The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-06-21
LoSpos, Anr;l L..

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q From ;;s it,ieI,,;;;sts. trust M;
| richmond friends have not taken the same side.
\ ms opposition seems 10 he for oprost;on SAX
| aione--for cannot believe il possible that the
| tederaists themselves would have acted different,
W had the administration been in their own hands
| what with the Decrees of Napoleon aud the
BRUSH Orders or Council, cannot see VIVA, mid :
ole course between the embargo and war, Ame-
| flca could have pursued. And If the embargo
has produced great embarrassments IN the, ,ner-
camille world, and has hid the effect of lowering
me value OF the produce of the soil, it is fair to
enquire wiletner a war woNld not have greatly
| encreased those evils. The war must have been
against both England and France; for certainly
America Will not suif England to ustif, an aer-
gresson on her rights, by saying that France has
also attacked her. !, for one, would have no he
sit%tion IN gong to with both, did not think
mat without the expcnce and danger to ourselves
OF war, the embargo will produce AL its effect,
upon our enemies. Those effects are severely
'cil IN TINS country at this moment, and if the A.
inerican people possess sufficient virtue and firm
ness 20 adhere to the measure, regardless OF the.
privauons which must attend it-there cannot re-
slain doubt that this country will have to re.
trace the steps she has taken. The manufacture
ers already complain bitterly ut the loss OF their
spring trade they have been obliged to turn of
almost all OF their workmen, for i, is to b,. OBJ
served that 1t is alone through the American IA,
that the manufactures of England reach the con-
e.
'iuohs against the Orders of Council have been
multiplying daily, their effects begin To be moro
ana more teit. Several manufacturers with
whom have conversed, declare that the distress
among the lower class of workmen i'm the Neigh
oorhood OF the manufacturing towns is almost in
credible The effects OF the embargo seem not
to have been sufficiently felt in the WestIndies.
owing to the circumstance of there being tole-
raDie supply OF provisions hand but if it con.
unues SIX months longer, it Will have I'm fleet in
those islands which will be ever after of s,,bst.n
| tat benefit to America. 1t will convince Euro
Dean nations who have West India colonies that
tlose colonies are completely in the power If the
United States and that by refusing them lumber
ana provisions, we can at any time distress ifnot
starve them. And it must be observed that any
distress which the British colonies eyperience
from the embargo, will have an immediate effect
III producing the revocation Of the Orders of
| Couhcl For 1t is worthy of remembrance that
although the preamble ofthese orders pleads the
DEGREES OF France rs the cause and justification
OF their being published, that plea is a mere pre-
teut, and the real object which the government
mad III view, was to relieve their West India rner
Gh;'ts and planters, who complain that they must
De runed,if American ships are sutitreda as here,
tofore to carry the produce ofthe French and Spa.
ilish Islands to the continent. While that trade
Ia Perhhtted, the Americans supply Europe with
sugar and coffee at so low a rate that the British
!" est-lndia merchant cannot export from this vs.
- he mr..
4 duce OF the British islands far exceeds the con.
sumption OF this country, there is always a glut
| OF the articles, which obiges them to sell at
loss, even Tor The supply Of that consumption
by cutting oil the supply usually eceived through
cie United States, they suppose that they can
| io'ce uelr own Wcst-!ndla produce into the con.
,i3ent Il most absurd sappus ZION and s,eyy
how little value Bonaparte attaches TO SUNNY or
sugar and coffee, he has put total intcrdict To
iits importation OF the extent of the iniu.v
which Il continuance of the embargo will do En-
gland, some idea may be formed from the expors
iof the Last year Tie whole exports of the king
I DON amounted to about 10 millions or pounds
Sterling, fnc!u4iag colonial brg9itce East J1yo
lSoodS Grc. SrG as well IS tie manufactures Of The
-onntry Then she had the trade open 10 RUSS.
Sweden, Prussia, Denmark, Portugal t.e port
o. trieste, belonging 10 Austria, AM the United
4 STATES OF America To the latter country th.
exports. amounted 10 10 millions or one fourth of
the whole exP2ltof the country, and consisted al
together n manufactured articles OF all the o.
'her powers with which the trade was open Iasi
! year, there remains none to which an Ene.iish
/ snip can go, except Sweden-and there cannot
! remain doubt, but that she must shortly be o.
biSed to follow the example of her neie.h.ors
Great Britain cannot, therefore trade with anv
I Oh the above nations without the intervention 81
neutrI flag, and America is no W the only neu
! trail There remains, therefore, ONLY the. trade
to ely, (Which probably will soon be CONQUER
/ Su ny FRANCE 10 Tie island OF Sard nia,-tO the
! BrIzIis, (tor the supply of population which
does not exceed 100000 wI;tes,) to the East In.
d es, (to which there is export but money!
to the West Indies, (for the supply only of the
whites, because the slaves use none of the mann
features OF England except a little coarse linen)
and the trade to the North American colonies
III, therefore, the present state OF things should
last, the export trade Of this country must ineyi
tabiy fall short more than three fourths Of the H.
sdal amount.-What effect such a defaIcation
must produce III so commercial and 'rnanufactur.
ing country, may well beimagihed But the de.
falcation which will be experienced in the reve.
nue., will more Immediately affect the government.
SINCE 1T must lose not only the duties on export
but also the duties upon the imports, which are
TO much larger amount. Tht: single article of
tobacco consumed in this Kingdom affords to the
government revenue of more than two millions
/ sterling The event then must be, that the pre-
sent MINISTER'S must abandon their measures or
resign the'rplaces TO persons who will pursue
different policy towards other nations
/ w hen the bill laying duties upon American
produce brought into port in consequence of the
Orders IN Council, and prohibiting altoeether the
! supplying the continent with cotton gets to Anne.
rIca, presume there win be perfect unan;tnitv
! IN favor OF the embargo. Ii seems that the Or.
ders OF Council are justified by some, ON t,e
ground OF retaliation against France and on the.
ground that England bad right to blockade a..
continent, and of course the permission 10 ,ro-
coed 20 the original port of desiin;ti,p Of er b