American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-10-05

dia Trade, and lamentng over the great or,
parable injury which they have been led ,ohei..
by the Misrepresentation, Of the Orpo,ho,
country has sustained BY the closio. Of tAv M,
Colonial Ports against US. TO all such We 49,.
mend the following excellent article on ,Ae \,
jcct.
From he Nep Fork Commercial .4l,a,iscr, shYn,.
The WEST INDIA TRApE.-No,w;th,an1' II
all the clamor which is raised, upon tie suhss,
the British Colonial Trade, by ignorant and J.,
rested partsans in this country, vet the hnola
our Custom houses will show that the West lnr n
Trade was never more luulishing since The avn
ration OF Jays treaty, than at the present time
Nay, since The opposition presses have been s,el
ding crocodile tears over the loss OF the WestIr
ia Trade. rs they term it, our exports to tie w,
Indies have been greater than during the CORA,
pondng months Of the antecedcnt year, when H.
British ports were open. This information Is M +
unexpected by US; for we have all along been ,s
sured by the most intelligent merchants Of nj,
city, that the trade with the West Indies wmll
not be essentially diminished, BY the suspension a
the direct intercourse with the British Colonie,
Ever since the separation Of the United state, l
from the mother country, the West Indies have \,
one way or another drawn from this country the,
principal supplies. They must do it still; and i
does not make SO great difference as many peO.
PIE imagine, whether our produce reaches then /
directly, or indirectly through the ports Of S, |
Thomas or Carthagena. Indeed the most nteL
gent Of the British shipping merchants, are selt
appraised of the effect of the Order in Coupc
which has closed their ports to the vessels o. M
United States; and they already feel, that the IL
direct trade is stripping them in great measure
Ut the advantages, which they hoI,ed to derive
IRON that measure. We have before us the koyr
scotlan of the goth ult. containing some extract,
from letter on the colonial policy Of Great Bril-
tain, addressed to the Ministry, which originally
appeared in the London Morning Chronicle. and
has been attributed to Mr.. Carter. of London
gentleman well known in the mercantile world
The writer tells Ministers, that it Is true Ne
Coionists did express By addresses, &C. their graft
tude Tor the boon which they were told was to be
conferred on them, "by opening the trade of for.
eign nations to their industry and enterprise"-
But he states that he knors, from personal obser.
vation. that while they have experienced all The
evils OF the new system, they have reaped none Of
the blessings which it promised Throughout
New Brunswick, he remarked. that almost every
article OF domestic use was Of United States man.
ufacture and was satisfied from the nformationh he
received, that since the introduction Of what i
called the liberal system, the competition of Tic
United States IN hardware, Inanuac turcd tobacco
leather, furniture, &c. had seriously injured thc
import Of English goods and Of provincial mann
factures And in support of his ASSERTION, he re-
fers to an act Of the Provincial Legislature passed
On the 10Th March last imposing high additional
duties on the importation Of the articles above
lie apprehends far less risk, however, from tie
competition Of the shipping Of the United states,
i allowed to participate in the trade with the Bl.
Ileh North American and West India Colonies
than from that of the shipping OF the North OF Ia.
rope. But, he asks
How this restraint upon the Ame can slim agreed
N al sncs to be so desirable. IS be Produced Il The
ORDERS ~ Council, prohibiting the dire ct Intercourse
Construed TO adult American produce into our islands
rom he foreign West Indies If er having been transport
u such produce 10 St, Thomas afford much encou
gement 10 The American marine, the couse, ance Ct i
o Darbadoes jamaica 7"
lie argues that It requires only the encouragement
II few Years, with certainty Of their not being
suddenly deprived of it, TO enable the Nota
american colonies TO supply all the wants Of The
west Indies, ON terms as favorable rs those on
Alich they have been hitherto supplied BY the Uni
ed States: and he contends that, even wthoa.
he advantages OF the return trade, the consump.
ION Of West India produce III the American Pro.
'ieeo hha oeeii very greats Nhlcl he lliustlalts
y statistical reports. He adds that
ut IS fact per haps not generally known, That New.
5runs"lck has been for many year, the abn OF export.
ne large Quantities Of boards for the West India Market,
l,oso on and other ports in the Eastern states Of Ame
., forming an important item III the experts om Passan
qnoddy tay-a convincing proof that il some arices
east, the West Indies would not sac b. having their sup
,y Confined TO the colonies"
lie then proceeds to advise since so much ha4
een said OF the necessity which tie national faith
imposes, IN maintaining treaties once entered ino
sith foreign powers, that il he be called upon in
ehaif Of those interested in the North American
5olonles. ana British Colonial Shipping to MAKE
realty mih ttsm-countrymen and fellow subject.
he will engage that the same term, will be grant
ID to them as to Foreigners and that The inter
curse with the Vest Indies and the United States.
VII not Be re-opened for a period Of ten years.