Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-17

initiating against her ,saviiea,;o,
NAL systems, of these pesty s W.. aat
serve to associate her islands with !. Flis
tlnent, she obtains all the object; ,s "a ses CO..
systems, materials, markets ana No OF ao;
carriage. The ports of her a ;.I las'sat
come ports of the continent, aaa b.
vessels are only as the port v ssu the.
lading droghsrs of other countries 's'' aN
4 tlsl ships carry to, and bring a,sa BIZ
the islands the commodities lad. ay Ton
unladen from these vessels, and ~ and
their employment or their numb. usi'a;'
be contemplated or calculated uonn Hh
Britain, but as proofs of the extep.;
her own commerce and proper psv l
ton. ~'Sa
I" Instead. therefore, of por, :; :
NADIA, a port in Dominica, two in Is - VIZ
one in Tortola, one in the Bahama ua
! might upon these principles we'll BE- ra
mended to Great Britain, to eyed ,aa'
provisions of the Free Port Acts y
the ISLANDS, or to the eastom house nor'
OF all the islands. It might further h. ~,
posed, by enarglng and combinDp al
! principles aud practices which alike nr..s
III the West-ludia intercourse wilb
northern and southern portions Of An'.
ca, to form one general, simple. and ~.
soifdated system, that should conaec, ,t.a
all, which should embrace and CONN.,
bend the at present enumerated article g
import and export between the who'll ~
tlnent ard the islands, and permit b.tvs.,
them the employment, Jointly with Br;i,5
ships, Of one dacked vessels, of al n.
Icountries growing the comm.dite, I'M
ported into The islands. submit this nr0.
posal to the severity Of your lords6pia,
structures, | sugses. i. for the consit,r,.
ton OF ministers.
:" In this view Of the subject what,
there to be objected against North Amer.
can vessels OF this description, that will
apply to the Spanish launches Of South 4.
merica, and what is there to recommend
the droghers Of Oronoko, AMI Of III. river
OF the Amazons, that will 20: also favor
the stoops and schooners of the DeI.war.
and the Chesapeake? they are all bm !,
the country boats of all the Diner nation,
OF the world, employed wherever out
commerce extends, TO bring to and depOsi.
n ports of access, commodities for use 0,
for transport. They are auxiliary and sub.
ser'ien: TO the great traders Of the dee,
who may pass by them with .ireir woysa
wings without Jealousy or envy.
again most seriously and earnestly
recommended to his maIesty's ministers
to establish general American ia,ercours.
with all the British West.Iodia colopi.,
upon these general principles, add do
not hesitate to say, thas'if Great Brian
still continues to refuse the employment
these petty vessels, for these purposes. A
IN the manner proposed, thar she Sacrifices
aud continues to sacrifice her navigation
to her navigation and colonial syst. ms"
If we have been taught, at an mmens.
expence, to think justly on the subiec, d
colonies, and if we have exploded the no
ton OF a right of taxing them, we ough
to have regarded the attempts to TAX foreign
states as scarcely less implacsicabie, OF
less unjust. AS this is an error which,
like the fatal one before corr ai;ted, is cal.
culated for popularity, We insert the able
exposure OF it by the pen of Mr.. Jordan:
Unfortunately during the late war an
idea was takea up, against all principles Of
pulisical wisdom and public Justice, to tax
foreign nations, by retaining par, Of the
drawback, upon the re-exporsation Of SUE
gar from Great Britain. This was a great
breach OF parental faith, on the part Of u
Britain; Ii was a great breach Of justlcs
thus to take away portion of the accidsns'
alprohls OF commerce which they only are
honosabiy entitfed TO, who risque at all
times equally the loss & the profit. Like all
her g'eAr violations of principle, this also
was attended with consequences directly,
indirectly, and remotely injurious to III
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