Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-26

nothing is.to be dcduced from that article
/ 10 Justify The cons,rustion which has been
inquired to II.
Ihe remarks above made. refer more
particularly 10 trade between the Us
aoc Europe IN she produce OF eoeny colo
MES. They are however equally applicable
90 the other objection stated in@your .is,ter,
Of trade between the u. S. and enemy
colonies, 10 tbs produce or m anafactures
of Africa or Asia. Noue 81 the orders
alluded to, inh1bit that commerces 400 It
is most certain that the article .lluded to,
gives 20 sanction TO such pretensiou.
AS TO he conditions by which it is agreed
10 break The continuity of the voyage, |
have 10 observe tina, they are as favorable
as VOC expected. We were authorised TO
stipnla,e, if better conditions could not Dc
obtained, thasthe goods shonlG be landed,
The diuies paid, aod the slip changed. We
stipulated only tha.rshe goods should be
landed aud the duties paid, aaking the do
~ on European goods one per cent, and 90
colony predictions Two. By exemp'ng
the party from the necessity of changing
. the ship, an important advantage was Ger
taioly secured. By 6xing The duy at one
per cen, in the one instance, and at two ~
the other. il was not possible that the
slightest embarrassment should be thrown
in The way of the trade. The dn'y payable
on maunfact ares consumed 10 the country,
is about S per cent and on W. India pro
duc.ious IS. The trA:ng amount made
payable 10 yhe eounlry 90 the.fe.exp rtanoo
of the articles, could not be tels by he raer
chsah Il, would fall On the European con-
sumer. 1t could not be felt 80 heavy in1
position on the trade Itself. Our only CON-
ce ilor 10 il would BE- Great Britain, whose
merchants would labor uuder the dsad
vantages iuciaeot to war, in thousand
shapes, more especially as the ports OF The
whole cootinent would be shot 90 them, in
noetcing able TO ges their goods into hose
ports otherwise than by smuggling The chi
mode which coald not fail 10 be dauge-
rous1f 10 succeeded, bot which was. likely
to fail in most cases itshould be remem
bcred also, that the increased duties which
would accrue 10 the country, would tend, 10
the degree, 10 interest he whole sommupl.
~ 10 support ola commerce, in which the
commercia' par, was most naeersl!y IN.
teres,ed. /. is the policy OF tho En-.
ropsan powers having colonies in the
Wes' Indies. to make the parent couu-
try she enrepos Of the productions of
its colonies. Is no, tia, policy worthy the
.aueoson and limitation 6 Of the y. Slates
10 respect TO 'he trade Of the colonies
in question? The, duty received would
make some recompeu,e 10 the marion far
the expenses ioearted ADD sums expended,
in supporting our right to that trade Be
sides, by making tue ports Of the Uoi.ed
States the " entire oss' for such product
ons, the country 10 general you'd derive
soma advantage from the measure. Every
ship cpgagedio the commerce which en-
tered soAme,icna port, would bring some
thing 10. and take something fromit. The
vast amount OF Asia'ic, European, and
WessIndia articles. brought to our mar.
kets. would cheaper the price of those ar.
ticies at home, and each ship, while 10 pors,
and 10 the prosecution Of her yoyagr would
require suppliesiu provision aud other ar
tlcless which would ra!se the price OF thgsc
articles, to the grea, advantage of the gene.
raj interest Of The country.
The limitation Of The article TO the term
specified, was a condition which we pre-
sumed might prove advantageous to the
United States. while ii could not possibly
injure them. I, is expressly stipulated
that che ripht ofyboth par,ies shall! revive
at the expiration Of Toe term. Those of
the United S:s,es, therefore, would then
| b., 10 force. and ,Ae full extent of,heir pre-.
teniiops, in the same manner as. If ;te s:i.
puta;iou had not beec entered into 10 a.
nother war they mighs iu5iss on conditions