Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-20

% Recollect reader, these are only small
portion OF the articles on which you are reuuir.
cd by Britain to pay tribute =
" Cotton Is cents per III
Coffee 61-o do do
Pitch dol. per barrel
Tar do do.
Rice As cents per 100 lb.
sugar 9, 25 cents do.
Do white or clayed 5. 70 cents do.
Tobacco 3 3-4 cents per ID.
Pot ashes 9. 25 cents per 100 ID.
Wheat % cents per bushel-
flour 1. IL cents per cwt'
FISH 90 do per cwt.
Butter a. IA do.
Spirits 81 do. per gallon.
Cocoa d, "A cents per cwt.
Hides raw 81 cents each, &c.
The preceding are sufficient to shew the ma
ture OF the orders IN councl-Thc American
must pay DUTIES, though his cargo was never
Intended or calculated for a British Port I!
Those articles marked with an asterisk CO he
is not at liberty to carry away, even though he
shall pay the duties imposed-they are retained ,
Tor the use of the British and to this list has
ateiy been added the article of corToN--so
that 1t an American vessel was bound to France
with cargo of Cotton, her owner ,,,ust sell IL
IN Britain, (even though it would not pay the
duties or render his vessel and her cargo liable
to condemnation The city of Baltimore, if it
were possible that the trade could be as brisk
as 1T has been, would be compelled to paw the
King OF Great Britain, tribute of about one mil
hon OF dollars per annum. for liberty to GO
where we have right to Who then is silly
enough to wish the embargo removed. unless
he desires war with Great Britain Could
our government and people submit to these
dreadful impositions is it not better that
the embargo should be continued, and the ex-
pertinent fairly tried, than we should enter in
TO war The measures Of our government are
working with good effect on the Br fish and
II they are found unayailing then let our vessels
be permitted to arm, and war follow in their
traln' with all its concomitants of destruction
The government, and its friends have no de-
sire for war We all know, that by peace we
prosper, and will hope for better times They
wiu certainly be worsted by taking off the en-
oargo, before some guarantee is made, that
our rights will be respe cted-witlost this qua
lrantee, we must become the Vassals of Great
Britain, or be deadly enemies-we wish to be
neither.
Let me ask, who are they who wish the en-
hargo removed, and the consequent payment of
iall this enormous TRIBUTE . Are they the
friends OF America-the Merchants, Farm
ers, or Mechancs--or are they TORIES, RE-
lFUGEES, LAWYERS and Choice SPIRITS Z
"A plain question.
"a MERcHANT."
MOI WORD, 1eliow-citiZens, has this dineri-
can merchant said that is not undenably true.
Let us examine the cost on single cargo. at
this rate of tribute
Suppose Maryland merchant ships cargo
of Tobacco to Germany, France or Holland
he must first land II in Engl nd, (else he is La
be ~ capture and condemnation y and ON
100000 Tbs oftobacco at q cents perlb.--
the amount is 8 I,100 dollsrs l--Tonnaee--
II shillngs per ton for 400 tons, is equal TO
I \. 4
Light money, &c. g 80O-making an aggregate
tribute on one single cargo of tzusice thousand
nfne hundred and siafy,fVe Dollars and sxty
cents But this is not all--no, not one hsl Of
the tribute. - fter paying for License fro m
king George and going to the continent, if lV
chance or artifce the vessel and cargo be n, I
condemned under the Milan Decree, as it AS
s'reofy would - let us suppose they escape.
what then l--He must stop with his return car
go at an English port and pay the following dn-
tes-On 500 pipes of Gin. 100000 gals) sc
30 sterling per gallon, amounts to & 1850
Tonnage again, s 1905, 60-light money.
&C. 8 SOO.-Making on both outward and re-
turn cargoes the enormous sum of thnty-one
thousand fuc hundred AMI cighty,one dollars and
twenty cents :!
The cry of" Embargo Embargo 20 answers
only the purpose of a trumpet to summon their
hosts to battle-a battle. which, If they gain.
VIII PROSTATE the principles Of seveuty-Six. Be
alert and Wig liant be fiPm and discreet. and de-
mocracy will survive the assaults of federal
SIN IN Maryland do you rot remember what
the republican administration has done !--How
t has repealed obnoxious laws nobty conten-
ded with England and her sophistical minis
tiers for the rights OF American commerce and
American seamen How it has proceeded on
rigid maxims ofequsl justice 10 nations and IN
dividuals redeemed you from above fhiyty mil
lions Of national tfebt--besides purchasing the
fertile regi N of Louisiana, and thus procuring
the eternal uninterrupted navigation Of the
MISSISSIPPI do you not from your souls res
pect the republican ADMINISTRATION for the res
gard shewn to the right of poor impressed A
merican seamen ITO procure their release
from the British navy and their future security
IS one object OF the en16Dgo-And are you not
aware, that the embargo law has been the
means OF getting home floating property to the
amount OF .fffy millions Of dollars Besides
which, 1T keeps at home one hundred and tzven-
D;fve millions worth Of shipping and property,
which otherwise would inevitably fall into The
hands OF Britain and France. The best infor-
med merchants as well as the richest m the II.
States, are ofthis opinion. Mr.. Gray ofSalem.
approves OF the embargo and prefers tito war
James a. buchanan of Baltimore is ofthe samo
opinion. Instead then of exclaiming against
the evils Of the embargo place the saddle ON
the right horse Of may use a vulgar phraseJ
and charge the stagnation of our commerce to
the hostility of England aud France N YOU
mean to maintain dgni6ed independence let
us keep at home for the present our saps, CT