Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-22

reIgner has any concern. = 1is Is tne tiauS
! which we claim as right IN time OF war as
! well as peace, when permittedsby the ma.
tions to which such colonies belong. lfany
Of our ships are found carrying the pro-
pertv of the enemies of Great britain, let.
them be punished, zve mean not to aefe'l3
them.
"A firm friendship on the part OF the Y.
States, is desirable with all nations. WITH
none more than with Great Britain. We
can be mutually useful to each other. Oar
usefulness to her is self evident Her
friendshipto us would tend greatly TO our
happiness and peace as nation, and couio
in 40 manner operate TO her inlury. a mu'
iual good understanding appears 70 me 50
neeessar. to Great Britain, that no tfininS
consideration ought to ipduce her to as
turb it. Permit me to enquire what are the
benefits which result to that nation from
our commerce. / have before me the re-
portof the secretary of the treasury cal.
culated on an average of three years, by
which | observe that the United States
import annually from all the world, to
the amount of rs ,Ooo,OOC of dollars of
which SO miliensar imported from Great
/, Britain and her dependencies ;27,4oo,e 600
tdollars thereof being actually Of the arti.
c les manufactured in Great Britain, OF the
rs millions (our total imports) IS millions
are articles re exported, SO that the true a.
mount of importation, tor our own con.
sumption, can only De estimated at IL mil.
lions. Of this ~ millions | am convinced
from the secretary sreport, that at iea,s
thirty.two millions are imported tfom*G.
Britain and her depencies, and consumed
~bv our citizens.
Tie total amount Of exports of the native pro-
ducts of the United States, is near 40 mlliona
of dollars, of which 70 millions OF dollars are cx
ported to Great Brian AND her dominons Out
Of this fem not merc than Il millions OF dollars
Can be confidered as regular export Tor the use
of Great BRIAN and her colonies. For infance,
The report OF the Secretary states, the value OF
tobacco exported to Great Britain or the average
of three years, at 3.2aoooo dollars, when be
hcye it will be admitted that NOT more than
1000 hogheads are eRimsted as her annual
conlumption.t Ships laden with tobacco although
they clear out for England, IN many ineances
only call there for ORDERS and proceed TO the
ports on the continent fer the fale Of their Car
/ goes. ProviGons which can only be admitted
into Great Britain in times of real scarcity, can
not be conGdcred an in export to hss, qvbicb may
at ell times be calculated apoc. Their awount
in TIL. iecre,sry's report is itated at 2, 600.
Oaths fubjeetI will make one other obirryation.
It is this that our exports ettmated at their
present prices. Ona return of peace thoie prices
cannot be expected, whereas the price OF The
goods imported, will continue at leaf as high as
they now are. Erorn this view of the subject,
and b.iievc il correct, it will appear that the
United States import froa, Great Britain and he
poG Goss, nearly one half the amount of Ter total
import, near two thirds of all that we import TO-
our own ufe and consumption, and that Great
Britain and her dependencies 90 not Consume Of
| our product, more than one half Of the amount
Of what we import from her. BY the fame re
port il will be seen thar Great Britain exports to
the United States Of Ter manufactures twenty
fcvcn millions four hundred thoufand doliaFs. and
consumes only nine millions independent of her
colonies, and deducting as before ftsted tor obac
co not ~ ed, and ptoy'tions only admitted in
times of scarcity. To make up the ha'ancc
which We are thus Indebted to Great Britain, our
merchants arc compelled to exercise their talents,
and their enterprise in seeking other raykets, in
doing which in a fair and legal manner, and as
anetioned by Great Britain In Sol, their fhips
have been met by the Br,ifh cruizers, carried
into port and condemned, under the prclexs Of
new principles heretofore unknown TO them. -
| Aud vet, MT. PRECEDENT, with all their irau&ry
the balance of trade appears by the Secretary
report, to be againa the Unirrd Stares. The
Secretary has aligned found rrafons to ihrw how
this deficiency fated by him of seven millions
againa the United States may be accounted for.
He might have added, that the ppnder Commit.
ted onus by the bell;gcreass had eGensially con,
trihuted to create that balance. He might with
truth have said, that the seizure and unlawful
condemnation of the fhips and eargoes OF c,izsns