Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-31
.BONAPARTE's DECREE
From the (Bos!on) Repertorg

ltobS us. opIA VI lb1ulIps Cuf apathy
seems hi,hesto, even in this instance. TIM,
we naturally thought the very sensorium
was wounded, to have prevailed over ava
rice. Ifvessels will still so to sea, and i
me Offices still underwrite upon them, i, is
tine TO forget our fears ADD attend to gu,
! hasiuesa
II snay therefore seem TO mos person,
500 lale by a meath 10 inquire wtlss will
! B. the saect Of the Freneh Decree The
! subject has had i,a newspaper day and !,
Eeons 'gued to oblivion.
| Whether It 10 really dead letie.. vs,
depends on Mr.. Talleyrand, Ills aot too
ia,e therefore to consider its probable 0.
peraiion, slough we are aot to expect
that oGr government aud our publ:
will take 2 very attentive part in she dis.
cussiope
By the Decree all English manufacture
wherever found is prlze. Bonapar,e was
! then "a Germany. BY his measure every
@sers Of goods, M mater whas goods,
/ German, Dutch or Italian, was opened to
4 his com nissaries. The amount of this
| pluadtr by psivatesslng on land has been
stated st sixty nIllions OF dollars aa am.
pie aud seasonab!e supply &c The wants Of
| his army. f3is disposition soe will 10
doubt fad the same presence>a conyenien.
oae 70 snip his allies again and agai0 as
often as I" impetioos necessity shall &c.
ouire-
Perhaps is will turn out thas the sa.tiiaa,e
end aod designs of the DEGREES was only 10
commits burglariss oa the land and nos to
encourage piracies at sea.
| /. is scareely possible that 5onaparte
should snbslss, much less reward his army
Of halt million of soldiers without FOB.
biog every shiag thai 10 p6opers9 as he
| goes.
| Here then is aao!ige enough so2 sns de-
cree. If howeveris was intended TO au'
! sherise the plumber Of all nsetaas 90 the
/ high seas, according TO the sSrlc5 letter OF
the decree, ,rgany .cthe. things are 70 be
considered, The Germans anc italians
are prisoners IN his hands, and the strip!
of their Lass ,shirig they dare Do5 complain
But >RoDapar,'s powrr on the ocean IS
lic.le, aud ths, Of his adyersary FEss|'IaOy
great.
Suppose that geuaparse could ettee'uaay
pat atop ta~she use OF all British fabr ek'
from the Adriatic to The Bsisief his sae
jecls and allies mus! either &c wltnou
those articles or fabricate them tos Shsm
selves. .,hiaay Of them, ,he hare wares
woolens, aud cottoos. are Ia the Agnes
| degree essential 70 life and comforE A's|
caanot be dispensed With and If 'hey couE
the slaves OF Bonapsrts would teel bis II
gor ia the ",yrapnoas breathing OF ever
north wpda they would see It With sham'
and ssiGed anger in their poverty and rag
IL they should still get scausF supply
of English goods by a clreul1oua ano no,
zsydous trade prices will be raised 'ney
will enjoy less, aud pay more sos 'aa' ny
| tie.
If visionary men, who hate England 50
heartily as to see, because they choose ~
STE her tail 10 every thing, if shey imaSlas
tina. Freoch Europe will instantly revive
and extend lis owe manufactures 80 as ~
need no goods from England, we msp w.
easily confu;s ,heir arguments without 'S''
dung he haired tha. suggested shem'
| r. is enough to say in answer TINS Wv Wv
! leu. war is DO time for the progress Of T sya
tinensal capital, skill and Industry .;.I,
in por,ance of most of the raw as'e ."..
must depend on the eorrsesy o. VI 20
very Esglishmen when it la exPss'''
ruin. .-,,,al
Besides the distribution OF cont'n. .ade
manufactures is already or might DC ' .ea.
by the Englsh next to impossible Oy land
And if they are to be transported y liam.
from Spain where the wool grows ~ ..,to's
burg. Dap.zic or A nsterdam, Donaps s,so.
subisc,s and allie. will be clad as s'p''