Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-17

ta,,on 10 HE power. On the ocean he is
restrained. And happy it i. for mankind
tbere Is SOME limitation. But what it will
be demanded are the ambitious views and
unjust conduct OF the emperor totss Atae.s
ricauss We would answer. such IN idis
,au,s,iou, by referring TO the, fate of other
nations whose creHuiity has produced the
loss ofiiberty, property, and every tklag
thas nations and men consider worth Oh
tanning and retaining. IF mea bad not lost
their reason, how Is 1t psssibls thsy could
believe in the sincerity of this man, when
he talks about the I" freedom Of the seas"
The Eaglish papsrs notice til. arrival Of,
vessels with american produce from the
Uuited States direct, and indirectly. from
permitted pors. Our non .imerccurss pro-
duses no effect as TO the quantity, for thsl
markets are fully supplied. Inc COM
pensation which those who go direct must
receive, and the additional expence of The
circunous transportation, falls,dir.esly up
on the produce Of this country, and is j,.ss,
30 much dedncted EIem the 1abors al aE2$
farmer AID planter. A continuation of that
system was expected in England, but was
not regarded as having any effect on the
supplies necessary for any purpose re-
CURED. The unsettled state of matters was
productive Of great mercantile speculatiOns,
which, however successful in particular in
stances, do not advance the general inse-
rests OF commerce.
The Marquis Wellesley, had arrived in
England from Spain, and had been pre-
sented at court, as minister of foreign at
fairs, in the room Of Mr.. Canuing-Parli
smsns would meet on the 2sd Of January.
Practical lessons MrEterty efthe seas
brought hSme.--We are sorry to announce
the capture by the French of the brig Fame
Captain Stone, and of the ship Orion, Cap.
tain Vickery, both of and from this port
bound TO the north of Europe. These YES.
sells are owa.d by native citizens Of the u.
nissd States, and were bound to ports which
are permitted BY the French drcrees, and
it is believed were furnished with every
document required as evidence Of the neu-
traIity of the property. Blu. they had va
liable cargoes, and could not be suffered 20
enjoy " the liberty of the seas" The Fame
had beeR carried into Calais, bu, the Orion,
We are happy to say, has been re;aken by An
English cruiser.
1t is astonishing to hear men talk about
the grand views OF the French emperor, as
regards neutral commerce, when no In
! stance that ons Of our vessels is permitted
to pass his cruizer Gf worth sending into
port can be produced unless those that
are ransomed or made use OF to put prison.
ers on board, are cor.s dersd as exceptions.
The most active war on the part of France
could not do more injury to our commerce.
TO repel these encreas:d aggressions, we
are well informed, that number OF Anne
ricans arc ARMING in the different ports
of England.
Copy Of a letter from Liverpool 18Th Orc.
An arrival this day from New-York,
in 80 days, has given rise 10 rumors unfa-
vorable to an adjustment OF our differences
with America; and though there are no
particular news generally known, yet our
Spectators have come forward, and cot
tons and tobacco have advanced at least 10
per cent. and there are few willing to sell
even at this advance: other articles are re-
fused at their former prices, and should
the hopes Of the spectators be realized,
our markets will rise as thy generally do
upon such occasions, far above what the
truth would warrant if fully known"
LONDON, November 81.
Summary Of events.-On Friday the
Alricaine trlgase captain Raggets, arrived
at Portsmouth, from the Chesapeake, in %
DAYS. The hon. MIR. Er kline, his lady, and
four children came home in her. The At
caine lay two rson.hs in Hampton Roads,
after she landed MIR. Jackson. Soon alter
she arrived, several OF her crew deserted in
one Of her boats; the men were claimed by
capt. Raggets, bu: the American moO seem.
ed to be the judges in the case. for though
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