Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-30

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is a mere word al cabtandstm. as e : @s
known that there is no neutral con,r,a vel
but Amcrican--aI American vessels 49,
bound to France or countries in alliance w viii
her,are made good prize inthe British co,,rta
When bound to any part ofthe continent or
.lsarope, or any possession in Turkey or A.
STA, they are good prize, S1sedcn alone ~.
cepted. We are then permitted to trade
forit IS a permission to trade, since we mns,
acknowledge ourselves indebted to her e.,
any permits-We are graciopsly permitted
to SO to Sweden, to which country ourwhole
exports amount to 56,i57 dollars! This
petty trade is generously permitted us as
boon, and this boon will be struck Off II.
list Of permission the moment any difference
arises between Great Britain and Sweden
am aware, sir, that gentlemen will saw
this may require explanation. Twill give,
to them. Great Britain says you shall not
trade to any of the countries I have inter.
dicted till you have my leave pay me
duty and then you may go to any port paw
me tribute and then you shall have my Ii.
cence to trade to any port you chuse.--
What is this tribute Not having the do.
cuments before me, ma make An error of
a fraction, but in the principal | am correct.
On the article Of -four, they will tell us, YOU
may bring -four to Great Britain from Ane
RIGA, land it, and if you re-export it, paw in.
to our treasury two dollars on every barrel.
For every barrel Of -four which we send to
Spain, Portugal or Italy, where the gentle
man from Massachusetts has correctly told
us much. of it is consumed, little oft being
used in Great Britain or France, you must
pay two dollars besides your freight and In
surance. And this tribute is to be paid for
apermission to trade. Are gentlemen viii
ling to submit to this
On the article of wheat exported YOU must
pay in Great Britain duty Of, believe,
two shillings sterlings bashel, before ii Can
be re-exported. On the important article Of
cotton they have charged duty on its eH.
portation of.nine-pence sterling per b.equal
| to the whole value Of the article itself in
| Georgia or South Carolina. / his is in addi-
ton to the usual import duty of two-pence
! in the pound. Thus if we wish to go to the
continent, we may goonpayiug tribute e.
quail TO the value OF the cotton, in addition
| 10 risk or insurance. 1t is generally under
stood that two-thirds Of the cotton exported
by us may be consumed in England when
all her manufactures are II good weak. On
/ che remaining third the people of the south
ern country are subject TO trlbute--0a
twenty millions of pounds, at the rate Of Il
cents per pound. Let this be calculated & 1t
J viii be seen what tax we must pay forleaye
! to sell that article.
/ But, says the gentleman from slassachu-
| sets. we may now trade to Spain and Por.
I tueul-beeause G. Britain permits us. Mr.
Lloyd observed that he had not said We
could trade there because Great Britain per-
n,;tted it. 1 know the gentleman did no.
saw that lsaid Mr.. S.. but it is my infer
| ence. He said we might trade there.
deny it. I. beg the gentleman to recol.
lect what passed some time ago between
lord Hawkesbury and Mr.. King, ard see
what reliance can be placed on the promises
Of British ministers. On a representation
made by Mr.. King on the subject of the
colonial trade, lord Hawkesbury agreed
that provided the vessel carrying produce
from the colonies should go to the q. States
and reland her cargo that she should not be
liable to capture. What was the conse-
oaence? One year afterwards private IN
structions were given to the British crulzers
to take such vessels, and every atom OF tins
produce was swept from the ocean. Ii this
is the manner in which ministerial promises
have heretofore been fulfilled, what reliance
can be placed on them now! BY letters
from my correspondents [ learn that three
merchants engaged in the American trade
had waited on Mr. Canning to see whether
American vessels might trade to Spain and