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

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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•theimost 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
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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!

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