Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-14
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JOY our increasing einbarrsssmsn,s' F'''
preaching distress, withcu, - ~ q
CONT at, Mi,hou, navy. The, v's
ing to get into their own hands 'st
protected by the most hourisb;r. .
an hundred years OF naval yj,,o ! ''l
present themselves modestlv and !.
where we present ourselves with ! n I
find every where a favorable re,. rH
they declare themselves cur Wv, r"P
would be repulsed if they were
only as our factors" lug
Doubtless it is because you 8.
thing from such people, that y,u N
them your ports, It IS tel your cvrsi'|
you sell the m annually from ,v,F
and fifty to three hundred million,
ufactured articles, which thew f,,
you for but by selling themsel,e,
nations the produce of your cclcni,,
to ruin you that they bring yea p,vi,
OF which you have need TO keep uppsl
rishing navy. This is the riiyslsbn |
you pretend to dread, which ou,h \
vent Us from locking upon the Amti,|
your factors, and insure them q,
will. Risum teneatis.
!" The blockade which it is wishcd,l
be respected by the Americans, is i
an extent that ii may be locked uyn,I
possible to be enforced"
Who knows il better than yeur MI
and why they then have they taken s|
measure if il is not 70 deceive Us, N |
that your friends may enter cur pny
freely, under the mantle of rira.sl1
oppresslon.f
Why are not the ports Of Rassaa|
ed, when that government manif:t.;
US al enmity always increasing, and |
| ours has lost ali hope OF mo!ifvm,n'
a fine question because You have
sion to sell your productions to RMa
10 purchase hers /; because your FAX !
ing received in her ports, Won are
TO transac5.your affairs through o,hyr
as was done last year, and #il be d
gain, if Russia consents to turnishyO |
naval stores, 70 attack her fleets 30 |
ports.
i" In the present state Of things d
mericans may communicate with The |
er part of the ports OF .Sposn and POM
Because the insurgents OF SPAN
colonies, like yours have need Of pws|
ard you yourselves have none to sPlr1
Sweden is also open to the con&F|
the &. States, and yet how many Pis|
alarms have we not on tie side Of thl
dom. The other ports OF The Baltic
interdictcd, and there isnot onf otaa1
which our vessels are received"
Because YOU ioresee that you "
Lore lose the alliance OF Sweden;
the sound is about 70 be shut e!thtrs
~ or by force, as 1rlesge doubtless
is; because you want active agenH
Yer YOU cannot act Tor yourselves
The real motive OF this arraDs9
70 facilitate the new loan winch OK
cellor Of the Exaheqoer has just 'A"
at the bank and on the exchange
loan, it is said, will be sill -more CON-
bic than those of formes' years. -
pences only of the army The prfap'
are augmented near three nni'Il9'S
augmentation Of txpence is irIg't.'pI
time uhen tie bu5Hc revsilae dim'lS"
still greater proportion. Ute cu'I ,Is
the excise, zvhieh ere tie trmcim"
gift, su!gfr every aay mare anu AD'
the stGsnati0n O commercf.
At last We have you. Haasn.
tentem reun,. You want to@"
loan. The customs and the eych'
principal branch of revenue, sW"
o'ay more and mo,'e from the sfes" ',r
commerce.. You confess the mcasu'.
France had taken were bcglnnlnS~fl e
their effect. 4 little longer, ana ~. y,
have been followed by conssqus.(
most disastrous to you. Mas'e. ii
the Indies those POSSESSIONS Ws e.. n
become real burden to you. ir IA