The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-02
[No.>62.

Ming! He Certainly would, and would give
our minister in this case prcciselv he an
swer which She French Council q; arizc4 oav..
General armstrong, that the otitlion Of an
naiFidpai coa'd not coneravene the express
s'ipu!atlons or 4 positive law
ne gentleman last up tod US thar. A,nc-
r'rAn -four was selling at 81 saillins. Il
barrel in England. The gentleman l,9oNys
that fodr Carried there and not entered for
re- expectation, cannot be removed. FiAur
~ uia3 SITUATION has been living teG ~ twelve,
"'o'!ns Ill London, could not 6e EXPORTED,
ana IS Somewhat injured Gy age, havingbsen
locked up IN the stores OF Bn.lagd, without
possibility OF exporting it; and it is this
'hat sells at that price.
Inc non gentleman last up has said thae
the exports Of the II. s. to SPAN and Portugal
we're 20 millions OF .'oilars. The eentle,na1's
arguments were applied to Spain & Portugal.
ne exports to Spain and Portugal and all
lhe!r possessions, including the immense
eMPorts to Ia Vera Cruz, amounted 70 some
',iif6 near t'us sun. But let Us take tn gem
'ieinan on his own ground and see what we
Couio Garry on OF this trade in our doaseskic
hr0aHeS, ii the embargo 7ere removed.
ne whoie exports OF the United States in
uie produce II the land the year ending, in
OctOner, I6UI. were rs, byY, 5y2 dollars OF
Wh'cii the proportion to Spain was, L..
10 i'z1l dollars to Portugal SO SIS dollars.
i agree Wih tue gentleman that If the en-
largo was or, we might Carry ON a very lu-
CFatiVe trade With the Spanish colonies and
the btazis, if we had the materials TO car
ny 1t on they do not wanr our -four, but
titles "tich can now no longer be gots
goods imported from Germany, and nan
heShS 9hd cotton goods from India Buzz
these are not the produce of cur conntrv. TO
Whieh the gentleman alluded and saw that
'he exports OF our domestic produce 10 the
colonies and q lnds of spain, Cuba alone e.-
copied are N--ry small. Great- Bcicair XII
nor let us so to Germany to get (4err3an
COOKS and therefore we cannot carry tlen as
We were accustomed to do. Rat PERHAPS we
shsH De told we may carry British GOODS.
wat does the gentleman say as merchant.
70 paying double freight. duty and insurance.
& -Aen conPetin! with Eng in the sale of her
own manufactures /? We have done it hereto
lore because O.. Britain was exrIrded f,on,
thaf trade. Confnc the trade thcnto Spain g.
iooren5ai' suhR9sins' it to be free, and it
VIII ID! amount 10 two and half millions
altogether. We are to say to Great b titain.
Il You VIII give US the boon of going to Spain
and Portugal, (and perhaps this is but an
gyms IaENNs to lead Us to her pvize courts)
we VIII submit TO your tribute elsewhere.
ne English orders had told us we might
trace as usual with the West-India islands:
or
Vefnmeut has not strength or energy IN itself
20 maintain any system lone. what has She.
oohe ffociaiGled blockade OF tie rernain-
ing Islands Of france, so that we are now
confined to British islands alone We az.
restricted from trading there by blockade.
asa "hAt security have we that if the en-
o2rgo be taken off--for I wish it OF no ma,
suffers more from itin proportion TO his en-
pi'@I than do bu: stand here the repre-
sentative of the people, and must endeavor
toaCt In such nIanaer as will best secure.
tle'r interests; and pledge myself to Join
heart ana hand with gentlemen TO take # on-
whenever we can have fair and hoDor.,hje.
traGe--that from our Submitting to these in
tefalctIoEs as right OF Great Britain she
may nor cluse TO inte.dict all trade, she be-
ing onnlPoIent, and sole mistress of the oce-
an as we were tcld by tbs gentleman f.or,
Ghncctlcut. I have seen late F,no.lieL
pamphlet called g duts to beth Paroles -
SAID 90 De by ministerial writer. to this eF-
Iecf that f+rcat-BritaIn having command
over al the seas, could and ought to exclude.
ana inonopoiize the trade Of the world n her
sen. MS pamphlet goes critically into AZ,
examination OF the subject; saws that BY a
stroke otpoiicg she can cut US off from our.
extensive trade; that she has the power. and
having the power she ought to do it,
Mr. .. concluded by saving that he had
n T,t meant to take mp so much time of the
house he had meant merely to state his i
aeas OF the situation in which we were MI
ced by the edicts of the two bellicerents.
lie wished to place it in such a point of view
that gentlemen might be led to adopt such
measures as might best secure the interests
OF the country. Mr.. S. said his own private
interests pressed so heavily on his mind that
ne could scarcely trust himself to decide
lie had therefore submitted these ideas IN
gentlemen whose feelings were not thus af-
ected, that if they might thin properw with
me non. gentleman to'take off the embareo
he might join with them if not. that SOM
othgr measure might be adopted which would
iead to the security of our peace and honor.
Mr. Pohe said that in the Observations
winch he had made Il short time ago. he had
no intention to violate the decorur1 Of de-.
pate; and If he mad discovered warmth ON
tie general subject, he hoped no re3flcn,ar
woald consider his remarks as personal y an.
piel to him. -
Mr.. Lt2YI said he rose merely for .he
purpose OF making SINGLE observation. He
had stated whenup before, that the trade ~
Spain Portugal and her colonies took off q
bout twenty millions OF dollars. lie found
PY the report OF the Secretary OF Che Frsa-
sHry mat the exports 20 these count,ie. -
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