The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-07
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, JANUARY Z, 1909.

The following letter is fGrnished to us by a
merchant in this city. 1t is obvious that the
writer takes different view OF the effects Of
the embargo upoD G.. b from what has been
usually presented by the observations of g
theirs Oh the spot, or by the very nat urc IT
things themselves. Tie facts which he states
axe perfectly Incredible. Admitting, howe
YER, every Thing that he SAYS, what is the
proper conclusion ? Not that we will raise
the Embargo, and yield submission to G.. h.
but that sear 4pith e.. b is inrpita6{e If
she ~ in situation not to be affected by our
COMMERCIAL restriCtionS----f our embargo
laws haVc'no effect upon her, We must re-
SOFT to more eihcient measures. We must
.Fy 70 arms. The honor of this country viii
never stUop TO such British encroa chrents.
This is a conclusion. perhaps, which the
gentleman cfLiN erpcol did not anticipate.
.abstract Of a letter receired from a res
fccfQbie merchant in LiUe7no0l, dutcd
29fh Ocf. 1908.
Two Countries formed by nature as ours
are, to he reciprocally useiui--ticd b. many
ot the dearest and nearest connexions, can
not long remain i'll this lam entabIe state of
mutual accommodation. Ner will we en-
quire on whom the blame of this political
and commercial suicide may devolve, our
sentiments being well known on this subject ;
but surely The eyes OF the American peopie
Cannot remain long closed to the dangerous
situation OF their state; and be assured, The
longer they are, the more serious and the
more irreparabie will be che loss which their
Country mast sustain, for it Cannot be un-
known To vou, nor can it have escaped the
minds Of discerning men. that England and
her dependencies are fattening upon the
stagnation of your commerce--our navy is
full of men, our ship owntrs prosperous be.
vCn1 DrPc cd nj and niIr. coionipe and thrsp
Of Spain and Portugal, from one end offs
America to she other, receiving prodigious
encouragement to the cultivation OF Cot
tDns,* l ObaccOs, Rice and various other pro-
sltcc which you So lately supplied Great Bri-
tan and the rest Of Europe with. The chan
rt'Is Cd trade are now iii fact, diverted from
their ancient coui cs. aud will not so readi-
D. be Icosrted TO again-not only this, BIT
thr farmer of Great Britain receives add;-
tinnal encouragement to the cultivation OF
Islands, and you mas rely upon il, that
this dangerous experiment of Mr. JEFF
Persons, will impe the ministers Of this
Country to OFF, every encouragement to
their own colulI,es and their allies; they will
strict your commerce wheayOu are anXi-
Cus to reopen it, and viii let others enioy
cnoscn privileges, which you would not re-
tain.
II Congress should resolve to maintain the
l'hsDdfS1 III the termination of wars in Eu-
ore then nay it indeed consign every Anne
r'can ship t. Certain decay, fof While Bona
PArte continues in being, so long win one
quarter OF the globe feel the lamcntable Of.
iects of his unsuitable and restless ambition.
What peace are we to conclude with the
We expect an arrival of6O, 900 bags from the
Bralls during the next three months
r Mr Barring states, that the Brazil b,os
we 81 Oh an average only ITO lbs IA al the Amer.
can 300 ct cnufsc GO,GJ0 bags ui t1e former are
equal TO 22,OG0 only ofour own - IL also states.
that only about 10000 bags were annually i'm
ported from Tic Brsz'l5 into Portugal and that
1t Ill these were sent 70 Grent Brit.n, they would
onY amount 20 5i,S3J Bags of 500 lbs and conse-
from the u. States. Enquirer.