Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-07

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staazik thcir psosgce m efoef 70 DE
fhi2pedtar Zee, & without this advantage
the navigation OF the river IS 10 them but
dn, eHV y name.
vern,nclf. /, his inised been given out to the
world for reaions th1t every man may eo' jec'ufe'
and ac unnece18ry e. &C mentioned mat til's 90
not tllc act ftle government, Dat Inc an 'iiea,
lure OF Jingle lficer, the in5endaflt genera =
OF he Spafil Provlnces-that thelopAnita hi.....
Ter md illied orders for the ipeedy a0lu'.lteh'
Of thee dif3ieu;fieshad Sind'y Glieleo 70 'ii,o"
hincli into the breach to prevent tfis
General from gong TO extreinifics Win We ~
ve1anlept of he United states. Sir, gentlemen
may fad whentoo ate, that this is mere p'SIe
of diplomatic policy, intended only 10 any,
them; ard to fsy notheg Of thc Illuminating ',ea
OF reorting CO iutn aplater f,'r the ~9uiia '''4s
has been irAi6ted upon our nati7noai iloi'oi'
Ia y htdrakel the traubie theymisnt have been
lniarmeI that the spanifh lisiinlifcr near ''i''
government has no controul at newt
that the nrendant general IS IKE hH1ie, al ~
me iate officer Of thu crown ana relponhDie oH,y
to The crown f,r his conduit. Ii the nPallln
| mnitter has int,rfercd, wnch | an not NJ"
pocd to qucieiun, "a make the cit 81 i, 1t
only have been by The ntrestles II men III
as mare mediltor to beg of the lntendant VIC
| neral Of 81 Orleans jaftice and peace on oehan .
| the people Of the U..iIed States Are h3hoi Io,1
| gentlemen prepared TO accept u peace oA iu9ii
terms - rhey might d. iir for tribe q 1eai
| lug indians gu, IS tni, tn rank that we arc u
1 hold among the nations Of The world ANA L
/ ems that even thcle duplicating advances arc
| like'y TO avail us nothing; by accom- 6 Vci1
| LACEY received fir m New orleanrs, by pr A'e
/! letter which have isen iuce thcie reia!ati9hS
were fu3mi1rcd 0 the ienate the intenoa,'t ge-
neral has expIeded much dhplea!ure az INC ht
reference o. The Spaniih lniaiiter--ttat''S 'ilAt
1t y as not Wi ha his duty Or his province ana
that he, the inlendant actcd not uncer sPs''i!h
] but French crders
AS 10 the cloGng Of the pors OF Rev
| Orleans aeainit CIR citizens, the man wac
| can now doubt, after viewing all the &C
| company ing circumstances, that it was ne
! deliberate act ct The Spanifh or Frnen
government, NUT have locke up his mind
sgainA truth and conviction, and De
| determined 10 di{cfedit even the eVidcnce
OF his ewn ferries. But fir, il lsnot only
by he deriving Us Of our right OF depo-
! fir by which we have been aggneve5 !;
it is by fyNem Of meafures purified an
teccdenr and fublequent to that event.
/ equally hoiiIe and even more inlaiens.
havG N my hanu paper, ngned BY .
SEanih officer which with the indulgence
OF the chair, will read to The iena,e.
/ ADyER TISMENT.
| Under date Of the 10Th init. De.
cember.) He intendant general OF the
province tells me, that the citizens OF
| the United States Of America, can have
90 commerce qpitb bis majeRy's N5jeGs-
| they only having the free navigation OF
ghe rive, fer the expectation OF the. fruits
and produce Of their eaablifhnents, TO fc-
reign countries. ard the inpo ta;ion of
what fheY msy want from them. As
[ueh I charge Jou, IA far az rslpe9syoa,
| 10 Be 2>alca; and VigHnnt, qvitb portien-
! ior carr, Thar The mbabiiQnis, neither
| 9aycbaG or fell any hing 10 The @ifpug,
| TIA 6sftonla Locts, barges 0, Gny 9tbsr
mailer v.Dsls that may go along she ri
yer defined Tor the Amer,can pohefions,
| or proceeding from hem, thar hey ihali
! ae informed Of it for their due compli-
! ance OF tie fams.'
iSigned)
| CARLOS DE GRANDPREE.
Baton Rouge, Dec. II, 1902.
The foregoing is tranaation from
se original, directed to me by his Lord
iaip Carlos De Grandpree, Col. OF the
| Royal armies, and governor of Baton
Rouge.
| (Signed)
| 10. CONNER,
Cyndic Of 4lh Dfritt.
Baton Rogue, Dec. II, 1902.
Thefe are the meafures, Mr.. Pre{ident,
tha, have been adopted thcle re The Or
,iers that have been itIucd, by the Inten-