Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-17

the table Is tHfihg W piNP
pofcd to be a large allowance
TO fay
Which being dedntfed from
the total Of difference in
favor CT american yeheis,
4so.ooo
67.343
Leave an animal balance in
our favour Of sSz,
1t is not alIer,ed that the figures are
within amt, but i is believed that they
are 20 near the truth. as not TO be liable
to any correction that would materially
vary The refult.
With what face then can it be aaerted,
that tie datie5 raid ky fbe Braj6 Os1sA IN
cur parts are fryq:ag 4U5sa compared 1Oit6
The duties paid BY our vs1sb inBritj@ P0rt5?
It is agreed on all hands that Peace
will have very comfortable effect on
our carrying trade, by permitting many
of thofs nations, whole carries we had
been during the war, now TO carry for
themfelves. This disadvantage, necel-
fairly aiiiing from the fate Of things,
is TO be met in the belt manner we are
able. And if any reliance can be placed
on long eourfe of experience, cur pref
ent laws, laying the DISCRIMINATING du.
ties would, if continued, afford the bef
means Of protecting our commerce
and navigation sgainh the injurious eff
feds Of the late change ia the affairs Of
Europe To attempt to 'proUide asSigf
tbc Contingency by adopting this reiolu-
tion,& repeAiing the act laying diicrimi
mating duties, in order to obtain in re-
turn an exemption from Discriminating
duties in Britifh ports, feems juf IS
wife as to. attempt to flop the courfe of
a defructive torrent by removing the
dam at the moment Of increafng dan.
ger. Mr.. Giles, however, pofitively az
fures us, that this Refolution will efeefu.
ally anfwer every purpofe; that it will
encourage and promote the advantage
Of real American commerce in the mott
ehfedual way, by putting hyperion enter
prize and &iA, ebsaPer tonnage, and equip
ment on The Tea, againit thofewho havenot
thele advantages, and without the re.
Graint Of laws whichretard ard counter
ad eaterpriis and indultry"
The enterprle Of the American fea-
men is readily admitted, and their fkill
fhall not be Z lputed bnt as TO or fca-
mage and e3aitmeat, being cheaper than
thofe Of other nations, taats is extremely
doubtful. Although the fre col Of an
European veael may exceed Ours, yet
the hyperion durability Of theirs, and the
lefs frequent need of repairs, render
them in the end comfortably the cheap.
cit particularly the northern and north
country Britifh built veaeis. Dor live
oak would conltitute an exception as TO
durability; but beldes that the 6rl
cot Of vefels built Of it is very high, the
(fork itfelf is nearly exhau(ted- The
fame obf-rvations may fubaantially
be made, as to cheaper equipment. For
inaahcs, an American vedclis equipped
with lsts expenlive rigging, but then
the cordage is lefs durable; fhe is only
provided with Grgle fet Of fails, where.
as the Britiih veiTcl is provided with
three iets, which enables her to accomo-
date her different calls TO the weather of
different latitu les; 70 that while the A
mericsn is obliged to fpread the fame
canvas II all weathers, the Britiih vsiTel
makes ufe Of her arong fails till The gets
into the higher latitudes, when fhe lays
by theft, and fpreads her old aad weak
er canydf to the miider winds which
there prevail confequently the Amer
lean velel mutt fometirnes be under the
necsiilty OF proceeding on her voyage as
well as llle can with tattered and iniu-
red rigging, while the European can
avail herftR of her fPare, good fuit.
This is mentioned as one particular out
Of the many which make 1p equipment.
But the expence of the vefcl and Of
the equipment, is not the only thing to
be conlidered, the article Of labor mutt
be taken into the account, and forms
TO inconfider able item. Every man
in buiinefs knows that the price of all
kind of labor, including feamen's wages,
is higher in this country than in Europe
The Britiih, particularly from theNorth
Country, can negative cheaper than We
can behdes the lower price of labor,
there is one circumstance in laillig their
thips whichgives them agreat advantage
over us: While an American veae. is