The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-05-28

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.r thew would have retained this character had the
treaty never been made they ould have retained
ND the treaty contained no provihon or the lubect
The United Sta truly derous Of e1e udths 'ne
from the Hl but Britain unwilling 10 DO 10.
Had the United States polcfed the means o. coer-
con tber eabihed policy founded the BATS Ut JUL
tice and their own peculiar ftuation forbid reiort -
thof means Cor any other purPoie thanthe defence u
their rights, compliance with their own 81
eapements. 1t NOT cafe IN which force woud
have been deemed ultihAple and the Obect' oelhg
unattanabc bv mutual content was unavoidaDly REIN
ouifhed for the moment. Yet it proper TO enume-
rate the articles which before conUaband, and
which continued to be 70 becaule that enumeration no.
tilted the merchants Of the United States me hazard
which their Commodiues would encounter on the itas
and bccauc ALTO prevents thoic vexAtIous alterations
which might othcwfe have produced by The efforts Of
one party ID fwel and Of the other TO couce the MT
If on the relufal Of Britain 1ubttute any other
rule concerning cont1aband the place Of that efab
hlhcd by the law Of nations, France finds heriet ~
Guaton to be injured hy an obferv4nce Of her engage
with the United St3es, It not the treaty with
Britain but bar with France which has produced this
tiuation This was foreften when caty was en-
tered mlto aud did prevent ID.
The Iipulation concerning contrahand was formed
when France AZ peace and Amcrc4 A war athO
that aate Of things did long continue, is ocntin-
uance va, by no means defined impoih6e Norvith
Handing this, the government Of the United States has
manclted A wilingHtl. 10 change this lipuatior as
wen THAT which rcpett. cn,mie, property IN neutral
bottoms 70 France complained 81 them; Of this
the cttcr from Mr. Randolph Mr. Adct already QUO
ted af-I d5 concufve tclhmony.
Il appears tuen examining this Objection 10 the
treaty b-twecn tie United STATES and BntAu, that
has NOT added 10 the catalogue Of conrdband hngc
article that has coded priv ege la granted no
right and that It has not changed IN the mott minute
croumHaure the pre- exiting iituaton Of the United |
state relation either 20 France Crcathrtiu -
Manufacturing thclc truths the government o the
III. 5. has haltened allure its former friend that VI
the Populations between them be found oaprcihve ~ |
practice, It is ready to offer up thefe HiPulations viii |
ling iaorfce At the (hrine Of iriendlhP.
In vain viii you lear,h this procedure for " |
known ard evident locrifce the part Of the tied
states o their connections with this republic and OF the
mott etcntih and leaf contefed prerogatves q neu
Uaiy' IN vain will you learch for evidence Of their
having gwen TO England, 70 the detriment Of Their
hrt allies, the mott Itrking mark Of unboundel conde
centon, by abandoning the limits gwen 70 oonraband
by the law Of nations, by their treaties with all other
atoms aud by thOle Of England with the greater
part oi the maritime powers
The United States feel thec reproaches conlcious
innocence feels the imputation Of guilt
SECONDLY. It Is ALTO alledgcd, that " the United
States have conieatel to extend the denomination Of
contrahand even TO provifons. ntead Of pointing ont
Particuiaryas all treaties do the cafes Of the elective
blockade Of place, alone forming exception 70
the TRedOm o this article they have tacty acknOwl
AIDES u our colonies and even in Trance, by the force
OF a bare prOcIamaron'
Inc objections to this article fha he ccnfiered ac-
cordng its letter, and according v operations.
The Objectionable words arc, and whereas the dir
hcuty 81 agreeing the precile cafes in which alone
HrovIlons and other articles generally con.raband
may Dc regarded luch, renders II e1pcdicnt 20 pro-
vide againl the Inconvenience and Misunderstanding
which might thence arle. It IS further -grcOd that
whenever any uch article, 70 becoming conrIshand ac
III, 4lI I'D,
reaion be leized, the fame lha not be cOndla Cd hut
the owners thereof fha De ipccdiy and completely in-
demnifcd and the captors IN their default the
government under whole authority they act ma pay
the matters Of luoh v'hcs the full value Of
all iuch articles, with reeonabIe mtrc2utie profit |
thereon, together with the freight and ALTO the demur
rage i.cidtnt to iuch detcrtion
The admiiTons contained IN hi cafe arc,
FIRST, Thar ProvhoH5 not generally contr dband
and that
SECONDLY, They are fomrtimes coutraband
An effort made to etabhfh the pr.ce cafes in
which alone they ihoud bc tuhjett 70 irizure but A
merca would only content TO conidc them contra |
ban IN the cafe oI an effective blockade fege, or n
vetment OF place; while on the part Of England this
ltrct Interpretation Of tie rule was not admitted but \
It was commended that proviGons became contrab1nd |
when there were Isalonab!e hopes Of reducing tile
my by iAmIRe. In this OppOhuOn OF lentiment what
have the United States conentcd To extend The dl
nomination Of con1 absnd even 10 proyG0ns" TO ao- !
knowledge tacitv the pref tnons RATED Nv England
create blocksdes in your colonies and in Fraace
by the force Of hare PROF. AMAZON m I" fl word 10
have commerce only with Englan6?" RecouGder the
words thcmielvcs and il will require no comment 1, /
prove how irappHcable to them are hcle aGertions-
ihe cauie complained If having Gated tie adnnon c
tie difficulty already mentioned proceeds u rly y
further agreed thar whenever any fuch articles 70 be-
coming contraband according to the laws Of nations
iha for THAI reaion be fezcd. the lame iha not b
conhlcatcd, but the thereof la be fpeediyand
completely Unidentified"
1t clear to admit Of conteAtion that this claule
does not declare provihons 70 be conIaband, admit
q theIr fixture IN any other cafe than when according
to the exiting law Of nations they hould become con-
traband III in luch cafe the right u lczc them i II |
gwen by ths article, but Is admitted by France and
hY the all unrr % -. I'LL