Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-23

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| declaring that they would not fire on their
countrymen.
(Bost. Pal.)
Captain Cunningham from Shelburne in
IL days, informs, that vessel had arrived
in IS days from Barbados, with intorma-
ton thai Martinique had surrendered to the
British.
(Boston PAPER.
A London paper of the tenth of Nov. by
the ship Ann, arrived at Charleston, states,
that A report was circulated this morning,
with considerable confidence. that the en-
peror of Austria had declared war against
France, and that Bopaparte, upon receiving
the intelligence had suddenly returned to
Paris. We OF course, do not pledge our
selves for the truth of this statement, but it
appears from the foreign papers that the
Frsnch recently actually stopped the circu-
lation Of the Vienna Gazctt., in the north
of Germany"
The Spanish brig which has arrived at
New-London from CaGiz is the San Anto-
ria, capt. .guan Joseph de Salas, in IS DAYS
passage. Left there, Nov. 18, ship Bor-
d-aux, Law, ffom Havana; an American
ship, last from hlgeziras and schooner.
Markets dull, -four 81 to I so: rice Z !;
fish 6; beef II pork Is; white HAVANA
sugar 10; brown do. s. Caracas Cocoa
81; tobacco Is. Passenger captain Corn
wall, who arrived at New York on Tues
day last, and informs, that 9 days before he
sailed, news was received that the Spaniarls
had evacuated Bilboa. No news Of any re-
cent battle.
The merchants of Baltimore have prepar-
ed memorial 20 Congress, demonstrating a.
gainst the imposition Of double duties, and
the abolition Of the drawback. it contains
many striking and able arguments against
those measures. AS to goods ordered, the
double duty is unjust, because il adds to the
cost, and NAV thereby not Only diminish the
profit OF the speculation, but producc. loss
to the importer, which he could not guard
against. The injustice ofrefusing the dra;Y-
back upon articles imported since ths en-
barge, in vessels which have sailed BY spe-
cial permission, is an equally fragrant viola
ton Of Justice. The import having been
made under laws which provide for the pay
ment of drawbacks, they cannot be withheld
but by subtracting, without equivalent, pro
perry as unquestionably vested in the holder
of the imports. as arv which is secured by
the laws of society.
Thus much for the right Of the CASE
Though 10 arguments Or motives OF expe-
di<ncy, necessity or underlined equity, Cal,
be set up against the clear rights OF the cltl-
zen, the memorial notices the. suggestions,
which are made use Of to justify the propos-
ed law, and successfully proves that they
are destitute of force or application.
Whilst the object of curtailing the draw
back evidently is to avoid the payment OF
what is due from the treasury, the attempt
is diguised under the pretext OF forcing the
articles into the. market. The memorial
eynresscs great amazement at such an a
vowal, and regards it as :, stroke from the
principle of an equation Of property. This
attempt SO considered as worthy OF lasting
attention. In plain language, it is proposed,
by the impoverishment of the holder Of ar.
t;cles entitled to drawback, to force him to
sill at an inconyenient time and TOR less than
they are worth or at least by taking away
the benefit promised upon expectation, to
render him DESTROYS Of selling Immediately,
in order to realise his capital.
(North american.