The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-20

From I'll Sale,u RegjfeT.
n. JAMAICA TRADE.
The governor ofIanaica never thought OF o..
Dcnins the ports of:hst ifland TO American vei-
els, titfhe found tie inhabitants almo't harv-
;ng--ahd the Frenh, as he thought, on the
oointBe attacking The iillnd and now, what
coat of AGO nmerce are we allowed Truly, we
nav carry -four, AMI beans, and peas, and corn,
and indian meal; T,d lumber is alto admitted
la1 "far tx month" we NAV carrv away rum
ard ,nskgNrs. Her we fee 6'h. (of which we
have 70 mrch) and beef. and pork, are excluded,
70 that all he Nesr Eneiand articles eoort6 car
ryiag. excent lumber, are :till prohibited, and
we can take away pnly fpirits and molaties {;
FOR fugar and coffee. cocoa and cotton, and all
the valuable commodities, are not permitted to
he touched, and the ''CttocNs of our vefrs might
rot pr,be eaten up by the worms before a pound
of either would be fuffered 70 he ihipped,on a.
nerican account from Jamaica. No matter
row. dear thefc things may be to the American
confumer =; no matter how high freight the A
rnerican Nip could make in bringing, a return
cargo TO this couptry we are not to be indui-
ged that is, we encreafr toe fat already, and
the wings of the American eagle muf not he
fufered TO grow too lopg. But cannot free
commerce oHer reciprocal advantages? Could
not the BIiti!h Government, by opening their
ports, and allowing free communication, place
the trade on fuy.h feo;ing, that all ihould he
benefited, and none Injured Isnet the planter
obliged to charge higher prices 10 the Englih
confuner, for his produce now, Than he woui
Qtherwite be, an,' yei the net payment TO bin
is found not to he 70 much as he would receive
If the Americans we're allowed free important
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fsaurer fuffers--the planter Is injured, and tie
revenue is not benefited Reverfs the fyiten,
and there would be 10 complaints sthe advan-
| tages wonld be Immediately felt on all fides, and
the Ebghfh nation i.feIf would then reap the
greater profit. Their government locks up their
colonies, and thus retar,ls their growth for
! years. At hong, they frem not 10 be aware
| that tree may decay. fra in the fliaant bran
ches, as well as at the roof. BsGdes, iuppofe
a fyffem of iuft ref a!iltiln was purified BY US,
and we were to E,ut our ports aeai;if their vet.
fels. Suppofe we were to prohibit the expor'a-
ton TO Jamaica of all the neceHaries of life, and
that too at a time when the inhabitants were
moff in difrefs Should we lie to blame for this
Certainly not. Indeed it would be iuf and
right at this moment to- refhfe the expectation
Vt fuch articles as are mott wanted, TO any par
ticnlar fund where-the entry is not freely al.
t!owed at all times,- and we fhould foon hear no
iwore Of proclama ions to admit American vef-
& IS g forJfx months, from the esd Of May" The
sdtpiiiion of our vef!cls would then foon be ge-
neral and permanent. As it ffands now, GU!
merchants trade upon mere courtefy, and as
matter Flavor, when in reality it is doing the
EnYln' a fivor to fend Zip TO their Islands
Wouj thev not ffsrve If iuoplies could not he
ob,a ned from the U''ited States? Can EngI md
or ireland, or Nova Scotia. fupply the Brtitl
IN I.t,. Ill
WHY then fufer the degradation of enjoying a
trade upon favor, when We can have il as thing
Of right Let ustreat other nations as they treat
us. Ifthey are 70 unwife as to exclude orr fhios
from their ports, or 10 admit them partially
and then with exceptions as 70 the articles com.
poGDg their cargoes, LEI US DO the fame thing
with their liips, and if this will not bring them
to ltnfr of duty, let us prohibit the exporfatio
% Ill fnch productions, to the particular ifIand
where the ,ffiiiiiaii is not free, AS they are
known mot to ftand in need of. The evil then
would foon correct itfelf. BeGdes, WAY fhou'd
we ftand upon much ceremony with fuch All
ilsnd as jamaica We can do without their a E
fifance, and they cannot live without: ours
When they open their ports I" for fx; month";
only, lul yours for tzretye months" againff
them, and prohibitalhfuDpesg going there direct.
ly or indirectly, for ihefame period. Fry 1t f1r
year only, and wait the r'fult, ii cannot but be
favorable to our interef.--You would Zee an en-.
tire change in the Britifir. colonial fyffem o.
trade, and this is all the American merchant
wants to fee. No adjudicatiors of American
veGe!S and cargoes " tdfd be Known in The Vice
Admiralty Courts. of Jamaica. We fhould hear
no more OF fuch flamefui captures of ON. pro.
perty on TIN: ocean as we have lately experience.
ed. The Governor of Jamaica would tel I'll nc
more of Z" imperative orders from Governnen,
at Home" The writer of this has no intereft in
the trade TO Jamaica, bat feels asan American
citizsn, that his country has an,unquenioDabie
right 10 iifas the powers which God and nature
has given her, in the mot advantageous manneT,
and for the benefit of our own citizens; and lie
ardrptly hi,pes Great Britain may be made to
feel that the United States ponefs not Only the
power but the difpoftion to prote6 their Own
commerce, and by iult regrliitions oblige her:to
refpe& our rights Oh the high feas. III.