Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-07
TREATIES.


r. MIGHT be made pfetext fer cayfl between tne
Dar,ies, could certainly have no e&eSt on the law
- Of nations; and if the treaties esPreEcd the law
i Of nations Of, any 1nbjstt AZ all, on what iuo-
%g;-ef ifsmishs be aiked, have they been more ex-
ogcit than on thar OF the maritime rights OF neu.
trails
This feries Of treaties, to which Great Britain
!, an immediate party, lengthy and trong as It
i. has nor exbauRed the examples by which ihe
Aands fslf.condemned. One, In particular, re-
mans for confederation, which, IT i'tsccd aione'
ought forever so'flence her Presentons. t
.sfhs treaty with RHtIia on the 5th-i7sh OF June'
iSol.
A very important part of the treaty is the
preamble:
" The mutual aeGfe Of his najeAy the king
of the. II ated Kingdoms, &c. and bis malety
the emperor of all the Rulias, being not only to
come 70 an understanding between themielves
win relpeH TO the differences which have lately
~.interrupted the good understanding and friendly
~elarioo, which fubiA between the two fates
hu, ALTO TO prevent, by frank and precae extta
rati,ss upon the navigation OF their respective
a6i.fs. the renewal OF 4iniiar alterations and
trnub,es, which mighr be the coniequenee OF
~thea; aud the eomnss O6js9 OF the folicitude OF
their faid majeiti.. being 20 Jtftls, as loon as
car, be done, an equitable arrangement of thoie-
: differences, and an invaria6k aeffrmfnatio' OF
sb,h principles upon the rights Of neutrality, N
their application to their reipeettve mcnarohes,
in order 70 api,e more cio(ely the ties OF friend
{hio and GOOD inserceurie, &c. have named tor
the:s Observation-Disclosures, SIC. who have agreed,
&C. =
With this declaratory preamble in view, attend
20 the following feciions in article 8.
C H;s E,itapnic maieRy and his fnperia! ma.
;.av If all ,he Ruiaias having refolved to place
',nj.. : lnf;eient faieQuayd the freedom OF com.
r,.,ce and navigation of their fubje6ts, in cafe
,,s IS them a,aII be al war while the Other hall
Z be neuter, have agreed:
/" IA. That the lhPs Of the HsEtrat power
may na0igate frte5 10 the parts and .p'" fos
COATS of rhe nations at 7vSr.
81 ID. That the effects embarked on b0ar4
..ntrsi Gips lhall be free, with the exception 9,
Of quar and of eHfnp's properly ana
saad it is agreed nor TO comprize uucer the sen's
saasisssisu ef TIE latter, the mcEchand'Ic OF the
produce, g+owth OF manufactures OF the countries
n war which ifouid have been Geqxired BY the
{nh;sAs Of the neutral power, and fhould De
,,o<lsoyt.d on fbt;r account !; which merchandise
,eannot be excepted IL. azy saft from the freedom
orsns,d 20 rhe Aag of the faid power" sc. &c.
lTbefe extracts will receive additional weight
srom vae following confderations:
NFiyR. This treaty MADE with Ruiia, the pow
er fa,Zr took the lead in adertng the principles
as tbe armed neutrality, was, With exceptions
<notsaas cling the point in queRion, acceded TO by
S,,-feo anj Denmark, the two other European
,,orvess rnuf deeply intereaed IN, and attached to
Esbo(e. principles. Ii is treaty., therefore, OF
r.ay Britain. as TO this particular point, as we'll
!. - mog Of the Others with Ruiiia, Sweden and
Denmark.
,s,e,,dy.-The treaty had for s,great obJece
Ia, ,nn.ar, by IT'S ADOPTION of 10 many OF the de-
,,;r;ons Of the araed neutrality, TO TX the law Of
,,st;ans on the several points sbereln, which nae
hs.n 20 u,uch contested; the three northern power
,;ela;no the point of free chips, tree goods ane
80 Pr,tain WELDING to all OF them, thoie re-
elat,np 10 the coaaIiRg, as wen every o'ue'l
branch OF neutral tsads TO biockades ana 20 'ii7
mode of search, & yieieing to- Nnina no's ,,
she ooinl resting to the lilIts slon o.
With refpeCt 10 the cafe OF coavoysa care no.
comprehended in the armed nsufsasity Oh 100,
cbut of much fubfequert litigation, ano ln!et.eq
.;c that of 5000 nouiication ia''s'se'
,sry 90 the .aorthern powers, was yieioeo oy
,sf;re,, Bsltsiu, withs joint agreement that the
xsT.n;ea. on both fdes sGlould be prohibited from
s,r,y,nv contsabaad or prohibited goods, ac-
.sa,d,no &c an article in the armed neutrality o.
both iides. 49,, ;,
T,b,4ly.-The treaty is expressly declared to
~. an u yss.abie determination [hxasan3 OF fheii
~r;ncin,es upon the rights of neutrality, IN thei
.snp,eat,on 10 their REFLECTIVE monarchies.
T. cannon be p.eten5ed that this fipalatea ap
s,;cat;ou of she rights Of neutrality TO the con
s,saing parties, iimiys ihe dcciaratory effect
.gh;ch IS equally applicable 10 all neutral nations
PRINCIPLES and rights must be the fame In al
..f.s ara :. .,.,son 20 all nations--an it wouli
80 r. lsf. absurd than it would be dihonorab