Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-25
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E%&a%&3 &2F NE~EA8GES @
enter but shal be permitted 10 koto ..
ny otts : port or place she shall think pro-
per. Nesshall any vessel Of either, thas
may have entered inf1 such port or plase
before m aame was actually beseigsd,
block2dse o. inv ned ~ the other, Be
resnainet from quilting such place with
her CatSHs nor r. Hound therein after the
ftdottioa md Surrender 81 such place,
Lshalf spsl sessei or her Cares Be liable 10
sonfseafb b, bur they shall &c restored
% dc ssps'. 'hs'sots'
This aftSie l. c~ertninly inthe way Of "a
appiir,tipn of the decree 3 American
vessSs The following estraets, how.
ever, She~ thasshe Emp<rar Nspole.
cns !. UilKdnd tieasnreo Is. that the
sdpuiations of the treaty shall be dare.
g0tded, and that the decree shsll b
Vigorously enforced ssainst al nations
without exception.
Bos7oM Deeemser Il.
" Extract efe litter ESam a hsnse ef
tAe frst t~espectabiEfy in Aafuuerp, q
dsother IN Bordedux, dated Sept. 90,
and yetefved at Bordearx, by fxbress,
jass. bsfsre me Sally Barber Windsor IN
that place. n.
We unders.and an order hss been
given cut By the emperor, to capture
every vessel bound 10 or from England,
and If with cargoes 10 be considered .
good prize. This l. . mortal blow %
the American commerce, and We fear
win lead to a rupture between America
and France"
w Dsre yesterAayE aponsed uvifA tie ~
Lo.uing ayticle frem q onrce sskich
may Be relied oh.-
sseAnsweTs were given BY the emperor
% the council OF prizes, on the 23d Of
Sept. last, % the following questions
NJ. Whether there shdpld b any ex.
eeption to the decree Of Nov. 81, 1906,
In favour of such nations %, BY. their
treaties, were ailoveda free trade, or
1she privilege Of neutralizing enemy's.
propertyi fAns~ers That % the decree
contained ao exceptions, theks should
NOT be any made in its Application.
a2s Whether neutral vessels, In ball
last. shoufdalso be made liable 10 con-
ld6,cation, utoa the plea OF capture, u
stress of yeitheg, ify they had entered q
British non! Answer That ID must lay
| over for further consideration.
!. 5 Whether one half Of the con6s-
Gated property should. in al cases, be
approprias.d towards indemnifyin M suf.
ferers by British spoliationsi The
swer was IN the Affirmative
-MarfsN, Die. 10.
!" In our last We noticsd the capture
of the brig Nancy, ofthiSpor by Spa
nish;priysteer, aud this morning infor-
nation reached rs OF the capture Of the
s1hsrExperimsnt, capt. Dickson, from
this port ior Iamaica, by . French priya.
trer. The Experinlent was laden with
! cargo Of FL0uR only
According TO the treaty with France, il
is lawful for Us 70 trade with English
ports. According TO Napoleon's de-
cree, vessfls engaged 10 this aLAw.
yuLn commerce. shall be con6scatedi.
VIII the Amsrican g9yeTnment sub-
init 20 this patpsbls breach 81 treaty-
this unjust and ruinods measure!
| What right has the French. Emperor 70
prohibit Americans from taking their
hour, Sc. 70 an English markell IF
this assumption Of poverty Napoleon
shall notbe resisted by our govern
mtnt, there is svefy reasonso believe
dat the English, to retaliate upon
France, viii eon6scate all vessels saik
ing / o or from places under the con-
troll Of France. The conduct on the
par, of the belligerents, even if our
peace SHOULD BE- preserved with them,