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does not met the cargo—a principle we ted upon by all nations in the
last war which took place in Europe ; hie Excellency the Rear-Ad-
miral must be well 'mate. since he must recollect that a treaty of
commerce, made on the 18th of (Molter, 11125, established it ate-
cordiugly in its 17 h Article. This treaty, though not published
offi,ially, was printed entire in a newspaper, du: Mario Mud-
nrerr, of the 12th of November of that year, and was never can-
tradic ed, a circumstance which indicates at least an assent to its
doctrines. And if there has been a delay in its ratification, an ac-
count of "n 'e explanations, which were Judged necessary, it cannot
be sit-Tared that it was on those principles which England lota con-
stantly followed.
The example of the system acted upon by France in the war
against the Cortes of Spain, proves nothing, for instead of beii.g an
exception from circumstances. the assistance which his 31ort
Christian 3lajesty gave to his Catholic Majesty. to free him from
the coercion in which the Cortes held him, was not a war of one
Italian against another, and in consequence of this excer tons were
matte in the blockade of Cadiz.
Contraband warlike stores, mentioned in Article Three to be
good prizes, do not require to go to blockaded ports. The fol-
lowing Article of the French Regulations of 117;1 afford a proof
of this;_

Art. 11. Arms, powder, tails. and other warlike stores, even I
horses and equipages, which shill be transported for the service of
the enemy, shall Ise confiscated in whatever vessels they may be
found, and to whomsoever they may belong, whether to our subjects
or allies."
For blockaded ports all commerce is prohibited, and consequently
nil goods are contraband, inasmuch as their importation is made in
the face of the recognition which the respective Governments make
of the blockade by publishing it, as is intiinweel to it. Speculators
who Am the risk from ambition in the face of the declaration and
recognition of their Government, have fur their object to elude the
blockade, by which they commit hostilities against the nation which
enforces it; and for that reason it is established that the punish-
ment, in case of capture, shall Me a loss both to the owners of the
cargo and those of the vessel. If this plan were not pursued, all
would attempt to elude the blockade. These principles arc so wise
that it appears impossible they should be called in qucstior.
As, in the :id' article in the note of his Excellency, the Rear.
Admiral complains, thoirrh indirectly. of the manner in which the
blockade Is enforced, as he bad already done an the 25th of May
last, the undersigned, in order to satisfy his Excellency will say
thus much :—ln the Rio da Plata alone are three ports belonging
to the territory of the empire of Brazil, and belonging to the
enemies of Brasil ; and ns these are blockaded. and the method of
hest enbtreivg it is entrusted to the undersigned, in whatever port
his Excellency the Bear Admiral may inert fillips of the squadron
of his slajesty the Emperor of Brazil in h the Rio t'a Plata, he
may understand that that service forms a part of the tint -col or
system adopted, and which has for its object to hinder the passage
and the entrance to the blockaded ports ; and certainly this method
cannot be considered less efficacious than that by which France de-
clared tba British isles in a state of blockade, and his Britannic
Plajesty, on theother hand. declared in estate of blockade tell the
ports of then nations which should be occupied by the Freach
erode,. Aral his Excellency,knowa very well that the prices tr.ken
from neutral powers were all judged lawful. And if it should be
said that this and some other facis referred to took rhea while a
usurper was seated on the throne of France, the circumstance of
there being no indemnification, awl that of the French nation still
being governed, for the most part, by the same °refinances, tegula-
tions, and lases, may lie considered as a sufficient answer to any
su oh objection.
The undersigned has thus duly replied to the protest whit h his
Excellency the Rear-Admiral intimated to him by his note of the
Pith instant. his Excellency having the power, if lie should not he
satisfied, to have recourse to the means indicated in the same note ;
nothing remaining for the undersigned but to renew his protesta-
tions of being,
With the greatest consideration and respect,
His most bumble and obedient servant,

PlwroEnEs.
On board the frigate Piranga, opprutite Montevideo, June 7, 1026.

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