Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-08


enter parliament, which, we understand ne
viii shortly do When this event shall
happen, we predict, from his various and
profound knowledge, especially OF the COM
Piicatsd n5cal and CONF niercial interests of
the British empire, combined with AN eio
quence, at once strong, cop.ous and embel-
iished, that he VIII De pronounced the most
able debater, and accomplished statesmen
OF that great and enlightened assembly
---1ss CD -r-s.--
lei he following extract from the speech of
X. btouSham, Esq.clearly demonstrates,
that the irtsnous effect which Commerce
now experiences, result not from our
"permanept" embargo, bu. solely from
the "permanent" British orders in coun-
Gil ms extract plainly proves that
whiie those erders exist, it is much cheap
err and less hazardous for US 20 let cur
produce rot at hone'' than in foreign
poris, and the only effect that coaid pos
s'Diy be produced by raising the embargo
az the present iuncture would be 10 giut
the British and w. India market, and to
expose our commerce to the ravagcs of
the oruisers of France aud England, un-
der the sanction of their coun,ervaiiing
DEGREES. Bait .FD,er.
The house viii do me the Justice to re-
collect that have uniformly been treating
tins question as it has been made cut by
the evidence at your bar. and have abstain
ed from stating any argument unless ground
ca upon the supposition that the Anne ricans
acquiesced III the orders in council ] have
indeed large case before me, where
disposed to enquire into the probability of
their resisting our measures, and 10 prove
now much more kelly ihey are TO persist
IN thelr embargo Than acquiesce in your
DEGREES, by calling witpesses>to show what
me siie.Ss OF that embargo Would be upon
our trade. But have uniformly proceeded
upoAthe supposi tiun that the embargo is 10
ne revoked, ard THAI Tie Americans have
acqniesced IN your dec -ees-i saw. / have
suck to the proof this proposition, that if
that embargo were revoked Tomorrow, and
the orders IN Council still continued in force.
they must be the means Of running the com
merce Oh the country. Now, am TO sheNy
you more distinctly how merchants are sf-
fected by that emba SO, and how the Or
defs III council independent o:, and con-
tr@stcd with, The embargo.
! am 10 set ior.h 20 you their apprehen-
Sons npon TINS supposiiion, 10 point out Il w
IT affects them IN their mercantile trans
actions, and consequently to show ven in
the strictest possible mode. what eject vour
own measures GioHe will have on the trade
sof tie country. The evidence CT MrBeu.
~ pages Sd and SO, is what particularly
request the house may attend to on this
point. put the case to that gentleman !:
suppose the American embargo were re-
moved as to The continent, but not as TO this
country, and the Orders in Council to be
revoked aud then asked whether lie
would resume lis exportsto America! Mr.
Bell, one OF the greatest exporters to A !.
merica in this country, and partner of the
largest Virginia house I'D London, states in
answer, that he certainly would begin gain
TO export ia such a case to America. and TO
sreatcr extent than ii the embargo WEI,
removed as 10 this country, and continued
as TO the continent. On his being asked
his reason for saying SO, he states, thst he
conceives the Americans could no. nav us
Tor more than one third of the manulactur-
ed goods exported from this country with.
out the market o. the contiaeDt, as we con-
sumo very little OF their produce ourselves.
On being asked if he had written his COR
respondence IN America, respecting the
shipments OF the the American produce to
DC seIt To this Country, lie says that he
mas 10 what effect has he written He
has desired that ii America should
Ia Tx proper Notwithstanding those orders
IN council 10 continue her trade with this
country, his spondents should never.
the'ess suspend for the present all business.
Inc reasons he states are, that the pro-
'duce they would send in return would not
net any ching at al. He conceives that
nc must even get himselfinto clebt by paw
ing the necessary charges. MIR Bell has
been asked, what would he do surprising
the embargo was wholly removed, aud the
orders III Council continued; he answers,
that he might ship in the expectation that
the embargo would be token Of but he
stlii desires his correspondents or custom
ers to be ruled in their conduct solely by
locking at the orders in Council. 6 Never
mind tire embargo" says he - don't look
to any American or French decree. bat so
long as you see cur government persist IN
those orders IN Council, do nothing, SIR not
step, while they continue III force; IL IS
these that mcies; US, these that render all
paihc Impossible, although the Americans
sfCiIiN Dk. rrrefrtleI IN u o. -.