The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-03-23

Letter 10 Gfr P.ncxNEY Wiaf~ = - ea' 1,.s !
GAi4d States, 10 The Fyeae" Rft~btH
(Csntiuued J,vap our Aaf J
( N Inly of thu fame year, Denmark accedea tc the
principles of the armed neutrality, and entered III
TO convention With Ruff, toe maintaining Them
s{sumlng for her role 10 determining what artcIss
thouid be deemed contra5and, her treaty o. com
niece wiki g. ear Britain, concleaed the I'm jay,
1870 In the third a.tcle If this treaty, thu dss-
erlotion Of contraband goods is liz general terms
Sc ANY progiions Of war, as soidiers, arms ma
chimes, cannon, ihips, Other tbIrgs OF necessary
u.e 10 var'' But by convention cnnelud-d az
London on The 4th of Jelly SO, between Great
Britsin aud D. nu,a,k. 10 explain The treaty OF
con,mrrce ii GO between the two powers, the
articles deemed contrahanJ ate particularly snune
rated, and spong them we lee 9 timber Tor hip
bnldnl tar roin, copper in !hee;s. fails, hemp
and cordage, and generally whatever ierVes direct
ly for the eqnip,nent OF ve'sel, nnwr"oPht IRON
and t-pianks excepted" IL is remarkable that
theie the vsry articles admitted as contr2olnd
IN the 8h artieie Of our treaty OF commerce with
Great Btiiain and for which adrlfloo Nit. Adet
alares, All lie commercial relations between
France and the United states entirely broken.
30, il is farther be noticed thar ths convention
bst weea Ruff and Denmark. concluded n lhe mIdt
OF The Ar1ercan war for maintaining the Prln piles
tie aralea neu1r2Inya and 10 hicn her Euro
rean pow. aceeded, is explicitly deeiared IN iFe
tbat 7gar bosid Aft though it was TO sfve as
hafs ,uture engag meats, which circumstances
might render necessary, on account OF new naval
in Europe. And with the latter vi"w, The
king Of Sweden napiFsi1ed tie nemo io'ie ode leit
the houid be cloted without the intervention
OF 'hs neural powers He therefore was ut9snt
that the Emrreis, " it'll all tbs parties TO the mari
time convention, - houid proPofe to the bell'ae-
Jent pc TeTs he eftapiahhg Of Congreis, in which
,ls ditf-reut concerns, both of the powers at war,
and OF the neutral fiates, ihou!d be examined and
terminated" And thefe concerns. he afterwards
mentions 70 he &C the paclhcstion, and tbe etfeig Of
amartime e2dr Aa4u:" OH cts ruly impor' AMI, AID
rerting sl the iocltude manifelled on the cccatl-
OF by the Kiag
But thee lieps of the King of Sweden ferve
additional proofs that The prine pies of the armed
neutrality were not conidered by the parties to he
maritime convention, as fanctioned BY the exiting
law of nations. For permanently to etabiiih thoe
Assumed principles, by itfroducng them into
ri5ims cole, was ocviouly the inf ,entia motive
with the King for deflring Congres, at Which
fuch code might be }ettlcd with The assent Of all
1he nations of Europe. Bat This prof ct did not
tucceed no Cougreis was formed the belligerent
powers made peace at different periods, and with
that war ended the maritime convention. - his no
marion has more regret than our own-as we'll
becauie the principles in queton rePect fome very
valuable portions of exports, as becaule our dit
petition and our policy preierViDg us IN peace, iuch
an extended liberty of commerce would prove high
ly advantageous carriers for the powers
war.
We have Teen then that the law of nations the
marine laws Of France, her treaties as well as
tboie of other nations, and even the lyftem of the
armed neutrality, incoDseitibly e,ablh theie prin
ciples. that enemies goods or board neutral veses
are rieh,u} iu@jects of capture and condemnation
aud that timber ard other articles for the equipment
and armament of l5ips contrahsnd of war and
therefore, that the adm Con Of these prime pies in
the treaty between he United States and Great Bri
tain not bang grant her ofany ghtGof in W hat
tenie could we be aid to give what the before poi
selsed y fu1niihss no juit grounds of of nee to
France. In what ienfe too can the United States
r. ''id 70 aaV@ " rftulid to other nations right
which they aud we volonrariy and mutually agreed
10 rsn0ance Or bow chargeabla with - par
r'slity it iavft o! E. elsud" hst 4uie take
aims TO eomfel her &c rensaafei,?
But MIR. Alder, fill reting on the idea that not