Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-18

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MAKES !. 10 from passing into the hands 9
W W. indeed hat some oshsi 49,.
rsa'es -. !, fsom us, if We saeIihcS %.
mus sa asner;,v, to a foolish JeaiouV' -
rear. Pr y - well as the bad; a saon'ss
"a desire ofsann,hilat'ng ,n9 az s sa II Is
sy;,h.,he dangerous ane''es
eol Ra, asth, the operatlon o. onf f..
bu1' 'a'st ;,,on the naval affairs oit Z, e
a@e sI p9 BESIDES DESTROYING -'ha' pass = sn,S
s,s,em which alone II Is OUT CO NV. .,,an ,ase
lure confers important pens a No No,on
Z. Z. ,sho,n II is our interest 10 aSs'sI -,
! M"u ,a.. = he !, ruin Of the French ha'yloy
- n,ral interference, oeucce - g go
tirtcn alohfha : We ought IS be a, war,
Sfi;hout running ,he anofendlng and peace.
abls Inhabitants, whem We should haze nc
j spite. agaiDst but is transfers p large por.
uon OF commercial wealth, and,a- capacity
.ot acquiring n,ara,ime power, TO- nations
naturally allied 10 us, by blood, by the, re-
( iations OF political interest. ardby the H.
! sercourse oGtTade. The Amcricans IN par.
fsticu|ar, with when, eur mosg extensive
T. and Iuera;iv traffic is carried OH, andwacSe
] friendship ia a@poll.icai view We oaght 70
coor,,, as the only respectable State beyoad
1.-The influence Of our eneny. ere gaiaers b.
! the commerce 10 question,t TO an astonishing
! degrees, boIh5 as mercantile and military
people. How much lIrir commercial gains
(yare our gains need SCARCELY TO be po;nfed
oul; uesikcr need weshew 4,oy, greatly
lit is for the advantage q England, and
Of the worlj in general, that That the
French power loses should pass 3i,sseSihs
hands Of q state where DO undue bias; .ei.
~ther towards eehemes CT AMBITION, or
measures Of submission 10 the ecmrnon
enemy, has ever been shown---.a state
where Sc many circumstances concsr 70
establish the influence Of English prluci-
pies >snd connexions where the other
powers of the consinent,1 without haviag
anv ground For alarm, may always expect
ts<6nd assistance, as soon IS its nleans are
commensurate with It's inclina;ions.
Ieisinvain, then, to represent he nec
s,fai trade as complete secerity@vto cur
enetnies against the effects of our mari.
time superiority. The injuries which it.ffs
our interest TO inRict upon France, are in
no wise diminished by tbesinterference Of
America in her commerce. / he French
navy.is destroyed BY ours, sand the ehance.
iof restoring it may De considered as at end
during the, war. The revenue os France,
in so far.as il depends unen colonial pyo,,
duce, We might wish 10 CT, of, but we
>cannes ; for so long as the French people.
have taste for that produce. end money
TO pay fer ii, they viii buy II: il will enss-.
France, and pay duties oshe government.
The commercial prosperity Of France we
have GO interest TO destroy bun ut we
had We could not, and the tFansference OF
the trade 30 nsutrai carriers, must always
protect tone way or alibther. when long
war, and total ruin OF tl9eir naval force,
compels4he Frepeh 10 ehbgace this lass al.
tentative, as she5ohlT chance-that is iefs of
importing and exp 1rting commoditiea.
. A further. ground of objection to the
= asericans has beea urged with eonsdeta.
bic popular effect. u ne nerchantnsen, II
seems, are now manned IN a great dtgrre,
BY deserters from the British aavy. Woi,e
emigration OF seamen iaso tileir service
prevents England i;om putting her ships Of
war ID commis$;on,. the Americans are
ready, to establish iorsaida5ie marine up-
on the ruins of ours, Tor the maintenance
oFtheir disputed claisss, ithappens,a how
ever, TO be The necessary consequence %
our situation, that such an emigfatioh
shouts take place. The similarity u !sG,-
guage and manners, which determines the
ordinary course Of emigration towsrds
Asner;ca from this cauntfy, has stmilae
,sHscs u por the emigration ef>onr seamea~
The higher wages too, Of. the America
service. end still more, 81 oto;alsfreedon