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NEVV-VORK. June 5.
Touflaint Louverhire, the
black general of Sr. Domingo,
is willing that we fhould trade
with that ifland, and to permit
our confuls to refide in its feve
r.il parts, but he does not in any
manner difdaim the jurifdiftion
of France nor to attempt m re
ject its authority. We (hould
be happy to fee our flag once
more flying in the harbor of that
e xtenfive colony, the commerce
of which is of fo great import
ance. It rnufl have been vexa
tious to each patriotic American
to fee the Britifb enjoying that
trade which we might have en
groffed, had it not been for own
prohibition. Perhaps we may
benefit by experience, and per
ceive the folly of greatly injur
ing ourfclvcs to gratify a little
impolitic pride. It is evident
the Fnglifh arc not fo foolifb,
but cultivate every opportunity
todifpofc of their manufactures,
and to create new markets.
National hoflility gives way to
the trading intercfl, becaufe it is
maniicfl that to commerce docs
England owe her riches, and
that it is by it that fhe is enabled
to fupport the prefent extraordi
nary expenfive contcfl. France
is fully fenfjble of this ttuth,
and fecks to limit the Rritifh
tiadc as much as pofTihle, by
interdi&ing the importation of
the fabrics of that nation, within
ber territories, and the influenc
ing her allies to . gree to the pro
hibition. Although Englishmen
may (roul at Fiench, Dutch and
bp niards, and exercife an un
ccaling hoflility towards them,
yef |key Bull is willing to
doth them all, or to furnifli
them wuh his hardware, in rc
turn for their cafh.
We eageily rcflraincd our
vclkls from Hading to the French
erdonies. } ow much have we
been injured thereby, and how
luHc irjmy have wc done to the
inhabitants of thofe colonies ?
C eafing to furnifli them with dry
goods and provisions, the Eng
bfh became their own
and the Danes fhe carriers of
our produce. Thus have we
fuflained a considerable lofs,
while foreigners were reaping
great profrts lioin our situation.
'J he Biitifh fadlion in this coun
ity were highly gratified at the
fufpension of all commercial in
terromle with France and its
poileflions. They the baro
meters of anglo intercfl, and are
atfedled by all its changes. They
per ceived that rneafure augured
web for iheir hopes, and would j
be beneficial to that country,
where fomany of them received
their fnft breath. How unfor
tunate it is, that though we fee
fuch a number of our merchants
alien born, profeflmg the firong
efl attachment and admiration
for their native foil; publicly
expatiating upon the beauty of
its conflitution and form of go-
. verrment, piiding theirfelves on
being royalills, and conflantly
calumniating and ridiculing
• cvety fpecies of republicanifm,
I yet we are carelels in watching
• thcir designs, and appear almoll j
t blind to the influence which en-1
. 1 dcavors to di&atc its with as the 1
r | guide for our conduft. I hole
, jmen are foremaft at cle&ions,,
and brand their political oppo-|
1 nents as the enemies of corn-:
• merce, and of all law and order,
I as jacobins and diforganizers, j
. bccaulc they have the patriotism
to advocate the caufe of liberty |
and juflice, and conceive, that
1 we are verging too fall to royal*
t ty and aritlocracy, thofe curfcs
. of the human race. Afk thofe j
1 intriguers who they are, they j
r will tell you they are merchants, |
. and that if you are friendly to
commerce, you will iupport
• | them. Thus, by pretending
: that their objedl and their folici
tude is fo promote our com
r mercc, they dup« many fuper
ficial, well meaning men. That
magic word is ufed as a Ipell to
> facinate the multitude; but let
5 us cooly consider how far our
? intercfl is identified with that of
1 the Britifli which appears to be
1 that of the gentry. Do they!
. admit us to trade with their colo
• nies, or to vend our produce (
there; but when the abfolutej
1 wants of the inhabitants require
r to be fupplied by us? Havej
f they not rendered contraband a
1 gieater number of articles than
. were hitherto considered as fuch
. by any other nation ? Did they
1 not attempt to bind us not to
I navigate veffcls to the W*fl
. Indies, of a greater burthen
than feventy tons ? Are not our
> veffcls daily flopped by their
1 marauding privateers, and bro't
. into their porth under the mod
frivolous pretences, detained by
■ the flow procefs of their courts
i of admiralty, and obliged to
; lofe the profits of an early mar
- ket without any indemnifica
: tion ? Do they not condemn our
1 velfels and cargoes on the mod
■ infignificant pretences, and fub
. jedl the proprietors to the delay,
, expcncc and trouble of appeals
: to the fuperior court in the mo
ther country ? Is not our flag
, daily and hourly infulted by ■
(hem? Our citizens forced out,
of cur veffels and obliged to
become the bondfmen of thofe
haughty tyrants. Even a nati
onal vellcl, bearing a commiffion
from the Prefident, and armed
for the purpufe of defending our
commerce, experienced the lame
degradingtre itment. Have they
not almod annihilated our trade
I with Spain, and have thev not
■completely cut us off from Hol
land. On the o her fide, what
are the advantages which we ob
tain by hei ? We cannot enu
meiate them. She fells her rna- :
nufaftuies to us. and we have 3
annually a large balance to pay
her. It is true we generally re- 1
ccive thole goods on a credit, 1
and it is that credit which creates (
fo many pirdzan* for her, and
attaches them in fuch a manner
to her intcreft, that they forget'
their duty to their country, and
that patriotic ardor, which is
independent of all foreign at
tachments. Hence thole men;
are the apologills of her mod
flagitious "acts, and confider her
enemies to he theirs. Thus her
'trade with us enriches her, and
1 impaveiilhes us by taking away
lourlpecie, royalties and debau
j ches a great number of our tra
ders. Our home mat ufa&urcs
are mined by the great importa
tions from that country, and a
predilection among our people
j for evejy thing that is Britifh is
• daily growing ftrongcr. But it
is not the amount of importa
tions which benefits a nation ;
but it is that of its exports. The
countries which thole agents are
fo adive in provoking, and pre
tend to defpife, are ourbcflcuf
tomers, and if is from them we
have derived thofe balances
which have enriched as compa
ratively to what we were a few
years ago. Surely then it is
evidently that of our commerce
to cultivate friendlhip with thofe
nations who purchafe the greater
proportion of our exports, and
not by a blind and fatal partial
ity, bind ourfe'ves to a people
who are jealous of our growing
confequence and inimical to our
interell, and thereby forfeit the
advantages we obtain by our in
tercourfe with the former,
LOUISVILLE,
TUESDAY , July 9, 1799.
ThmTday, the 4th of July,
being the anniverfary of Ame
rican Independence, the Louif*
ville Artillery Company met
and celebrated ihe day. At
break of day they fired a federal
falute. At one o’clock, the law
refpeCling the Great Seal of the
State, was read by Horatio Mar
bury, e'q. the O d Seal was
broke by order of ihe Governor, |
and the new one delivered by ■
him to the feerttary of Hate ;
after which the Artillery again
hied a federal Glute. In the
afternoon a fham fight took pbre
between major Scott's battalion,
capt. Connolly’s horfe, and the
Artillery, bat the rain coming
on, prevented us the pleafurc
of feeing their evolutions. We
are lorry to add, that capt. Con
nolly, and one of his men was
thot with powder, owing to their
bodes notbeingproperly trained
to martial exercite.
After the fham fight, the mi
litia returned to the State Houle
to drink porter and fpirits pre
pared for them by his I xccllency
and major Scott. The Artillery
repaired to the CofFee-Houfc,
and parcook of an excellent din
ner, prepared for the occafion.
I he Company was honored with
the prefencc of his Excellency
the Governor, and a number of
other refpetlable characters.
Wa are happy to f ay , ,|, e day I
was (pent in that h.,pp v and I
' focial manner, whichever cha I
raQcriles true republicans, I
On Tuefday laft, the sd 0 f I
I July, agreeably to appointment I
j feveral members of the Senatr> I
j Acadmicus met in this town, but I
! not being able to form a board I
! thfy adjourned until the 2-tkl
■ of November next. I
Charleston, June 2 9. I
We ate informed, that a let. I
ter was received by ycflerday’s I
port, from Philadelphia, which!
hates, that the government of!
the United States would rot I
ratify the treaty entered into be. |
tween Citizen Roume and Ed-1
ward Stevens, efq. relative to I
the opening the intercourfe be. I
twcon the United States and the I
illand of St. Domingo, I
For the Louifville Gazette , |
Mr. Day, m
THE dark plots of the ene-|
mies to peace, flill more and |
more develope. This is evident |
from the dißertations of that I
party on the fuppofition, that I
the war worn patriot of France, I
as well as cf America, the I
Marquis de la Fayette, being!
appointed by the French direc-1
‘ j tory, plenipotentary on their |
part to fettle all differences be* !
tween the two nations, S
Frcm the general good opin*l
ion which Americans entertain I
of the wifdcm, patriotifm and B
integrity of the Marquis, rbrß
enemies of peace are afraid a I
reconciliation on honourable I
terms will take place ; or in other I
word*, that fuch teimswillbeß
offered that America with honor I
cannot recede from, Butasaß
party in this country has long H
exifted, which no honorable ties I
could bind, no plighted faith I
retain, the rcfiduum of a torjß
faftion, combined wdth BritifliH
emigrants, emiffarics, pcnboneisH
and hirelings. I
| It is advifeable, that every I
jbreaft in whom the amoipatnaH
is not extinguifhed to be wife as H
ferpenis, and harmlefs as doves, H
gives no caufe for bringing mtoH
adual fcivice this piovifiondH
army; for, be a flared the prs>H
Tent face of things no wayspor«H
tend an invafion fiom I ranee. H
But fhould wc amongll curfelvisH
by any indifcrcet conduft, byH
any oppofition to the
laws make it neceffary : or even*
give the (hudow of neccfiuy i° r H
their being called into feivk e *H
the confequcnces would be H
to the liberties of America. H
The time draws near w.uaH
w r c may conflitutionaily c;iai: r C H
our men, and it is hoped
that change, mcafures will aUH
change ; meafures, which if p‘‘H
ii(led in, muff inevitably
America into all the horrois ‘H
a ruinous war. I
Who is ther« arrongfl u
( Petting ahde ccmmiflion exp tAk Hr
ants, and fefhers (or luci* 1 '■