Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-21

sly supposed, EHs a TACT we'll dfserNGg Inc
serious a,,ruticn ct or ministers Pr.
silrgss from Whith the Eiltish individual
trader is secluded, are erjoyed By the a.
cmeIicans 10 a lperaiiye and uncortrolfd ~.
Esercourse with China, and all ihe F. lUdia
settlements. Through the Americans, The
isles ief France and Bourbon, and the
French West India colonies, are ahued.
Ian,ly supplied with food. closthirg. inn
Plea,ens. Of agriculture, &c. who, 10 re
turn, send their produce. systematically
masked and IN noles,ed. for the cousump-
lion Of the mother county. Thus France
foreaoes none Of her commercial advaf'-
tages by the war, exceprthat OF being her
own carrier but even this disappolni seDt
is fully compsnsa ed TO her 10 financial
point ofrview, by the exorbitsnt rate OF
-duiiess she.eSac,s rpon all importal'ons 10
forrign bottoms. she produce OF which
lorna very conspicuous item 10 the pre-
sent revenue Of the state.
The ports of Amsterdam, Ro,tefdac,,
Antwerp, Nau,s, Bordeaux, Bayonne,
Csdis, Malaga, Aliean,, Barcelons, Cette,
Marseiles, Genoa, Ltghorn, Naples, An
cona, Verjce ard Trieste. swstm with
American shipping, which supply 10 abup
dance The various essential commidihes OF
teas. coffee, sugar, pepper, spices, tobac,
GO, rom, -four, rice, hides, guns, indigo,
cnchinsal, and dye stuHs OF all descrip-
tohs. mahogany, nsDkeeIs, piece gaods,
ksDdkereh:ets, &c. many Of them direcs
from their original source and 10 resuru
for these, France and he, allies exchange
their products ADD manufacturers. such as
vioea, brardy, soap, silks, liqueurs. es-
sences, capers, olives, preserves, hats,
millinery, SC the mapipulsson and sale Of
which are a valuable source of prosperity
to the respective countries where they are
produced and shipped.
Itis we'll known fact, that from the
mouth Of the ScheIdt to the gulph OF W.
nice, the whole line of coas, is inhab,ed
by people Of the Roman Catholic persus.
sion who, during one third par, Of the
year, including lsnt. are rebgi ously re-
sEriesed 10 fish diet. Habit aud snpersti.
sios are with shem a SECOND nature, and
perhaps, even the charm of Corslcan
bull, will prove inefficient to wean such
a variety of nations from the hereditary
These supplies have been regularly bro.
theB by the Danes from the Norway 6sn-
cries, and chiefly by The Amcricsns frcn
he banks Of Newfoundland this s pre-.
,sissly the sesson wbrn they core to mar.
,kei; the blockade w,Il prevents it. 1t can.
aoe be dsu,ed, that 10 spite of CarsIcan
.nahemas, England, and many o4 Der 10 &
dlvidasl aabjecsa do par'ake, individually.
some beesf fl, which j. IS unnecessary here
TO explain, from various branthes OF he
commerce above alluded % /; out Hbsre ie
'he Eeglishman who, in ,hs presea' crisis.
Will net cseer!ul!y blend his irdiv'dus, 10.
ieress with 'he Cause of bis .ccunt,y! The
partial SACRIFICES j. may feq,sre 'b,sr 90
comparison. IN . geners; sod ptiir,caI
pctnt Of view, with ,he conse qucnces tha,
muss resui, from Tie privaslons sid pa.
n'sam, %. We shall ipfct upon cur err
mics. by ,po,,ips an etfersual Stop 20 the
ahcle.
Much enore mighs be sa;d upon this 10. /
tsres'ing subject; bnt the foregoing obser.
vaHons viii sufee, p,lasat acia, 10 prove o 4
those WHIP axe open to conviction, shat The
general blockade Of the ports OF France *
her allies, Immediately ju!oreed, must,
s'shin short space of lime, produce ef. /
fec's that will operate most powerfully On
The presens s'a'e Of things, and convince
DOR euemiee and the world al large tha, the
British hoo is,not to be provoke with i'm.
pnnlsy but thai, when reused into action,
has wrath 10 dresdial, and competent TO
humble even the great nation and her sa.
tell',es. PROSTATE to hjs feet. / am, sir,
yours, &c.