Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-17

reictIy from The British cabinet. Or the
acts exclusively of subordina;c command.
ers. Iftheyare directly authorised By The
cabinet, then we may calculate upon a
scene OF xolence co cxteosiyc with Bril-
sstsh power, and for another display Of that
sperfdy so charas,eris.ic Of its government
--Evefy American vessel upoo.ihe ocean
WILDE siezcd and sent into SONS, British
port for adjsdiea,ion, and ihesscour,s will
stak< special care if they do not forthwith
proceed tocondemn alton, IA auy rate 10
keep the cases sub JUDGE. indssd-d the
recen. onirages do nor emanase fton the
government, it's d,fseul. 10 say whether
they will not, notwithstanding, seize whss
they may consider a favorable opportunity
p wreak their vengeance Oh this count!y.
Wcsknow the hostility Of The gtea;cr part
Of those who composs lac British admins
t.tralion. TO our princip!ss, and they may be
quixotic, enough 70 imagine themselves a.
bic 10 crGsh these principles OF sstiopsiy
TO arrest our commrr.ia! growth They
may therefore, pader SOME hollow pSetexs
refuse thar satisfaction We dc nand, he re-
suit Of which will BE war. There is in-
deed no 3 mail color # truth 10 he ;suppe-
lsilicn that this, outrage has flowed
framsthe change ia The British ministry,
coAnecred with the fate the .rra,y ha. re
celvsd iions our goyesnmes.~ and tlIas
wi!hop. meaning Or expecting war, they
have virtually authorised agg5sssiens onps
which they fancIeGwr would tsnely sub.
mitfo; and that however astch.shed thew
may be with The manifs s.asioa they will
5000 receive of the. ,emperof the ession,
'tbeIrPridr musi prcveatsarm from retracts
idg. Every .,amg is, ard aust for sons
tpe remain pnce,tain IN the mean iime
It bscomes our du;y te IS r.sps, cd for the
worst, cod to husband all Our s,rerg -
Blu. little. injury can. accrue toihe mer.
chan ffom.s suspepsienof his export bust.
nesstfas few m n, coInparsd wi b The
yincaiculabe evils !tas "a 81 hsfal him from
It's. active PROSECUTION; lie i. therefore
under double abiigaton to petsue this
course, arisIog no, only tom artgard 10
his own in est, bu, likewise from love
ofhis country. Ia the day of dargsr i.
will waot all It's resources and all its sea.
men.
Were congress in session, j, is ex.
tremely rroesble that their frs sep would
be The imposition Of an embargo, Whar
they would d., were shsy si,:ng, ifis the,
interest and duty Of Of the nerensnt 70 do
himself. We have no doub. that lie in.
teligence of This order Of men may on this
.oceasioo, as it has on all former OK casions,
be relied on.
.Ooe grea bench. may arise fron, 20 EN-.
barge not being immediately laid on in the
U. S. Sucha step 90 our par. YOU'D NOSE
certainly produce a. similar enc on the pars
of Britain, and as we have a much greater
number Of vessels in her ports than she
has in ours, the hazard to ps would Be pro-
por.i,nab'y great. It is, Likewise, NJ,
lI,ils 10 be feared, that an, adoption Of such
measure weu,d immediately produce an
extensive depreciation 90 the ocean, at q
period when Ger vessels were sailing ir the
most unsus Plcious security. BE. none OF
these objections lie; against every individu-
al merchant in the y. S. laying himself an
embargo Oh his owa vessels. This is .he
true policy at this time.