Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-08


t5ss ;9ners but have beee. The carriers ol torsoI
as we'll as aas,ye pspduce, o. oaF own capita, Al.
for cor own account. Tais Is iis@ st.c gsns,s
eahatstaer Of our carrying .lacs.
There are instances, no doubs, al,hc'
comparatively few Of taem, O. the carrias,
of properly Belonging TO foreigners, nj
American vessels, On freight. here may
be cases CT franduisnl attempts TO cover
bclligetent property under American Games
wrh view to give it al appasesl neu,,sI
character. Such eases have accurred.--
There always have bern, and so long as
human nature continues cepraVed, lnsrc
! always viii BE. frauds commilted.in every
line Of business, and among every de:cri9
.ien Of men. lire coyesIng OF properg,
owned icy bsliigcrenis, unGer Il mericaa
papers, is by no means confined to arsic!s
produced in toyeign countries. 1t Is equal
lly applicable, and probably as often ia fas
applied, to the r:odac,ioSs oi the Uasd
STATES. /. IS ~ practicable, for inslaaee,
and thefemp!asioo IS as s'rong, 10 conceal,
urder American ,sarles aad rapGsa, car.
70 ofaVsginia tcbacc9 ~ Penasyivania
four, purchased Eere by French or SPA.
ish or >Du'ch merchant ~or his factor az
ii would be 70 give such neura sappearsh.r
10 cargo consisting Of he picduesot
any of their colonies, II eisher case, dr
laws give no tnoouTagr or protector,
We are not cal$d Upon 10 ,x!ead The pro.
,ectirg arm ct gosef#ncat. And, it.w
were. we should be under no obhgsiios,
and presume, should feel nc lnclinal0a,
to interpose. 20. sir, the persons CON,
hitting such frauds, 10 common wi,hsa
other violations of The laws ofnations, are
left TO suffer the Consequences 1t their con-
duct. Their property is liable to forf.t
ture. Such cases, however, arc aos with
in the question pending he;weea the United
States and Great Britain, altho' they have
been artfuIly ignoraprly confounded vrh
it, to loo prejudice OF the claim asssnsd
by our government. Fha. claim, as NJ
Muuroe has correctly sta,edis, enbrasi
the only hona jfee property Of America
citizens, carried IN American vessels.
The adjudicatioas, as reported, and as
referred to by Mr.. Munroe, are bot,omsd
on the principle, that although the properly
is American, ard therefore neutral, vel,
IS it was produced in sn enen,y's COLONY I
aad is proceeding totse mother country Of
that colony, or svice f;e,aa, either dire city }
or after an Importation into the u. States
with an insention OF :rs.exparia.iou, tho (
trade 10 which i, is go carried, no, having
been allowed to US by the beliigerent ia
time OF peace, as tbs in time Of waits
an iilicis trade, as il respects Grea, Britsn,
and The vessels and cassoes engaged IN !
therefore, liable to be seized &coad enn:d,
IN come cases, the fact assumed, as the
ground OF condemnation, that the trade was /
not allowed and enjoyed in time of peace, 4
is not true. 1t can be proved by authentic Z
documents, ehe eeitial statements from
our treasury. department, founded on the +
custom house returns. that with some Of
those countries We did CARY on an import 4
and export trade, in time Of peace, before
the present war. La those cases. our go.
vernmenr, therefore, may deny the fact, a,
well as the pFIh eiple, enwflct toe conden' {
nations bare been founded. For the cor
rectnsss OF this observation, seatlemea are
referred ITO the official statements of The 4
secretary of the treasury.
But the principle Of the adjudication,
cannos'be admitted. The reason alledged
in support of it, is that such trade, 10
time of war; although not IN articles com
monty considered contrahand, nor with
places bcsieged or blocxaded, is beneficial
tothe belligereai, and increases his mean,
.ol war. Their reasoning goesbeyond thtj'
role, and IS equally applicable to other cas-
ea, to which II has not yer been applied
the whole trade, between be.ligeren; and
neutral, even In articles produced in me
country ct The latter, is beneficial, to the
iormsr. l'adds 70 his ability TO prosecute
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