Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-12

be jealous Of our commercial mer-he
will dislike to see us fourish-he will
strive that Fran shall ehgross the whole
beneft-he has proved himself in every
ease altogether selfsh.-Boston Pal.
Bonapafte says sc The fate Of Ameri-
can commerce will soon be decided. 1
will favor it if the United States 1cM con-
form to the DEGREES Of Berlin and Milan;
ifthey do not, their vessels zcill be driuen
from my empire" II his imperial majesty
means what he says, there is really about
to be some change in our favor. For the
last three years the desideratum has been
to get vessel from his empire. Ii lie
viii driue a7cay those which are there We
shall be gamers to the whole amount of
their value beyond what we have ever ex-
pected to obtain. And if the measure be
merely prospective, and intended to pre-
vent the future entrance of Americanlves-
sells into his ports, the case will still be
better than heretofore, as he will not
have tin his power to seize and conGscate
the property.-U. s. Gasette:
We are requested to state, that the ex.
tract of letter from Baltimore, said to
be dated the 25th ut. and published in our
paper of the S0tll ultim0, is incorrect, and
that Mr.. Patterson has not received any
letter mentioning the circumstances stat
ed in that extract respecting American
property.--Such Editors as have re-pub!
lishcd the article alluded to, will do us
favor in re-publishing this contradiction;
as we are assured from undoubted autho-
rity, that the information first published,
was incorreet.-NoUolk paper.
Extract Of letter receired BY the brig
Tantivy, arriued at Boston, from
BayOnne.
cit is almost unnecessary to say to you
that tile DEGREES of Berlin and Milan, are
AGAIN in force, or rather, that they have
never been revoked. But it may be pro-
per to inform you, that not having violated
them, will in my mind be no security for
your property in this country. His majes-
ty has ordered that no more reports be
made to him on American cases; so that
numbers of vessels lately arrived from A
merioa, remain sequestered, until further
orders, and such is our limited knowledge
here, that we cannot say what will be the
event. The United States, fear, must
defend her neutrality by other weapons
than those furnished by Puffendorf- they
are blunt from long use--I mean they must
90 to war with Great Britain, or cease to
trade with this empire. Nothing can be
brought from America on which there is
not a loss, the duties are enormous, and
as there is much colonial produce on the
continent, and the consumption, from dis
tress, very small, diminution of them
would ruin the holders--I do not believe,
therefore, the duties will be reduced. In
this state OF commercial affairs and which
unfortunately offers no prospect of bet
ter change, 40 prudent man will adven-
ture to this country
From Bridge 1'ozon, Barbados aprtl 20.
A Swedish officer has arrived here from
st. Bartholomew, to solicit the Interior
ence Of our commanders in Chief on this
station in preserving that island to the
lawful monarch of Sweden (under the pre-
sent name of Count Gottorp,) the inhabi-
tants appearing inclined to submit to the
existing authority of the mother country
under the Crown Prince Bernadotte. We
know not how far they have met his wish
es, but he had long conference with rear
Admiral Sir Francis Laforey, Bart. On
Thursday last, on board the Dragon.
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