Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-25
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iioiH i1o"o5h paper, the authentic
which may be relied on - s'syd
I" The foreign min;acrs IN T.,
were on Tuefday informed i. .0,a''.
Hawketbury, that 10 confequcucs e sa ''
Freachtaasing feizcd upon the EI5. y n;
blocked up the navigation Of tha, 'a
to Britdh velIels; the Elbe would h. "a
msdia'ely bloekaded by Britih min. ~ !.
war, and that no fhips ofany nation ya' =
be allowed to pafs, while the F,.u% a
were permitted tosirterrupt the NAVY a
ton. A notice to this effect was no$. ',
a. Lloyd's Coffee houie by a peo, LEVY
who received the intelligence. but ea
vcrnmcnt has yet made no commun;ca, e.,
to the merchants and underwriters or ~
fubjee. The fact is however indifuu,,tl.
and there is but one unanimous lcu,m.,
relpetting it. The public and even 4,
merchants, who may in fome degree fa
fer, highly approve this neafure, as on, \;
rigour, jutice and neceGty, calculated IA
in,imidate the enemy, and itimula,, p.,'
6d;ous OF pufIlanimous neu,rals tola main.
teoance Of their rights and independenc.
The only regret exprehedEis that tn. We.
fer IS not blocked up as well as the Elb.
The French ihould be made to feel tb,,
if they prevent communication from th
water, we can prevent communication
from the land that we mutt always b.
party to blockade as wrll as them.
fcIyes and that if they think to oiver
the commerce Of the continent out Of BIZ.
tAh hands into Others they will be mia..
ken while Britain has,she power Of deny.
ing to Others what Che is ncs allowed to
cnjoy. There is we believe, another rc,.
ION fer blocking up the EIbe, fill more
important than commercial considerations.
1t is faid the French are preparing on tha.
river an expedition againe Scotland;
that general Mortier, commanding I'll:
right wing of the army of England, i,,o
embark with ten or fifteen thculand troop,
on the Elbe, and to fail for Scotland, which
place the French fuppofe he will reach
without mobilization. 2 report of this
kind certainly has been Zen, ievetal man.
bers of Parliament, who hold commiih9n;,
| down to Scotland. I, is probable the
| French will attempt ihyahon from fone
point little expected. and no place is more
favorable than the Elbe, as they can march
| any body Of troops thither without lvfpi-
cion, and there are canal communications
from North Holland which may afford
great facilities.
/" The blockade Of the Elbe will fall
heavily on Hamburger aud Denmark bot
the LATER can open othcr fources of trade,
and has, IN fact, opsned them. ltmuR
ALTO prcfs hard upon PfuGa, Especially
(hould the Wcfsr be ciofed, as we hope
it will. This meafare may perhaps en-.
broil Us with the northern poweFs-bu'
that is their fault they have permitted,
or encouraged France to purlue courts
20 hottie and dangerous to this Country,
that the prelent uasafafe becomes indhpcn-
fible, and it will teach them what they
have to expect, thould they permit tn:
French to fcize upon the navigation OF
the lecond. The north Of Europe Will
foon repent that ever they allowed inc
French 70 come into their neIghborhood'
We were in hopes, as the French
troops did not enter rhc territories 0!
Hamburger, ,taithough from the command
the poneGian of Hanover gave them Oh
the Elbc, i, might prov. defTuttve Z, (,
the trade in BritiAh hottomsl that it wooll
have been continued to Neutrals, WITHOUT
any interruption; bot the pfeient l'caio''
of our government will for fomc tlmePl''
vent any communication. 90.
The government Of France, uns ~
to cope with Great Britain on the ed'
(eems determined TO wage war sgaoi' 0u,
commerce they may caule Temporary
lfagnation to the continental trade, ou' y
mutt eventually find channel.
Th. efFe9 Of the fen of government