Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

~rT ~ iTin" —~ 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 '■