Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-08-18
AMERICA IND ENGLAND.

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ASfERICA and ENGLAND.
As our readers wall undoubtedly be grat'fed
to know fomething OF the Expectations &c
the Englifh papers, on the iuh;e4 Of the
coIEfons which have taken place between
the two countries, we copy the following
paragraph. Il does not appear, in the pa
per from which we have taken 1t, TR4Ifs
Caass.ee from whichpf the London newt
papers il was extracted, nor Of what date.
Ii Tnua however have been rstent-.Reee,t
AMERICA has been. for \ years :
hourlfhing upon the diRra6tions
which have prevailed in Europe, and
Prohring immenfeIy from wars in
which The has taken no part. In
head, however, Of being conteuteda
with her gains, we find her becom-
ine reRlets In proportion to the IN
create Of her wealth, and apparently
difpofed TO rifk the lofs Of what fhs
Poiieftes in entertaining efforts after
new acquiGtions She loudly COM
plains of the injuries hhe has received
from France, and spain with what
degree Of jufice It IS not uur PROV.
inoe to examine But what con-
Germs US more nearly, isstb@ ditcun-
tent Ahs exprefes agzinia this com.
try, on account Of The refrzin;s inn
Pofed upon her commerce !; and w
teei confident n faying, tha- more
unbranded and inrpertiuent COM
plant never was preferred b. any
government againf the condaca OF
another. OGr whole conda6a aeafnft
America has been dictated ~ tp:rit
OF conci.iation ard concetioa, OF
which there is hardly an example ia
hiitorT. We have relaxed in her IA
vor the Fundamental principles of
our maritime cod1-wc have excnpt.
ed htr trade from many refrcaions
authorized by the law and the prac-
rice of nations and we have s.e4ss--
geo her IN iTCen~~s~-- L.. only
Ge had no right TO take, but Which
II was naanifeifly againit our iDtereit
TO grant. The dcciGons of onr prize
courts have been marked, il her
cafes, with peculiar ieniry IN fhorr,
fhe has been r-rateA By Great Britain
rather r9Daze t,n en5aat gre, (lke the
ipoil'd child than coniormabiy 70
the rules which generally regulate
the intercourse Of fepzTate ftues.
But gratitude has never been a prorA
inent feature in The character or rhe
United States, and now thar Ameri.
c. is an independents power, We find
her a6taared hy pretty much tie fang
fpirit which influenced her when !
colony.
The Bri,ih governments will no
doubt be always ready to grant re-
drefs for every real grievance, and
their pat CONDUIT IS the beh guar
antee Of the liberality which viii al
ways dittinguiih its proceedings ID.
wards America. But IF there Is 10
alternative between permitting Arc-
RIGA TO carry onthe whole conmerce
Of orr enemies with their colonies,
(by which we fhall Be deprived of
all the advantages to be derived from
the performance of Or naval forccl
and rupture with America, we be-
lieye there is not man in the coun-
try, who would heGtate Tromeat
respecting the 9;1t r0bitb w sbghf ~
cbsgs.
1t would be prepoaerors indeed.
if at time when il Is known fact
that no hottie merchant flag nsiies
the equator, we were to fafFrr AM
power, calling itfeif neutral, 70
fep in between us and our enemies,
for the purpofe of abnndantly fup-
plying them with the pfoaucs of
their colonies, and CT carrying out
the Manufactures and produce ofrhe
mother countries TO their colonial
markets, after we had fucc4rded, by
force Of arms, in Pntting an end 20
all intercouIfe between them. Wee
this to Be allowed, We m.ght a. wei
difmantle our fleets, GIVE the enemy
back his f1ips which we Rave taken,
and Attire bin the privileges u fsa1,-