Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-24


=. - .haDs that viii brss sc's The eceas'nn.
~ /, s singularly f>vsooste hat 40 emosf.
.sb;l., q guard 5 our rssyFsfal resources,
g., ,, na he collstefsts Rect Of making Is
W. - ;n,.,e., Of ak ns,ions @ change The
' 'p.,er, which has dtiyen cur Commerce
from The ocear.
w ~.s ii. ,,r,.ain wilIferl il 10 her nas'u.
.,,rrs ID the loss OF oaval sores, sod
MOVE slI in the suppis essess'al sos her 3.
eolon;xs; 10 The number 81 which she y
saaisc av ptw conqnes's
r,anrs will ieel5k IN The lossoi eli those
.o,anjal luxuries, which she has h'sns'so
s.s;,e,l through our nsrtra commerce !;
IA her cesanirs will Al once be eusoff tfosn
,hs sale fshsis produc,ionss aadthe soufcr
of heir supplies,
s,s;u win feel il more perhaps han
aoy IS Tie failure os imported food. COT
c,as;oe enoogh withiu herssH, add 10 her
cop.,oas and impsrtans colonies which
dsnrca Wholly On Us for The supply OF.
:ahs,r daily wants. I,
ltisa happy consideration also attend
'.,s,. this measure ,ha. although twill have.
,bsss effects, salutarylr rnay bs hoped, on
-. na;,cy of the consendiRe} na'ions, II
.,gsyss neitser CITIZEN ghses, gsound
a. cospls;o.. THIS esaSb sioia'es The
,'csss<eg zone. lis ,cbieet Is 70 secure
e,,,sessres. Its a psasasSsaE nrecaosion,
not Of sggsesslcn lSlsresRFtsd 20 by sill
.a,;oa. wnxn their great interests require
An Of them have made Dc 90 different.
.,a;ons ises the effects Of sash resort
saa.,r ecm ,rereeisi interests Aud i could
- ,h- leo, rurTured al, by those who
= y Be iucidentsar affected b. the sresent
embargo iusspuch as they haye ferced
80 ;,.a The measure, bv The direct effect on
ne ~ rnrssures founded in aO alIedged
regard Cor their osn fvsGtEGi safety and
essential interests.
But msy not The embargo bring on war
fem some Of the nations effected by rs!
cruaiply no,: if war be nor.prede,ermia.
ID on spainsr us. Heing measure OF
peac. aud pssesusipnj beng universal, and
,hrsefore impartial; ex,encine ir reality
as wsI as ossensibly to ell ua,ioDs, there IS
rot shadow cs prete 10 make i = cause
pt var. War, therefore, lei u be repeated,
caoeo. be The resell; unless il be IL pursu.
sncr Of a prrdsternei ved plan Of kosslli,y5
sgssnss this coupt9v.
Wilt il MOI be an inpedime5t 50 snoicz
bic negacia,ious with nations with which
aye have unsettled differences NOT more.
than any other preeaution not more GER.
'aip,y than military preparations, with
which dcpsrhiug uegocIations are fire.
qasn:iy accompanied, aud sometimes pro-
fsssedly srmea The policy Of president
Ws.hing,on sent Mr. j ay into ne gocia,ion,
with so embargo 10 his hand. Would the
treaty be made have been tic worse, if
,he embargo had no, been resciodsd?
Nigh. not The erabargohsve been better
4 modified! Nigh. uot, particularly, thieves.
ssls Of the several foreign nssiors havebee
allowed TO carry on trade from cor ports?
The plausibility of such 40 exception
vanlshss at once. when testsdby It's iueyi.
table aud iDaomssible consequences.
I. Il would have given so decided and
exeiusive'an Advantage TO one of the belli.
& ssfsns parties, that il would have been DIFF.
hcnls 10 JUSTIFY il 10 the others. Great Rri.
'sln, having the command of the sea and
we means Of conveyance, would haYrsup-
Pred her wants, whilst her eoemies, has.
'ns neither, would be left destitute.
2. fiagieg the monopoly Of cur market.
nsr agents would Chain supplies ss half
their value.
s. The competition TO cell TO then,
would have made every purchase favor,
apd consequently seurce of dreadful 10.
ausnce.
:. Cur mariners thrown out Of employ
mras, would have been easily inticed into