Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-28
SALEM. September fs.

SALEM. September f9.
The last accounts frou. Euiopc assure us
that the past system Of cur commercials 90
considered by Tie British nation as !awlui
and that constan, depreda,ions, are MAD.
npon our commercial interest. 1t is not Gu
Office to repeat the complaints OF the suffer
ers, or to lustiIy the former system whlci
has beeu SO long pracsised without offence
The fact evidently ls,that aware of no dan
gers from such course our commerce hs
been conducted upon the right ofcarryipg
cut from America whatever bas been lar
full, imported into it forfuture expo-tatiQa
as soon as il became American property IN
our own ports, and that by the construction
of the supposed law of nations, now adopted
by the British nation, that no such liber
exists, our commcrcc1is exposed to ever
oppression. What the proper remedy NAV
be, is no, question belonging TO US; w
cav report tn: facts with all the alarming
apprehensions which attend tbem. Jnpro,
yided for such a construction, every part 81
cur commerce is exposed to danger. ana
VIA; we are to eSpest is Dos rihlns eri !.
if VIC may Judge from our former sufer'ugs
So Reports Of capture continue toreAch Us.
of whicha detail will belong to our MARINE
articles. In regard 70 the negotiations Of
Russis with France, no dsub,s are enter.
tanned that for the present they are at III
end. The plea drawn from the conduct of
the French emperor in Italy, Is retorted
uponth emperor Of Russia who is inceess.
antIy adding 70 MS empire. The objscss OF
the expeditions into the West Indies havs
not yet been explained. -
The exul:ations Of the French upon pre-,
mature accounts Of their operations aud
the bold designs attributed TO the expedite.
tiona BY the English, are not sufficient t.,
explain tae causes OF these extraordinary
movements. hs engagement, OFF the coast
Of Spain has not Ia the last hour contributed
80 the lays Of full SUCCESS. II marine skill
was the first object, il has not been displa, /,
ed The great attention TO marine affair
aas terminated IL many impor1at expetl-
meisfs from which assistance Will be deriv,
ed. Not only in The construction but in sic
haanage Ct ships, has ability b4en de
played. Iris announced from the Eng!iah
dat eWmethod Of ree6pg the sails q a
slip. will enable TWO msa ~ reef ghs sin,
sa;i Of first rate ship, nf:rc easily than
! forty could do il. in the forraer method.
--Accordiag TO our last accounts from the
/ West Indies, orders are issued to restrain
the pflx4s.ess which have appeared on
those seas from the trrneh ports Of ot, III.
niugo. And sosae regulations are adopt.
Ell 70 prevent the advantages taken by The
vessels whichare employed ia the Gulph
S,rt am, TO assist distressed vessels such
vessels as belong % the bahama Islands
viii be obliged to give an accoant Of all
their properly, aud tits Recommended that
10 all dealings with them, exact accounts
should be reqaired. Upon t,s con,inen.
of Europe, no circumstances appear from
which change Of political relations eau be
predicted. 1t is expected that the resto-
ration of the power inSSernia TO the Greeks
viii for the present relieve that unhappy
country. This policy, it is well known is
notnew in those countries. 1hs following
statement from Fontanelle's translation of
Abesei, will explaint.
I" If Constantinople had no other inh-
abi,ants than the Turks, it could net be
SO we'll peoplsd as at presents. he
Greeks, the Armenians and Tews form
a considerable part of its Populations.
Ihe Greeks are most numerous, and tho