Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-13
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SATURDAY, JANUARY IS.

|E/W Win view 10 DuhIo" H'S S~-''o y ~ =
eir DEGREES and orders, violating our neu'
rights more particularly was 1t IN
dsd :, punish Great Britain, because the
.sheriori,y of her maritime force was. and
S <1bmpe,ent 70 restrict the commerce or
nee. or rather to annihiIatc it. We
uld rejoice TO see any system adopted
len could teach the bcliig-ren,s to respect
rights, but W. always did believe the
non. in.ercourse system was calculated
S,,s effects to benefit Great Britain to our
Dry.
The ., stem of non.in.ercourss has two
& iec,s, the exclusion Of British ships, and
/ exclusion of British produce aud manu-.
He.urrs. We will notice each separately
LIE exclusion of British merchant ships
8 Eo,n our ports is within our power, and can
3Ik completely carried in o etlccl, but that
Ms exclusion is Of no serious injury will
i$bpear evident, when we investigate the sub.
5kct with attention. For the years 1905, G.
Ind 2, the number Of British ships which
kntered the United States did not exceed
tlorty in each year in the same years the
plumber Of American ships which eutsred
British ports, averaged five hundred in each
@ear. The APPARENT effect is. that Great
sB itain loses annually the employment OF 40
vessels, and the United States OF 500. We
speak only Of the Ports of Great Britain and
|Ireland the trade with her colonies, was
carried on wholly in American vessels, and
consequently any facts which may b. de-
duced from the argument, will apply with
additional force to the colonial trade. Great
Britain must have required from the u. S.
annually during the years above mentioned
SIS mach of their produce as could be trans.
ported IN 1--WE hundred and forty vessels it
Is believed that she does not want less at
this time, bu. must lind other means Of pro-
sWing it. .& .t-
The means are so plain and simple, that
40 exersiOu OF mercantile ingenuity, was me-
csssary TO discover them. The produce Of
the United States viii find its way to Anne
liza Island, St. Jago de Cuba, St. Barshole-
news, Lisbon, &c. So far as British ships
arc employed in Transporting the produce Of
the United States, from the ports above
mentioned, 50 far their carrying trad is be-
ne6sed. Its not easy to ascertain that
extent with accuracy, but we will adduce
single fact, from which some idea may be
formed. On the 22d Of last month, there
were no less than IS British ships at Anne
liza Island 1t would not be expected that
we should shew for what object ,hls i'm
msnse number of merchant ships were as
ssmbled at a place were formerly there
wgre not two in year. The fact is evil
dent that at one time, and at one port, We
6ud nearly doubl. the number Of British
ships engaged in the transportation of Ame-
rIean produce, than were Engaged in whole
gear during the years 1905, 6, and Sup.
poss each OF The shiIs are two months in
port, and thas only half that number arrive
every Two mouths, the number will be i'm.
msnse. We take no notice Of the British
,hips which are employed in transporting
the produce Of the United States trom osher
Iur,s to Great Britain, but If che requires
As much Of our produce as she formerly did =,
we may with due allowance tor the proper.
ton Of the transportation which our vessels
yet enjoy, say that Great Britain gains At
The expeRcs of our vessels, what the en-
pioyment Of 27o vessels annually, is worth
exclusive OF what she gains 10 her colonial