Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-10-10
From the Democratic Press.
REpRISALS
ny THE NEUTRAL STATES UPON GREAT


BRITAIN.
There can be no greater error in a citizen
~ me United STATES, or a SH6iecf qf Great
BtHdin, than TO Irontote scar, on any mea-.
sure tending 20 Produce q completely hsstRe
relation 6ff7oeen tAe ty0o countries. But it
must be plain to every sober minded OBJ
server, that the current Of affairs daily APP
proXilnates the two countries to that neutral
temper, disposition and relation.
Several of the most important productions
ard manufactures of the United States, would
yield at this time considerable profits to the
merchant and manufactures, and would be
increased i'll value to the benefit of the plau-
ter and farmer, if the British orders in coun-
eli did not condemn them TO an arbitrary,
iliesitimate and ruinous confScati0n in their
passage from our ports, to the unbiockaded
ports OF Europe and her colonies. Yet we
Ind, from the following return by the British
minister to their holse of commons, that they
are in the constant practice of yielding to the
agriculture of their enemies the most deci-
ded. efiectualand important support by inn
portations of their enemies produce into c.
Britain. An enemy is courted To maintain a
trade with England, while neutral's proper
ty is co4IScated, for being employed in a
trade with that enemy The commerce and
agriculture OF an enemy are thus held hUic-
tate, and the agriculture and commerce of a
neutral are thus Violated. England is, so far,
the friend of her greatest enemy, France,
and the enemy of her friend, America. Re-
flriSais for such depredations on our proper
", trade and navigation employed on the
fruits of our own soil and fisheries, appear
matters of wisdom, honesty and mere natu-
raj course.
From London Patlcr.
From return presented to the House of
Commons, it appears that Great Britain i'm
ported last year,
1,S87, 92O quaters of wheat or II, oo6, 100
bushels
S8S.61S cwt. of -four, requiring 1867, 465
bushels.
50S,12S qrs. of oats, and -
1929 bolts of oatmeal
Ofthis quantity the imports werss'-
From France 334,sO6 qrs. of wheat and
202,S22 cwt. of -four.
Holland leg, El6 qrs.r of wheat.
Germany 1856, 1876 do and
Poland and Prussia s96,756.
Denmark and Norway lIO,oS5 qrs. wheat.
America "a, S29 qrs wheat and 2lO, 2O6
cwt. of -four.
Z" Hence more than one third Of the wheat
ana one third OF the Hour, came from France
" and Holland, while from America we inn
ported not more flour than we did from
countries with zphich qve are al zpar; and
the quantity of wheat from America, did
mot exceed one fortieth part of the whole
quantity imported"
Thus We see that while Great Britain, 6y
defircdatioa, keeps much of our fish & crojfS
from going to the continental markets of Eu-
rope, she destroys cur markets in her own
ports by taking goods from her enemies, which
rival our crops in her ports. We are at
loss Tor words to express the indignation,
winch such conduct demands. 1t is impos-
sioie tor us to consider ourselves a nation--a
country-a free people, Independent and self
governed, 1t we do not procure the arrestati-
ON OF such measures, or commence the most
rigorous re1trfsaks.