Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-01


independence, lest the arts of foreign part,
Fans reduce US to dependence.
THE EMBARGO PERPETUAL.
From the IVezvbury Port HerQla.
a The following anecdote is of some i'm
portance to be known. a democrat ci
New Hampshire who has sustained impor-
tant Offices in that state /; and who cores
ponds with the President and heads Of de-
partments informed a gentleman very,
lately, that he had received WITHIN week a
letter from the President.
The administration (hS said) had deter
mined to withdraw our commerce from the
ocean until peace took place bstweea great
Britain and France. That the President
would not suspend the embargo, either To-
tally or partially although every town in the
u. States should petition that the plan of { xe.-
ministration had been deliberately settled
and should not be altered hat the admin
stration found no dliicu-;y in forming a
treaty with England, except IN the fear Of
Bonaparte-and that they would not enter
into a treaty even if the government resciItl-
eel their orders in council, aRd placed our
commerce upon the same footing aa their
own; and that this state Of things would
continue for TEN years, if the war continued
SO long. The President apprehended that
after few years the people would be in the
habit OF using domestic manufactures, and be
content to live without commerce.
E..
The following speech of Mr.. Canning on
the motion of MIR. Sheridan respecting the
Spanish patriots, is important, as it unfolds
the intentions otthe ministry with respect
to Spain, as far as they have been formed.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tune IS.
Mr.. Secretary CANNING supposed, from
what had fallen from the right honorable
gentleman, he had meant to convey an idea
that the government were pledged to sup
port the motion he had Just made. This
was altogether impossible some Of the pa.
pers had not even been officially communl-
Gated to government yet, and some OF those
persons alluded TO were not as yet known TO
be authorised. He feared moi SO much good
was to be derived from the inquiry which
lad been set on foot, although he Mr.. S.
seemed to promise himself SO much advan-
tage to the cause of this country, and Of Eu-
rope collectively. He approved Of the con-
duct pursued by him, in not chalking any
direct line of conduct for his majesty's
ministers to act upon. It would have
been rash and tnankless office. The
discussion he had perhaps created, solely
to draw forth the sentiments Of ministry.
They could not, he avowed, behold without
anxiety and hope, the noble strugglc in which
Spain would perhaps be engaged. Howe
yer, the issue was altogether uncertain
They wished to support and maintain the
integrity of Spain, to give her aid and sup
plies nor should it be found that at any pc
Rod G. Britain would ever, while he par
took OF any share OF power, consider Spain
or any other country contending with France
for It's independence, as our enemy. There
were three duties laid on ministers--1st, to
direct our efforts to make head against the
common enenly-2d, to consult on the best
means of eitecting this in the present In
stance on the part and for the interests of
Spain-and lastly, to ensure the protection
and security of the British interests. These
had been the points judiciously marked out
for observation by his right honorable friend,
with so much ability and candor; bat as
their conduct must inevitably be regulated
by circumstances, councils and the ma
fiona feeling, ne thought it only judici-
nos in ministers not to bind themselves
to any particular species of policy, by
that which all must, under the pre-
sent circumstances, conclude to be a most
imprudent and rash avowal.