III. "There is a lord-lieutenant for each county, who is commanding officer of the militia, and appoints the officers." MR. KING—From the National Intelligencer.-A de- regiment from each county, composed of a certain and the attack was to he renewed. sons." CONSCRIPTION-British_plan.-For the navy-to seize upon any suspected of having ever been at sea; if he resists to knock him down, and handcuff him, throw him into a tender; carry him off when conve nient, and keep him as long as they can prevent him¦ from escaping or dying. Respectfully yours, &c. DAVID R. WILLIAMS. Copy of a letter from the comptroller-generai of South Carolina, to the secretary of the treasury, dated State of South-Carolina, Office of comptroller-general, Dec. 21, SIR-In compliance with an act of the legislature of this state, just passed, I do myself the honor of informing you, that they have direccted me to cause For the militia.-I. "The militia is composed of a 'to be passed to the credit of the treasurer of th United States, in the bank of South-Carolina, sub-not interfering with this order, will be strictly ob ject to his immediate draf, the sum of 260,000 dol-observed. lars; the sum at which they estimate this states' quo The department of war calls for the most vigilant ta of the direct tax, about to be laid by congress. attention of all officers engaged in the recruiting You will perceive in this act of the legislature a service-while meritorious conduct in the discharge sincere wish to assist the United States. If the sums of these highly responsible duties will receive hothus appropriated to meet the direct tax should ex-norary testimony from the department, every spe ceed this state's contingent, some future arrange-cies of neglect will meet with severe reprehension. ment may be made to reimburse the state the excess. By order of the secretary of war, If it should fall short, I am authorised, whenever the same shall be ascertained, to apply a further sum to the credit of the United States. I have the honor to be, with great respect, your obedient humble servant, THOMAS LEE, compt. MILITARY. D. PARKER, adj. and insp. gen. NAVAL. The mail-boat from Hampton for Norfolk, was captured on the 1st instant, by several of the enemy's barges. Two or three persons made their escape in a canoe, bringing off the mail. There were several passengers-the women and children were immediately returned, but the males were made prisoners. A fine company of U. S. riflemen left their en-In the boat were several negroes, which, strange as campment near Rogersville, Ten. on the 29th ult. for Hagerstown, Md. we presume on their way to the northern frontier. The court martial met at Utica the 3d inst. and adjourned to the 8th, to suit gen. Wilkinson's convenience, who was not prepared for the trial. it may appear, they sent up a few days afterwards, saying they had left it to their choice to stay with them or return to their masters-and they preferred the latter. Finally all the persons in the boat were released except the master and a soldier who hap pened to be on board. We rejoice at this evidence of returning civilization. It is stated that gen. D. Rottenburg has issued a proclamation interdicting all communication with The enemy's barges were pursued by those of the the states. From this it is inferred, that an expedi-Constellation, almost under the guns of their ships tion was on foot. -and there might have been a fair fight, if the British had thought it advisable to have made a party to it. Seven hundred regulars, five hundred riflemen and two hundred infantry, recruited in North and South Carolina, have reached Richmond on their way to the northern army in the spring; but to remain for the present about Fredericksburg, subject to the orders of major-general Scott. Plattsburg Dec. 24.-It is reported we understand by a deserter who came in night before last, that the British are two or three thousand strong at isle Aux Nox, and have a large number of sleighs and about 80 or 90 pieces of cannon. Also, That they have other large forces near that place, and confirms the report that they are about fitting out an expedition of some kind. A gentleman arrived in the Albany stage last evening says, that upwards of 600 ship carpenter and artificers had passed that place for the lakes. The islands of Martinique and Guadaloupe have at length been given up to the French. St. Cyr, formerly one of Bonaparte's generals, has been appoin ed governor of Cayenne. Packets are established be tween the French colonies and France. A little while ago.-"History is philosophy, teaching by example." It is pleasant and useful frequently to look back, and bring to fresh recollection things that are past-it enables us sometimes the better to judge of pissing events, and, at others, may give us a glimpse at futurity. Who has not heard of sir John Jervis's TERRIBLE fight off Cape St Vincent? The facts are briefly these on the 13th of February, 1797, admiral Jervis, with fifteen sail of the line, fell in with end attacked and defeated a Spanish fleet of twenty-seven sail of the line, viz. one of 130; seven of 112; one 80, and nineteen of 74 guns. The manœuvring and fighting lasted nearly the whole day, and ended in the capture of two Spanish ships of 112 guns, though one of them was called Salvador del Mundo (he SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD!); one of 80, and one of 74. In this hard fighi sir John lost only 73 men killed and 227 wounded. He received the thinks of parliment for the glorious victory, was created earl of Rutland, Vt.) December 17.—A number of Bri-St. Vincent, and received a pension, &c. &c. tish deserters last week reported themselves to the commanding officer of the rendezvous in this town. They came from Canada. The times are much change on the ocean since that day. An American privateer-(the Armstrong) hemmed up in port, it seems, can kill more Englishmen in two or three hours than a Spanish fleet of 27 s il of the line could do in a whole day: and that if one of our frigates (the unhappy Chesapeake excepted) had the good luck to get along side of a vessel of the enemy, they might lose half as many Adjutant and inspector general's office, December 26, 1814. GENERAL ORDERS. Major Macpherson, of the light artillery, is charged with the superintendance of the recruiting service-all returns and communications relative thereto, will hereafter be addressed men in seventeen minutes, of Decatur's time, as sir to major Marpherson, snperintendant of the recruiting service, city of Washington. It is expected that every recruiting officer will be at his post. John lost in this terrible fight with the Spaniards. The Prince of Neufchatel privateer also killed 62 of them, 11 less than this great victory cest them. Now, suppose an American fleet of 27 sail of theCircular letters of instruction will be addressed line were to meet a British fleet of 15 sail, who to the officers superintending the recruiting service, thinks that we should lose four ships at an expence for each regiment or corps, detailing their various to the enemy of only 73 lives?!!-Indeed, from the duties, and the duties of their subordinate officers, instructions given to the commander of the Pique» the arrangement of depots, distribution of rendez-frigate to run away from the Constitution, we ra yous, and every thing appertaining to the government of their conduct. These instructions will be communicated as soon as the laws depending before congress shall have passed, and, in the mterim, all existing regulations, ther suspect if lord St. Vincent, or any other lords they have got, were to attack our "sea dogs" with: such an inequality of force, that he would soon ber un-lorded. The New Castle and Acasta frigates, carrying together 198 guns, have gone.off in hopes. of fighting, in company, the Constitution of 48 guns' to supply the wants and expences of the emigrants, O! "the wooden walls of old England!” a sum greater than the expence of lord Wellington's army during the war! CHRONICLE. To this vast drain is to be added, that nearly all the foreigners who had taken refuge in England du"The back woods." In a Cincinnati paper of Dec ring the continental troublés, have left that country, 13, we observe the following notices, in succession; and drawn all their monies from the banks and a copy of an oration delivered before the "school of fun sAnd this accounts for the great depression literature and the arts" to be published- a notice to of public stocks and omnium. American. the "United brethren of the German church" of a The Jesuits.-The bull issued by Paul III, in 1540, meeting for worship-of a concert and bail-relat-establishing the order of Jesuits, limited their num ing to the establishment of a theatre-and terms of ber to 60. This limitation was soon after removed. advertising in the three Cincinnati papers. It is understood that Richard Bache has been ap. pointed postmaster at Philadelphia, vice Michael Leib, removed. This change is noticed in the Register because the appointment of Mr. L. had excited much conversation in Pennsylvania and some other places. In 1608, the numbers had increased to 10,581. In 1679, their numbers were 17,655, including 7,877 priests; in 1710 they amounted to 19,928. In 1717 they had 714 colleges and other establishments, more than 200 missions, 161 seminaries; 19,876 members, comprising 10,055 priests. The affairs of the order were conducted by one general, 87 provincials, 350 priors, &c. It is said that Poland is to be added to the dominions of Russia-that Bonaparte is to be transferred from Elba to England-that Castlereagh is about to THE ENEMY.-In our late Montreal papers, (says return from Vienna, to meet parliament; nothing the N. Y. Evening Post) from which we have made said of what is doing in the congress at that place. some further extracts to-day, we perceive an adver The king of France has appointed twenty censors tisement of the deputy commissary of the British of the press. Many difficulties appear to occur in army in Canada, offering to contract for eighteen settling the claims of the emigrants, original pos-thousand cords of wood, to be delivered into the sessors of a great part of the real estate of France. barracks at the following places; It serves to shewThe state of Spain remains unsettled The princes the different encampments of the British soldiery of Italy seem dissatisfied with Murat's possess on of in Lower Canada during the ensuing winter, and Naples. The French military establishment appears will enable the reader to form some idea of the force very large. The congress at Vienna had done little, at each of these military posts. N. Y.E. Post. if any, business, at the last dates. West-India markets.-The brig Speed, that ar rived at Boston some days ago from the Havana, sold her potatoes at eight dollars a bushel, and her fish at twenty dollars per quintal. At Coteau du Lac 1,500 cords 3,000 750 750 6,000 1,500 2,500 A respectable female of the island of St. Bartholo mew, having gone from thence to the island of St. Martins, for the benefit of her health, being afflicted Isle Aux Noix with a complaint which soon proved fatal. After her OUTRAGE-From the New-Hampshire Patriot-On death much difficulty was experienced in obtaining the night of the 25th of November, a bandit of Caplank necessary to make her a coffin-one person nadions, aided by their associates on this side of the alone was found possessed of some, which could no line, went to the dwelling-house of Mr. Samuel Hugh be bought or obtained; until the friends of the de of Canaan, Vt. and after a scene of unfeeling cruelceased agreed to furnish (within a limited time ty which exceeds in barbarity the outrages of their from St. Barts) as much plank as should be used for ferocious savage "allies"-took him from his bed, that purpose-after which stipulation, the boards tore him from his weeping wife and screaching chil were furnished, otherwise this unfortunate female dren, tied him on his horse, and after robbing his must have been interred without a coffin. desk of his money, collected his whole stock of catFrance and England. Among the articles worthytle and drove him and them off to Canada. On the of observation in Cobbett's paper, of the 17th of Oc-return of this gang of ruffians, robbers and smugtober, is that which relates to the vast emigration glers to Canada, they robbed the farms of the hon. from England to France, since the restoration of the Mic jah Ingham and Daniel Goss, esq. of all their Bourbons. In corroboration, by the last advices we stock of cattle and drove them also to Canada. The learn that it was calculated not less than 50,000 only pretence to this unparalleled and insufferable persons, many of them of the class of gentry whos outrage is that Mr. Hugh has sinned past forgiveness income amounted from 100 to £1,000 per annum had against Canadians and smugglers by a very zealous left the country. It is known that a man with £200 and faithful discharge of the duties of an inspector a year, can live as handsomely and luxuriously in of the customs; and that judge Ingham and Mr. Goss France, as in England for £600. In France, a loaf are decided and influential supporters of their gocan be got for 4. which will cost 1s. in Englang-vernment. Mr Hugh is still detained a prisoner in beef may be had for 24. per lb. a fowl for 4. and a Canada. turkey for 23. In France, a bottle of the best wine To cover the disgrace of the Reindeer, Avon, &c. may be got for 18. which costs 58. in England ; every the British have reduced the rates of their sloops of thing else in proportion. The climate of France war two guns, though possibly adding two more to also is infinitely preferable to that of England, and their complement. John Bull must be cheated. We the habitual cheerfulness and sauvity of the French repeat the story because it is a "good one." When people in general, is another inducement to men who they took the Guerriere from the French they called are disgusted and exhausted by the long list of go-her by the guns she carried, a "44 gun frigate," and vernment taxes, tythes, and poor rates. adde ve guns to her and called her a "thirty eight." In short, in the month of September last, it was The Democratic Press informs us, that capt. Elicalculated that a drain of five millions of ready ott is to command the "steam frigate building at money had already been made on the English nation, Baltimore." No. 21 OF VOL. VII.] BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1815. Hæc olim méminisse juvabit.-VIRGIL. [WHOLE NO. 177. Printed and published by H. NILES, South-st. next door to the Merchants' Coffee House, at $5 per ann New-England Convention. No. IV. war any trade which he was not accustomed to do in time of peace"-a principle "which (to continue the Language of the said memorial) if admitted, must [Since this article was written, the Hartford Convention has ad eventually prostrate our trade, and leave it at the dis journed sine die. Their proceedings are before our readers; and cretion of the belligerents." The cause and effect of we shall say nothing of them, at this time, except that they are this regulation were simply there-by the laws of very different from the spirit which got up the meeting; as shall be elucidated by a variety of choice extracts from the jaco-France, before the revolution, the produce of the bin papers, speeches and proceedings, having laid by a charming French colonies could not be imported into French collection of them for record. ports except in French vessels. [I believe that such laws exist in all countries that have colonies, and especially in G. Britain.] But war the between England and France deprived the latter of a direct intercourse with her colonies, and cut off a supply of their productions in French vessels; and he I hope that the length of this article may not deter any from an examination of its contents; for it brings to view any important facts, which some have found it convenient to forget.] "Out of thine own mouth will I condemn thee." the war. tinuance of the war. PROPOSITION THE FIRST. PROPOSITION THE FIRST. The "friends of commerce,” alins the "friends of peace," (as certain men exclu-Parts, at home and abroad, where thrown open to sively call themselves) under the unwarrantableutrals. It was not contended that a gentral vesacts of Great Britain, were the real authors ofsel might receive her cargo at a French colony and proceed direct from thence to a port in Fence, of vice versa; but our merchants interpreted the law PROPOSITION THE SECOND. The "friends of com of nations to be-that an American vessel might pros merce" and of "peace," as aforesaid, under the ma-eeee from a port of the United States to a Frencht lignity of Great Britain, are the cause of the con-colony-there obtain a cargo and retura home with the same; and that after the sail cargo was landed These are broad propositions; but, I trust, I shall and the duties thereon paid or secured, it (the cargo] be able to demonstrate them to the satisfaction of might be legally carried to France, if France would every man that will read and think for himself. Un-receive it, or any where else there might be a inarket fortunately, there are too few of us that endeavor for it, in American ships, the whole being neutral to think for ourselves. or friendly property. In this manner a great busi ness had been done-our exports of foreign proz The following are the "generations" of the war.duce rose from nothing, in a very few years, to 60 The memorials of the merchants and traders of millions per auxum; our tonnage, and the whole busi Boston, Salem, Newburyport, New-Haven, New-siness of our merchants, had received a proportions York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, &c. to congress, ate increase, and every sea was whiteged by our the winter of the year 1805-6, begat the non-impor-canvas, employed in the CARRYING TRADES-Mark, by tution law. "carrying trade" I mean, not the carrying of bus The non-importation law begat the embargo- own productions to market, but the carrying of the The embargo, feloniously violated and pusillani-productions of other countries, from place to place. mously abandoned, begat the non-intercourse law-Well-this state of things greatly interfered with the The non-intercourse law, weakly enforced, begat business of the British merchants, especially in West India goods, on the continent of Europe, for which Those "generations" were partially assisted by the we were the chief carriers; and their jealousies were attack upon the Chesapeake, the murder of Pearce, excited as their interest was touched. To relieve the blockade of New-York, and other like things of them, the government took the stand complained off an irritating nature. and, to quote the Salem memorial gain, "she But to a correct understanding of the consistency licensed her own subjects in a trade which she declure of the "friends of commerce and peace," it is neces-ed fraudulent in others." These words are true, rea sary to give a brief history of the European orders der; I pray you to remember them, that you may and decrees that affected our trade and trampled duly esteem the justice of the British government, upon our rights, as a neutral and independent nation. and the magnanim ty of our traders. The whole af We shall say nothing about the impressment of sea- fair "in a nut shell" was this-our merchants said men-at present, but merely speak of those things that they had a right to carry a bag of French coffee that touched the pockets of our merchants. Ire to a French port, from a place in the United States, collect it was said of some one famous for his love in an American vessel, provided the said French of the good things of this life, that the "way to his coffee belonged to an American citizen-mark mel heart was down his throat"-and many people have-its all about a bag of FRENCH coffee. But the began to judge the patriotism of our merchants by British said this was a violation of the law of nations, the effect that a measure may have on their profits and therefore, licensed their own vessels is pursue the I do not exactly say that this is the scale by which very same trade! I judge them, generally, and certainly not individually, but I do say, that such a notion is becoming very prevalent among the people at large. war. Very woN-because Great Britain would not pers mit them to carry said bag of French coffe to a port in France, they memorialized congress in very strong The orders and decrees that have immediate re-erms: the following quotations for some of these lation to the matters before us, are these: memorials, will ainuse and instruct our readersThe Boston memorial sayS-- A principle was established by Great Britain in the summer of 1805, (pray mind the dates, reader) "There is great eats to apprehend, that the Brush goteffle "that [to use the language of the Salem memorial toment mean to set up as a principle, that she has a sight to integ dict all commerce by neutrals, to the ports of iter enemies, which, congress] a neutral was not competent to carry on in {poris had not been opened previously to the contradem yf VOL. VIL V hostilities; that if she permits a trade with them in any degree,, respectable traders of the city, of all parties many she has a right to prescribe the limits of it." of them were, and yet are, the leading "federalists" of the place. "A tacit submission to pretensions thus lofty and comprehensive, but which your memorialists trust are most of them untenable, would, they conceive, be an abandonment of rights openly recog nized, and a dereliction of the most important commercial interests of our country." The Philadelphia merchants said "A jealousy of our enterprize and prosperity has excited a de. sign of checking the commercial growth of our country, the fruit of which has been an attempt to innovate upon ancient and ap into the code of public law. proved principles, and introduce unheard of articles and provisions "Reason, and the most powerful considerations of equity, enjoin it as a duty on the United States to oppose these pretensions." "For it the right [of commerce "in innocent articles"] be not both claimed and admitted, scarcely any of the European powers "We moreover foresee in the prevalence of the principles, and can in future be engaged in warfare, without making the United in the continuance of the practices alluded to, nothing but the States, in opposition both to her efforts and wishes, either a vic- ruin of individuals the destruction of their commerce, and the de tim or aparty in the contest." "The most tenacions advocates for the rights of belligerents ad-grelation of their country. Could the judgment or even the cha mit, that during war, neutrals have a right to enjoy in the utmost city of your memorialists see, in the new doctrines of the British latitude, the trade to which they have been accustomed in time of court, nothing but the revival and enforcement of an ancient and established principle which friendship had relaxed, or favor per peace. Now if a belligerent has the right to blockade an extended mitted to slumber, they might regret the departed good, but could sea coast, and to exclude neutrals from, perinaps, fifty different impute no injustice to the hand that withdrew it. They are struck ports, (as was the case with the French ports in the channel during however, with the novelty of these doctrines; their unequivocal the best war) how can the neutral enjoy his usual peace trade in hostility to neutral interests and rights; their inconsistency with its greatest latitude, unless this deprivation is balanced by another former declarations of their ministry, and decisions of their courts; Brade, which is open to him during the war? Your memorialists and with the extraordinary time and inauter of their annunciabelieve these principles to be unsound in point of principle, offensive in practice, ant nugatory in effect." "Ia all events, fully relying that the subject of our difference with Great Britain will receive the due consideration of government and that such measures will in consequence be promptly adopted as will tend to DISEMBARRASS OUR COMMERCE-AS SERT OUR RIGHTS—AND SUPPORT THE DIGNITY OF "Your memorialists have the honor to remain, in behalf of their David Green, D. Sears. Boston, January 20, 1806. John Jones, [This memorial, at full length, may be found in the Weekly Register, vol. V. page 164, and several of the extracts that follow, have been also inserted in the REGISTER.] The merchants of New-York, on the same occasion said tion." the most serious and alarining character. It goes to nothing short "The effect of this novel principle upon neutral interests is of of the destruction of neutral commerce; and from the well known neutral situation and character of the United States, to nothing short af inflicting a most deep and deadly wound upon their trade." "The time and manner of announcing it accords with the prin eiple itself. At a moment when mercantile enterprize, confiding in the explanations on this point given by the British ministry to our ambassador, was strained to the utmost, a new decision of the Court of appeals is announced, and every sail is stretched to collect the unwary Americans, who are unsuspectingly confiding in what was the law of nations." "In the principles they have here submitted to your considera tion, they feel all the confidence of justice, and all the tenacity of truth. To surrender them, they conceive, reould derogate from the national character and independence of the United States. From the spirit of government they hope for their defence; and from the the justice of the government they hope for their avowal; from blessing of heaven they hope for their establishment." "We are compelled to consider the late decisions of the British tribunals as preliminary steps towards a system for controling the importations and exportations of colonial productions, and there-measures prove ineffectual, WHATEVER MAY BE THE SAby annihilating the most lucrative branches of our foreign com nierce." "If Great Britain permits commerce between her subjects and the colonies of her enemies, may we not, with the consent of those colonies, participate in the same commerce? If our conmerce with the enemies of Great Britain may now be confined to the system established in time of peace, may we not apprehend that the principle will be retaliated in respect to our commerce with the colonies of Great Britain? In that case, what can ensue but war, pillage and devastation? These are not imaginary suppositions; they illustrate the most important principles of our commerce; they eviuce the necessity "To preserve peace with all nations, is admitted without reserve, to be both the interest and the policy of the United States. They therefore presume to suggest, that every measure not inconsist ent with the honor of the nation, by which the great objects of redress and security may be attained, should first be used. If such CRIFICE ON THEIR PART, IT WILL BE MET WITH SUBMISSION. But whatever measures may be pursued by their government, your memorialists express the firmest faith, that every caution will be used to preserve private property and mercantile credit from violation." This memorial is signed by twenty merchants of different politics, among whom are Thomas Fitzsimons and Robert Waln, at different times "federal" members of congress from that city. The Baltimore traders said of a circuitous trade, to enable us to realize the great value of ex-Britain has herself prescribed, and which use and habit had ren"It would not be desired that the state of things, which Great ports of our own native productions, by which, alone, we acquire dered familiar and intelligible to all, should be disturbed by opthe power to liquidate the balance against us, in our commerce with Great Britain; they demonstrate, that the position against Pressive innovations; far less that these innovations should by a which we contend, is not a rule of the law of nations: the law of tyrannical retrospection be made to justify the seizure and connations ordains no rule, which is unequal and unjust. fiscation of their property, committed to the high seas, under the "It is, however, with much surprise, that we have recently dis protection of the existing rule, and without warning of the intended covered that the very circumstances upon which our hopes of se- change. In this their just hope, your memorialists have been facurity were reposed, have been urged as arguments to justify an tally disappointed. Their vessels and effects, to a large amount, invasion of our rights; and that having totally suppressed the ex-me lately been captured by the commissioned cruizers of Great ternal commerce of her enemies, Great Britain is now counselled to Britain, upon the foundation of new pri ciples, suddenly invented appropriate to herself that of her friends." and applied to this habitual traffic, and suggested and promulgated for the first time, by sentences of condemnation; by which, unavoidable ignorane has been considered as criminal, and an hono rable confidence in the justice of a friendly, nation pursued with penalty and forfeiture." "In the list of our complaints we cannot forbear to enumerate the humiliating and oppressive conduct of ships of war in the vici nity of our coasts and harbours. We respect the principle and emulate the conduct of Great Britain, in regard to her own jurisdiction: and we wish merely to claim for ourselves the same measure of justice, which she exacts from others." "This view of the subject, while it excites our anxiety, furnishes, also, a resource for our hopes; we wish only for justice, and believing that a commercial nation which disregards justice, thereby undermines the citadel of her power; we rely on the effect of mutual interests and wishes in promoting a cordial explanation and fair adjustment of every cause of misunderstanding; in particular, we rely on the government of our country, that OUR RIGHTS WILL NOT BE APANDONED, and that no argument in favor of an usurpation will ever be derived from our acquiesernce. "Your memorialists conclude with remarking, that they deem the present situation of public affairs to be peculiarly critical and perilous; and such as requires all the prudence, the wisdom and the energy of the government, SUPPORTED BY THE CO-OP ERATION OF ALL GOOD CITIZENS. By mutual exertions, under the benign influence of Providence upon this hitherto favored nation, we hope the clouds which threate, to obscure its prosperity may be dispelled, And WE PLEDGE OUR UNITED SUPPORT in favor of all measures adopted to vindicate and secur the just rights of our country." New-York, Dec. 28th, 1805. "Your memorialists will not here stop to enquire opon what ground of law or reason the same act is held to be legal, when commenced with one intention, and illegal when undertaken with another. But the object, in the strongest terms, against this new criterion of legality, because of its inevitable tendency to injustice; be ause of its peculiar capacity to embarrass with seizure, and ruin with confiscation, the whole of our trade wh Europe in the surplus of our colonial importations." "The reasons upon which Great Britain assumes to herself a right to interdict to the independent manns of the earth, a coinmercial intercourse with the colonies of her enemies (out of the relaxation of which pretended right has arisen the distinction in her courts, between an American trade from the colonies to the United States, and from the same colonies to Europe) will, we are confidently persuaded, be repelled with firmness and effect, by our government." "She forbids us from transporting in our vessels, as in peace we could, the property of her enemies; enforces against us a rigorous list of contraband; dams up the great ebannals of our ordinary trade; abridges, trammels and obstructs what she permits us to prosecute; and then refers us to our accustomed traffic in time of peace for the criterion of our commercial rights, in order to justí Tais memorial, signed on behalf of the mer-y the consummation of that ruin, with which our lawful commeree is menaced by her maxims and her conduct." chants, by forty nine of the wealthiest and most "This principle, therefore, cannot be a sotial one. It wants uni |