Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-01-24

an armed navy for the protection Of
commerce, was propofed and argued
at the feat of government one of the
iouthern members in congrefs, thank.
ed God thai the timber was yet in the
ioreils.
MIR. Jefferfon declined renewing
(what had given life to our navigation
aud trade) the treaty q commerce qortb
England and loon after it bad be-
come extinct, he coatrived to have
passed non.importation act.
Not very long fubfequent to the
pal,lng of that act, he, at a time
when our commerce was yet conGd-
erably tfourishing, hurried through
congress the act Of general embargo /,
which he meant lhould be durable c.
nough TO break down our navigation
and commerce, aud 10 change the oc
equations and habits of the people up
on the Atlantic as it appears from
his anfwer to the petitioners from
New. Hampihire-to wit that the time
might come when it would be expe-
dent TO abandon the ocean altogeth-
er,-or words to that effect.
1t was foreieen and it was fore
lhown, that the war which now lies
SO heavy upon US, would be peculiar
ly calami,oas to the people upon the
feaboard This confederation how
ever, seems to have had no influence
with Oar fovereign lords and matters,
unless to quicken their pace toward
the object in view. Nay they laugh
ed at our expected calamity, and
treated our fears with mockery. For
infance, Whit the queltion of war
was asitating in congrrfs, and repre-
fentation was made of the wide.
fpread diltrefs it would bring upon
the habiters Of our COATS one OF the
weaern members fneeringly replied,
thai they eoau flee bey9nd tie mo'mtalsI.
In the paper employed by the adj
miniitraticn, namely, the National
Intelligencer of the asth of ;ait No.
yember, it is affirmed that /" No for;
of commerce is favourable to agricul-
ture, is beneficial to the farmer 6atrx.
porfatim alone" And thar /" insborta.
iron and foreign trade arc snine.J'
This fentiment was publ,ihed under
the eye of Mr.. Madifon |; of whole
late metIage fome expreilions have an
awful fquinting the fame way.
Putting thefe facts together, and
giving them fair conjunction, il
nun appear plain to every feniible
unprejudiced perion, that the policy
of the prefent rulers of America
fpeaks practically, juit a, Napoleon
Bonaparte, on certain otcaGon,
fpake by word Of mouth" 1 hate
commerce and all its coaceyns."
But why do thofe lordlings Of the
fouth and the weitern wood. lands hate
commerce i-Firit, becaufe it enrich
es that part of the union, which it is
their with TO make poor, fervile, and
dependant and Of courle the more o.
bedienr to the proud sway they are
determined always to hold over the
nation. And fecondly, becaule com
meroe has been put under the ban of
the Emperor of France. Cour.
Estraa Of letter from an Aeuiean
gentleman at Goftenbwgb, TO The
Hon. L. II. PERKINS, B9gsn, dated
November 10.
"Dear SRA letter from an old fel
low traveller may not be unacceptable
An opportunity offers for Bottom, and
| cannot let it 60 without giving you
brief account of the important events
that have JUL taken place in Europe.
They will mott probably reach you
by way of England before my letter
but ii ispaDi6e | may be the fra TO
communicate hem. Bonaparte was
completely defeated at LEIPZIG, on the
9th Od. ON the 10Th he efcaped
from that city and took the road for
Erfurh, where he arrived as he ex-
prefles it in his letter to the Empires
Regent, with ga defeated army"
lie further adds, that it is no longer
in iituation "to maintain v6tori.
Gus attitude" When fuch confsilions
are made, you may well imagine
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