The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-01
FROM THE PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PAMPHLET,
Entitled, Nm Enquiry into TIE State oft6e Ma
fion at tie commencement of TIE pr;isn. adsni-
nj7ration." London, 1906.
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II we can only look CALMLY az the whole bearings
of this queition, hall dcover thar the advanta-
ges which the enemy derives from the airlance of
neutralsin carrying on his colonial remittanees and
althe other branches Of HE diRant commerce. are by
no means unuixed with ferrous injuries to his prof
Pcrity, and that the neutral flag can BY no means
cover him from the effects Of maritime fuperio-
rity. -
In the fya place. the fuperorty of our navy which,
forces him As foon breaks out to employ net-
trails IN alnot every branch of his commerce. has
the Obvious efea Of creating great hoek his
camille affairs. Nothing is more be dreaded in
trading country, than fuch fudden and exteniive
changes as this. Scarcely merchan, in France but
rtua feel the eonequenees of nifan,y transfer
riog all the navigation Of the country to the hands of
s neutras aud compelling its foreign imports and ex.
ports to he entirely carried ercuitouGv, nead OF
direaly. What ihouid we nor erpea in this cour-
try If, by the fudden occurrence OF any event our
whole foreign, and part OF our coating trade were
thus new modelled, and If by the occurrence of ano-
ther event. few years afterwards, i, were a. fud-
denly TO be drawn back to its former Rate We
Mould undoubtedly trembe for the whole MATS of
our commercial etabfh mt; and If France were as
mercantile a country as England fhe too would be
nearly ruined by 10 violent fnecefFon of changes.
In the eors place. the total fupenion of the enc
niys navigation is injury of the grea,eS moment
TO his general power is precely the fort of nju-
ry mot deiraSe to our own ntereas, aud the natu-
raj confeqaenee of our naval speriority While neu.
trail hips and feamen alone are employed in carving
on the conmsree of France, her only nurfery of ma
Ttine power is dearoyed; fhs lofes her whole
chance OF gaining navy; The neither procure
aitock OF merchant ve1els breed race of fea-
n'en to rilu her hips Of war. We are told indeed
that the exclaon Of her reanien from trade gives her
great command ofreeruits for her vefiels Of war
but is this any thing than mere temporary fup-
ply! When the Englifh navy has taken or dearoy-
: ed the thus orpcure1. or when in fs,v vears
they have died nut, whence their places to be fup=
? pied The trade OF France nuf revive it mua be
fe-eiabhed for tome years, before her navy can be
placed ON the footing which il had when the neutral.
began to lend her their alliance, by eugroing her
foreign commerce.. The ruin of all her hop-s Of ever
acquiring maritime frehgth is effe aually feeured
by orr naval fnPerorty driving her trade into neu-
trii hands, asie could be by preventing her
from trading at all. And let 1t be remembered that
this is all the injury which it is our in,erel to make
her feel from the The defiru4iou of an enc
,nys trade is to be ered in orier to annihilate
his nation wealth BY the Individual PROPERTY of
ms iu5ects we ourlrves gain by their progrefs in
riches we improve our own and though his public
revenue may be augmented by the ncreafe of his pub
lie wealth, we raut necefIasiy augment our own re-
Venue by the ihcreae which our wealth receives from
his, i is the sierra bofrr ayssi5' tina. we have to
dread, nor the sttre gi6e" |. is his progref. in
arn,s, net ia arts, that is formidable; and there cam
richer and weaSsr-which aUgments the opulenee of
his people, and makes them harmless 10 their neigh
bours-whith preerves their trade, but ilunts the
growth Of their navy, is of all Others the CONTINUANCE
bet iuited 10 Cur intereAs The furrendsr of the
French commerce to the NATURAL nations this expe-
dent. II preterves whatever OF that commerce is
beneficial TO England, and delroys whatever NIGH,
inIure US; 1t gives us all the advantages of rich
neighbour, and all the lecurity of wesk ore. This
IS the reward of our uuexampled naval fupsriori,y
e IS the glorious fruit of numerous vieories: il
Is benefit which provides of itfelf the means of re-
Gaining 1t; 1t is prize which we hail aIaredly lo!e
as foon as we iurrender by orr nnpolcy the com.
mercia greatrefsthat makes powerful at fea We
may prevent it from paiiig into the hands of France
indeed; but Tome other nation muR take il from u.s.
II we faeritce Our real properity, foolif eaou-
ly OF the good as well ast the bad fior-fghted de-
fire of annihilAng the advantageous with The danee-
rous branches of our rivals commerce.
But, iafiy, the operation Of our maritime power
upon the naval Affairs of the enemy beies deftroy-
ing that part Of his yaem which alone it is our inter-
eli to ipjure, confers important benefits UPON thofe
whom il is cur ntere 20 afIift. MOI. only DOES the
ruin Of the French navy, by the neutral interference
produce the greatel injury to the government of
France, with which alone ought to be az war |
without running the unoFendIg and peaeeahle inba- |
btants, whom we fhou'd have fp;te ag,nit ; but, |
IL transfers. large portion oFcommercial wealth. & |
capacity tacqnrng maritime power to nations ma
turaly allied to us by blood by the relations of po-
Etical inere, and by the intercourie Of trade The
Americans, in particular, with whan1 our mon ex-
teniiye and lucrative traffic carried on and w!oe
friendfhip in political view ought to eour. a,
the only Respectable rate beyond the influence of our
enemy, are gamers by the Commerce in queaion to
an aitoniihing degree both mercantile and militia
ry people. How much their Commercial gains are !
our gains, need lcarcely be pointed out neither need
we .ihsw how ereayt is for the advantage of Eng
land, and of the. world in general that what the
French power oes hCud PAT. into the hands of fate
where no undue biat ethsr towards fchemes of am
btion, or nieaures Of fu5neion to tn. common enc
my has ever been hevn--a Rate where 70 many cir
cumfanees concur to elabli the influence Of EngIi
principles and counexions-Awhcre the other powers
ofihe continent, without having any ground for a
larm, may always expect to end afIifance, as loon
40 its means are con nenfurate with itsucInations
1t IL IN vain, then. 10 reprefent the neutral trade
as complete ieeJrity enemies ayanA the eff
feels OF our maritime iuoeriOrity The injuries which
il IS intersa to inSiGt upon France are in no
wife diniinithed By the interference Of America in
her commerce. The Frenth navy ia defroyed by
ours and the chance Of rettorirg it may be conder-
ed as at an end, during the war. The revenue of
Frances in 70 far IL depends upon colonial produce
we might with to cut off, but we cannot for 10
long as the Freuci people have tafe for that pro-
duee, and money TO pay for II, they will buy 1T il
will enter France, and pay duties TO the government
The commercial PROPERTY OF france we have no 10
tsreh 10 dcfroy; but If ~e had, we could not, and
the ranserence Of se trade 70 neutral carriers nu1