Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-04
CIRCULAR LETTER.
addressed by The minister sfhe interior ri,
chamber Of Commerce.

chamber If Commerce.
" You are not unacquainted eentIeys7
with the late acts of the British goyernnsot
that last stage Of the oppression ofthe CON.
meroe of the world you know that it has r..
solved to destroy the feeble remains of,hs il.
dependence of the seas 1t now thinks on.
per, that henceforth no ship shallnni.atstss
seas, without touching at its ports, Hi,aoa,
tribute to its pretended Sovereignty, and
without receiving from 1t an i;nomia;oas +.
cence.
Thus the ocean is henceforward only the
field of slavery the usurpaion oflhe mo,.
sacred OF the rights of nations i. coaslmm.t.
ed and this tyrannical yoke is to press upon
them until the day of vengeance; or until
brought to due sense of moderation Il.
English government Niil itself calm il
rage, and break the sceptre to which theM
tons of the continent W Ill never consent 4
submit.
:" am calling our common attenaoatote
important circumstances which most power
fully induce us to awaken your patriotism and
your wisdom. One would have imagined
that every obstruction and RESTRAINT thai coSs
ed the course of the commerce ontne cahd'
.nent, had been exhausted slih, hSSs'c'
they are going to be aggravated by lhs ms'
sures lately adopted by England h.! .'s'
will find our minds made up to srugsf
gainst and to overcome this new moac o. y
preston.
" We must not shut our eyes to the con
sequences. Importation and ex3oh@
already SO much restricted, will soon I; |
much more so. Eve"y tim, connected WIN
4naratime commerce thing yacH
depends upon it viii now lie liable to ;n'Fe
difficulties, to more uncertainty. laeEe az
however two channels that sill remain c2sp.
s. The power Of attacking s7ssy snip q"
reaounces the independence OF its nsllalI
flag, by shameful submission to II: blI,'."
sovereignty, and by navigating under a Di',
fish licence, viii open vide held 70 Is
hopes of her commanders. Such Al esou'.'
viii slot prove intellectual and French soa
merce will not devote itself usele's'y
that sort of warfare which neyeslets cou''O"
dexterity and decision go unrewaFdea' ...,
Is We have moreover to hope t1as iieuG
ships will elude the vigilance of the EDsaf
cruizers the immense cxtent2t tle co!'''
the empire will favour and protect 'lS'' v
terprizes. l.,
s s. These resources ought net TO De uHus'
valued, nor counted for nothing. tfahee -
submit to temporary situation Wblca co. ~ =
~ change with time and with nc" eA''" af,e
but her enemy shall not deprive he ;, ~
main basis of her prosperity, her -" conf.
her relations with la' s;euJ.
nent where she no longer sees any Du aah H
or allies, her soil will not be less le,a III
industry will not maintain itselfth the ls .oti
deprived of some materials whichlt -"
possible to replace. ,nyiol,
To this last proposition am ratne, = YoA
gentlemen, to direct your atten'onh hold OF:
have advice to give, and examples s ~ the
to commerce. You must already '0r ss,,tsri,ls
effect Of the privation of certalsn; redi,ls
more especially Of cotton, and Of In mS Ia, b,s
for dying cotton, Of which quani W. ,hal1
stored up in France; that which yG al
rive from the Leyant, and that aN from OIL
more distant period we shall rea a,,,y essiye
indigenous culture, not unsuceess'ts'f