Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-19

"iHS St0IeS, how Wv
Mere to be such ex.'ene symn,.h asppes,
msrieao seamen al Washins,en3 :. 'rA
~ IN gen'lsmen from the ,a,s, S'Fses
wh'eh have 10 sesmen, or from W. =. 'a'e,
'sn'lc s'a,.s whose oat'se seameo '' At
very smal! proportion to those of A. Oar
''ud 10 iac', the CAUSES e cnr-, w. tOg,
much fever than are pre,sodr TSn
rarely ocear 10 The states whose .g5'7
are chic ay naives' The sys, m., y''Ns
the y, 5. in answering my late ero pa'
bout British 'mpressmeu,s, saw, '.ga
the Chesapeake aFair u. haze b., I'''
cause Of compliant. I cannot fr sq 10
tngls 'n'tanes sedeye they hsye t ~ R'
one man CIT Of q merchant 7y,, -"
| have had more than .wenty vessel,
in hat time, without oae ic,,aocr r. e
being taken by THEM Three sna
were taxed al by i RtNcH rR1c.r 'a
l have made enquiry OF al ,br n.
,ha! have arrived IN this vic!riy, and V.
not hod asy complaints agolps, he B,; s'
crriZers."
Gao gentlemen Of known hos,iEt, to I.
reign commerce in cur cur vessel:D .'"
ave evep wiling TO anmhIue 1t land ' ''a
there ars) Gao .hese gee lemeo olfaas
cause OF cur seamen beIssse ,hsy ,t,S.
wish 20 brotect them? Can ,hose d,,irA
pSotect COR seamen, who, BY laying az a,
necessary embargo, expose them BY ,b'a
sands TO sfarve or teg? Doe gentleman
sad (sod | believe be does &C, sand aIorI
hat soocer ,han adn,t The pslnciple ~
Great asi'a'n hsd Z richs'o take her o.,
ss!kjscts tforo eHv mej clant vessels he von,
abandon Commerce altogether Ia sbp
will every msn IN New England and 9Th,
other nay'gauCg states, a.cr;be such sem
sImeot? r. sen;iol-a. which, to ore,,n
the temporary loss OF Eve mra, by lupres
would reduce fifty sboasaa5 10 b.ss,r
But fos the embargo, thousands aepcpdor
an ;he Ordinary operations of cesnmem
wcS!d COW be employed. Ever uEdsrhe
restraints Of the orders Of tie Bsiish 10. +
vernment, ress'ia'irs he French impsrai
decree, very large portions Of The void
remain open 10 The commerce Of The j. I
States. We ma) yet pn5ue our trad.
with the British domipions, 10 every par.
Of the sle5e with Afrits, with China,
aod with the colonies Of Ftsoce, Spain aid
Holland. Add s, me ask, whether "a
:he eids: Ct profound peace, vtep 'hs
powers Of Europe possessing colositsA
would, as formerly, coudoe the rade viii
them to ,hejr owu bottoms, or atmi, U, a
a 5 Foreigners, only under great Iimi'aioua
we could enjoy commerce muth noI;
excessive .i..o is practicable at This no
meo:, # the embargo we're 90, in The way
yviny shen should il be continued? WhN
RAJ 7sy was i ever laid !? Cao those be IL
Ci:ina,e ~ssors for the en- barge whNa|
are concealed from congress, al the mo.
a?en. "heo lhs, are required 20 impose
a,e he reasops 10 b. found in the d..
ps,che, from Paris? These have beea mt'
I'd FIR: and fhe mo'i0u 7vas faashed BY The
fer the embargo. Why arc ht''
d,sp atchc3 Withheld by he ex=cuIve -
WHY, when all classes ot c,ti2ens anYgus
ly i,s " For VIA; is the cub rgo
|ai4 :" is a satisfactory answe, dsnlsd
Why is net congress made afqasi''Fa
with The ac,osI situation of the Ualied
States 10 relation 10 France? WEH 10
.als dangerous crisis. are f.t. Armstrong
letters 10 she secretary ct STATE Absolutely
y i,hheld So that line Of The n cacn9' DC
SEGA? DID hey contain 90 'otormstIo0 u
The demands and intent'ons OF The ffeo'"
emperor? DID the Revenge san HON
20 France, AID there wal 'os'
or foat weeks for dispatches Of 40 'o1P%I'
aoce? ifso, why,reg ardless OF toe p"I
are ,hsir coo;eoss 80 car
concealed? If really animporfar
hara can arise from telling con o,.o/U
the nation. officially, tina; they rrL,m,r
tbipg of moulen. . the safety, I,c"'.2
the honor, o. the Interests Of li,1O S' ,i