwo nations, and isr's'
mutrally to bride their ambition.
As to France .--what fhall wefay? "ho
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