The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-27

, ,'i"' ~ they are, take offthe embargo
anu you encourage further aggress;on.,
ana ntther eXactions. Sir, there will b,.
no end To them--we had better have re main
ed colonies. than submit TO such :; state of
degradation.
Let US take view Of some of the princi
pal articles thus charged, that we NAV know
III what Countries they are usually consumed
S'eton---sli article, OF such importance, tlae
Us value may he considered as amounting to
nearly oile-ioui'th of the value of all the ex-
ports or the produce o. the u States Tyo-
th'rds, some say less thereof, is required for
inc eiiS'isli manufactures, when in full work.
ana oar-thir, tor the cont nent of Europe.
onuer the orders of council, that one third. en-
'wcH'y millions ofpounis OF cotton, are pro.
| n'hi'ed from proceeding to it's usual place cf
! consumption OF course. that one third n,uss
eithef rennaln on the hands Of the planter, OF
oe saippedto England, where it cannot be
lc'nsnmed. and thus reduce. bv SO la,r.. n
shrpoS, thc price of the whole.
Ftonr.--'rnis article is seldom wanted in
France, for France exports The. article Nor
III England, for Aome csn.u,,htiou ,.xc.nt
when there is defect in the harvest. II Is
prn1cipa'iy exported to S.jain Portugal and
LAZY 10 those Countries we are forbid to
carry IT. by the orders of council, unless we
submit to pay two dollars on each barrel.
vic" TWO dollars must necessarily be taken
- H''SS nv liiii country, 1lu thus -
ATE as a far mon tie farmer of tqpo dollars
her barrek
| 1obaceo.-This article is consumed Drip
ciPa'y on tbs continent of Europe only a.
'out one-seventh thereof or ii GOO hops-
"StdS per annum. is believed to be consum-
ca III England the residue, or 76, 900 hogs
lleaoS, per annum, usually consumed in
germany, holland nd France, must either
remain IN the tobacco houses of Virginia and
Ot. GO tn IL l.
houses at London or, if removed from
ehehoe' subjected to duty of three dollars
per hundred pounds This is peculiarly
hard on the state of Maryland, for of the
IL 600 hogsheads exported BY that state.
mot more than 500 or coo hogsheads is be-
"e'eo TO be consumed in England the re-
'ia"e' say $500 hogsheads, can alone find
market in the ports Of Holaad~ and Ger
many, 70 which countries the English say
we snail not carry it therefore the taking
on the embargo would operate no relief to
'iS numerous and respectable body of pan-
'crS OF the state. which have the honor To
| represent.
|RSf is consumed only in France. Spain
r"rt'tSa' and Italy. Tothese countries we are
'ntnaoden to go with this article. 1t is not can
CD IN gentlemen to state to the Senate. that
.'c embargo compelled the owners of fish to
Hcep that article TO rot upon their hands when
II IS wei Enown that many vessels were
competed, after having made their voyage
20 inc coast CT Enrope, to return home with
their cargoes of fish, the English not per
uniting them to enter the ports of their dc,-
tination. IL IS true, small portion of the
iiSh caught by the people of the u. States is
consumed IN the w. India islands. Gentle
men may be deceived by looking at the re-
port of the secretary of the treasury. when
they see the large amount stated to be shin
pea toG Britain, of the products of the u.
oIates. Almost all our business passes in
some way or Other, through the hands of
nTidSh merchants, either by consignments
or femlttances. By shipping to their address
nc american merchant is permitted to
ora" DIS 81 exchange for proportion of
| t'e amount OH the British merchant. The
snip proceeds to Cowes or Falmouth, ard
there receives the order of the London mer-
chant to proceed to the country where the
pest market can be obtained for their arti-
ctes-And IN this way, the export to Eng
iana Is sweied to large amount, 7vien. IL,
! run, the consHHIhtion is in other couu-
tries.
The gentleman from Connecticut, mfr.
iilihouse) says that the embargo tends to de-
moralize orr people. fear, MIR. President
that the payment of tribute in England, a, i
the perjury employed to evade the decrees
OF rance, vii not only demoralize and de-
grade them in the eyes of all Europe but.
also. Ill oar own estimation.
When was last up, cook view of the
exports still left to the people of the United
states nof fmhfcased either by DEGREES of
France. or orders Of England In answer.
the gentleman from Delaware, (Mr. Whitley
has stated that (thc DEGREES of France and
orders OF Council Notwithstanding there
would still be an export free to the u. States
Oh tour ttths the amount exported therefrom.
he gentleman from Massachusetts. (Mr.
L'oyd) more cautious, has stated that there
would still lie inrollart brarches of com
merce lett open tous The gentleman from
delaware has given us the countries to witch
the four fifths Of our exports could go. TO
wit-Sumatra, Africa, Java, China, North
West America, Spanish possessions and
islands, Sweden and her colonies. On ex
aiming tie report of the secretary, find
httto those Countries & to some others, we
can export as follow, VIZ:
Spanish colonies, Florida, Main
:, ana Cnoa' S2,e17,s4S
Portuguese do. say Madeira ,
Western Isles, Cape dc $40. qns
Ncrd and Brazil,
Morocco and barbary powers, sS5a
China 49,