Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-09

! on thereto. at HE rate of one half of ore
per cent. on the nominal value for each
qnssteriy disidene payable from the time
| Of purchase to January /, eighteen hum
/ dred and nine.
q. tire close of the accompanying letter
! from tie secretary of the treasury he states
/ his Intention Of submitting to che commit
s tee OF Ways and Means, at a future day, a
plan for covering the three percents. the
j Old six per cents. and the deferred stock
into new stock, bearing an interest of 6
per cent. by which means the whole pub.
JIG dept contemplated to be discharged at
acerta'n period, may be extinguished.
! M. Clinton presented memorial from
/ the merchants OF. the city Of New-York
1 The memorial commences with express
(; sing the deepest anxiety and alarm at he
recent conduct of Great Britain, as. inva-
! sive of neutral rights, and destructive of
I the just and heretofore authorised trade OF
the United States. The memorialists de-
J; clare their most decided protest against the
doctrine recently set up BY British Tribu.
! Gals, which they pronounce to be in direct
violation of an lDcontestible right. They
| rspel with indignation the insinuation oil
fraud and chicane. They say thar. in the
1 British doctrine, they perceive that the an
Gent land mark is removed, but they can.
not see IN its room beacon to direct their
course. Tney view that doctrine as indie.
alive OF system devised for the entire
( destruction of the COLONIAL trade, winch
forms he NEST important branch Of, foreign
commerce. From this Unprecedented dec
trine they appeal to the ancient principles
j which regulate the intercourse Of nations.
| They declare that the maintenance OF
such principle as Britain asserts, must in
the presenr unparralied situation OF affairs,
be destructive of the commerce Of the q.
nited States.
After these and other impressive prelm.
mary remarks, the memorialiscs proceed
| to detail of some of the most serious con.
I sequences that could not fail to result from
| the assertion of tine British doctrine. A.
mopg these it is represented ,haflt could
| not fail to disturb the whole interior reati.
ons Of the United States of, every cescrip-
ton; that it would deprive US Of foreign
/ articles, that we want, and COMPEL us either
| TO take articles that we do not want, or tC
suffer our surplus produce to perish OF our
hands; thai it.woald probably Lead to reta.
fliaung measures on the part of other na'
tons than Grea. Britain, which would III
evltable draw in their train the deyastatons
of war !. that ii would turn capital into new
tchannele thaet would lead to the construc
.tion of everv essential article of subsistence
was consraband; and that under the presex,
Of destroying the trade Of her enemies
| Great Britain is about to appropriate 70 her
own use thai of her friends.
I The mem orialsts represents the bumi'
lia.ing AID oppressive conduct Of British
/ ships Of war before the ports and har5ors
| Of the United States repel the insinuation
that the American flag is the fraudulent
| cover of enemies property and declare
| tina, the portion OF this commerce attached
| to the port of New York is so triAing as to
| be altogether unworthy Of notice.
The memorialsts declare a firm reliance
on the justice and energy of the govern
| ment, and confidence in ,heir doing no.
thing which shall abandon the great rights
| of commerce.
Representing the defence!ess ssa'e Of
their port, they express a hope that ener-
getic measures WILDE pursued for It's de.
| fence.
They state sl1e opinion that id the pre-.
sent state of our naval force, it is time to
cease parlying win the pirates of the W.
Indies.
They conclude with representing the gre,
sen, crisis as pecuiiarliarIy serious and pc.
rilous, and as requiring the cordial CO ope.
ration ofevery class uf citizens with'the go.
! vernment of the United States.
The memorial is stated. 10. have been
| signed by the uuanirn Gus order Of the Ker.
| chan,s assembled on the 26th December.