The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-07 00:00:00

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oqtry lost, shows that the negotiations then
Oer'ssith the French and American 'Ministers,
were eTectvg to terminate favourably to the views
oft.ths(Oons44ctiug parties :—" We are 'to here a
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t4tyfif commerce with this nation on edventapous
a liaralrfrAns ; and while this treaty is negociat-
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ing, °LIT eltitnlnerce is to enter the ports of France,

~ --eeereemetttimedien the tide's papers!
it ,c4aviun wiititA sertitieete 9f origin; awl hone
of our vessels areprtoadwebe sei:di:neoxtebeeptweimuditetedr w,
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gieendelatalaerauft suspicions of having felee peel
unless oar Government ,
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reeter!:ln:Wderestspinetal licence,
4ilitoake some, and ellicietat arrangements, to pre- I
wet the counterfeiting of ship's papers, &c. awl thus !I
rerenting the shameful abuse and prostitution of our I
ag, Such arrangement has become iptlispetisible,
:1 wille gate site fact: eighty.tbree vessels entered
the-Slack Sett, and landed their cargoes at Cressia
.104..0desse, under the protection of the Rd..;
iilOr* flag.---Similar abuses have prevailed the
whole war, and they have multiplied as the cord
:of commercial restriction has been drawn tighter. 1
,The Berth) and Milan Decrees are revoked, co far I
tea they. ea I
ct us. The ship Acosta:, of Bostou,
i taken and larougheiuto Fecamp ender them, 4as, on :
I Mr. Beneow's application; been given up, as have
several ethers. Notwithstanding the many rumours
to the contrary, the best, informed politicians are of
opieion, that peace will be preserved Oetween *el
country and Russia." In the Albany Register of
!the 28th February) it is said, " A eleutientan who
arrived In the last cartel from Morlaix, has favoured i
us with a long list of American vessels which have
been lately liberated iu Franee, and which are now
loading for. America. Restitution of great quantities
of American property,which had been confiscated, was
also expected ; and the measures oft he French Govern.,
mer.t seemed to be decidedly amicable towards Amerie '
ca." By the American Otficiat Journal, from wheat we
'gave several extracts in our •Paper of yesterday, It
will be seen that the hopes and expectations ex-
"ipressed in the above communications were considered.,
I,olt the eve of being realized. The arrival of the
Constitution frigate, in Hampton Roads, was an-.
ii uouuceti, and though nothing is said as to the nature
of the dispatches which she cat, ied over from Paris,
it is stated that Mr. BARLOW was received by Buxa-
PARTE " in a very favourable manner." How in-
deed could it be otherwise ? Americas, has done
' every thing in her power' to conciliate Franee,--.
1 Gicat Britain, on the contrary, has dette every
the to proyoke her;
:and unless those pernicious
decrees, the Orders in Council, are repealed, it is in
tale fee the, people of this country to expect the re-
newal ofeuramicabie intercourse with either BONA-
PA ii-trz, or with the United States. Ministers may go ou
with the War as long as th'i.y can end a shilling to
give effect to their measures ; but they may rest 'as-
sured, that they never will be able to conquer peace
by the force of arms, nor obtain it by diplomacy, till
they relax in their commercial restrictions. Ice lately
published the Resolutions of the inhabitants of Bir-
mingham against the Orders in Council. Since thed
' a fact has come to our knowledge, which demon-
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' strafes, beyond all contradiction, that Ministers
themselves not only consider the game they are play-
ing as desperate in the extreme, !Pk that they arc to•
tally insensible to, and regardless of, the sufferings of
the. community. In the coarse of the discussion at
Birmingham on Tuesday, Mr. SPOONER (one of the
Deputation appointed in tint city, in February last,
' to wait on Mr. Pr:ice-Tee, for 'the 'purpose of repre-
senting t'• him the t:istressodsituation of that district),
: staled, that the eiIANCELL.OR of the EXEREQGEte'
listonedlo the Recount of the Deputies with great at.
[tstidonetnd met the subject very fairly audopenly. Bdt,
eostinued.Mr. SPOOtiER, " .1,, C 0144 not say so much
tr the eintor iti which Mr. Reez treated the sub.
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et.--It does not signify, mid Mr. R. after listen-,
ing to their representation, we are like two men
with our heads in 4 bucket of water, and we mud
see which can stand .drowning the longest Y —When,
therefore, said Mr. SPOONER, 'each a sentiment as
this, is openly avowed by one of his Ili:Aires:loe Mi-
nisters, I leave it to.thes4o.o. No 'WeNtigtOrke.!
therit is not tittle for tisiett•lbigin tinhilikfor Warr
(44.".k.44Pe1; it ilbigh4stiltet:frelY 4inst the Peel ',
Ide of armiughtte, 'but eipty 'Other' city and,
!intim in the Uelled ' ,ttelesarld not merely,
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'illip,k. for themseleei, ki reient, in a coustitationig
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!ppm, the highly, coptemptuens and insulting lat- 1
igslisge of Seetetathatasee, What, is the nation to bey
litlrtiOseiliii ate beconle ;so reduced, es to
estiddejtedt tit setezeomperisote then that of amen
:with .bis bead in at. bucket of water, sad 'yer the
Neideleldien I, of its
.affairs are . continued in the.
blinds of those- very men • who hare' bronghtli
non •it • Such. an ascumulation . pilucry ?`..---- 1
What consolation clef it afford 'Britain should she ac-
emeplish the fall of Bostereates. empire, if she
herself, becomes p. perigee in • att*mpting this ? Al-
Le•eeadyi it is explieitly admitted by 'Ministers, we are
Oaths "large, ea., In the veryodpis of batik feecy-1:
'Say then caq Ito retrieve ourselves at any period, or
in any circumstances? It is a vain and idle boast to
talk ofehmigdiee)llreuce, We have been now at,-
tesuptittra j_bis these 9.0 years. We heve•feiled is every
one of those attempts,, and every faihire has tended
ivegrobAht kW& Atli reeeol4o9 of . gig loooloYs
IR! at. WI BettritAgesielkete Wove so thunlittaljle,
Mat 04? Seir.,l creiiiellairig:lortaiss
tgal*.? toil etidifit Iffi'llafitiltl,'
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