Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-23
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thrcatehlhg 70 tpcis inilt. CONNIE. 'te
France to incia, ana from St Pstsrst,. ''yA
kamsekatka ard Crins TIC sr,s!, ;sn ~; 8 .
should spread the map q lie tervsa. sea
globe before them, ard s.irect their st aassa'
to the clement, Wi ch in a peculiar nv 'sloa
presents Itself to their embrace, 1cs
The ply steal difficulties which must /
to the projectors of universal inland 81
merce, though nearly incalculable, are
Wholly insprmountable. ~
Tie emperor of Trebizond, towards J,
decline OF tie Grecian empire, acouireJ !; w
mensc wealth, and sufficient power 10 MY '4'
tain himself for considerable space Of da
against the attacks OF tie ferocious Rua'-s
ans, by the trade which he carried on yi,S SI'
dia by way of the Caspian, whence thew H.
scended the river Jilior or ANU, dat lsoa,s
reached the Indus by land conveyance s NH
although this circuitous traffic Was extfe,oss
tedious, yet by means Of the Genoese VcT;
ans, and Pizans, WHO entered the Epxi,
and waited at Trebizond for the India r,1
ers return, the greatest part OF Europe uer.
supplied with the spices and luxugies Of 10
East.
This route, and that from Egypt by way ~
the isthrnus Of Suez, embracing the Intern.
commerce Of Asia and Africa, in addition !,
that Of Europe, have long been favoite d.
iects with Napoleon, and the facility Of oDec.
ing trade for Russian and French co,nn.mii.
ties between France and Russia, Kanschs,s,
and China, is by no means visionary project,
and was unquestionably one of the princi,,I
incentives to the treaty Of 'rilsit.
But while these magnificent projects are
carrying into execution, We must not become
supine. That part of Asia over which ,h,
inland commerceis to traverse, is by 70 Means
populous, and years, if not ages, must e.apsc
before an inland commerce ofsuch extentand
difficulty can be conducted upon terms Of ad.
vantage /; numerous towns must be built, vi
rious stations must be rendered practicable,
mountains must be levelled, desalts fcftiiz.
ed, and rivers rendered nayigable, and after
all, the conveyance OF the coarser articles Of
trade viii become so enhanced in price, as to
be above the purchase of those wFo mos
need them-add 10 which, the great projects
or himself may, while this modern Babel
erecting, crumble into atoms; ard tbatgca
heart which now agitates the globe, becOm;
food for WORMS.
TO British commerce none OF these Diff
culties occur; the ocean is open to US iron
the utmost bounds of the Mandane holizoni :
that kamschatka, which RoDapaIte pmAdl +
pointed out to Alexander,ior opening the keys
TO China is within our grasp. Its only GOD
harbor St Peter and Paul, in the baT Of A.
watska, may be secured by 50 gun slip and
two or three sloops of war from thence, by
the Isle Of Oonalaska, and down the north
west coast OF America, tie finest fuFs IN the
world may BE obtained with these iuH the
trade to China, may be secured and teas 'a"'
en- in payment, wouia prevent the eSpoF,a'
ton OF 100000 to 4oo, ooOl. In silver annually
while some stout ships might explore the SCI &c!
of Okotsk, the western coast OF the Aulf
Isles. the sea of Korea, Whang Hay, and 'h'
western coast of Japan and under proper
encouragement trade might not only %
pened between the north OF China and Japan
by Rlitons, but the whole Of that Sea"'
unknown tract be fully and completely sSp"'
ed.
What an infatuation then must II De- Z"
continue monopolies originating from the Oa''
3aroas system of superstitious papai uI@'Ea .
ion which arrogantly granted one hal' %. ..
globe to Portugal tie otne' "
pain, and these absurd grants sui 'e,;J,
free trade to these wealthy regions "''s.
however remote, are in reality mlcn n n1;s,
"a? grasp, then an inland trade to lndiho"
" Kamschatka, is to that OF NaPoieo' w.
exander .l.
lii timesthen to avail oursslve, Of tns 81,
antages OF our situation and nafai SuI'o
* cluded from the European shores, ~ #
irecl our Commercial operations TO ' ,'I..t.
STA, Africa and America, not in the GA U .nr,
n tracks, but those which the GOD o. "~ as
rs opened to l!s--to the Pacific occa"
asiern and western shores-to It's iin'"Ty nv
lie isles should our views be drectea' mn.
cas- abound With articles OF proStaol', mi.