Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-08

Alter all this cundscersIcn % cur catts
! after inqa,ring irto the aiedged misconduct
!-of our prepie, ard taking immediate mes-
sures to even, the epetilIon&attef having
! done all thd: SC poiR.ca.ly could or sha; We
! honoraby ought, the subject IS once ficre
! introduced IN he Sera.e. Incomes bow
not from the executive department, rot
fron the cs5ine,s .pt The nsiinns concern
ed, nor fromane Recommendation of Sc. {
naioriaI committee, bat from the suggesti-
ons Of au inG;vidual eaber Ut our own
BODY.
The commerce Of the United States,
$ he SAID, was al astonishing sTec,atic. il
reached from Arrc 10 Aparuc aua was
co.exser,s;se with the citcca4tel.ce az th.
G!ebe. Eiust q the 'ah@bi;r< eunn,rirs
q! The eayt, are visileG b, car. navrpators.
and tic str:ped.Iiag CT sle liHiea,iin,tered
in the rernsotess 1s sDours.s .Gun.cour,rym
have made considerable ADDITIONS IN tie
science Of Geography. i hey have found
markets nnkpnwn; O cen,Hac rc,aimen before.
They have derived esfgoes from tn depths
Of the orfar, ana f,qa INK cod. The seal
and the whale under contribution. ,il,s-
have c5por:ed tn. productions OF Their owa
HAPPY cuenuy, 80 Fertile IN tie a..icles
" hich sustain and cherish BE, 20 ali places
wh.re they uefe wanted ard brough. hune
tie crude materials OF tbs a,Sn,.fa.tGres Of
,hnse regfons 10 refurn. e an energy and
enterprise nnexamprd ~ tie F:istory Ct lie
human spstles, they f.aIc.ercit<tl the ie;i.
fcnsv Of foreigners. WHO are rot ue i be-
hind Hhen, IL Ire meteaGelle eAer,lcc. hue
who can,.ot Weigh ,n'snohol- or re- & soD.
sal e3oai to them.
Slcii was Ger situation, peaceful, IL.
dustrious, and drsirous Of sslrasu,iuc ere
liberal justice 10 all our neiahtors. Bne
this WAS no protection asainst commercial
riva ship. Emulation as1acompe:if1on s,7s:-
ed in all colzings and brstess,ons. Mercan-
tile Jealousy had heenalsrmeo by it. Ex.
perience had she~u to the M 4 active Of
them thatthey were'Hnsuceesstu! comre,i.
tors. What was the consequence? They
had endeavored 70 interrupt by force or
s'ra;s8en', that predominant trade which
they could not cat 90 or elua! by fer
means. IN ,he Ravens or Britain the porc
charges are Of ihe~most exor bitant king.
he mony paid by US iorpassipg theirlgh,-
houses was excessive: The tees for ner
fcrmance of'quaran,ine, were out Of al
proportion to the good expected or service
done. Convoy duties w,re also frequent
" e1acted. And the customhonses collect.
ed higher rate e. charge upon the mst.
chaudize exported to the +Jnited States
than to any. part Of Europe. In addition
to all this the cruisers Of thar nation had
made the NEST uugenereas abuse Of The
power OF searching our vessels. Thevhad
taken out ard impressed into their ssrs;ce,
emigrants corning to cur country. They
had violently drawn into their ser, ice, our
seamen, natives ct our land. Naturalized
Foreigners had not been spared. Ola reu.
tralty had been violated by their forcing
our impressed citizens TO fight against the.
pollt Cal friends Of their coun ~. Our
ships had been Frequently detained and
spoiled On tire high seas and their .oficers
ard crews grossly insulted. Vessels bear
ing the Warie2ated stripes and consolidated
stars OF orr union had been sent to distant
british ports Scr adjudication. Cargoes
had been condemned nnder the most srbi-
trary preteyts, and our merchants and nm
derwrners by he process Of an eatayte ,ri
al stripped OF their properly. Our ports
bad eenblockaded. l'he public authority
in our very ha'bours had been deGed. and
the armed vessels Of the nation had been
fred at. And 10 crown the whole, the
sane nation, insligsted by the like Jealous
ard nviduous considerations see bent M.
onprohIbl'iEg cur carrying trade in colIani-
al produce, and res, ived TO re;iuce us cnas
more to the dependence of provinces.
Or. Mitcheii's speech To be contiEurd