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:" An Enquiry into the State ofthe Natio''
at the coape'lceme'se Of ne present i'd
>zsiaistrat!Qa. '-LoNnoN, 1906
9 Having takena general" SURVEY Of the
aod Of those powers which -s.e upon the
wuota friendly TO u, ;&>Is may be proper,
before concluding stIs branch OF the sub.
ject, ia consider the relations OF Egg gland
with the lew powers winch have preserved
strlcG ralllyip the present untor' ale
contest, more a.ticllsrly with The UoIed
SIatesrof America the chef, indeed the
ouly considerable ration OF this aescrip.
ton. -.
1t rs The unitorBa consequence OF long
continued war between ths principal states
Of Europe, that the nations which take no
part in the dispute, arc employed to carry
90 much of the commerce Of the belli9er-
fent COUNTRIES, with the. PERMISSION Of al,
parties, AID thas,lhey also engage In eranch,
es Of trade which shees belt gerents wish,
Impossible, &c prohibit. When France and
England, for example, are at war; che Gus.
ton of prigateering, or ip general OF prr
miiilng he vesstls of the state TO capture
merchantmen, renders 1t dangerous for the
Eoglish and Frrhch traders 10 sail as oi,en
as during peace; and muchsof 'he business
which trey used to carry on mus, be trans.
ferred 10 thc neural merchants, che Dance
or Ame caus. Z be mere isetluption OF
d rect Intercourse between the beliigeftn'ss
imneses The necessisy Of admitting IL uts Is
70 the trade which hey nsed to carry on
together, and 20 the trade which each uSfcI
10 carry on <Ee' weeT the other and their
parties. 4 he admission Of neu,rsls 70 tee
lorrn.r branch of commerce, has srldon
baen Objected TO, except during shrihrat Of
national anitnosiiy. and even chen he ,ob.
lection was direc;ed, not.against che nrn.
trail, bgFaSa7nse the o'her'belisereSt, / he
. admission OF ueutrals to the listss branch
of conmt rae,.s the carrying trade of7fAe
,one htiii8erent be ween the other and third
parties, has been restricted by oef,ais,
rules, tending TO prevent the negtrai faom
fredericksburg ,he bealigerent IN his hos.
T tile operations. These rules have ..proh;'
bi,ee the neutral finn dealing with The
ebclligerent, in articles immediately snhser.
Went TO m}li,arv operations, or as ley
have thence: been deaomjnated ceatrdbana
Of zvar. In order - entorce this law, a
right Of. searching NEURAL traders at seq
has been ctaielt BY he'Eig sr"nt powers
aud Gu Some remarkable occasions submit.
ted to by The. goverpmen,Iof The oeu'ral
nation. More of these, points-cre. a. pre-.
sent IAN object Of discussion. Neither the
right of. search nor the prohibition Of CON.
,raband. nor the. power of blockade, have
for some time spast been led IN oncs tior,.
Bu. brapoh Of Ordinary commerce. has
during the coursetof the present war, pass
| ed into The hands OF nentrals. soimponant
from, Its exten, and 50 ur,eqiall, heneh ciai
to the beligerehts. from It's being corhoed
chiefly TO the weaker party, that disposl'
ton has appesred-is the councils IF she
strongest partv 10 dispute the neutral right
| In no maritime var before the resen,
/ has it happened, ,hat,he superiority. of one
/ partv was so decisive as To deprive the
i.other.of every chance Of keeping tAe sea
| .Englsnd NAV. generally have Rad the better,
her .Reets may arave gained signal advanfa
ges.sad her cruizers or priva'eers have an.
noyed The enemv's trade. Bats,ill France
was-ne, SO crippled as TO lose all chance ei
| PROTECTING her com nerce. She was no, 90
completely bese, as to view a'vovage and
capture with the same aPprshensions. Ar'