Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-12

tenn adopted by the moderation OF the Eu-
ropcan continent, which was at length on TIE
point Of gathering the fruits OF SO many Pri-
walton and sacrifices, and which is perhaps
about to lose them forever.
To console US tor resolution so disas-
trous tolus, the U. S. are pleased to offer US
the entry into their ports, of some wines
and brandy. What compensation
1t would at present require twenty car
goes Of those articles, to pay for single
one of colonial produce, and all the gold OF
France would quickly aow in torrents, as
at the tine, rot long since when the Ame-
ricans arrived by hundreds in our ports.
Who knows not that they give marked
preference to the wines of Madeira, of Spain
and Portugal, as being more spirituous to
the brandes of Catalonia, as being cheaper !;
and that not content with consuming them
themselves; they will carry them to the
north of Europe, o-the great prejudice OF
our own, which have already found there
by land very active export.
They will sell US tobacco-but will 1t suit
us TO suffer new branch Of agriculture to
perish, which is daily making amongst us
the greatest progress, and which trees US
i,om an onerous tribute to foreigners
Cotton-but cannot the Leyant furnish
us with sufficient quantity, and receive IN
exchange the products of our rich manuEac-
tories
Sugars and Coaces--Whence can they
now obtain them, il it be not from the pos
sessions of England or her conquests /! and
will they impudent!y bring Us the produce
Of our own colonies, which have become
the prey of our enemies That would be
TOO much. Besides, what need have We OF
those two expensive supera1lt'es, the con-
sumption of which does so much injury to
tho products Of our agriculture If our Sy-
barites cannot absolutely do without them,
will our privateel is suffer them to want?
We might, sir, add u.any other reaec-
| tons to those which have just made !; but
let US corhne ourselves to this one. Inc
Americans tolerated by us as neutrals, will
. dc still greater injury with respect to the
expectation Of our cora. They can carry
theirs to much better advantages to all the
countries that consume ours. Their corn,
at the same and even at higher price, will
always be preferred by the English. They
will carry it TO Spain, TO Portugal, and will
deprive Us also Of the last market which yet
remained to the southern provinces.
Al that We have hitherto said applies not
only to France, but to all the countries sus-
iect to her control.
We NAY thsn draw the just and diss-
grleable conclusion,
That all maritime and colonial commerce
allowed Or tolerated upon the continent OF
Europe, will always turn 10 the advantage
Of the English nation, and will furnish it
! with means 10 pro!ong the war;
That the Americans arc becoming their
most powerful auxlliaries IL that commerce,
and that the veil under which they pretend
to disguise it, will give it new energy;
That il is in the highest degree the inte-
rest of France and her allies to destroy by
all possible methods, this odious connivance
between nation who stiles herself our
ffiend, and the eternal enemy OF our repose
aud prosperity.
(Slgned) d. c.
P. S. had just finished nav letter, when
I learned from an authentic source, that e.
very thing is rmscabiy and 6c5fnitiOelH ar
aged between England and the y States;
and as is said in the London papers of the
2eh of April, to mutual satisfaction.
This frank and open proceeding Of the
u. States, is at least more decent than those
which they had at first adopted. They are
now under an engagement with England
not to come to France nor to Holland, nor
to Italy, and to take from them even the In
clination to Go SO admire the precaution) a,
new order Of council of the. 29th of April
last, puts all those places in state ofrigor-