Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-02

IL fgi!TagtJrcS G1 The value Oh tNelVc tGHtbn3
begonfi lie wslele value OF the production,
OF ttl1 9 thrf nation which she buys, mus,
b. canning on, Ia that particular, a proa!a.
BIC commerce. K was said by sases Of Old
TING, MAT whoever Deity determined 10
destroy, ne first aade mad. Is G. Brlsala
devoted by Providence TO distractions:
! Gan she be SO mad, SO outrageoosiy aad
!. incurab.y mad, a, 20 deprive herself lot.
ever OF his very galnsul commerce, IN re.
vehge Tor our exercising al eanquestioaabs
right, IN consequence OF the wrongs re
saaef !? Can her wise government, for wise
II certainly is, adopt SO straugea course of
condnc! I? But alter all many ara sceptcaI
as TO the injury 10 be done 10 9. Britain:
am not ere Of those who anticipate the
-ruih Of her manufacturing establishments
from this MEASURE, and perhaps ;hey will
not even be psraIlsed, but her n anulac.
lures VIII certainly diminish in price, and
she will be nnGer the necessity OF searching
out new channels of trade by which 10 pour
.he.m oh tronl her chores this nay be the
egsen, OF the iniury, but i, viii be sufficiently
.is coy,crdsd that the injury TO ourselves
will be incacu!abie THINK it may easily
be estimated. II will be nothing more.
calculating upon the continuance oi peace,
than small augmentation OF tire price Of !
lhe articles which we shall ebislu as sab
sstituses for British goods, alemporsry fall b
Of the Prices Of some OF our own ptodUs.
sieps, anu small decrease OF 4hs repsaGe.
Bur ii is thought by some that .ye mai, (
;starye or freeze IN ak months without Bit
,lsh commerce. Are yhe days OF the re.
volusiop so saoH forgotten!
Of our annual imports from Great brl, y
tain Of ihe value of abou. twraty seven E
millions and half of dollars, upwards Of y
twehty SIX millions in value is somposed 81
of goods paying duties I'D valorem, end b
embracing, with inconsdetabe exception,
all the woollen, cotton. linen, silk, me;a,
earthen, glass and paper manufactures, aud
enly $40 900 of articles paying specihs
duties, and consisting principally Of sail, &
steel, lead, nails aud porter. These it is II
said canno; De obtained elsewhere, parllcu. AZ
hsrly coarse woollens, and We shall be told 81
that car habits have placed them on the
list of accessories. But our habits can
change. Cur importasions are chiefly II
composed OF the lu4uries aud eouvenien.
ces Of apparel. 1.-THE public good rsquires
il, we may dispense with luXures, or fa. W
ther our convenience may become luxuriesi e.
our neaessarles convenlenees. ne trutR3N
however, Is, that we can obtain similar ag8
ticles or tolerabls substitutes, On the con@
iipent of Europe. From Spain We can get
silk haudkerchiefs and velvets, IS we'll as
wines and fruits. From Portugal not on.
~ frnits and oils, the produce eli thar coun.
Try and Of Italy, bur Lisbon salt in any w
quantity, wine, brandy and some East In. IL
da goods. From France, wrought silks, "
super6se broad cloths, callieoes and chintz. rs
es, printed goods, linens, canyoricks, lawns, M
lace, COTTON tsbricks, salt, writing paper, E
brady, wines and all the productions of R
Italy apd the Levant. From Germany, IL
and the North of Europe, several b
kinds OF linen, cotton and wool!sn manu-. M
tactures, broad cloths, kersemcres, coarse II.
Russia sheetng, SilesiaG linens, BE-
sambrics and lawps, damasks and diapers, 81
glass, copper, and some iron manufactures, 81
'hee, copper, Germaa steel, eordage, lock. "a
ug glasses, cailicoes, brass kettles, and Es4
many ether articles. 1t is admitted that gS
here are some wooien manufactures in M
germany ard some cotton enes in France. $#
AlmosT all the couatrles 90 the continent kk
,iEurape, if rot now manufacturers for ex. E
,ortation, suay become such. if clrcumstau. M
,es make'ie fer theirllntsress.; and such viii MI
oe the eGec, of our refusing to import Brl. M
lsh productions. Il will give stimulus K
o the manufactures of the other countries M
vhich val Podnce great effects, to The ma. VI
u al course Of 'hinss it will induce those SIS
to tafm new manufacturing t. ~
tab sim. eats, and "a extend and iunnroye ss