Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-15
Dolls. 10000

T, !, now about twelve months, since
II. dsredations on our commerce COM
,a.ncsd. in which time, the amount OF loss
sustained by this place IS 10000 dollars.
There is no doubt bat one or two vessels
-, omitted; the writer not having an OF.
Dorooi,y Of making full investigation;
re above arc witkin his knowledge and
N h. !, persuaded that the aAount set down
i,below the actual value. Some partial
lamentations have been made, not estlmar.
g ed upon the whole he is pursuaded that
the amount may be safely put down at
100000 dollars. Various reflections are
excl!ed upon this occasion, mean sober
reflections of calculation.
q 10 the first place we will examine the
amount of capital lost To our place. All
the properly which was insured 10 this
4 place or no, insured, is so much active ca
q pnallost. Having hi an opportunity of
eyaning the subject, can say that about
10000 dollars have been insured in this
Place or WAS not insured at all-Now let
me ask what must be our situation Il this
war should continue FIVE years longer, and
the same system be pursued? If the for
mer should happen the latter is certain.
and with considerable augmentation. If
there be aay truth in arithmetic, at the
emu oil hve.years S@e should be iDiared to
the enormous amount Of SEVEN HUNDRED
and TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS! What
would o. our proportion of taxes for an
adequate force TO protect cur commerce
from such dePfedations, / viii net uader-
take to determine, bat leave It to those to
Wnom our fiscal arrangements are so hap.
pyconhned, Let US ;Rysstigate This upon
anoFe extensive scale, viewing it as ap-
pEc2ole to the United States. 4 take it
I IoF granted that nineteen twentIeths of the
"sst-ladia trade of the United States, is
insured within them, of consequence that,
10 SaSa proportion the United Ssates are
INJURED IN It's capital, by capture. Taking
'asa che twentieth from 100000 dollars,
dollars.
q then the whole commerce ofour coun.
uyaas experienced depredatlor in proper.
ZOE 70 thar of Norfolk, we have cnlv 10
AO1 ossthe whole commerce oflhe country,
s"s We shall then see what the whole vii!
- u me war should last five years. This
WITS difficult 10 ascertain; bue lie. ns
j. Lac some attempt. Sappose we divide
~ Sa2ie commerce in twenty parts, and
SYe Norfolk one, (thoogh ara confident
~ y more than her proportion) and see
1 1''~' VIII De the result. The amount OF
~ sustained the last year in this place and
.lSSssd m the United States is 10000
aoi'''s; II follows then thar our whole
~ seailnerce has been injured to the amount
S %s'''ee millions eight haadred thousand
iss'N,rS he last year; if the war should las,
I've Years longer, then our whole loss Will
swENII-Twe MILLIONS EIGHT HUNDRED
aoUsAND DOLLARS!
4 oave SAID nothing of captures made by
'as British, nor do / say thar we possess
Ms Means depressing Them, bur incline
y 0.'ek that ii we were to shew that We
~ "Ou'd nos submit to injury, that we should
s%Sa' !a1d more respect from Brilain-
.''ne. the last war, when we armed a.
SA'iS' Trance, Britain and all ,ae world
.,spscied Us more. /, is bur fair to con.
va ssis thai VIVA; has before happened, may
aSaln happen.
s.aylug Mr.. Editor, brought this subjecr
- view, leave the comments 10 be made
= iaase more Fe.sed in political economy
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