Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-14

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BY an arrival from Norfolk we learn,
that the American embargo was removed
the 18th instant, except as to England and
France and their dependencies.
Arrived the brig Suclermania, under
Swedish tcolors, from ST. Bartholomew,
bound to the coast OF Africa, laden with.
rum, tobacco, &c. detained by the Swift
sure ;; and the French scIIr. La Rivale, from
GuadaIoupe, for Philadelphia, laden with
sugar and coffee.
Ertract efa letter from .fmcHa Island, dated
28tA March.
The duties imposed upon imports hither
are l6 l-2 per cent. ad valore.S, valuing all
descriptions OF cotton at . cents per 10 and
averaging each bag at $50 lbs. weight. Va.
LUNG tosacco at 4 dollars per 100 BIS. and
rice Two dollars per hundred pound and
upon exports further duty of l-2 per
cent. ad valorem is levied; there is no ton
mage duty and the port charges are trifling
Bonatarte II: Spain.--iSye attempted
some days since to develops the plans CT
Napoleon in dethrcaing the Spanish nc
march. we then stated that the immediate
possession of the Spanish colonies was bis
object. And that when he was once est b.
lished in, South America, it would be- vGry
easy fof him to subjugatc the whole conf
nent. At that time we considered ourselves
an independent nation, and that Ronaparte Il
he conquered Us at ali, would hayc to do it
by the sword. But from hint in piece
we.havS seen ia Richmond paper We. find
that we were mistakt n and that we only
wait an opportunity to grant Cur assistance
openly to the tyrant in establishing his sys-e
ten OF universal dominion, The piece we
allude to is calculated for the meridian of
Virginia, and was evidently writtento pro-
mote the elections of iaco5ns in that state.
The auts or attempts to excuse the majority
OF the members of congress for raising the
embargo, and acknowledges that they were
driven to it by the 'ereyolugioas in the
north" He thinks it would have been bet
ter to have continued the embargo, and tst to
have ayailed ourselves cf the probable anx~
%ietyof Bonaparte in consequence Of Spain,
to secure our assistance and efForts in secur-
ing a title TO her colenies IN ar nei,e,h6or-
had"
This is as much as to say that Bonaparte
would probably be anxious to secure our
assistance in the conquest of the Spanish
colonies. And the writer intimates that by
granting the assistance, we could probably
have induced his imperial majesty to with
draw his obnoxious DEGREES. The demo-
cratic editors are apt to let out the plans OF
their masters, sometimes inadvertently, but
ofteuer to feel the pulse of the people,
That this was thrown out for the latter
purpose there IS not the least doubt. The
idea OF a war with South America has al
ways been popular in the United States.
and il is to be feared that such war. and
that too under the aag Of Napoleon, is not
altogether chimerical. We sincerely hope
it may be imaginary, but when we look at
!. every circumstance which has lately occur
red, we must say the aspect Of affairs is
sqllaAly. 800.
The paragraph cited above, acknowledges
that Bonaparte would be.feady 80 enlist us,
s. and seems to infer that we ought &c enlist.
General Wilkinson with an army has gone
! to New Crleans-The democrats are con-
tinually crying utthat Bonaparte is fight
Ing ior tf,e liberty of the seas and the laws
Of neutrality against klng-craft and priest
| craSt--if this is the case, would it be any
thing strange If re should assist hirn in d.