Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-28

bring ABOUT TeHIs9 GcC0NN0aah6H Aoi thS tEo@
oial benefr OF France, But from this letter TOO
it appears:
That the money zvas INTENDED for her /:
And thar Spain was collecting troops ar the Ha.
wanna, and on the eaitcrn frontier OF New
Mexico, either TO accelerate the period OF this
K,oniea accommodation by holding out the
hew of hotility, or 20 prevent our own
troops from occupying the conteised territory.
The battle off trafalgar dlilpated this rising
form. So lays at lsaa the Sfitef OF this let.
ter.
Extracts from letters received per the Eliza, and
Lucy & Elizabeth, from Liverpool, written
by an American, to his friend Ia savanna,
Georgia.
Ia regard to the Cotton Trade, i, lies 10
ruinous Rate; The French will no doubt, aim at
p.eysating wherever their influence extends, the
Introduction OF Bnnth yarn and goods; and al
though they may not completely iuceeea, they
may 10 embarfsis the trade as to dlminlih IT very
much; and behdes, / nov think that ere Sp'ing,
Bonaparte will renew the threats OF invAhon, and
It's not impoRinie tor him to carly them ihto ef-
feet. The iuojugaiion OF this country DO not
apPreh;nd yet ii coat4erah!e force " AZ landed,
At would Ue eontuiion; trade weu'd be compete.
ly at itaad, AID confidence, which is the main
fpsing OF trade, would BE- iuFpended, un'ii &c
ci6ve victory fhonld place the country oat oil oan'
ger az luch time | lhould DOT like to have
praperiy in this country. Thar fuch a c,liii may
arrive, is cutie poilibIe with fo imnocnse force
at the di>roiai OF man whole maiterly plans arc
only equaiied by his aGonlihing luccefses> 1t
may appear that am takrg view OF the mott
gloomy ille of tloilijies, and which 10 ncoHAi'-
CIT with the charett2e of at >cntefPribhg mer-
chant, an,. admir- IL; Eus you wall rSmqm9e
when o hers were alarmed before, / felt no con-
ceEs, and drove on our commerce to this conn.
try, in iu confidence OF iate;y. Circumstances
are much changed. Germany, and all the neEth
OF Europe, except Hanover, was isee and ready
20 take advan age OF the fra favorable oppnru
nifty Of attacking France, Nov, there is 40 c.
nemy ia that Guarcr 10 2ppce taem: all lie prot
tFate bnt Ru1is, and he rs only aaie by reaion OF
Der great diaance at leaf 1t is evident that
Ruiiians Cannot contend with Erenchmcn, and
therefore, the latter have no,hmg 10 fear from
hem. Tie French emperor VIII now be sctt a!
toll liberty to purfle lis ichemes agalnR this eoun-
Try, and they will no d-ubt be fqaal 10 the object
IN view. Ina Europe is 10 dreadsu!ly eonvuh-
cd tate is nothing bat true; and unles tnddep
peace takes place, the ilue may be fatal to the
commerce Of this. country. Things have arrived
at fuch pitch that they mug change loon
Tor the better or woT(e, and therefore think II
behoves pr d. nt ra,n to be ftill and wat awhile.
g By my former leticrs yea viii ice that have
been anxiouily looking Tor the lilue of the dii.
puses between his untry and ours; they matt
now agree TO lcItlement ef the painl, unless orr
government has adopted msaureS which my pre-.
vent further csociati n, / now think that this
country would meet Ametca on fair grounds, and
hope our miniiteF here viii pta6t The opportunity,
of :eiiiog for arrangements which may iettis the
pretenhons of the two countries.
A very able writer in one of the Charleston
papers accounts in he following way for
the prssen, unparalleled low price of eur
domestc exports:
ssOse of the causes OF complaint in cen.
gress against England is that, even admit
ting her right to capture cur vessels en-
ployed in carrying on the direct colonial
trade, she oughtto have given our mer..
chants fair warning of her Intentions, and.
no, to have eatrapped them by sudden sejs-.
ure, whss experimenting no danger; bat,
mark the inconsistency Of that body 10 max
Ing ,his complaint; have they given our
merchants any waruiag of their latensions?
Is not the whole csmsaerce and naviaat
of the United States at she mercy Of any
resolve they may choose to pass, and
have they condeseended to apPrizs the mer
chants of the steps they nean to take? If
the very persons delegated for and ensrus..
ed with the care Of cur Interests, are so
regardless of them as wantonly to expose
them TO destraerien, Gan we expect any ve>
rytender concern for the an from mare stran.
gers? Ii our owa government thus leaves