Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-17

( we're seized. livery one kuo" : e>N's 800 80
!!sof the American government At ina. tl ln..
] "a treaty was. made, in which Great Britain
! promised 10 pay for the aggress1sns com
mittxd by her vessels 90 neutral rights.
| But nearly ten years elapsed before eur
merchants received compensation tor their
I losses. The principle slept TIL Sol. Great !,
Britain did not End itconvenlcnt 70 caI
! 1t again into existence before that time. Ii
appears by a correspondence between Mr..
y King. then our minister at the court OF u.
Britain. and lord Hawkesbury, that shs
ate mpted to renewis at that time. Mr.
King. however; demonstrated; and ne u
nallv received note from lord Hawkesbu-
ry, who hadreferred the subject to the at,
torney general of Great Britain, admitting
that the seizure, under this principle, WAS
! not warranrabIe. The opinion is this:
/ that the neutral has right TO carry on
commerce with the enemies colonies. That
the continuity of the voyage is broken
when the re.urn cargo is landed in the neu-
trail country, and has paid duties there, and
tina, the goods can be safely transported to
any belllperent country in Europe, IN the
same bottom ON which they were originally
Imported or on any other neutral bottom.
! whatever. This appears to have settled
the suestion, aud numerous decisions IN
England both before and since that time
have confirmed the principle as correct
one. Blu, notwithstanding all this, TO our
astopishmcnt, the same adindlcations have
I been reaewed, and the same principle con,
si,Isred as abandoned last war. is now re-
/ viyed. In the early part OF the last sum.
mer, we 6ud it once more brought into-ex-
is,snce, and the following case was made
| use OF. as Aft pretext, TO warrant the new
captures which were intended should be
made under this extraordinary decision OF
the court of appeals.
In the latter part of tho late war which was
terminated by the treaty or Ameps an American
yeGel was carried into the Island ct New Provl.
dence, and adiudicated. An appeal was carried
70 Great Britain where the condemnation was
affirmed on the grcund that he was Carrying on
trade durine war which was not allowed In time OF
peace. Under this deciGon the cluz-rs OF G.
Britain have ,eized great nu moer OF other YES.
sells, know this case particularly. The veGel
allude to was the EG:x, caps: Ofne. There was
direct impartatio OF her cargo into Salem, in
MaGachu(etts, after remaining there Rored ,hiee
or four weeks, the du,ies having been paid, il
was dipped for the EA~~-'"a. O., i~. gotragc to
the Havannafhe was seized, and a9judicatcd 10
New Providence. These was an appeal add at
ter remaining four years undecided, the Judgment
is at lait confirmed In Eneland, and the capture
of the American yches commences. Can we out
up with such -deciLo6sl Can we agree to thcrn
If this principle be allowed, L deilc to know
whether the whole Carrying trade of the u.
States viii not eventually be facriGced. By the
carrying trade, i mean the direct trade to and
from the colonies as well as to Europe. IF We
acqueice In their capturing part Great Britain
will extend her captures illefurther, and make
a (weep of our whole trade. For my par, am
not wiling to make this facrifce; if it we're no
more than million would not agree t.
Asso the impeachment OF our fesn.en, that too
isa subjr8 ofmoR ferrous complaint. We have (
called tor document on thi, point which unfor- !
tunately IS not yet on tables. II is 30 ex. 1
tcDAve and the info, nation draw, from such va. (
rinns iourees that the lecie,aty of tate has not
yet been able to pfeient II. We have however On
deritood, that the number of oar irnpfeHad Ga. |
men amounts to above three thoufand Dining
the lait war G Britain inpreGed upwards OF two |
thoufand of our ieamen, Of which o.. refofed |
twelve hundred proscd 70 be American, AM 600 |
remained IN Der poGt Hion at the PEA e. II TIC
ihort period OF two years Che has impfef.d 900 |
ieamen. j believe that We are bound, by all |
peaccablc means, TO obtain the liberation Of |
thcfe men. Lately, one Of our frigates :lip. |
wrecked off TripoIi, and 900 fsamcn taken cap /
tives. We Immediately psf.d a nsw appropra.
tion bill, and tent on, feyera additional ffigatss.
The affair has terminated honorabiy 70 our coun-
try, aud our fcamen are releaCed. Will we not |
now do as mach for 5000 feamen, as We then
did for 900, which are but tenth parr,s After (
!. the caIlzle we are now takiI.: Ga ola pr:ta;n