Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-14

the margin some very simple reflections on
the crafty reasoning with which he accom-
panies his news; and your doubts will be
speedily removed, as mine were.
LONDON, Mays.
(a)" On the goth of April the orders
in council of the 18th November, 1907, OF
the 25th of the same month, of the 18th
December, 1907, and 18th March, 1909,
relative TO the commerce and navigation of
the II. States were revoked and annulled.'
Certainly after having soundedso loudly
the importance and advantages Of your or
ders in council; after having maintained
them until now, Notwithstanding universal
complaints, confess that very impcrious mo.
tives were necessary to make you renounce
them. But these motives are not very diff
6cult to divine. After having given loose
to your ambition after having attempted
to carry on your system of monopoly, alone,
unaided, without disguise, YOU have soon
felt that it was necessary to renoance the
chimerical expectation. Exiled from the
greater part OF the continent of Europe, and
from that of North America, deprived Of
your ancient auxillaries and of vent for
your manufactures, how were you 20 disri-
butte abroad the immense tapeiiux of your
merchandise of every species How were
you to answer the complaint Of your plant
ers and manufacturers How were you to
appease your indiscreet disclaimers, WHO in
Therapeutics were publishing your distress?
You were then obliged to submit ID necesai-
,y. The Americans have availed them
selves ofcthe critical situation in which you
were placed. X'hey have offered to lend
you again their assistance their industry and
their flag, but on condition that you will
spare little their self love /; that they shall
no longer be obliged to go to you, to tread
upon the crucialx, u and that they stal
receive at least moderate share in your
profits. All thar i, arranged Gmicably, and
we now see you united for the purpose Of
obtaining The booty, until you shall quarrel
about the division.
TIE soace oGy, anew order of council
determines the conditions under which the
u. S. may trade with oti,cr nations"
Always the tone Of masters, even when
YOU have need of the assistance Of others ;
bu. this is an old and bad CUSTOM among
you and surely, should there not be some
thing concealed!
cit is decided that the ports Of France
and Holland, and their colonies, plantations
and dependencies the ports OF Italy TO the
north Of Orbitello and Prss.ro the port of
Barcelona, the bay Of Roses, in Spain, the
coast of Biscay f,om St. Andrro to Fontan-
baria, shall be considered as Ing in state
of the most rigorous blockade"
In fact TO open TO the Americans all the
ports of the globe indiscriminatcly, to per-
nit them to go to those belonging to or un-
der the control of France, after having
yourelves raised the obstacles which pre-
vented them, would not that be throwing
off the mask too openly? In saying to the
Americans go, cncrease and multiply eve
ry where, would it not have been ayowing
the perfect harmony which is established
between you and them, and exposing them
to receive amongst us avery cold reception
to say the least; (for union and harmony
between you and them, must naturally pro-
duce quite contrary effects between them
and u.s.. How then were YOU to draw from
their flag all the aid which you must have
expected from it? Was it not necessary
in order to have the appearance of not being
to speak vulgarly, hand and glove with
them, to put some restrictions to your kind
ness, TO cause the American commerce to
be considered as still oppressed in some re-
spects, in order that her vessels escaped
without much trouble from your pretend
ed vigilance, from your ridiculous block
adc, might be received among us and our
friends with open arms, and as victims es-
capped from your cupidity?