Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-28
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binary policy-it was said to pay the
Turks tribute through fear, the Veneti-
ans out of hatred, The pope ort of super
s,ition, Spain out of policy, and Naples OUT
| Of crnnlng; their cunning was mol sue
cessiul, for in 1888 The Neapol,an king
under pretence of possessing The right 10
! appoint the commander of their troops
quarrelled with ihem the Port was not
able or willing to protect them Spain
was toe intimately allied. with Naples to
interfere the venetians wished th, ir. des.
truetion and the pope could not from
the pure love of peace interfere in war;
the Ragusans were forced to put themI
selves under the protection of the kirg Of
Naples They are. considered as the
Nantucket men oil, the Mediterranean, SC
are always al peace with the Barbary pow
ers. The Neapoiitan protection is now at
AN end, and the carriers ofthe Medterra-
mean incidentally come under the protec.,
ton OF France. This little state under
all its difficulties, proi,ing 10y the mad
ness OF the grea, nations, doubled its COM
metce in ten years. The policy of Fancs
will not obscure this little gem on the mar
gin OF the Adriatic it viii be preservedif
not tor curiosity or from magpanimiiys
or from its insIgnihcapcc, at least for its
neutral and accommodating carriage du-
rms the war. Perhaps the fleet of G..
Britain it it penetrates to that neighbor-
hood, may nor be SO ipdulgeDt like &c!
noa, Tuscany, Holland, Naples, it may
be forced from its neutrality and become
a feaeratiyc m ember of the empire.
Tuscany or E,ruria, in! former DAYS am
a. ~ u
before the French revolution by the cor
sairs of Barbary.. During the early Viz
cissitudes ofthe french revolution. before
the intrigues and menaces OF British e.
m issaries, and fleets had plunged it in
misfortune, its'commerce assumed a pro-
missing aspect its resources are unques-
tionable--its dependence ca France as a
federal member of the empire determines
their common destiny.
The commerce ard industry Of The Ro-
man territory, is TRIVIAL and insignificant :
the mariners of the Roman coasl seek en-
pIoyment IN the service Of other nations
and IL remains tE be Iscer,aIned whether
the revolutions which have and are about
TO take place will restore The Roman stare
TO any Gegree OF importance in policy or
Commerce Sardinia was the Botany Bay
oil the Rrmans. and he inhabitants are the
most noted smugslers of he Mediterra-
mean; TIER vessels are principally engage
ed in that occupation aud in fishing but
though they Go not uniformly engage
III legal commerce, they are active and
intrepid, and bring into the stock of pc
neral trade their full proportion of the
.onnagesof 100 sail. IT The Barbary sys-
tenn were extinguished this Island would
be very HnportaDt CONNIE. cal depot
and IS. very well situated for any p over
disposed tc carry on war with the pira-
ticai Tunisiahs.
The commerce Of the Italian kingdom
and the Isle of Eliza will now share d
common fortune with Tuscany, Genoa,
and other members of the federa,iye en-
pire. 4
The Prussians employ several GreeIk
vessels unGer their flag, and carry the
Phirmannd Tor passport) of the grInd
seignor for their protection egainss the
Barbary states, which are pfocurtld Ivy
the Prnssiau ambassador at Cons,ah,ino-
pie. The prussian flag did not sppeac
IN The Mediterranean till very Iete peri
cd, about the fall of 1903. The. counre.
nance 81 the por; to Prussia evidently
slicws that the same solci;ude which has
always prevailed in the divan to main.
tain en- interest in the nor.h of Europe.
as check upon Russia and Austria, still
prevailed. Sweden with .he coupsefs of
Fraoce, by a declaration of war against
Russia, saved the Porte fcom the proieet
OF dismembermeut planned by Joseph III.
and Catherine III. and his led TO a disas-
trous war, in which sir Sidney Smith SO
celebrated IN Syria, distinguished BIN.
sell ~ he Swedish service, Sweden hav.
ing been by he sIubjuga,ion and dismem.,
bermehi OF Pola id, placed at the mercy
Of the imperial Gbwers, has been like Fa.
guSa Obliged to seek The prot 6tion OF Tvs
e"emy' The poITt through a similar inter-
ieranoe OF France, obtay,ed 10 1901, the
organization of an army Of 200 oco Prus-
SANS, which operated as diversion for
The Porte, while Prussia a. The same mo.
nIei.e emPloyed the appearance Of This
army to iavor HE partition of Poland and
TO countenanc' the negotiation going on
at PIlnits' These dispositions, though
Political, bear upon the commercial policy
oil the present period and shew ;i.eir de-