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blew nn’ a flame which diflolved the;
political bonds by which we were uni
ted to that nation.
Sit, we are told that no man in this
nation will think of paying tribute;
but sir, if we permit a foreign nation
to control us in the exerc’.se of our
- national lights, are we not ready to
pay tribute ? And does one man in
this nation believe that tribute will
not, in fact be paid, if the embargo is
raised with >ut adopting fome more
efficient mode of co-ercing the belli
gerents into a respect for our rights.
We are informed by the gentleman
from Delaware, that the ports and pla
ces from which we are not excluded
by the orders, take about four-fifths
of the domestic productions of this
country. This gross calculation may
be nearly correct, but it is calculated
to make an erroneous impression on
the public mind. By examining the
testimony offered to the house of com
mons in England about the last of
Marchj they all declared that if the
embargo was raised and the orders of
council remained in force, that more
than half of their exportations to this
L
country would cease. That before
these orders were adapted, they had
facilities of sending their manufac
tures as well as foreign production.
into the continent, by the agency of
American ships;-but when questioned
ho tv it was done, they refused to an
swer. But of 75,000 hhds. of tobac
co, that are raised in this country, not
more -than 15,000 are consumed in
Great Britain. What then is to be
come of the other do,ooo ? Where is
it to end a market when the orders o
council are in'force ? The same thing
may be said of various other articles.
Sir, if the embargo is raised in the pre
sent state of tamgs, and an attempt to
trade under the operation of these ne
farious orders and decrees, the mark
et in Great Britain will soon be so
glutted, that many of your most valu
able articles will not pay the freight.
These deductions are fairly drawn
from the depositions of the most emi
nent and intelligent British merchants, i
winch have been published in our
newspapers, and deserve to be read
by every man in this nation. These
depositions support the declaration,
that a large proportion of the produc
tions of this country ostensibly ship
ped to England, was not consumed
there, but found its way into the con
tinent. Some of these merchants say j
they had sent ships into the continen
tal ports but a few days before the
publication of the orders. They are
all,unanimous in declaring that these
orders cut up by the roots ail hope ol
further commercial connexion with
the ports of the continent. Sir, we
are deluded if w e believe that the com
merce which can be carried on in the
present sta.e of things, will produce
any thing but disgrace and loss. The
gentleman from Delaware must ex
cuse me for placing more confidence
in the depositions of British merchants
upon this subject, than 1 do irt his
statements. ‘The statements, altiio’
1 know they were not so intended by
that gentleman, arc calculated to de
lude the public upon this important
point, it is therefore highly necessary
that this explanation should be made.
T*ermk me to observe that on the
subject of British aggressions,on our
commerce, a great change has taken
place in the opponents of the embar
go. Two or three years ago, memo
rials ujxm memorials were presented
to congress upon the subject of anew
principle introduced into the Br'-ish
admiralty courts. I will read two
kpassages in the memorial from the ci
■ty of Boston, (Mr. C. read.) In the
■first of these passages, the memorial-
Bsts expressly say they pass by the
■injuries committed on their trade by
■the cruizers of France and Spain, and
■proceed to these of Great Britain, be
■pause they fgr exceeded them in num
■berand amount. In the second, they
Kay, that a perseverance in this unjust
W principle vyould tend to involve this
■ t.adon in every European war. It is
r silly necessary to contrast this lab-
I •- *
; spiage with that of the gentleman from!
Massachusetts and of the gentleman j
i from Connecticut to discover, that
more zeal was expressed and felt when
this memorial was written than exists
in relation to the orders in council at
i the present day. I make these ob
servations, not because I think it t i
portant in the decision of the question
J before us, blit because it affects our
national character. Sir, I think it of
j no* importance to enquire which of the
j belligerent nations has done us the
most injury. If there is a difference
in the quantum of injury, there is none
in the intentions of the parties, and I
was sorry to hear any attempt to dis
criminate between them in the course
of this discussion, either as to inatten
tion, or amount of injury ; ami more
especially as that attempt indirectly
contradicted the memorial.
But, sir, as this beneficial trade
which was to be earned on* has been
pourtrayecl in such glowing colors,
i let us for tire sake of argument admit
that the preface is a just one, wh -t
scC jn v nave ;ve that it will remain
so ? Are not the French West India
Islands declared in a state of block
ade ? This measure is but the exe
ution of part of the report of the
committee.of the house of commons
on the subject of their West India is
lands, made some time last spring,
and published infhis country in the!
summer. Repeal your embargo;
send our ycut vessels on the faith or
even an honest execution of these or
ders and decrees, and depend upon the
magnanimity of these great belliger
ents, and suddenly they u ill be swept
from tire lace of the great deep, by
some ne vV orders and decrees. Sir,
he magnanimity of these nations has
no connexion with moral honesty.
Mr. President, the last reason of
fered in Tv or of this resolution, may
be said to bo an argument in terrorem.
•The gentleman from Massachusetts
lays down an abstract proposition that
a perseverance in a measure opposed !
to the feelings and interests of the pec- 1
pie may lead to opposition and insur-,
i rection. But the gentleman from
Connecticut says that tire further ex
ecution of tins measure may lead to
opposition. Sir, an Impression of
thi. kind may have been made upon
the rrtindof that honorable gentleman,
but i most solemnly disbelieve the
feiCt. This reason, sir, may be a for
cible one with some gentlemen, but I
j trust it will not be found to have
i weight with this house. If the mea
i sure is wrong in itself, vve ought to be
convinced of that fact, and then the
repeal would take place; but, sir,
if it is right, and if we consciously be
lieve it to be sir, I trust that there is
firmness enough in this body to re
ject the resolution, and that the good
l sense and patriotism of the nation will
i support the rejection.
>UIMUW ‘■-
Nill W *i i A \i PSiiiRE.
A respectable gentleman last evening
politely favored us with a letter from
New-Hampshire, of the 3d instant,
containing the answer of the House
of Representatives of that st.de to
the Governor’s speech. The fol
lowing is an extract from it:
“ In reviewing the measures of the
national administration, we remain sa
tisfied that they are the result of wise
deliberations. The embargo laws,
especially, we consider as a wise ex
pedient, which has saved the country
an immense property ; and thousands
of citizens.
We sre aware that these laws have
occasioned much solicitude ; and like
every important clianra in the affairs
of a community, agnate the public
mind. We are a commercial people,
and a suspension of commerce, neces
sarily occasions embarrassment. ‘The
human mind is prone to contemplate
the immediate, rather than the remote
cause of suffering : hence the embar
go laws are viewed with jealou y ; but
when we look through these laws to
the causes that render them necessary } - j
when wo eoatemphuc ;Uc uiiiawfui e-1
! diets of the European powers, and !
their operation upon that poition o
our property that remained exposed
on the ocean, we are satisfied that
these laws tend to the preservation ot
our commerce and not to its destruc
tion.
The extension of the embargo even
‘o the interdiction of trade on our in
land frontier with the subjects oi pow
ers hostile to our peace and sovereign
ty, was absolutely -necessary,—lt
would be in vain to interdict the trade
of our cities on the Atlantic with Eng
land, France and their allies; if the
St, -Lawrence and the Mississippi,
were suiiertd to remain the high way
oi commercial intercourse,
The result of certain proposals re
cently made by the American govern
ment to -England and France, furnish
es additional testimony that these na
tions design more than a retaliation of
unjust measures on each other: the}
seek the spoils of plunder, and jealous
of our growing greatness would arresy
its progress by depriving us of out
commercial Capital.
To such injustice, a’ l such de
signs, the American people can neve
submit.
The people of New-Hampshire a
well as of oilier parts of the U. States,
justly appreciate the advantages ot
trade and commerce ; and we have
seen nothing to justify a suspicion that
these objects are not temailv dear to
•* -i .*• .
the American government —YV e have
ro doubt that the embargo will be re
moved the first moment it can be done
consistently with the safety, peace,
j and honor of the country.
V. ’? rely on the wisdom and patriot-!
ism of the rational counTis. We will;
abide their decisions and cheerfully
submit to such privations as may be
necessary for the maintenance cf our
national independence. —May it please
your excellency, the house of repre
sentatives in reviewing your political
course, & judging of the future by the
’ past, feel assured that you will still ex
-1 ert yourself to promote the publi* in
terest.**
Liverpool, markets,
O&ober 22.
Our Muscovado sugar market has
been very lively since our last, and
notwithstanding upwards of 3000 hhds
have been brought to the hammer,
they have been all sold, with some ve
ry few trifling exceptions, at an ad
vance in price on inferior sorts, of a
bout 2s. per cvvt. On reference to out
quotations, it will be observed that the
difference between brown and mid
dling qualities is \ery little, owing to
the demand for the former kinds for
| the distillers, for whom a considerable
quantity has this week been purchased.
We have had another very lively
week in rums, and large sales have
been made at considerably advanced
prices since our last, and holders are
now looking for further improvement.
A contract has been entered into tor
the whole of the leewards which one
house .may import in this year, at 4j.
per gallon, the quantity expected be
ing from 700 to 1000 puncheons.
Coffee continues without alteration in
price, though we have experienced se
veral enquiries for the home trade ;
but at present the roasting house here
cannot keep pace with the demand l>y
nearly one half. No alteration in co
coa, pimento, &c —The arri val of the
American Packet with accounts of the
continuation of the embargo, has caus
ed a great many enquiries for ashes,
and we think those is a fair prospect cf
improvement, the principal part oi the
late imports from British America hav.
j *hg been already run off.—- 725. have
been refused for New-York pearl ash
es.—Tobacco, which was * very flat
prior to the accounts of the arrival of
the Packet, has since been epnddei’a
bly locked after; but as holders are,
expecting higher prices, very little bu
siness has as yet been done,
We yesterday received by express
an account of the arrival of the Packet
uom America, vvluch caused an inune
ai&te bust& iq {be cotton market: aU;i
before the circumstance he* * r " r **‘ pert,
rally known, upwards cf a thousand
bags were brought up at 4u P er lb. 1
under our present quotations. Hold
ers of cotton are consequently ‘ fctiff,
and ask the prices quoted—Log vood
and Fustic are exceedingly flat, and
no byers, save for the heme tra
which is so limited, that prices are c >
the decline. Burwood is in de,
mand.
LIVERPOOL PRICES CURRENT,
Gdobcr 22, 1808.
ASHES.
*>• 8 * • t. j. p,
American Pearl, per
cwt. S 10 0 „ 3 12 g
Pot, 315 0 3 IS 0
COFFEE.
Ordinary, per cwt. 4 0 0 4. <j 9
Fine, 510 0 S 12 0
COTTON WOOL.
Trine Sea-Iflaud, per lb, 4 0 4 S
Middling, do. SO 3 fi
Stained and Ordinary, 2 5 211
New-Qrleans, SI 33
Sowed, old, 2 7 2 19
new, 3 0 0 9
DYERS WOOT).
Logwood, Camp, per
ton, 19 0 0 20 0 0
Honduras, 15 0 0 16 0 0
Fufiic, Jamaica, 18 0 0 20 0 0
Spaniih, 92 0 0 26 0 O
Nicaragua, large, 38 0 Q 0 0 0
PITCH.
American per cwt* 13 0 0 3
fcICE.
Carolina, per cwt. 2 4 0 2l 0 0
STAVES.
American barrel, p.
1200, IS 0 0 20 0 3
hhd. red oak, 11 10 0 12 10 9
do. • hue do. 32 O 0 S8 0 9
pipe, 35 0 0 59 0 9
SVGA*.
I .Srown, per cwt, 3 6 0 3 8 0
Fine, -3 13 0 4 2 0
TAR.
American, per barrel, 118 0 0 0 0
Turpentine, per cwt. 415 0 1 180
TOBACCO.
Virginia, fine, per lb. 13 14
TRIESTE, September 3.
Early in the month of July, an order eanta
ft urn Vienna, to liop the further exportation f
hemp.
A decree of a ftili more extraordinary nature
has fmee been ifTaed, Itriitly prohibiting the
future entry of American veiieis into lire
of this empire, during the evidence cf tire enw
forgo in the United States. This was notuied
to tiie American consul by the g vein >r, on die
20th July, who added, that the court or Vienna
considered the trade earned on by American
velfeis as contraband, and in oppoii..o;i to tee
laws ol (he United Stater, ohe cmei cou r-i.
lor of the government has figaified, titat the
cargo of an Andrian, or any other ■••efiel row
ing from Malta, Medina, or any place nccuprd
by the.Englilh, would be fußjeft t < conflict; j
but from Saidinaaud Barbary thcie would be no
difficulty.
“Since this, hnwever, that is to fay, on of
about the 13th of Auguit, the chief soutiiel/ r
of the government has pubiicly notified, that
colonial articles will not be received here, let
them come from whence they may, or by what
ever vessel; it being understood, that fvcii
ticles can only cme from Malta, and with t ,c
expreia peimifiion of the IJritilh government.*’
GIJON, Odtober 5,
There has been aa attempt to make a nrw
revohuion at O.iedo, but the movers yd e
mob, who ‘vi He . hieSv of the lower chf* W the
law, have been eifined, and will probahi*. meet
the puniilnntTit they deferte.* The ajfiembly
were obliged to march troops into the toms, but
all is now tranquil. The French and jl. ••• lit
armies were within half a*lcague ofeacli other
near Bilhoa ; the Spaniards occupy theyhii us
Vicugna, cn which is fit listed a chapel, Avitraa
a mile of town, and a general adfrou J daily
expedited. I
si res t/f the Bay bf Biscay, 08 A r s*
Since I 3afi wrote to you, the tight •rmg o *
the I rench array has been put iu nioli .in; hat
! their operations have neither been brilii wU iyjr
i are they likely w he attended with :my
J vantage to them ; on the contrar > ,l 14
! probable they will lose more than tney ga* u hf
i their late attack on Lilbca.
T. he attack was made unexpeA :dly> “■■'l
the morning of the 26th September, by/a F |en 1
{column, cci filling of 10,000 infantry,JU l. 10 "*
cava.ry, and pro*'.‘.~d tile greveit conT- rililt
‘ffloql th? inhabitants, from the recvl c ;
{the atrocities Corr.tv.’ited t.-y the f r.cni. ‘
‘lad visit; though, I am lupnv to add
, present ocesfmji, they have conduit-: dti Mi
moderation i probably f.oro the con#
pifuon that their situation is not very tenable,
j'n N<S, I have little doubt, but that the unit
intelligence you receive will be of tin ir being
driven out of Bilboa. if not cut of in 1 ‘.hat p-/>
-ion jas general Blake ia notv at Fr v'i
t'>hv)ov) men, ana .'ah’.k.x is at I,ogrtpno, W k
-0,000; white the marquis de la Romwna, “ith
s,OOO Spaniard’*, is exptAcd to larld in tho
rbghhiiri.pgd oj 13.1|)ca ; and the whe/e amount