The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-29
Tons, 1860
1854

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by tins 1t will appear, tina. the & states of
New York, Pennsylvania, \MaryIaud and
south Carolina, own of ships engaged in TO-
reign trade nearly the same humber of tons
as the four New England states. Thus then
the loss to these states in pointof tonnage is
nearly equal to that of the other 4 and in
addition they suffer the lozs Sustained by
having on hand a greater amount of native
products. In fact the state of Massa chusctts
suffers less, because she has an immense
tonnage empioved in the coa4imy trade,
"hlch renders its usual profits and usual
employment tor her sailors, when those o.
ther states have not the same ADVANTAGE
Ihis advantage applies more particularly to
Conncctlcut than TO any other STAGE in the
Ouion, Tor OF her 5000 tons of vessels, 60.
ooo, are actually employed in the coas,ing
trade, so that, as to the use of ships she sut-
ters Tess than'any other in the Union Her
trade by land and water to the other states
still continues in full vigor, and renders 70
her advantages not known to any other
late.
we arc TOLD that the embargo is measure
injurious only 70 aa:.ei"es IL < CIR E:.i:, /; 6
PoiE, hour, tooacco and Cotton remain to Pc
rish on orr hands. Ihave ,lrcadv stared
x
In Spain, Portugal, Italy and France, from.
which colntries We are excluded bv the or
ders III c0uncil; OF course, the elnb .ireo can
not be chargeaole with lis .oss, nor with that
oil TOBACCO, when not more than one seventh
tnereot as already stated can 30 10 the places
OF consumption without being subject TO Bri-
tisli Capture The gentlemen from the states
whica produce cotton, do not appear 70 be a
harmed at the danger presented to thcir
view, arising from that article beng produ
cod IN Guyana and Africa. For they we'll
kndw that 1t will require Population and
men we'll acquainted with the culture of that
article TO enable those countries to ENTER in.
TO decomposition with them. They inow, that
cotton cannot be produced in the Quantities
required by the British manufacturers in any
reasonable time, so that they fee, confident
that a sufficient supply canno. be obtained
from any other Country than their own. Bat
no man can, no man viii believe thar any
supply ifom any othcr Country can BE brought
forward to prevent q StIppaEe taking place
OF the loon-. of Manchester
We are told, that when the British ISL
ahds are accustomed to receive their sup
plies Olive cattle from the Main, that Con
necticut viii ios that valuable branch Of heir
commerce. Yes. Mr.. President, if Bona
parte should conquer Spain, her colonies
VIII forever be lost to 'hc mother country
t'icy viii become intepcndent--they will be
open to TIE trade of the world and if cat
tie car, las the gentleman has truly told
u.s. be procured at their own door by the
Biisish planters for two or three dollars per
head, 1t viii very soon become ungasl;ion.bic
So to connecticut, aud there TO pay thirty
To sixty dollars But viii this be chargcable
on the embargo! Certainly not. The gen
tleman has also attempted % alarm US, lest
the Spanish colonies should supply the isl.
aNds with bread stuff. No impossibiiities
stand III his way-The sugar planter will
turn his sugar land into corn ground7 and
no longer take his supply from the United
States. Yes, sir, this will be done, when
the gentleman, (Mr. H can prove that
men will PROSTATE their own interest The
idea IS an Idle one, AID does not merit an
answer.
We are told that the embargo, as coer-
GIVE measure, has had and can have 10 ope-
ration, either ON EnGl md, or F?ance-I DIFF
fer with the gentlemen
France. MIR. President, will feel its opera-
ton OH the loss Of their islands of Martinique
and Gaudaloupr, (Which must fail a prey 20
the British nect and army, how about - at
tack them) for want of those supplies of
provisions they usually derived from ne u
ilited States By The famine and distress
that will ensue in the Isles of France and
bourbon. ThoSe valauole possessions were
formerly supplied from the CAGE If Good
Hope but for years have relied entirely uu-
on the u. States, and viii therefore be ~
the greatest possible distress, When CIT ov
therefrom. They cannot now obtain sup
plies from the Cape Of Good Hope for
that colony is in possession of the British.
France WI feel is effect and tie couso-
quent loss of our trade at home She loses
an immense revenue, heretofore collected
by the duties on the sugar, coffee, PEPPER,
tobacco and other articles, imported ibsn
her poTts by our ships Her pcoiac Can
live without the articles but the want of
the revenue viii severely bc felt Nv hcs 10
vcTnment. New sources must be resorted 20,
which her subjects " Ill DC distressed 10 meet,
being completely deprived of any sale FOR
their brandy, wine, and other valuable at
ucles drawn froai France, by Americans.
and distributed by them 10 every quarter OF
the world. France viii be made d, f.el by
want II nauey. Holland can no longer -,
in 50 great a degree as formerly sJpp.y
that want Cut off from commerce, what
is Holland? Ifthc cmperol's system is p0r-
sued. the grass will be seen growing nv tie
streets Of Amsterdam, T x'ieriann king
eons, subjees 70 lus power, W. &c ia ts