Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-10

~ he 7;h Of Mar lah, a onsy
, ss't Ger cent. IS iraPoisd On aA goods
's' 81 :, msrchsndizr, lot the growth
als' 'naiatture OF Greas Britain On their
.,orra,ion TO any poI' IN Eu'oFe, 81
e. ne Straits Of Gib,alter, and OF
'.' rer cent. on iiEailsr goods when eS-
0s F. - .ny plals cor icing i'll Europe,
e' S;,bjn the Straits Of GibFaltef ; thus
'b;,etlpg he United States TO daty Gu
cr,s d9ubie thar which is paid by the
Mons Of Europe. This determination
,ar committee believe II 10 be N 'sa-,
,r1;8icx 10 tbe leirf IF fSs treaties sA-
a. ~ be,weea tae United States ard
5.sat Britain" !, a.
s.. here referred TO, in this city, bot we
however, obieIye, thar according
,be committee. ezva .5eqeisg, IN Barr
Ib,sisolosy, here has been nothing IKE
s;olstion Of the treaty, nor any tanf'''-
s I,s;n If rs Iprt.' The treaty ieiates
S,xcluiisrly to duties on iPeff4t''ss. Al
,.;,hsr mcations nor refers TO tx3srtahoa
8 Ss,;c, /. if il had, it would have been the
*S,a time, we believe, thar Two nat'ons
$,y,r BY r ATTY, fipulated with each other
f,bat they would OF would nor lay tap0sfa
-, duties on their own goods 9vares er 1ser7
~ wbich IN fact is neither more pcT
slsfs than iaying a home tax, and collect
imp i'm the feyersl ports, as he mott con-
j ysnient and certain way otgettins It IN
SeHdes, as this export-tax relates equally
70 Britiih as 10 American bottoms gong
ont of Europe, and bears jua as hard on
|.h. Birth colonies as or us, we lee no
propr5ty in calling II a dilfrim'a0ti's,
We conclrde with the memorial OF our
Chamber OF Commerce, which has been
ptsiented 70 Congrsfs and printed. We
can add that this memorial OF. the mer-
chants has been followed by another irom
the mechanics concerned in fh;p-buiIding,
ard is fgned BY upwards sof $50 mater
norkmen.
If, after all, Consrefs chefes topafs the
repealinp law for the fake of acquiring
popularity il one part OF the Union al the
sxpence of another, We hall at ieaf have
The fatisfatfion of having borne cur fetti-
mony sgaina it, ard exersed cur poor
abilities TO prevents.
MEMORIAL.
n tkf Henofabt, the Ssaatt and Heais
Of mb,sjentsiives n tie q, Stafts.
The Memorial ofthe Chamber ot Com.
IeSce of the city OF New York reipeetful-
\ ihews,
Thaty our memotialifs view with much
alarm, the renewal OF an attempt TO repeal
tie acts making Determination between
American and foreign duties on imports
and tonnage, and pray leave TO fubrlit to
the confederation OF Ccngreis the follow
Ing objections /:
FnR. Ii will diminifh the revenue 10
an amount, which taking pait years rs he
guide, would not be LET'S than *45o,e
dollars per annum.
Secondly. I will eaenrially injure
the commerce Of the Unitco States, as its
effect will be by opening the market for
freight to the ioweit bidder, 10 ihisL the
carrying trade from the hands of ourl own
merchants into thctesoi foreigners. This,
your memoriaiifts believe will appear fron
The following confderations
Firm. Foreigners build their veGels
much cheaper than we can 90. From
actual calculation, it is found that vei
Eel built of European oak, and equal to
ihoie builtot our live oak, (which be-
ildes is nearly exhaafec) coas, when
equipped for fec, at the rate of 50 dolls.
IS cer,sper Ton; and if built in FINLAND,
OF their fir, OF which they have abundance,
squal in Duration TO cur common oak, 1
and fitted for iea in the fame msnner, he
will Gotta the rate of l9 dolls. per ton /;
Shilethe Americanye6els. huilt otour com