Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-06

4 1ehIS recital mas OeeG Maue the more
minute, because it is necessary, In order
to understand the whole force of the ex'
planatory declaration, between the parties
bearing the same date document so pc
/ culiarly Important in the present discussion,
that its contents will be recited with equal
sexactness.
This document, after stating /" that some
difficulty bad arisen concerning the inter.
| probation of certain articles, as well in the
treaty marine concluded this hrst day Of
| December, 1914, as in thar which was
concluded the 18th February, i6o7--S be-
tween his majesty of Great Britain on the
one part, aud the states general &c. on the
other .part,o proceeds 10 stare, " that sir
I William TempleY~&s. on enc part, with
eight commissioners on The other, have de-
clarrd. and do by these presents declare,
'that the true meaning and intent!on>of the
said article is, and ought1o be, that ships
and vessels belonging 10 the suoJecss OF
! either Of the parties, can and might, from
the time that the said articles were con-
cludsc, not only pass, traffic and trade,
/ from a neutral port or place, to place
in,enmity with The other party, or from a
place in ennily 30 a neutral place, bur all
So from a port Or place IN enmfty 10 port
or place in enmisy with the other party,
whether the said places belong TO one and
the same prince Or state, or to several
princes or states, with whom the other
party is in war. And we declare this IS the
true and genuine sense and meaning OF the
said articles; pursuant w>hereunio we un-
desstaud tha. The, SAID ariiclrs are TO be CD.
served and executed on all occasions, Gil
the part Of his said majesty, and the said
states general, and their respective sub
iects; vet SO tina, this declaration shall not
be alledged BY either party tor matters
which happened before the conclusion OF
the late peace in the month Of February,
1873 A.
Prior,to the peace, neither Of them could
claim the rights of neutrality against the
other.
This dec,aratory stipulation has been
said eoNbe peculiarly important. IT'S so
for several reasons.
ist. because il determines the right OF
the neutral party, far as may depend on
the betigerent party, to trade not only be-
tween lis own ports and those OF the enc
niles Of the belligerent party, without any
exception OF colonies, but between any
other neutral port and enemies ports, with
out exception Of colonial ports OF the ene.
my; and moreover, not only between the.
ports, colonial as well as others, OF one
enemy aud another enemy, but between
the different ports OF the same enemy; and
consequently between one port and another
of the principal country; between these
and the ports Of its colonies; between the
ports of one colony ADD another, and even
10 carry on the coas,log trade OF aay Paru-
cular colony.
cd. Because ii fixes the meaning not on
~ of the articles in the two specified trea'
ties; bu, has the same effect on all other
supula,ioas by Greas Britain expressed IN
the same on equiyaentterms one or other
of which ATE used i'll most, if not IN all
her treaties ON this subject.
3d. Because it made a part OF the trea.
ties explained, tina; free ships should make
free goods; and consequently, the coasting
and colonial trade, when combined with
thai ueuscal advantage, was the less likely
to be Acknowledged, if not considered as
clearly Belonging TO he neueraiparty.
4th. Because the explanatory article was
the re4ult OF tue solicitation Of Eng!an
herself, and sc actually claimed and enjoy
ed the b4neft of the article, she being al
the tim= in peace aud siie Dutch in war
with France.
In thc-uea,y with France, lisbmary "a,
1917, article /, 9, and 3, import shat each
party may trade freely with the enemies ct
the other, with the same merchandise as IN
time Of peace, coa:raband goods. Only eS'
cepied, and tia! all merchandise not con-
! traband, are tree to be carried from aav