The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-22

i'oHNSs Eut even auW' Vi0S ms posi-
ton, what does it prove, N-hy-that G.. b.
has shipped large stock of goods-bu. sure.
y not that she has sold them all--much less
made shc Usual profit on them.
But It is on the great point at issue, that
he puts forth his strength-it is in attempt
ing ioprove, that even in the .9,WcricQn trade,
the retrenchment produced by the Orders
in Council and the Embargo. is, as it we're
nothing. And now. does he prove it WHY
that from Mr. Roses statements, the est:
mated value OF chortS to the u. y. OH an
average OF twoyears, ending Oct. 10. 1907,
was H,T4,0 00-and that ending Oct. 20.
1905. was 54.OOO-bcing a decrease of
5,9900 O0--but that this was almost made
up, by sending 1889. 900. being 4,25O.0O
more than in the two preceding years-lea-
wing decrease of trade TO oil the ports of
America of only 6 100000
Iferc 1T Is conceded that CT. B. sustained q
loss of upwards of 5 millions through the a.
merican Enbargo--but this. it is said, was
nearly made, up by the extraordinary mills.
6ent-----rnost of it to South America
But this contemplate sophism is even I'M.
worthy of Lord Shefield's rciudiced under
standing. According to him, nations are to
estimate the frofts of their trade, by the
mass OF EFFORTS, notify their returns-in the
same manner as merchants are to account
themselves rich, by what they send or, not
what they sell to advantage. 1t is Certain,
that the merchants of G. y. being shut out
OF the markets of the u. S. and finding their
manufactures immensely reduced in value,
did risk shipments to every part of the world,
where there seemed to be an openings
mong the rest. to the ports of S. America
But what have they made by it? Let us
look at their returns! Let us see the num-
Der OF Bankrupts whom the spirit of adven-
tire has shipwrecked. And then let us see
how much of the IL millions have been
exported to advantage. Mr.. Barring has sta
ted in his place in the III. of e. on the 9th
March, that "the stocks already sent out
would not be consumed sn less Than TEN
gears" Away then with such miserable
tests of trade, and the false conclusions that
are drawn from them!
As to the ImfoTts from the U. S. nv lord
Sheffield fails to come forth with his formid-
able display OF tables and documents. He
was wise in this-because he well knew, that
III this respect, the Custom houses would not
bear out his assertions. Neither the ports
OF >. America, nor any other, had suhhHed
@. b. with that large stock of articles
which our embargo had locked up from her.
In place OF documents. however, he has been
very protusc in his spcculations. Yet these
go tor nothinS-as a few remarks will exhi-
bit:
Thus Cotton for instance-he assures us
that the cessation of the supply was not felt,
1. from the supplies eiSc4vhere 9, from the
stocks on hand, and 3. from the diminution
OF the export to other countrieS-at least one
halt OF the cotton wool received toto England
being usually exported, in the state of yarn,
or other fiartfy manufactured form, to the
continent of Europe. All these however.
were impotent to break the force of the
embargo. For why, were so many weavers
thrown out of employment, just before the
revolution in Spain! Was it not one great
reason, that the raw material was SO high
they could not afford to work it up. Why
was cotton so highs When the raw material
is so costly, is it not an immense drawback
on the manufactures? No other markets
could supply nearly the quantity demanded
During the year 1907, the u. States supplied
about 5-Sths OF the importation. But if oil the
cotton OF Brazil had been sent to England, it
is computed by Mr.. Barring at about 140, 900
bags at 10 lbs. each-not l. Sd of what was
received from the U. States in 1907.
H1irofios-The fact of the expectation of
cotton yarn &c. from e.. Britain to the CONT
nent is however an important one-why may
not the citizens of the u. States spin it them
selves, and ship the yarn straight to the con-
tinent-and thus save the duties in England |,
Flour-there has been no want of it, says
Lcrd Sheffield. even in the w. Indies. Ja-
maica has been so well supplied through
Canada and Nova Scotia, that of 1000 bar
rels shipped from Great Britain at a certain
time, less than one half had been sold with
difficulty, under firime cost. Flour has even
been cheaper (quoth this accurate states
MANI at Kingston than at Philadelphia
Shame, my Lord, for the gross ignorance
you have shown! Woe be on the empire,
which is guided by such statesmen This
is really the first time, when we have heard
that during the pressure of the embargo,
-four in Jamaica was less than 20, IS, or 80
dollars per barrel.
That "A, 900 barrels might have been sent
from Halifax, and SO 900 from St. Andrew,
brunswick, to the West Indies, is plau-
slble enough-The greater part was SNUG
gled into them from the u. S.-That it is
difficult TO cut off the contraband supply
from "the number of islands in the bay of
Fundy-the numerous ports in those waters,
only few hours sail distant from each other.
and the short navigation over lake Cham
plain"--is probable too. But if this were
true in all the extent, in which he assumes
it,it would prove the necessity of our wrestling
Canada and Nova Scotia from the hands
OF people who use them for the purposes
of evadng and violating our laws. Perhaps
at last the l.. States must come to this der
nier resort.
Let us extend the remark-if these cello
MES could supply such resources for evading
our Embargo laws, will they not be equally
convenient for evading our Non-Intercourse
laws! If flour can be smuggled our of the
y. States, cannot cloths be Struggled into
them with more facility because they are
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