The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-25 00:00:00

TgE NATIONAL . JOGISTE. judge from. this Message, the American Executive, seems determined to continue the. restrictions of the Embargo! Act ; and as 'long as 'Mr. Yerreasolt retains his place, and Lis influence, we have no doubt he Will make every exer-, tion to keep it in force. lk continues to adhere strongly lo the principle, that it is much Less prejudicial to the. biter- ests of the United States, than were they exposed to the vexatious elfects of the French Decrees and our retaliating Orders. tioweVer, the great body of his fellow-citizens do not appear to feel the same conviction ; and arc disinclined to support Mr. JEFFERSON'S abstract notions of neutral rights. In fact, the injury inflicted on themselves by this restrictive measure has been so very considerable, and has had so little effect by way of retaliation, that it appears to us an excess of political infatuation, were it to be continued in force from the latter motive. It has hurt them, and them alone; and produced not one of the results it was expected to have, either on this country or on France, however fondly the President imagined it might compel us to rescind our Orders in Council. The inefficacy of the act in this respect, together with the material loss it has al ready inflicted on the citizens of the United States, have excited a marked repugnance to its continuance ; and there is reason to suppose, that these united motives have induced the Legislature of that country to repeal it. They have already taken up the subject with the warmth and expedition which so important a measure calls for ; and the 14th of November was fixed for its discussion in both • Houses. The correspondence between Mr. Ptivciviev and Mr. CANNING is the most important of the documents annexed . to the Message. The reply of the latter to the proposal of the American Minister, is one of the finest specimens we ever read of diplomatic correspondence. It does not con tain a single word to irritate the feelings of the Americans, or to widen the breach between the two countries; whilst it strongly insists on the right of our Government to reta liate on France for her prohibitory decrees. It is impossi ble to read this letter without feeling the highest respect for the talents, dignified moderation, and conciliatory spi rit of the writer. It is dated September 23d, and if our Government, as has been asserted by the enemy, felt an in cliaation to thwart the progress of American prosperity, the auspicious appearance of Spanish affairs at that time gave our Government a favorable opportunity of lettirig the Americans feel that this country was not insensible to the manifest hostility of their Embargo Act. Mr. CANNING does not throw out an insinuation of this kind; but admirably observes—" That if it be considered as 46 a measure of impartial hostility against both belligerents, At the Embargo appears to his MAJESTY to have been hilt " nifestly unjust; as, according to every principle of Justice, 16 that redress ought to have been first sought from the 46 party originating the wrong. And his MAJESTY cannot " consent to buy off that hostility, which America ought " not•to have extended to him, at the expense of a conces sion made not to America but to France." Had our go- Atient first published its Orders in Council, previous to French Decrees, the Americans hail certainly a right to rnistrate with this country against so violent and unjus ble a proceeding ; but as they must be aware that the nggressiwt origiliates in the &jetty, and inteni prochiinfed, as a 'vital blow to our comtni it was both inconsistent and arrogant. to of remonstrance and menace, in consequew which the violence and injustice of the us to adopt. To the enemy they um , crouching, and for•the i most wanton viol; rican Slag, they bad nut courage to dc! redress ; whilst they held out to us, on of retaliation it was forced to adopt, the lug and insult. We do not certainly foil anticipation which was displayed by the . the Embargo Mt, Would 40011 conipel knees, in order to avert its pernicious their triumph was short-lived, anti th, other etrect, than to convince us, that th, as they were impotent,• to hurt us. strations of a hostile Spirit, we cannot li.htened moderation of our goy crime, forbearance at the inimical spirit of ,*1 his partisans. We feel the highest it has been notice 3 to the Americans, th, bolter do without an intercourse with t,' without us; and it is to be hoped the: acquired sufficient prudence lobe bent.] nition. Mr. ( - ...vsNiNG thus expresses I " these adjustments shall take place, to " fortunately not practicable at this rntr ". conditions prescribed by,Mr. PiNcssi , 44 nevertheless, confidently looks foot at ".• no insecure pledge for. the continual " derstanding between the two count " have learnt duly to appretiate each 44 and that it will not hereafter be intim " either on the one hand, that she Nu " try, as preducial to British coalmen band, that she is compelled to court " America, as absolutely necessary to We are still left in anxious suspense lion of the Spanish Patriots, or the.fuk enemy. Coder the presittre of this ua, the satisfaction to announce that go is , last to the patriotic resolution of send, force to the assistance of that hrave•pl sources and the reputation of this co' rejoice that Ministers have so far coil of the public, as to make a great a, support of a cause, which never bee , from pusillanimity in our co-operat: ments to be sent out are reported to li scale —amounting to about :30,000 plan of operation will give effect's frustrate every attempt of the invade gation of that country. 'Whatever late years of the superiority of the Ft tactical skill of their generals, we w► slightest uneasiness as to the result of were this large British force, consist smite in any part of the peninsula.. 1, tached to the. prevalent reports of t! I I ). } 4 i sic verni til the I 111. \ refit( tii.ol i • DEC. US3 intlldea, and tnereihrprosperity ; ,o use the lat r _lla luence Of lUtandres, he enemy compelled crc 'submissive and dation of the Amt.- &mud the slightest t accotint of tile, act lant2.na4e of hulk rget ne triumphant Ant itederalists thstt el us to fall oa our effects. nom ever, their enmity had no they were as After such demon- It but athnire the en- lent, and its extreme Mr. Jett Lamm and .`St SlitislaCtiOn, that that this country can them, than I hey can ley have by this lin.t• telitted by the whim. s himself :—" Wiwn to w hich, though tot- ioment, nor under the scr, the undersigned, ard, it NS ill perha 1: s be ance of the good in:- Aries, that they will :h other's friendship, tilled to Great Britain, IlthC4 American Millis- :lTc, or, on the Whet- an intercourse b..ith o her own existetire. • ' • relative to the sittta- nailer progress of the itacertaintv, we have ernmeut has come at cling out au additional people, worthy the rt.- mint ry. We sincerely with the sense and adequate effort .Tonyes desperate, but Jim'. 'Ow re-inforce- , be on a very extensile men. .• This eularg.ed :to our assist any., and leis to effect the subjtt- . r has been vaunted of French armies, and the would not entertain the lf this arduous contest, sting of 80,000 men to If any credit can be at' the day, this army, to; . . .7 .