Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-25

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they participate in the modification and
rage of the military ard naval comman-
1asrs, rcco.leet, not without anxiety and
dread, the fate of the nobility, the gentry,
and the clergy of France; and the minil-
try themlelges tremble tor,he consequences
of an aef, which the love of place and
of power has led them TO commit.
In our appreciation of the new taxes
(Regiaer, P. 376), we made an exception
with refpett to the duty upon Imports and
experts. The policy Of impodng luch a
duty appeared, at fra glance, TO be very
doubtful. SubfsqueHt rejection has con-
WINGED us, that the reature is of a mott
dangerous tendency, and, Of courle, high
" i1npol;tic. ls viii greatly augment
the price Of our manufactures iome of
them, we fhould fuppofe, IS per cent. Il
will call for an immediate advance from
the exporter, which, is alwaysa grea, check
to exportation, and though, Mr.. Adding
ton imasines, that il will have no iuch et-
fetf, deraals The esnqoy duty lad not, there
will certainly be found perfons to explain
to him the difference in the cafes. But,
the more dangerous part of this nsafurc
Is, the propoled heavy duty upon fhip-
ping, both in the coating and foreign
trade, which maf inevitably tend to re-
duce our carrying trade, and to frnd our
leaEen into the fervice OF other nations,
a corlequence that would afife foon.
enough out Ct the peace Of Amlens, with
out the aid Of any dorleaic difccur2ge-.
ment.
The coneluGon and ratification Of the
Copcordar, between Buonararte and the
Pope, is an event On which we fhall have
an Opportunity Of relnarking in fuble-
laent part Of our work at prefent we
have not tine 10 enter into Is much De-
tail as the fabjed necefariIy demands,
Some Of the Paris papers have, notwilh-
Handing the pohtiye confirmation of the,
Republican Kalcnder, already adopted
that Of the Chrifiian era, and we lhall be
much deceived if the former be not very
fpon aboiifhed.
Much has lately been lal about the az
fairs CT Turkey but, thoagh we certain
~ regard that empire as being in very
critical Eatc, we have, as yet, fesn moth |
ing 70 convince US, that there is any rea.
fen TO apprehend It's diaolusion.
The accounts lately received from Saint
Domingo, through Jamaica and the Ame-
rican States, are of a later date than what
were before received by the way ofErance; !
but the French papers, received yeferday |
as will be feen by recurrence TO, cur Fo-
reign Intelligence, contain news which |
comes down 10 the 9th Of March. This
news is conveyed ina telegeaphic difpatcll,
which is, Of cout!e, very laconic. It is
brought by Baonapartes brother, ar & faid |
to be gard. Il there were any reliance to |
be placed on the fasemsnts ot tie telegra- |
phic difpatch, we fhould regard this news
as iubje6t of lamentation; for, heiides |
the genc7al truth, that whatever is good |
fer France is bad for Us, we hall lock to |
the fu5juga,ion fSt. Domingo as pre-
iminsgy hep to,the total ruin Of tie Wet |
India colonies. Il would appear, that there
is divilon Of the French fee, on the way |
10 Europe.
The famous republic of the seeeu lies
appears TO be In a fate of complete contu- |
ion. The intelligence from that part Of
The world comes TO US through channels |
. very doubtful, that there is ieldom any |
reliance TO be placed on it; but it appears
or tty clear TO US, that the republic Of
The Seven Ilands will fand in need of the |
of fome real power; and We
have no doubt that France will have the |
goodncts TO take it under her immediate |
protection.
The people of the Valais It'll continue
to the commands of tie Grand
Nation. They NUT, however, finally
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