Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-01

copy IRON the London Paeket-AmeTiedn
Citizen.
From tAs Lendsn Paelef and ueyd's Even
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BL0cKLDMG S1STEM
The author Of . recent publication, from
documents of authority, demonstrated that
she DEGREES Of Milan and Berlin, 90 far
from distressing our trade a Bouaparte 50
fondIy, 6ut fooiishly, ihaagined would be
che result, on the contrary they added con.
siderabty 70 It's extent and prosperity: SO
much so, indeed. that the exports of the
year 1908, since the blockade, exceeded
those Of the four preceding years, previous
TO the blockade, By no less a sum than
1889 os6i Thus bafRed were the pursuits
and hopes of the usurper with regard to the
commercial Interests Of Great. Britain. Let
Us now see how far they have affected those
Of Ireland. In this statement the author
affords US . double satisfaction, b. exhibit
ing ut once the most triumphant proofs of
the beneficial influence Of the great -mea.
sute Of tie union in that country, add the
: exs7ordfnary enerease of its trade since
B~onsparte's absurd attempt 10 eireumscribe
and annihilate il.
The expectations from ireland, the zu-
thor observes, in manufacturers and articles
of her W growth, which in the year 1896,
previous to the Berlin decree, amounted TO
9.s14 sS4L. real value, experienced a sud.
den rise. .
In 1907 to 1o,Ilc.ssS. ..
And 1908 to 12,se7,slH. e
This enersase of more than a third, in the
short space Of rwo years, 10 wholly without
example 10 the history Of commerce. The
annals, even Of British conamvree, do not
afford an instance ola similar augmentation
in the industry and labor that give Life aud
activity 10 external trade. .
What a singular phenomenon With a
population by TWO or three millions less nu-
merous than that OF the United States 81
America, Ireland, since the American en-
barge, not only has reached, bu, even out
striped them in her powers and meacs OF
expectation. The exports Of her growth IN
1903, exceeded BY q 6fth, the exports OF
America in 1906, although the Americans
have been considered as the people # al
the world who were advancing with the
most giant ssridss>in The career of Produe.
tire labor and commerctal wealth. -.
This state of things presents another phes
nomenon not less singular. The public re.
venue Of ireland has enereas-d in a triple
proporiion since the Union. IF We take the
average of the three ysars, tf96, 1907 ,cand
f7es, the nett produce amounted only to
1,s6a.s7t, while ir 1908, itrose so-6,l74,
SOIL ~.. .
'Bus perhaps, It will be asked whether the
eolleeriou Of This enersased revenue has not
exceeded the means Of the people who ele-
ven years ego had so much the aspect OF
poverty, depression and disronsent |; aud
when il wa shrrwdly coujectured THAI tie
First step toward It's improvement, would be
to make the country sensible Of the wants
it iabored under. The doubts expressed
on this occasion might be very seasonable,
IF the encrrase in the revenue, to which re.
3s~reneesia made, was owing 90 dTrsstaxes.
the paymsns OF which the people could not
escape, end the triple aprsdaet of.S"hieh
could only indicate a puoPosaonats retreseh-
mens IN the comforts fley enioysd. For
ssnassly, however. Edr ireland & 'the state
other revense,i che xspiday; Of her wealth
n wholly attributable to the duties paid 90
artieles Of eonsumptien, and the following
ssasesasnt wiil sbundsnty prove that the
suersase 10 the comforts of the Irish people
IN ssfsdiiy kePs. pace yish The enesesss sf
their ssxss. ..,,l
Take, ses ssamess,1 Nh. esusu.ptioa Of
suspr. q eannodiy equally :nuaiive. ..
syseahIs md vAolpeoms, she NE sf which
4sashs ssase dsie.an aseisls Of .seeeseisy
-&svtbs vsskAkr.shssnta mad n araiels ees.
ininly ofiuxusy for The Pcosss. :
'OExisl value Of ssssrs imported, BY
which = iaaieassd, sssthet.ssal value, but