Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-28

, laws OF nations, or our treaty s,ipulatioDs
E .authorise our opposing, Under these cir
I. curnSt ances, resistance 10 The right oi
search, or TO the sending our vessels into
the ports Of the belligerent nations for adj
judiration Must not this indignity and
injustice be submitted to even in the face
OF force equal to It's prevention IF SO,
4 where is the mighty utility CT the mea-
sure! ST. is the language OF our came
: leoa casuists, who, in the extensive ward
} robe of party prejudice, can hnd a cover
ing ht Tor any purpose who can, with
perfect nonchslauce condemn in one cha.
racisr what they approve in another, and
, be the hrss to reprobale what they were
| the first to recommend.
Because this measure was not at once
undertaken, The administration was de-
. nonnced; and now it is adopted, It's futi-
lily is attempted to be exposed. Win
these gentlemen have the goodness to re-
collect that il was not, perhnps, at Grst a.
dopted for The very obvious reasons hey
themselves now urge. Will they recol-
loci shat until lately, the administration
were in good faith bound 10 observe the
provisions of treaty made by their poll.
| teal oppofsnts with Great Britain, from
whose ships of war we have suffered the
most extensive spoIiation and that this
treaty provides,
"That in all eases where vessels shall
be captured or detained on Just suspicion
OF having on board enemy's propertyyor
OF carrying TO the enemy any of the arti-
Giles which are contraband of war the said
vessel shall be brought 10 the nearest or
most convenient port and if any proper
ty OF ala enemy shell be found on board
such vessel, that part only which belongs
TO the enemy shall be made prize, and
the weasel shall be at liberty TO proceed
With the remainder without inspe diment.
And tits agreed, that ell proper measures
shall be taken TO prevent delay, in deciding
The cases of ships or cargoes so brought in
Tor adj udieation and iD the payment or
recovery OF any decentralization, adiudged
or agresd to be paid to the masters or own
! srs Of such ships" Art. II,
The 18th article, after enumeratinr
such contrabard articles Is IRE declared
ODE just offsets OF confscalion, proceeds
as follows.
! And whereas the difficulty of agree
/, ing on the precise cases in which alore
provisions and Their articles not generally
eonTs5aud may be regarded as such, rem.
ders it exprdient 10 provide against the
Inconvenience and Misunderstanding
| which might theRce arise. 1t is further
agreed, that whenever any such article so
Becoming contrsbaNr. according to the ex.
listing laws Of natops,.shaIl Tor that reason
be seized, The same shall not be confsca.
ted, bat the owners thcreofshalI be spce.
Oily and completely indemnEe6 and the
captors, or in their default, the govern.
ment uader whose authority they ACT, shall
pay 10 the masters or owners of such ves-
sells, the iull value of all such articles, with
reasonable mercantile pro6ithereon, to-
gether with the freight, and also The de-
murrsge incident to such deteption."
BY the 9ad article, /" Il Is expressly stj-
pula;ed that neither OF the sad orntraet-
iuS parties will order or autho'ise any aes
ct reprisai against the other, on complaint
OF injuries and damages, until the sad
party shall irst have presented 70 the other
statement thereof, verified by compes
tent proof and evidence, and demand jus-
tee asd satisfaction, and the same shall
either have been refused or professionally
| delayed"
The 18th article OF our treaty with
Spain, ratified in the year I7os, declares
that,
tons sid quaTels may be avoid, d sod pre-
, vented on the one side and the o.hei, Il is
agreed that IN case either Of the parties
hereto hould be engaged in a war, The
ships aid vessels belonging to the sub
: jec.s or people Of she otier party mus be-
furDishec wilh sea letters and passports,
expressing he bsnt, property aud bulk
of the ship, as also the name and place of
habitaliob 81 The master OF Sommaaderof
toe said ship, that IT may appear th.rsby,
that the ship really and Truly beIofgs to-
the subjects of enc Of the parties, 3 hith
passports shall be made out and grated
according C the form annexed Co this uea-
~. They shall likewise be recalled eve-
" year, that is, # the ship happens 10 re-
I turn home within the space ot a year. IL
IS likewise agreed, that such hips beng
laden, are to bs provided nor orly With
: passports as above mentioned, bot also
; WIKI certificates containing the ssversl