Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-21

shouid be hrmmed 10 or every "a
forced TO become miil,ary ios;e.a and
commercial oaion.
TIE known disposition Of our geo,ynn..,
as faoora6!eto France, which xie or" "'e'l!
nat'on an easy aecess to mote .ooor,aD, ass
Van'ages. 'u'
Our government io,srd;cted our >. !,
wiki the island Of ST. Dominoo .. 7
demand Of the French minister ,boa "1
made 10 dis'espscssul aod impesioas T. 81 sa
Our territory has been violated BY sns'
(and Spain is asmcs. aFreach proviOe. tl'',
vessels and oar seameu hove breo ,.L 'Yoe
France. The complaints Of eoveromrn,.
nos heard.
They have shut our ports aeaios, -.
Britain by noa importation 81 em5aroo o.ls
Those who have the means Of ,ufo,sa,,a
say, shat these acts were passed on he y
araad Of Franee. ~ e.
They Keep The communications sf me-.
Mister a'fyance secret from the 6eops-
Government have grrst mauy nan. ;,
secrets. Much debate with closed dos s''
Why '''
When Information is de mande,, a,,,,
and bail a'e the reply. Al Washic,
n0zv unsafe TO question the cona,ict ~
cernment or its oGice,s. For oors,;o,aS g.
the conduct OF ger. Wilkinson Mr. Ra
dolPh has been challenged fer asser,i,,
that our administration was uuder the -
auence OF Frsoce, Mr.. GARDENER ,ho,as
republicao, has been sho, ,hroush q.
body 10 a duel Fire edom of deb,.
They have refused TO negotiate wibC
Brisaiu relative TO the affair Of the Chss..
peake, though ample satisfaction has be-,
offered.
They are DOW about extending the EN-.
barge to the sleighs and Wagons of Yer
moni.* Our intercourse with Canad, t.
about,o be in,erdicted, o, time wh,. n.
merchants and farmers Of Verm oo,. have
ashes, lumber, pork, &c. 90 hand to The
amount of 500 600, ready for the Mcnuesl
market, and for which the holders would
receive specie.
II. is said that uow is the time 20 negsG,
ate with Booaparte TO ob.siu his GuARAx
TEE for the new laws Of cations, VIZ. that
sI.lps shall protect all on board borh men
and property. And further the possession
of Canada ADD the Floridas.
The fact that Bonaparte contends for tia
liberties of the seas is assumed--France he.
YER did contend for the liberty of the seas
when she had the power TO violate it. As be.
fore observed, she takes her seamen even
from our national shifts. And as to the prir-
ciple that free ships make free goods, We ougk,
never to wish to see it established
That principle is always ii favor of wca-
ker naval belligerent powerful against Its
opponent who has the command OF the sea
and against u neutral and COMMERCIAL nat!2a'
The two first positions needs TO Illustration
and the latter is easily demonstrated from ths
present state OF the beliigetent nations OF Eu'
rope.
At this time England has the command Q.
the sea-r'rance is unable to bring home the
produce of her islands---if free ships mak'
free goods she would employ Our slips TO car,
ry her produce.
For this our ship owners wonld receive "
ly freight. But as the principle now stanas'
ollr merchants purchase the produce OF the
French islands and then carry i to France or
elsewhere, and Of course receive merean'H'
hroft in addition to the freight. In tact onf
merchants have received vast profit from this
trade. But there is so much of the SOUND OF
liberty in the proposition that free slips s''R!"
make free goods, that it will pass tor pFl'''
ledge until it is understood.
AS to possessing Canada and the flordaS~
of what use would they be to us--ot what usS
is Louisiana to us, unless to hatch treasons-
we shall not retain it one year, if it is Still ID
our possession. e.,
What GUARANTEE can we receive IRON
France, for even the existence OF our 'n-s
pendence. That security has weak '1H'''''
when ho7yer is tie ,uie Of right 2 -.
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