Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-13

bottoms exclusively.
| Lord AZ kland assured the merchants,
thai suehsneusrals as had already been "a
voTed wsth licenses to trade with Spanish
| poras, should meet wfh ealcientp i ote c'lon;
| but. goyeromens would reserve 70 ITSELF Inc
choice Of granting or refusing licenses 20
| neutrals in future. This point WAS no. Pc,
sisivcly determined upon; but the prevails.
! ing opinion seemed to be. that neutrais,
! uneer no circumstance, would be permitted
! TO trade, as it appeared 70 be the WISH o. !
government TO proceed on a CRANE s So =
national advantage. One OF the measures
in contemplation, or rather. we may say,
agreed upon, IS to lay duty OF twenty
per cent. 90 all German linens brought Tor
sale TO Buenos Ayrcs, which may be con-
sidered equal 10 a prohibition. ms Is
with view OF benefs,ing the Scotch ana
Irish linen trade, which is TO be exempt
from the above duty. The heavy duty on
I! merchandise, with which the people 10 the
settlement, Of Buenos Ayres have been Tor
some time burthened, are to be entlrely
taken off, or lowered considerably, IN order
to encourage trade, and to ensure 70 inc
natives commercial interest, which they
would never lose sight Of but with regret.
Lord Auckland stated, that the board OF
trade would consider Of all that had been
said, and would forward the result OF
their deliberations TO Ounce Ayfes, tor
the guidance Of those who were entfuss-
ed with the government OF thar colony.
Already The spirit of British commercial
enterprise ID actively engaged in prePara
tons for commencing his new trade with
South America trade which Will take Oh
immense quantities OF our manufactures,
aud compensate for the ressricuons lmpos'
ed upon our commerce IN those countries
where French influences has the domination.
All is bus.lc and expectation II The city,
and large capitals are already embaFk'ng 10
this new source Of commercial benehs.--
Two vessels were pus up at Lloy yes
,erdav for this trads, one Of which,we un-
derstand, was Instantly freighte1 by sin
gle house; and the proprie'oss ct ship,
COW al Portsmouth, loaded with valuable
cargo, for the Cape. Of Good Hope, sP-
piled TO the underwriters 10 have 'heir po'
licies altered, that The ship may proceed
for Buenos Ayres. We mead hardly add
that ,he reques, was immediately complied
With: indeed, so psrlial are the under
writer's TO this new channel for improving
our sources of national industry, shat ,h=y
are taking she politics SO low sstweigc gut
meas, to return eight, ID the even: OF the
vessels reaching :heir destination 10 safe
| ty.
We sincerely hope that 10 no event our
governmea, may ever listen 70 any proPo.
| s;tion for restoring This i'm pertain. conquest.
We oughs to take lesson from France.
We have the same right 20 declare soy ct
| our foreign couaueets IS an integrs! acd
| unalenab!e par, Of our deminicna, as our
ipsidious foe has to make such Q deolaTs.
tion respecting couques,s made 10 Europe !;
aud the more .he latter principle has been
| acted upon, the more necessary does II be.
come that we should secure sources tor
our comm rec beyond the reach OF French
| interference. l. May rot be necessary
| however for this objecs that We should re
tain thsg Sovereignty of every conquest
which it may be desirable to keep from
coming again into The possession OF cur
rival or her allies. In this Point OF view
France has also given as many examples,
! bywhich We ougas TO profit, Even whlle
! treaties are negotiating. she charges IN,
government Of other states, witness Italy,
during The las, negotiation, and Germany
during the present, and then says, I" We
capnot enter into discussions which regard
/ independent states, and interfere with ar.
raDgements adopted by those who alone
have the RICH, 10 decide upon them"
Establish The independence of South
America guarantee vha, independence !;
enter into an alliance withthe new govern
! n,ent and, while necessary, keep a re-