Mr. Giles' Speech

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Excerpt from Mr. Giles' Speech: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, on Thursday, 24th November, 1808, on the Resolution of Mr. Hillhouse, to Repeal the Embargo Laws It was found that merchandise to the value of one hundred mil lions of dollars was actually a¿oat, in vessels amounting in value to twenty' millions more - That an amount of merchandise and vessels equal to fifty millions of dollars more, 'was expected to be shortly put a¿oat, and that it would require fifty thousand seamen to be employed in the navigation of this enormous amount of v property. The administration was informed of the hostile edicts of France previously issued, and thenia a state of execution, and of an intention on the part of Great Britain to issue her orders, the. Character and object of which were also known. The object was to sweep this valuable commerce from the ocean. The situa tion of this commerce was as well known to G1 eat Britain as to ourselves, and her inordinate cupidity could not withstand the temptation ofthe rich bomy, she vainly thought within her power. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.