Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-27


clock, and just before sun set. SO iha, a,
Flushing they know, four times during The
day, what Is passing al sea, within sight
ofthc highest hill in the neighborhocd of
Boz onne, and OF course they are informed
Of what is passing at all the intermediate
pofis OF The coasts. The same system is
established along the coast of the Medi.
terranean, from the Gulph of Spezzia to
Roses. The coasting vessels thus in.
s,r,rclsd how 10 move thus kept constant
ly in state OF perfect knowledge as 10
the situation of our fleets or cruizers, are
ahic % sail in safety, carrying on their
trace in as much security as If those ships
were not in existence and This only as
SHAH hereafter prove TO your majesty,
FROM causes which prevents the uecessa-
ry eSe:iions from being made, and which
causes may Instantly and easily te remov-
ed.
The advantages to the nations (for they
are nnany) which carry on this commerce,
a,e tot greater than they are to Napoleon
himself IN his views Of conquest * donin-
ion. From this commerce, notwithstand.
ing bur- opinions to the contrary, he derives
no small part OF his revenue through the
means OF a stamp.tax, imposed upon eve-
~ achcie exported or imported; and
hence he is able to dispense with direci
taxes which are always odious, and which
are, indeed, those which have uniformly
en- ed in exciting he feelings ard prodac.
iEg the aGls, under which so many govera.
nells have persisted. This is great
pcut. BY the means of this commerce,
4 ,ic nan,la hi r,r Il
VIII ~htley b3ar. 1t is indeed gross i'm.
posi- ion 10 tell people, that commerce
pays taxes, the faGt being that those taxes
sui ial. upon ihe people themselves but
as your Msjesiy must have observed, it
is al, irnposiuon, il is fraud, it is an a6l
81 dvpi;clty and knavery, the success OF
p,ich, in other countries, warrants the
b.i,ri that il must be greatly Useful 10
y,u! Malesy's implacable and powerful
c. envy Nely much ;hen, areyour Ma.
,ic.i,'s servants deceivs d, when they sup.
p. Sc, that The Emperor Napoleon has no
c.s;om house; where at 10 collect duties
|, scale may rot be so :.obie as to al.
H. 4 h,m Duke for receivers he may mol
have Ma, qa;sses TO- Collectors, Aarolets
IL nliarfi gers, and knights oil ihc Eagle
r. u,ne lRs cts; bal sm OF opinloa tnas
h.s cus,om hlnse y.elds him much
g,cater clear revenue than is derived from
Iry, similar IS; aoisnment IN the woTld-and
ih.tt it affords hun the means ot drawing
'upur o,her sources Of taxation with SO spar
il a hand, thai has people, especially with
IL the ancient boundaries OF Francs, have
reason to congratulate themselves upon the
comparative llghtuess OF their bur;hers. A
9,..t many o: Your Majcsty,s subjects in
{ ndIng some III high station, have at differ
tI,, times expressed their astonshment, aud
R,Cted their vexauon, that the people CT
fiahCe Should be slow in rebeliing agains,
g. or emperor with whom your Majesty
H;tde treaty OK peace and :, amity" only
about seven Or eight years ago bar if they
had been informed OF the facts here stated
relative to the coInmei &C of francois es.
Ltc.aiiy relative to The revenue yielded BY
the,, commerce, together with the relief gil
yen thereby to al the uther sources of tax.
aim, Itself not appearing as a tax IT the,
hid been duly informed of these facts, anC
hYd b. en- possessed OF bat a very moderate
portion Of that sort OF knowledge which en-.
abIPs. men to trace popular discomfort Il
taCr READ causes--they never would nave
entertained L hope OF seeing = rcoellion II
France.
But great as are the faan cial advanta'
ees of TINS commerce, Napoleon derives
hos, il the still greater advantages attend
ing such nursery or seamen. lthas beer
most clearly proved, over and over as nn,
that for our navy, the nursery IS our CO.'S
ting trade.-Tnere requires, therefore
noihing more to satisfy us, that from 4
constiig ride snch as 1 have described
,he advantage OF Napoleon is so great a:
to cxcsre I!grotnded alarm m the mind
ct every rtiiecuns EusGshmAn. Ii is from
tins cGpious source That the emperor q
IjauLe has drawn those hundred OF thog-
salts oT seanen with whom nc las mdA-
ned h Reefs aud squadroDS for many years
paA, aid which, Aeeis and sGuaurons
tDLukh always hitherto defeated, nd IN
many ms 0nces csPtHred aud destroyed Uy
the superior skill and valOr Of your ,naJes.
tvs fepis, anSwe e the teTT bic purpose OF
caus ne US TO keep up force, by land as
well rs sea, so immense, 80 disprOportioU
ate 70 our population aud pecuniary means,
thot the country is stripped OF ITS youth and
its vigor--ihe ieids are Iet 70 DC titled by
the or aud the deer pid--aDd the tax
e. are So general and so heavy, and the
sIt.cipatioDS upon them SO Breat-ihai
De, which allGyiAtes all Other 0urthehs,
hue refuses her sustaining hand, Near
ah,r year, we not only see the taxes and
q ~ W mi of,ly sol