Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-08-08

ascribaole 10 the lInPosSiUlity oi SACuslh5 %
lagnious an aggression, the fishing order
excites our keen resentment. lis a link
of that great chain of lawlcss domination
which Britain exhibits disposition to extend
over every sea- It is a conspicuous eyl-s
dsnce of the injustice which now characterlzes
the conduct of the belligerents.' It is net
an act ef moderate retaliation on those who
have lent themselves to her enemy, and per-
nlitted themselves to be employed as instru-
ments in sapping the foundations OF her gran,
deur and her existence; but 1t is the svarl-
cious grasp Of another' brar|ch OF commcrce,'
which she had nor.before monopollzed,' and
which ,hirsting for plundcr,' she had newly
discovered. The allegation of French M
auence' is mere pretext, 10 conceal this
glazing invasion of right LISA 'gossa-
ner viel intended by the British council to
cover the enormity ofthe outrage !"
We do not hear that The total con hscation
of American property is " a link of that great
chain Of lawless domination which France
exhibits disposition to extend over" the
whole earth That is it ga conspicuous EVIL
dence of the injustice which now character
ICES the conduct OF the belliserents We
are not told that /" tbirsting for plumber.
France has discovered that the peacetuI
and friendly Americans have placed their
property within her grasp. That " aware
that ii would have been too glarlng an lnva-
sion of right" TO conhscate the property OF
the unoffending citizens oil aneutrai y friend
ly state, the French government had invent
ed this possamer veil Of thu nou intercourse
law g to cover the enormity Of the outrage
This vindic,ive language is not bestowed
on the nation which has heaped upon our
country every injury and insult Which hos
tility and contempt could devise; 1t IS re
served lor.thc only power which dares to re-
sist Ri at nation. We are required to ieeiEe,
sentiment, not for in uries offered to ourselves
but for INJURIES retorteG on,the IL struments Of
s.
a tyrant who is the i,nplacable and lnoetstl
gable enemy of the United States, and O.
human liberty in whatever corner OF theWorld
they may be. found.
Ifthis be imhartiaLity, grant us, kind bea-
ven, that we may neverso far forget our du-
ty to ourselves OF to our country as to alyo-
cate it, lVTS RAJ.
Extract g'>a letter Jr0m LiUerbooh to a
a merchant in Boston, dated Ll0erbeal,
Juae 4.
The present is to mention that bill Is
now before parliament for increasing the du-
ties On foreign timber. We annex an ex-
tract of letter from our agent on the subject,
and we arc of opinion, it viii be found accu-
rate as to the intentions OF government.
g understand it is intended that the du-
ty on deal, deal ends, deal battens, boards
and oak plaHks, is not to take place until the
3lst of December, 1911; but on balks bat
ten ends, clap bosrds. oak boards, pallng
boards, FIRE wood, FIR quarter. handspikess
lath wood, masts, yards, bowsprts, oars
spars. slaves, FIR timber ok timber uter
and wainscot logs, understand, the du is
to commence on the .3otn ofSept next
" The duty however is not to attach on
deals above seven inches wide and eight feet
long, not exceeding Ia inch in thickness;
nor on fir, being eightin6hes square, not ex-
ceeding ten inches, being the growth oi'Hor-
svay, nor on sv0od the produce OF ii 'ca