Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-10-02

N the Mississippi territory, but hetd
for mature consideration his opinion on
the second point MIR. Hay began 70
lay open his. testimony d. show than trea-
son has been committed somewhere ID
the western country. s.6I =3s Sc = =
Ills stated Id 4 Pittsburg paper, that
the British merchants 1t Michilimaki-
mack refuse purchasing any articles Of
country produce from the Americans,
aud are preparing 70 remove their effects
from our territory. It ID farther stated,
that the difficulties with the Indians on
that frontier, are such d 70 render Il
unsafe to travel from Chicago to Detroit
by land. =" - r. T., -
ITO the above intelligence. we can add,
(says the Quebec Gazette Of September
T. from good authority, that the whole
ofthe Indian nations have offered their
services to The British Government in
case Of a war with the United Ssases.
..t......e..s.s. ~. s.
The fotioIUing tUeH written rensar h frent
Bells Weekly Messenger, London
paper, will kc read ID,th much pleasure
ty. esery reaf lfiea1 ~ the DATED
States. 81 Y 49,
: CONSEQUENCES And tMroL1cr or 4.
war WITH AMERtcA. .., -
The intelligence Of the week has pro-
duced one event upon which il is iwpos-
sible 60 reflect without sentiment of in.
dignation. The intemperance Of one Of
our admirals has nearly involved Us in
war with America. The intemperance
Of the party-wri.ers at home has hurried
them not only to approve Of the conduct
Of our officers, but to make the unquali-
fed assertion, that q war with America
would be an undoubted good-an ALSO.
lutte advantage to Us. h..
A war with America an undoubted
good We really wish that these advo-
cafes for war would consult the mer-
chants Of London, Liverpool, and Bris.
tel. they would soon be compelled in.
to Other conclusions. H.. r.. -.
America, say these advocates, mono
p1lizes the whole ofqur colonial carrying
lrsds. This Is ussaaifestiniurY TO Bri.
fish commerce. Indeed Why isitl
good friends, that our merchants prefer
the Americans as, carriers, to carriers
either own nation For no other rea-
son, but because a. = neutral. America
can afford to take their commodities At .
loser fssightAgs. :. And isnot this N In
dispensable advantage both % che indi.
vidual merchant and 70 she general COM
msrce Of the countryA Are not. our
commodities thus enable a ecms cheap
er to market, and thereby ensure more
certain and more speedy sale. e'n ~ =,
Is lsappears, therefore, in this point of
view, the carrying trade Of America il
Of real benefit to the general commerce
Of England ~ ~
But the shipping trade, say the party
writers, must proportionally suffer -
Certainly. But it win not, we hope, be
commended, that the interests Of the ge-
neral commeree are to be sacrificed to
one particular branch the shipping or
eou,.sry trade.4..- - - g T.. !
There are, indeed, certain advanta-
ges, whieha are essential to neutrals, and
which no belligerent power should
grudse 70 its neutral neighbour, mas
much as they themselves fully particii-
pate in the bene6t. Commerce would
NOT only languish, but, in many respects,
would be totally sxtinguished, if these
neutral mediums were 70 bz prohibited.
In what manner, for example, is Il,
that our colonial produce obtains almis-
sion into France and Germany, in diss
pine Of all the oppressive regulations Of
l,e French Emperori Il Is only through
those neutral medi1nas. In \ word, .
what America takes With one hand, she ]
gives ~ tenfold with the other. She Is !
aboye = carrier or an agent. Her Gag
covers the English - well as the French
manufactlrsa. She has no partially but
that Of gain. and = this may be Procu.
I'D en,,allv nm either aide m SiIi "a rnn.