Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-13
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meut. nataraiiyN exciiss oaF autssi i' ~s so
wn,ies is clasyns lem Us some account OF
The fertile anu I'm nsense countEy SO happily
annsxed 10 the BRUSH empire
pae4suay ssaa La 9laia, according 70
th4 mos correct and auincnuc opaalsh
wrnrr. IS 500 mikes inleagsh. aad 1000
Ia bread h and IS situated between the -,
.y,iraees of IL aud 81 oeg. ;. and 90 ana
IS deg w. long CONTAINING at ING aeass
.eomoatAt.on 1 900, 600 OF square mites
Busno. Ayres, the sspisal OF the province
Of tha, name, lies In 40 deg. IS mln. ..
lat. aud 81 drg. Sd min. w. long. nc
proy,occ IS generally termed the southern
DIVISION of the vice royalty OF La RATA
&c.
The advantages that may Tesuis 20 me
Baasn empire irom the possession Oh ~ 'l' us
province are ipcalculable. fhe immenss
rive. L. Pla a is navigable at a considerable
distance from the sea, and the pays sna
lakes afford wonderful facility to foreign
aud inland coralmerce. There IS enc lake,
call ID Cascaroes, more than 100 miles In
lengsA, a great part OF wA'ca IS nasiga.
bic
Iae barbarous and contracted policy OF
the aaia,ds mas induced them TO sup
press al accouass Of the interior ct ms
irsmrnsr prosincr but 10 British hands
les phYs,cal and moral advantages VIII soon
be made maa.srst TO the world. isoPens
the fares. prospects 10 commercial enter.
prize, which stimulated oy british capits',
wiSireleive pew energies, and open new
channels Tor specnlauen'
LIS conuguisy to Paraguay, Peru, anc
Chsii give II such geographical advanta
ges, ana the ssluhfi&y OF ITS climate tend
u render j: so valuable 10 Us as refresh
ing part, that il bids fair TO consolidate
ths British power in both hemispheres.
The population of the province is yety
considerable, and its produce, OF very
prime quality, NAV be imported into t'feat
Bsitaln on terms that will enrich the cello
p,al and British adven,u,er. The sugar,
cation, indigo drugs, Peruvian bark, and
aud cochtneal, affsrd freighes for somt
thousaad ions If British shipri 6 and
there rs no doubt, thar when the interior $
explored, b3tauieal discoveries Enay be
made of the most saiutary nature.
Hitherto the bagbarous policy OF the
Spaniards has induced them TO destroy
what ,h5v could no, export, to the great
iapavrrishne of inc planter, and de
prrcia.ion of commerce; but 10 BRITISH
hands every man Will derive those bene.
f which he God Of Nslure has blessed
BIN with; nd uDlcss The spirit and enter.
prlae Of Z aglishnen become parai'zed Got
which here is little danger we may SON
b. enabled TO convince Ito natives, that the
dav ,hS British arms sut,jugased their pro.
vince, was the epoch OF their lnelp1ent
pros qrrIty.
Buen"s Ayres likewise produces the
hnestsobacco in the world !; It's imn,cn sc
plsips and rich soil ensure not only an exu-
berapt, but an extensive crop. The to-.
b4ceo campany, established under the Spa.
n~h government, frequently divided from
10 : Is pr cent. on the shares. This
valuable and useful article may be cultiva.
ted TO az Infinite advantage, and will save
irnms nse sum. TO the country, which are
NV paid for Virginia Tobacco, while IL
b,ds fair TO afford employment 10 thou,
sands Of the cnloDists, who ander the Spa.
nish government were prohibited from IN
terfrr,ng with the monopoly of the tobacco
company.
Yesterday there was conference stthe
chamber of the board of trade, between
lord Auckland and several members Of the
cabinet; among whom were lords Gren-
Vile, H Petty, Spencer, marlborough,
Mr. Vansittars. &c. for the purpose OF
considering The trade with Buenos Ayres,
of adopting such measures as are besscal-
culated to promote the interest of the couu-
try, and of comforting on the people Of
the settlement commercial advantages.
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