Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-15
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Sd of March has the following interesting
article ii is said 10 be the substance OF
the remoastrance presented by Mr.. Nun.
| roe.
he remonstrance presented by Mr..
Munroe TO this government states, that he
had fattered himself that he should have
had an early answer TO his former remou.
STRANGE. Bur the subject, he says, has be-
come the more important, by the con.inu-
ance OF the same policy, aud the frequent
seizures which Are still made OF American
vessels, places him in state of great re-
spousbiiitY. He adds, that the more he
reflects on the subject the more he is con
WINGED II is contrary TO The understood
law of nations, and equally r-pegnant 10
the agreement between the two govern
menrs, in respect to the,conmercs in cues
ton.
BY the law Of nations, rs settled hy the
most approved authors, no other restraint
is acknowledged 90 he trade OF neutral ma.
,ions, with those at war, than that it shall
be impartial between the lalstr; iha. il
shall not extend to articles deemed contra
band OK war; nor 10 the transportation Of
persons IN military service nor 10 places
actually biockadsd or beseiged. Eve.
ry other commerce OF neutral with
belligeren, is lawful, and every other re,
straint BY bsIligerent un neutral uslaw.
full.
The list Of con.rabapd is we'll defined as
are also the circumstances which constitute
blockade. The. best authorities have Il.
nilesl in con6ning the frs, TO such articles
as are used in war and are applicable to
military p&rposrs; and require 10 cons,i.
tute the latter the disposition OF such force,
consisting of stationary ships, SO uear the
port, as to make it da geTod5 for the ships
Of neutral power to eneF it.
The vessels condemned were engaged in
CONNIE; ce between the Unifed Saees anG
some port in Europe, or between those
states and the West Iodia Islands, belong
ing to the enemies Of Great Britain. in
the European voyage,the cargo consisted OF
the production Of the colonies. In the voy,
age 10 the West Indies it consisted Of the
goods Of the power TO which the colony
belonged, and to which the ship was dss-
tined. The ship ard cargo, in every case
were the property OF American ri izsns
and the cargo had been landed, and the du
ty en- it paid, in The United States. Il
was decided, that these voyages were con-.
,inuous, and the cargoes were condemned
on the principle, that the commerce was
illegal. :,
These seizures are incompatible with
the law of nations, as above stated f; they
twelve no questions Of contraband or
blockade. On what principle then can
these seizures be defended? On principle
laid down in series of orders issued b.,
the British government in 1898. 1874
1875. By the first of tt csc orders. ali
commerce between neutrals and enemy S
colonies is forbidden, though The Other
orders afterwards little relax this rule
In support OF those orders it has been urg.
ed, that as colonial trade is system OF
monopoly IN peace, neutral powers have
no right 10 participate IN II IN time OF war,
and that beIl'geyenfs may interdics If; al
though allowed by the parent country.I
But does it follow, because a parent coun-
try in time of peace monopoliZes the whole
trade Of It's colony, that IN time Of war il
has no right to regulate at all on the con
trary, that that r'ghs passes to the beilige
rent. If this doctrine was sound, it would
certainly establish new and singular mode
of losing and acquiring rights. But are
not in every state the colonies part Of her
domain and dc they not continue SO until
they are severed by -conquest2 the righ1, 1!
of regulating trade rests in the state ovef
It's whole territory, and no-distihc.ion can
be taken in reason between different parts
of the same state. But neutrals have a.
right to trade with colonies in as ample an
extent as the mother country will allow it.