Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-24
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THURSDAY, srPrEAarR q.
The hon, George Jones is appointed a se-.
natar in Congress from the state Of Georgia,
in place Of The late Mr.. Baldwin.
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Captain Jenkins, sf the ship Ann, informs
us that the city of Bourdeaux was illuminated
!. on the lst Of August, for three days, ia con-
sequence Of the peace on the continent !; and
that Bonaparte arrived in Paris, from the
Grand Array on the 9th July. Illler. .4a5.
/ BY virtue of precept OF the Secretary of
/ the Navy of the 18th inst. a Court of Enquiry
will be held. at Norfolk, on the sth Of October,
in theFcass of Commodore Barron. The court
will be, composed Of the following officers,
viz. 800 s
Captain Alexander Murray, President.
Captain Isaac, Hull, and 81
Captain Isaac Chaunccy. ,sf.s
These gentlemen are the same with those,
/ previously appointed, with the exception Of
Commodore Preble, whose long illness and
consequent death prevented the court from
sitting At an earlier period.
10 looking oyer Aikin's Atteneum for
the month of Auguss, we were struck with
the following interesting paragraphs:
g The committee of the House of Com.
m on. appointed TO inquire into the state Of
the Yves, India trade, is expected soon 70
make It's report. Rumnur states that very
positive evidence has been given by many
Of our principal merchants relative to the
Q xpedieney, or as il is termed the necessity
fipterrupung the trade carried 90 by the
Americans, with the French and Spanish
islands. As this matter is likely 20 come
very soon, before Parliament, where it will
enrohably lead TO adm sted discussions, we
shall BRIEFLY explain 20 our readers the me
ri,s Of both. sides Of the question.
The French. colonies were formerly OBJ
lig-d. 10 the came way as ours, TO send the
whole other pro duce 10 the mother coun
Try The law by which this necessity is
enforced 10 Britain. is commonly, blu. not
with strict propriety, called our navigation
law.. The -iact ia. that Independent, Of the
general provisions Of The navigation law,
We have for i5o years speci6ck acts of
Parliament in ihe same spirit, aud more
comprehensive IN their operation. in re
gard TO the colonies, than the celebrated
|. nagigauea laws of Cromwell Be this as
Eli may, the French .cslonies have sent
home .hsir produce to the mother country
:. ~. sl,,.F ,>y -
war this was.a matter Of no.small difficult.
~, but as there was no other means of dis.
posing of IL. ,he only alternative was to
lie. il remain in the colonies or hazard the
conveyance. In the present war however
Tslieyrand discovered ,ha. Amerca was
avery convenient medium Cor carrying on
this commerce, and accordingly month
had SCARCELY elapsed, sfser the renewal OF
| hos,ilities ia 1906, when. Bonapartc issu
eda decree opening the French colonies
to The Americans. This trade has since
heea carried on 10 az, amazing ex,entl and
{ almost the. whole continent Of Europe is
by these means supplied with Wess.India
produce. No treaty could have been
resadvsn; agecua to both parties. Ameri-
Ca produces ia plenty the provisions aud
asmber, which, are-wanted In the West.
Indies. The West Indies pay her with
sugar. rum, coffee and other articles Of
tropical growth, which do not interfete
with her owu PRODUCTIONS, and which are
equally useful, for her own consumption,
aud for traffic with other countries. Such
a liberal export does abe, make Of West
India produce. .ha, IN the year 1906 no.
fewer than I'll American ships entered
the port Of Amsterdam, importing As, 900
hogsheads of sugar. So,
In consequence Of the cheappess of con.
.yeyance BY neuiraIs, and of the obstacles
.hrowo into the. way Of our commercially
BonaPsrss's prohi6itory DEGREES, there IS
no demand whatever on the continent
Eor Pr;fsch pro1ura svrsnt s<as