Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-24

nrstfnce Of preJpdlee 10 The royal ~
fereas., As veil might one belhgerent
owerdeny the right OF neutral nasion'
:, 70 have any communication with his an,
taaaai.f. As well might the commandeF
q 4 vciIel fay that no Rlg fhoald wave on
fine ocean, bat that Of the nation TO winch
be belonged. The plea Of intereit might
with equal propriety be urged IN fhtis
CAFES. as IN the one under conhderaiioo.
Aaa9ent Of eminent has no right to
enquire into the eGeti which treaty may
have on one of the contracting parties. =.
However injurious this may be, me egen,
is bound 10 obey it. lis TO be preioTea
that the fovereign who made the treaty,
obtained for fuch conceded advantage tome
equivalent beneh, or avoided thereby,
folne threatened evil.
Is the proclamation Of the intendant
had iHued, ar the end Of the 8 years men
toned in the treaty, his conduct mIght
have been rather more colorado, though
even in that cafe wholly unjaltlhable. ln
the pre(ent cafe however, four years had
elaFfed Ence the expiration of the limited
period in the treaty. Seven years was
furely fnAicient time for the government
of Spain to determine on the propriety OF
continuirg the place OF depoGt at New Or
leans and the quite refnidioa Of that PR
vilege fer four years after,he power OF re
moval exiGed, Afforded at leaf itfong
preiumption, and 10 the in'enSant iho9ld
have been concluiive proof that Nev-Or-
leans was preferred as the place OF dePoilt.
Even the Aimfy pretexr, that peace had
charged the Gfuatrn Of affairs, can have
no weight in this cafe, or if it has any,
operates againtt The condu6 Of the inten-
dant. The time which elapled from the
commencement OF peace TO the ihulng tie
proclamation, gave fuficient opportunity
for the Spanifh government to hgniiy ITS
plealcre as to the mott proper place tor
depciit for American produce (; its iilence
therefore in this, as in the other cafe,
(hould have convinced the intendant. that
The exiting one was preferred by his Ca
t.lolic majefy. In vain therefore do we
fearcil for The lightea prctext for ,the au-
thority exercifed by the intendant, in
vain DO we look on every fde, for the
leaf colorado ratification for the exer-
cifc Of that authority, if the power exit
ed. On the contrary we find the conduct
Of the interdant 70 bare of ratification, 70
contrary to the preiumpJive WHITES Of the
spanifh court, that it is almof inipoGible
to believe, that he would dare to atf In
the manner he has, without authority.
Another remark fhaIl clole this part Of
the enquiry. On the I'D Of December,
very Mort time after the ifluing of the
proclamation, Tie following Adyertiie-
ment' was publifhed.
9 ADVERTISEMENTS
Under date efrtbe l6tb inf. (Dec.J
Tie fatendaat general of..tbelt fro4incrs
teM me, that The eni@<us Of IKE Unitfd
States of 14me,ica, can bave no rommeree
7oitb bt5 mateitJ $ fRotedf-i0cy 0Aly race
Ike free naVjg0fisn of The riVfr FIR fbe
>xportation Of The Jfnas and p,sdufe of
their efebh@meats, 10 forstsn f0pnty'es,
and tbe importation Of 1vbGt tby q0au'
fran them. AsJNeb | charge you, 70 far
as relpe6s you, TO be jealous and vigilent,
with particular care that the inhabitants,
neither purchale or fell any thing TO to the
lhipping, FAT botomed boats, barges or
any other fnailer vefIelsNaf may g9alens
TIE ,iver dcfined t0r the Ameris0n 4DW
0us,oy preceding fran fbfm, tbaftbry ,NaH
be informed sfH for lbeir DIE compliance
oftbeJame.'
CARLOS DE GRANPREE.
Baton Roug<, December II, 1902.
TIE t0regs,ng IS a trangatios from tie
cnpiual, drraed TO ne BY lis ,LorG@ip
Carlos De Granprse, Get. of'fbe Royal az
mics, and GGvcr2,r of BatO2 Re3ge:
(Slgxe9I T. O'CONNER,