Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-29

ON the allegation that the continuity oi .ns
VOYAGE frot.l ths Hauanna TO barcelona,
was not broken by landing the ealgo ID the
Uas4ed States, paying the duties uaereoG'
aod thus fal6lung the legaspfe.reqalsltes,
to- home eonsumpsion, and therefore
tha. the cargo was subjectto condo mna!lo or
even uaaes the British regulations OF one.
thousand seven hundred and ninety eight,
which so far relaxes the general principle
as 20 allow direct trade between beilige.
rent colony, and neutral country carry ing
on such trade.
Win respect to the general principle
which disallows to neutral nations In time
of war, trade not allow TO themln t'aae
of peace, it maybe observed.
First, Thar the principle is OF modern
date; that II is maintained, as is believed,
by no other lhasion but Great Britain; and
that it waslassumed BY her anderth aus
pices of a mara,ims ascendancy, which
rendered such principle subservlent to her
particular interest. The history OF her re-
gulatians on the subject, shews that they
have been constantly modified under the
influence OF that consider alton, The course
OF these notifications will be seen In an
appendix 10 the fourth volume OF kobin.
sous Admiralty Reports.
Secondly, that the priaciple is manifest.
| ly contrary to ,hesgsneral inieresl OF com.
| mercial InaaQns, as well as to the law ct
| nations, settled by the most approved au-
thorisies, which recognises no restraints
on the trade Of nations not at war, with
| nations at other than that it shall se
impartial between the latter, that II shall
not extend TO certain military articles, nor
to the anspor,ation OF persons in military
service, nor to places actually ~blockaded or
besieged.
Thirdly. That the principle is the more
contrary to reason and to right, inasmuch
az the admission Of neu,rals into a colonial
trade shut against them In times OF peace,
| NAV, and often does, result from considers
atoms which open to neutras direct chan
nels of trade with the parent state, shut
TO them in times OF peace, the legality OF
which latter relaxation is not known 10 have
been contested; and inasmuch as commerce
may be, and frequently is opened IN time
of war between colony and other coun.
ries, from considerations which are not in,
ciden, to the war, and which would pro-.
luce the same effect in time OF peace;
sush for example, as failure or dlminu-
ton of the ordinary sources OF Necessary
supplies, or new turns IN the course OF
profitable interchanges.
Four.hly, That it is not only. contrary7so
the principles and practice OF other nations,
but 70 the practice of Great Britain her.
self. 1t is we'll known TO be her invaria-
bic practice in time of war, by relaxations
in her navigation laws, to admit neutrals to
trade in channels forbidden to them IN
times of peace; and particularly to open
her colonial trade both TO neutral vessels
and supplies, 10 which it is shut in times OF
peace and that one at least OF her objects,
in these relaxations, IS to give to her trade
an immunity from capture, toWhlch IN her
own hands it would be subjectedb by the
war.
Filthy, The practice which has prevail
ed 10 the British dom,nions, sanctioned by
orders of council and an act OF parliament,
T59 G. 5. c. 90. authorizing tor british
subjects a direct trade with the enemy,
still further dminishes the force OF her pre-.
tensions for deprivlng Us of the colonial
trade. Thus we see in Raoinson's adml-
ralty reports passim. that during the last
war. licensed commercial inter course
prevailed between Great Britain and her e.
nemies, France, Spain and Holland, be.
cause it conpreh, articles necessary
for her manufactures and agriculture; not
wi,hstanding the effect 1t had in opening
vent to the surpluss productions OF the o.
theirs. In this manner she assumes ID sus-
pend the war itself as to,particular objects
of trade beneficial to herself; whilst she
denies the right of the other belligerents
70 suspend their accustomed commercial
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