Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-06

"eu'Si ElipS tngSkgd IN ire
lame trade ard as it is decree that -, ,s vac
TO tinai dech'on Of Infinite importance, boI1
II duty owe TO NY countrymen. 70 oo,, ',,'
nlcate 1t to you, under the expectation tb,. r~.'
will give it publicity. ''
ihele lcveral fnips and their r.fD.e;y. ..
goes, were charged, generally, in the sIiessto,
of the kings advocate, to be encmv's prose,,v !.
and various grounds were adopted In fuppn, ~
the allegation. Among TIE number, was po;n.
of national law, which the council for IL. c,n an
tors thought fit to rafc, upon very loot. info,
marion, extracted from lctters found on boar
the fhips, in relation TO decree Of the goyen
ment Of France, which Prohibrs he importation
of goods, the growth Or produce Of Great Bri.
tain or Der colonies.
It appeared, By number Of thot: letters
that certificates Of origin ias they were termed
bad been carried to France by !hofe ieyera Gaps'
for the purpa(e of proving the growth or manu-,
taanre OF their ca,ward cargoes.
1t appeared alto, that unleIs thoGe certificate,
had been produced at Bordeaux, the yeGeia and
their csrgoes would, in all probability, hay.
been condemned by The French government, uD
Ger the decree before r1entioned- And it further
appeared, that the produce OF the French colo.
mes, OF which The outward cargoes chiefly con.
fitted, was exempted from duties, OF the pIoluc.
tiCn OF ,ke!s certificates,
Upon shefs facts, it was conterded, On the
pat Of tie captors, that trade carried OIL to
France BY neutfss, under the decree in queRion,
was an unufuai courle Of trade fubmitted 10 10,
the Advantage of the ercnyThat the certif.
cate Of origin was obtained contormabIy to that
decree, and favored the views q the enemy, by
rejecting all goods of Brililh growth or manu.
fst!ale, and by entit!ing the neutral to the fame
exemption or reduction Of duties that wcsld be
granted 70 Ftenchman--aDd that tuCh com.
nercc was un-neu,ral, upon the general ground
of avowed Partially to the known enemy OF G,
Britain.
On the par. Of the claimants it was aniwssd,
by their council. hat the information rel petting
the decree, as we'll as OF the certificates Of OIL,
gin, and the duties in queRior, was extremely
calbled and incorrect that even taking the tacS
for granted, it did not APPEAR that the couiLe Of
trade was any Other than fuch as neuras, BY the
law of nations had been entitled TO for ages Pd&;
that tie French governmeit had an undcujnd
ri.Es 20 impofe any reflections whatever en- the
imports into IFS own ports, and 70 admit n,3uaB
to participation OF them upon !uch terms, asa
regard for It's own interclt fhOuld dictate.
That the decree which directed the certificate
+ origin was Of recent date, 70 that il is yet
l0p.1l0c TO aiCcrtain what the conduit q nea. "
trails reipetting it lh4l be, but that iftacy th0ud
It'll continue to carry on their commerce with
France, under tie fefuttions ImPcied by tl't
decree, they would have compete rigfi by Hs
law OF nGiops TO to DO, and would y 30 means
De guilty. OF pa'tiahly 70 gIols, as 20 amount
10 breach Of neutrality; II al events, Up
poGng the greatef machief TO efu!, TO ii; BnSn
government by iueh eomEsrce, II wssa iuEI'3
Tor miniRerisl inteTP5dtion, DD' could 90 b 2
ground OF legal argument, in ecu. O. 'l'
admiralty.
The Judge nevertheless appeared very "o.,
inclined 70 ADOPT in his decree, the aGgumea'. "
The kings advocate, and laid much it'es D. vi
ne coullc of rade being unuiua, aud Oh III
having been re6r'ed 10 W the enemy, IN coa'.
quence Of itlh naval foPena5i,y---he 2s-ilIi'a
lhat !he cstuEcarc Of origin would not OF IA'"
be fuficent ID. - condemnation and !h1'
decjfon 20 this >Iei had been gwen BY mex
courts, It he cIof. Of the iat war, Bo' be OLE
tcrvcd, tlat The decree il qucaIon, might ln;
.ole certain re&.3i ions and Limitations winch "
-onolicd With, wou.d create a bIa2ch Of nea'''
lily.
That if neutIals who were Eayorins the CON-
niece Of F.aDcs, we're allowed the iam' PII'"
s,s with F,snfhrlen, by an exemption tioa I.
lLtc, - 3rhc vie. &c could not sut ceIu''I
.hem IN -: A.,@ !iaa: with the ln5sSi' :"
F.rrz-. and d at account he was dshrou' u
.j~--,aiairg ~ " rclpett the c3u'!e Of 'S-'
,og carried on the French ports, IN 'as ~
her country, CO ed from the former and :N;
,omary lie 0. nmerce, he therefore dret'''
mg,h.r proc p produced 20 tn. following
s,in,s. ra, "a, country or colony, "a:
outward ca,gc.s v.,c tie growsh, produce 0.
r,c.lsan,e, "a JnIsr what certificates T'II
,5. gamc admit TO entry IN the pOn' OF
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