Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-11-16

expenditure Of money 5v the direction ct
the President, required by No treaty au-
thuriseL bv no law, and IN NIoLAlIOH
of tue Cu>srlTuuoN. Indeed ,ht 60
vrrnmtnt have manifested console H.
tr0us wong br defending this waste OF
ru,llc money, in no less than four dit
t,rrnt VANS. At one time, we are toll
our convention wilh France required it !;
at another, that it was justified by the
prime pies Of reason and ma xims ofsound
policy; at third, it is fthely ard M
Huyh:YgM asserted that these rrr4i.v
7cere entered By III. rTecrc'Hg nLm1!j,-
frutI0u and a, Il fourth, that tAc Btr,,Au
WAS considered, AMI repaired as AN "A
n:":ican vessel. These several modes
OF defence require short examination.
In the convention with France was
provision, that the ships oiho'h natiors,
taken after the time OF the ratification of
it, should be mutually restored. Allow
ing then construction Of this Convcnt.-
on, rcqui, hrY the restoration ot the Ber-
ceaN in the state in which it WAS at the
commencement Of tie battle with the
Boston, whence was derived the power
=" rlace it in better condition, thln at
thA: PERIOD Neither this treaty, nor
any law passed on the subject, gave such
power. Yet an agent of government
exPressl v informs, that her state OF re-
pair on delivery WAS better, :han imne-
d1ately anterior to the time Of capture.
Her cabin was filed with the Furniture
of!uxurv. Her stores were such ~ A7e
seen only on the splendid table. Ihr
best workruen, and the best materials
were alone FIT, to strengthen and deco
rate ship, belonging to a nation OF pi-
rates. The administration were aot on
" laying open the breasts OF the country,
cut directing the dagger, with which an
enemy desired to pierce it,, The words
ct the treaty, however, do not admit Of
such a constr ucuon. 1t would bc .riroi-
rating ourselves. If admitted, delcn-
from captivity, and our property from
destruction, must be pronounced unlu=-
tlhAblc. It's even a miStOrtunr~to take
the ships ct an enemy; because Il we
conquer, We must make compensation
1t conquered VIZ must Ec compensated.
An equality of right however demanded
the repArAtlor 1t the Boston bv Frame,
II 1t required that Of the Bcrceau b> An,r.
RIGA. Ih> truth Is, BLrNAPARIr could
clam .n"'hIn3 mere b. treaty, than the
ccstOrat!nu Vi ;hc vessel, shattered as it
va: when X hrs: c.;mc INTO our posscSsi-
on. he Ih'rt, two thousand dollars,
which were expended on it, can only b..
p!Al:G 10 tho account OF the plrtIalltv and
ovcIhow!ns affection tor France, which
have ever 'hAraltcIlzcI Mr.: J=SErN11N.
WheR chief magistrate cGnde>ccnds
to explain any measure Ct hi, admins.
tratlo", the possession Of complete in,
lor"atioa, gives ra,io1 ri5ht to cx.
pect satisfactory defence. So fNfron
re4errsng TO thse treaty, or law, Au,hurt..-
ing expenditure OK money on TIE Der.
ccAp, the President, with r..ore sincer;-
" than his supporters, and with less dis
trust OF his party, iuStlAcs the Transaction
on the principles of reason and policy.
Ia a neesage, 10 Apr! 1902, to the
house Ctrerre sertatives, requesting in
formation concerning this vessel, he saws;
l now transmit the papers, desired in
." your resolution Of the sixth instant
Those respecting the Berceau Will ,ui-
hciently explain themselves. The Of
hcer, charged with her repairs, states
in his letter, received August p, BOY,
that he had been led bv circumstances,
which he explains TO co cossrDERA-
"BLY BEYOND HIS ORDERS. In oucs,i-
ons between nations, who have no COM
mo" umpire but reason, something
must often be yielded of mutual oplnr-
" on to enable them to meet4n ,om.nun
point" Had we not before arrived IN
that common point, in which France
could meet us' Must large sum be cx-
pended on the RcrceSu III addition to
thirty millions of dollars to strengthen
the ties of friendship, and produce i nu-
! tual sentiment Of harmony What equi-