Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-12-16

tMerce with Great. Britain ! winch
would Be the eifect 81 the stipala.
ZION recently proposed. This
proposition from the British go
vefnmerit. however, ID Deem
Der, 81 500, WIS spurnsd with dis
dain |; and now when the country
Is half ruined with the experiment
ofa perpetual embargo, such as
/ believe was never before Prac-0
tised upon any people, We conde.3
scehdto beg those very terms.
shey refused 10 grant then. SIR
the truth il, The administration
must now Be convinced that The
embargo i injuring none but Our
selves, and usit must eventually
ruin ifpersisted ia. Iregret too,
this proposition Is made, because
il has furnished 70 MI. Canning
an opportunity Of ofFsIinga most
sarcastic insultto the government
81 this country. HsI tells MI.
Pinkney, 10 reply TO III !" that his
majesty would not hesitate to con.
tribute ID any manner n his pow.
srfo reatote 70 the cskumsrcs If
ne United States It's wonted &C.
tivity: and IL Il were pessible 20
make any sacrifice for DE repeal
Of the embargo, uithous appear.
ing to deprecate il Is aEmeasnre
Of hostility, nc would gladly have
facilitated lie removal = ! mea-.
sure b i1conpeiiens resfricisn
pfvn fhe Ameyican people" His
nsajesfy would NOT hesitate TO
contribute IN any manner ia his
| power TO restoIe to he c,mmsrce
ME United States is wonted &C.
tiyisy, and If il were possible
without any sacri6ce, for the re-
peal Of the Embargo, would glad.
4 y facilitate iss fsmoval as q mea-
sure b iaconSs fnf restriction
ipon me AmtricaS fseple. Ihave
no faith Mr.. President in the
security Of this profsssion !. but I
feel most sensibly the severity Of
Tie sarcasm. q applied to . mea-
ssare Of our own administration.
that We8Were confidently told was
10 bring England 70 our own
terms. v.
Iwill now, sir, with the indui.
gence Of the senate, endeavour 20
examine, asl coneissly and 40 cor.
rectly q ! am capable Of, the ope.
ration Of the embargo upon the
commerce and general prosperity
Of the United States. Accord.
ing 70 the last report Of the secre.
tary Of the treasury. Ii. will b
found tha. the goods, wares, and
merchandise Of foreign growth
and man., facture, exported from
the United States 10 the yea,
prior 70 the FIRST day Of October,
/ 4 so7, amounted in dollars %
5s,643,55s. All the revenue,
I'll the national and commercial
wealth. that would have arisen
from thissxery extensive trade, Is
completely destroyed by the en-.
barge; is Is q total. loss TO the
country that can never be recover.
ed. 10 the same report, il ap-
pears that The goods. wares and
merchandise, ofdomestie growth
and manufacture, the actua! pro.
duce Of our own country, export.
ed from the United States In the
same year, amounted in dollars
10 ~, 500, 500. The whole com.
mercial profits and na,io4nal wealth
that would have arisen from the
expottssion and proceeds Of this
immensely valuable produce, Is
for the present lostto the country,
and . large portion o. the mer-
chandize, the produce itself must
be forever list if the embargo Be
long continued. All o. nearly ali
81 the product Of the fisheries, a.
mounting 10 dollars 10 : 500 900,
IS likewise the sgricultural p,o:
drcs 81 the country, ! few arti.
cleo, such % tobacco. cotton, rice,
&c excepted, which I have not
included il this estimate amoun,.
ing 10 dollars to. j % Sal 600.
making IN The whole twenty one
million four hundred and twen,y
I've thousand dollars tha, mus, 5.
forever lost to the Fisherman q.