Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-13

commercial intercourse between the Y.
States and ST. Domingo--Loncluded.
Gen. S. SAITH
am NOT conscious. Mr.. PRfsIDENr,
that said, Gas charged by the honorable
mover, that the trade 20 St. Domingo was
the oniv great, the only important conn.,
Yusrce Of the United States. II was an as.
: sersion which could not. possibly nave
made. did, however, consider It q
branch Of commerce highly important TO
!. the United States, inasmuch as that island
! does draw from US all its provisions, OF eve
rs kind. It's clothing and lnxuries, shat
is--,hat half a million of people are almost.
exclusively supplied with all their wants ny
che commerce and agriculsore OF the Unit.
ed States; andsthas good reasons should:
be assigned before We ought 70 be inauced
70 relinquish so important branch. did
state that -four, sailed beef and pork, hsh,
rice, and tobacco, furnishedsa considerable
proportion of the means, with which that
commercS.was4pursued; and lhat5f inter-
dicted hwould have serious operation on
the prices OF some of them. he gentle
man from Georgia has supposed that there
would be sufficient outlet for our Hour IN
the ports between the Texel and the Baltic.
The Sc ports, Mr.. President, export wheat;
I.ne,er kuew barrel of -four shipped from
the United States TO either of them ; they
are our Competitors. Mr.. President, we
are advised by the same honorable gentle
n l. n
man to begin by interdicsiDg this trade aud
then proceed on to those VINO have eppTes.
sed our commerce. This, sir, is curl.
ons mode, TO begin TO inderdict the trade
to-those against whom the United States
have no cause of complaint, that we may
be,nstised 10 breaking our commercial Ire.
lations with those who have oppressed our
trade in every quarter of the globe.
The honorable mover has said, let Us
looS at our commerce andssee how It IS at
fec.ed. I wish the gentleman had Gone Us
thatlfavour; he men,ionedihe' East Indies,
Blu, there he stopped short, and LETT each us
to look al our commerce IN our own way,
without the promised benefit OF has inssrhc.
tons, will, MIR. President, take leave to
present 10 the Senate, a.short piew OF some
of its branches. That to the East ladies,
has been conducted in two ways. ), the one
by exporting specie. and purchasing there
with the cotton goods ofthe British dom'nl.
ons the teas, china and nankeens st Ch'.
"a: the sugar, coffee and pepper OF, the
Dutch, French and native possessions !;
me other mode by shipping from Europe,
the goods best suited for India, and ves.ing
their proceeds In the articles already stated,
with which our ships proceed to,someporr
Ia Europe, or return home direct. Inc
most beneficial part Of this commerce is
now interdicted by Great Britain. Her
king SAYS (and his admiralty court obeys)
that the ships Of the United States shat NOT
carry on trade in time u0ar to the. colony
Of his er,emies, not permitted BY sach emery
IN time of teacs. From this general ruiz,
he has (says he as matter OF tasoaf relax
ed al, dsaeren, times. During the last war,
he relaxed so far as TO permit neusrals to
carry from their own country 10 the COLO
nv of his enemy, and return direct to the
nation of the oeu,sal ships where ne INSIST
ed that the cargo mus! be landed, but cons
scented that it might be- reshipped IN the
same or any other ship Tor any port IN En-.
rope on elsewhere. But ne absolutely tor-
bid US TO 20 with our cargoes from lndia 10
any other country In EUROPE than isFea'
Britain.
he has. Mr.. President, since the pre-
sent war withdrawn part OF that high ia.
vour and now the ships of the United
SAFES are nlerdicted by Great Britain
from proceeding from Europe with goods
70 any part of the East Indies. Nae,
!, is, the opinion of one OF their most
learned doctors of law. thar II would even
be dangerous for our ships TO proceed from
F,roge 20 the East Indies with specie
He has inserdicsed Us from proceeding
from his enemies colony, and from the East
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