Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-05
Extract IF 9 litter fran an em;nea mer.
chant, dated

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6 We have had many meetings Of the
manufacturers and merchants since the
unfortunate affair of the Chesapeake, with
The hope of contributing 20 restore thas
commercial intercourse under which both
countries have Aourishrd for several years
past: But, my friend, as we have diff.
cult task 10 manage with the administra.
ton and shiphoidersof our country against
us ia so many particulars, we are aston
ished that you are so Negligent and 80 awk.
ward 10 The management % your side the
water. tor betweeo TWO rival countries
every thing is done by good management:
you Cannot be ignorsot that great weight
in the opposite scale is necessary TO coun,
frract the continual eye-sore in the emf.
grafton and dcsertion OF above 10000 per.
sons annually TO your country. Now, me-
thinks, YOU ought to continue and increase
TIE nuubrr of links in the chain of our
mutual interest 10 order 70 prevent our
braoding over the losses VT sustain. The
Elan Of your funded debt occasoned many
Ct our principal officers to embark. their
money In your funGs. Nj. Baring says
there were eight admirals stockholders ~
yoar S i-Aand a 1-2 per cent. stocks, whose
good behavior was secured BY this connec,
ton with your funds then why do you
wish TO dissolve charm SO powerful and
vet so cheap? Where are the eyes aud
ears of your calculators? Is there no use
for money 10 your country. that yoa are
10 such hurry TO return it TO Europe,
when you paidabout 4 l-2 per cens. inter.
est for il? Is ii, can it be better TO de
stroy all tie interesting links between us,
and dghe our navies, than clsil!y to Dor.
rosz our money Of Us 10 subscribe to your
banks, ,urnpkes, and canals, 10 your
Unfair country, that would increase
your popa.a'ion aud raise the value Of
the public lands tor the final redemption Of
the public loans, after all these beneficial
plans were Effected, to an immense brojft,
Think Of these things, my friend, aud
that il you would only keep few sail Of
men OF war cruizing on your own coast,
to prevent the capture Of your vessels d..
rec. from England, by which tbs loss by
insurance would fail on US our ships would
MOI trouble your harbors. Ia short, nv
friend, your government mus. shew lit,
Idle more asteafion 10 natural and sound
policy before you can hope to keep at
p.ace make it more instead of less Cor
the interest Of Great Htisaln TO forget her
i-alousies, and all viii be well bat If you
go on weakening our friendly chains, you
leave US nothing to prevent the quarrels we
wish to avoid"
IMPORTANT PEPORT.-The com.
mi'tec who were appointed to AXE into
consideration the stale Of the West Irdia
coloaies, have re ported 10 the British house
OF commons, the small profit the planters
receive on their sugar and rum the low
price of which they ascribe TO the facility
Of intercourse between the hostile colonies
aud Europe, under the American hag, by
means Of which, they say, not orly the
whole Of ,h-ir produce is carried TO mar.
ket, but a, charges little exceeding those
of peace while The British planter bur
thened with ell the Inconvenience. risk and
expense resulting from state Of war. In
ordsrto counterbalance, 10 some degree,
the advantages enjoyed by the hostile colo.
MES, aud afford reliet TO the British exporr
trade, the committee recommended a ssric,
blockade Of the ports OF the enemy's settle.
ments. Alse !. the enforcement of those
restrictions on the trade between neo,rals
and the enemy's colonies, which vere for.
nlerly obtained by Great Britain" AS i.
may be apprehended, that from the adop.
tlon of such measures, difficulties might
arise in that Intercourse foEl which The
West Indies at present derive a cous,dera.
bic proportion Of some Of their supplies,
The committee suggested. thar supplies Of,
lumber, Hour aad fish could be supplied
from Canada aud Nova Scotia. and ,he de.
r L 3 q.