Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-11

proach, It would, no doubt be very desirable,
I that the councils of other States should view
all the transactions Of England with English
eyes and English feelings ;Sbut that is not to-
be expected al !. any time, least Of all in the
present moment, when hero remains but one
nation to complete the cdpfederacy IF the
world. Nj
4 do not mean that the English Press should
be silent, or should hold batk the language
I Of truth : but there is a meaatre to be observ-
(. ed on such occasions, and wh1fh, IN many ms
stances, has been oyerstepped.
1 i think it should be left to the administrati-
ON Of our own government, iIi the digllified
language of state representa- ioals, to question
the acts of another goyernmeIt, where they
appear to be nnfriendly, or uni st, instead of
{ harsh and violent invectives, written without
due information, and written INF a style which,
! in manner, Identifies the authors with the
administration which they profess to serve
!. and to support. e
s, ii may BE asked, how anonymous publiea-
;Ations can affect the temper 81 foreign GO
vernment or people The best answer is, TO
recolIect how we ourselves ARP affected by the
/ 1lradcs in the Moniteur I'VE think our
selves at liberty, and, in my opinion, rightly,
to impute them-to the French government;
! and the inhabitants of other countries, who
know the present state of tae British press,
will draw the same conclusifn. csc
s.All ! mean by these observations is, to re-
commend some forbearanee in the.manner of
some. Of these compositions, and to explain.
why Il, myself, forbear from adding any thing
to what is contained iD9 my former cores
pondence. 800 {
i have not sufficient materials before me
for any public criticism upon the important,
state paper of America. Hspeace is happily
preserved, and harmony restored, it will be
pleasant to those who have no5intempcrate
language to regreteor to retract.; and If the
Epeace is uniustiy broken, it will then$be; pa
| triotism to expoge that injustice, to support,
the councils, and to assist the arms of our
country. "A, 3 81
* - The Editor feels it to- be his duty to dee
clare, that thefhfth letter Of A. B. was in his
hands, and indeed has been announced some
days before tie arrival in England of Mr. Pre-.
sitlent Jcfferson's Speech.
Attic same time he begs leave to say that
in consequence Of the numerous and repeated
inquiries 1t his office for the numbers OF the
Morninrf Chronicle containing the letters of
A. B. De has thought it would be AN accep-
tahle sgrvice3 to.thc public, both of the United
|. Kingdom and United States, to collect them
in the form Of q pamphlet, which will be rea-
dy FOR publication. by MIR. Rdgway, IN lew
DAYS.
4 The following extract from Liverpool
PrieeCurrent will serve to show the immense
amount of American produce exported from
this country to one single port only In the i
slan6 Of c. Britain and principally in Amerl-
can bottoms
E.Sfracf from Q LiUerfeol Price curreas, Of
| Jan. 2, 1903.
we annex as usual at the close Of the
year, general statement of the imports and
stock of the articles. We treat of in our weekly
CIRCULARS.
Imported into Liverpool from lst Of Jan. to
S lst Dec. 1907 inclusive, l97,3A6 bales OF
cotton, of which lAs,756 were from the 2. =.
of Americas viz
From Charleston. 44,729
Issst 49, Savannah, 3e,5S2
es M. Orleans, 27,603
81 81 other potsinAmerica 1886
Pot and Pearl ashes, 1858 bbls.
Tobacco. 5,758 hhds.
Rice, 1914 casks
Tar, - 1850 ools.
T,nrnentine. lo,424 do.
American Wheat, $4,000 BUSH
81. DO Flour, ls4,765 bbls.
ga II he importation Of cotton exceeds last year
BY a4.79s bags. 1t will be remembered that
of American cotton there is an excess OF
$3.50 bales while of Brazils there is a der
Hciiencys ofa3,s57, IT he ratio Of our supplies
! from America, until the last three months,
showed much greater excess over last years
importation, but owing to the political differ
I ancas hatmeer. the. two countries, they have