The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-03-16


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Inent OF t.e y, D. out was on'u, iie 'ui,
1efer 10 MF u met 'etter 10 W.T. jeHSr'op' oa'ea
-Jaiyo 95'Itne iuAieet was re'o"eo VI terms i''l
more Ordinary i'll MS 'e'e' VI jury @5' 93l 10
Which Mr. Jslerion ani"ered on tDe "a ~ detiar-
'hA ms osiiss mat u cannot pe ooooteo' out una,
by 'hr aeneIai ilw OF haHohs' Inc eooos " islsho
'oUnd IL the Vessel OF an enemy man DC iree' ana
Inc goods OF an ener'y io"ha III me Ve'sei OF
friend are ilSfu prize. IL is 'fue thS' i"nofy na-
HONS, deilfous OF avoiaihg me inconvenience OF
having Their vessels HepPed at lea, rahiacked, car
Red INTO port aud dsfanrd under pretenee OF havi'G
enemy goods on onaro, nave IN many 'nitanees
introduced, by toer Sseaf hf0fes, another principle
between them, tiat en>tiiy bottoms fhontd make
enemy goods, aud friendly bottoms friendly goods
Tar tbs is as'oGe her The tH-ci CT particular treaty.
controlling in Ipe9i cct The general bfi@tt!e OF the
law OF nations, ana therefore liking etFe between
1nch rat'o"s only as have 10 agreed 70 confront It,
And 1t is piein, ;hAt II was to avoid the inconve
NeEces reii'te from this general ru.e OF The law
o nations, that France and HE United States itpu
lated, in the 73i article OF their commercial treaty
J." hat Tree thps ihouid give freedom TO goods
and that every Thing ihouid be deemed tree which
,hoela De fo"uo on ooafa the iniPs oeoAsng TO the
inblsers of either of the contracting parties, atho'
The whole tad'ng, or any Pa't thereof, mould ap-
pertain TO The enemies OF either contraband goods
being always exceped.' 1t is alto PLAIN, that this
ttipulation was intended TO operate Indeed it was
ITS ols object, and othefwIIe could have no opera
ton at a when one OF the parties hnuld be ar war
with nation nations, with whGm the ether
}houid be at peace. trance therefore, has nc right
TO complain if the goods OF her enemies fnd prctec
ZION Oh board American thlps, or to pretend, that
II order ''ro reitore the balance Of neutrality to
IFS eqa!iibrnin," the may ieize on uch goods the
joit eqniloriqu between her and The United States
Will De retored when we are at war ami The at peace
al which tine the good OF our enemies viii find pro-
tection CT board the vessels of her cltizens
I'd. 1t is aliedGed that we have sbaneoned the
modern publiclaw on eontraband, and BY our treaty
with Great Britain s,Anted TO that power, excuh~-
iy, the free carriage OF article for the equipment
and armament Of vessels.
Here. as in the former cafe, the qnefton recurs.
what is the law Of nations on The point in di!Pute
Vatel defines eontraband goods to be j." eomnodi-
ties particusrly ued in war-ueh as arms, militia
ny and sarai flores, tna6er hories, and provi-
tians in certain tnctures, when there hopes of
REDUCING he euen'y by famine" In the treaty be-
tween France and Denmark, concluded on the 2sd
OF Auguit, I74z-'' Tar as declared contraband,
together with rohn, fails, hemp, eordage, rnats,
and timber Tor ihPbniiding Thus on this
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