Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-18

SS INV INV NAis :, $3.50 ~ ssSsOunts Of :.
new and unknown political nccssa;ts ~ -
Their pernissions which have not be- y
ed into effect, arercscinded: the AM sef
Of the most valuable the number,aiS
men exposed to peril the greatestinan s =
chant service and thevoyaee, not = : -
West Indies, but the Antipcdss.
1.-THE government has been surprised
the permission obtained by any -
presentation, the error can yetbe so,, -.
or if the transaction car be vindiested
honor Of the administration and tihe W.
ton of all concerned require that N s,
nation be made. t
FcHow-c;tizens, let us cltaergc th,l
gresss Of this affair if the trade IS sas>b
can be prosecuted cors;sten5ly Nth he
lie interests, let all who arc w.,liae, en-
init; otherwise, let al &c restgaintdSs
there be an embargo, o. no enbarqo; i
let US not countenance paltia! dis enssSs
from the operation Of general laws.
At Newburyporfa veTy fall and resc,,
BE meeting was held on the sth instant |,
the purpose Of petitics1ins the presilene|
suspend the embargo; and after some 4
bate the following petition was asreedus,
unanimously, and signed in behalf Of A
: = THE PETITION
To THOMAS JEFFERSON, President Fa,|
United .Gates of america
The Petition of the inhaEitants Of Nessar
port, in legal town meeting assembled,
RESPECTFULLY REPRESENTS,
THAT they have severely suffered
from the operation Of the laws laying and
enforcing IN embargo On all ships atdvs.
sells in the ports and harbcrs Of The unaa
States, not only in common with Their Il.
low citizens throughout the union, butrco
iiarly from their local situation, their lar
interest nshl'ping and merchandise, ,htia
dependence On commerce and the perislpbi
nature of thsir exports. They fatter then
selves that they are, and eyer will BE, ready
to manifest their patriotism in makingssr
necessary sacrifice for the benefit Of htr
country, and they have yielded to theseh~
unlimited respect and submission, wla!ev'
differences Of opinion may have existed, &
to their expediency or constitutionslity Bit
SO distressing are the en.barrassraents pro
dlced by the embargo, that they cannctas
template its continuance wiii1oLt s5floas al
alarming apprehonsions. It's surely nod
less to detail to YOUR exce:iency the WIS
evils that must result from totd sasg:zsl
of commerce to peopie lacf; habouateaI
maritime trade ard snferfrfza, WAoss T
source depend no less ca sflc ocasn fh2a Il
land, and whose Shipping and consnc4!.t
are thus left to waste and perish on Inc
hands, not only to the inl.aess@ !oss o. pr
perry, but in some instances the dang'r
health and life. Feeling, as your peStSIs
do, the accommodating pressure O. sasse .Tl
and confident that your exccilency e cis9F9
ed, 60 far as you are constitutions al-a
rized, to grant them relief, thev ere haF;7
to find that BY the laws OF the T. o-a-ss
appears % be within your power to ssl'sgsR
the Embargo in whole or in part "Asl;s'.
events in Europe may, in your oFinc
render it safe and expedient. Your p.
toners rejoice in the belief that such SysD
have acw taken place. Tbsy also relo1'
that these events are of nature SO h9a4'
Bic 10 humanity, and SO propieious g =.
freedom and independence of natlcnss ,
Spain is emancipated, and has assefsp H.
ancisnt dignity and independence Wiz,
spirit and resolution, that promise SUI ~
to her glorious excrtion3. An imliS's.
peace of course takes place between t@ |,
ton and Great Britain and Span, WIZ. +,
immense colonies, to which we M! : =
add Portugal and her Dependence S \
now invite to commerce, lntercis.S1S
no DEGREES of the beIligcrents CONN.
beyond example important to Amer" !. ~
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