Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-02
new YORK. Sept. ~.
Extract of a letter fran London, dated Az.
pust 5. 1905.


fore the lords Of appeals here, which may be
vety interesting for you TO be acquainted
with. as materially affecting the trade of A.
snerieans, and indeed Of olherneurals with
French or Spanish colonies, particularly
those Of the w. Indies.
In the cases to which sllude il was laic
down as a principle by their lordships, that
tho neutral has no right to bring cargo
from an enemy s colony 10 anenemies portin
Europe in the same bottom, notwithssand.
ing such cargo should have been landed in
America, and the dutiespaid upon it there,
which was actually done upon the cargo for
which the appeal in question was interPos.
ed; II may therefore now be considered
that our admiralty court is determined RI
Ridly to adhers 60 this principle IN It's pro-
ceedings, and that in order TO secure, the
neutrality Of property shipped under such
circumssances, it will in fu.uge be necessa-
~ to lay il down In America, and Teship
by another vessel for Europe; for you will
observe, that whilss :he vessel and cargo
continue the same, the principle continues
iafuil force, the kCourt conceiving itself
justified 10 infcra continuity ofihe voyage,
whereas, by reshiPPing in another vessel.
the voy age becomes completely changed.
aud new one commences.
g Its a. present uneerlain whether this
principle viii be applied TO the intercourse
with the settlements of the European pow
<rs m the East Indies. which have hitherto
been considered distinct from the colonies
IN the West, but until ats operation is
clearly aseersainsd should not advise a.
ny of my friends 60 risk a cargo from
thence 20 Europe, unless the bottom was
previously changed"
Ave publish for the information of our
readers the following remonstrance of
Mr.. King TO the British government,
when Great Britain contemplated 81
nsilar measure to the above, which was
sdaid aside-a shs time in.consequence of
eshis remonstrance.
From Mr. King TO Lsrd aHauakesbury.
GREAT, CUMBERLAND PLACE,
March Is, 1901.
MILFORD,
The decree of the viee.admiralty court
At Nassau, copy of which is annexed,
condemning,the cargo of an American YES.
sci, going from the United States 20 aport
in the Spanish colonies, upon the ground
that the articles of innocent merchandise
composing the same, though bona 6de neu.,
sral property, were of the growth Of SPAIN.
having been sanctioned, and the principles
extended by the prize courts Of the British
islands, and particularly by the court of ia
msica, has been deemed sufficient authori-
" TO the commanders of the ships of war
end privateers cruizing IN those seas, to
fall upon and capture all American vessels
. aund to an enemy's colony, and having
g.. board any article of the growth or MAJ
n,a scturc Of nation at war with Great
Bra> AN.
! tn csc captures which are indicated by
what is termed belligerent's right to dis
,ress his encmy, by intcrrupting the sup
plies ,mhs eh his habits or convenience MAY
REQUIRE have produced the strongest and
most serious complaints among the Ameri
can mcrcha ats, who have seen with indig
nation, asssasen assigned for the captur
and con6scaslon of their property, which
is totally disregarded in the open trade car
RED on between the British and Spanish
colonies, by Beisish and Spanish subjects.
IN the very arfisIc, the supply OF whlsh, BY
neutral merchapts is unjustly interrupted
The law of .nations acknowledged in the
treaty ef amity, commerce and navigation,
sbeswcsn the United States and Great Bri.
tain allows the goods Of an enemy TO be
lawful prize, and pronounces those OF a
friend to be free.
!. While the United States take no mea'-
sures TO absidge the, right of Great Britain,
as .bslligerent, they. are bound to resist
with 6rmness, every attempt TO extend