Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-21
FRENCH DECREE.

cree against our commerce. As congress
have been called together to take into con.
sidera,ion the hostile aggressions Of Que of
the belligerent covers, we hope that exc
cn,i.e partially Will not induce .hem en-
tirely 10 overlook those Of another. To
shew eur readers thatthis deeree isa di.
rect violation Of a solemn compact s,ipu.
lated 10 the CONVENTION Of 1900 s,gned BY
Bonaparte himself, we subjoin the twelfth
article Of that convention, from which il,
appears that 10 enforce such adectee as
that, of November last, is such 40 aggres
sion as amounts to a cause OF war, and is
at once equally insulting, and Injurious.
Whetherthe resentment of our government
is, already SO exclusively engfosssd with
the injuries received from G. Britain lha,
they have none to spare for such outrage
Gus violations of solemn treaty, remains to
be seen.
Ar, 12 II shall be lawful for the citizens
of either country 10 sail with their ships
aud acknowledgements goods always
|.excepted)trom any port whatever, TO any
Ipor, of the enemy of the o,her.and sail md
trade with their ships & merchandise with
perfect security and liberty, from the coun
tries, porss, places Of those who are enc
mics Of both, or Of either parsywiihont any
opposition or disturbances whatsoever, and
TO pass lot only directly from the places
and ports ofthe enemy Aforementioned, TO
neutral ports and places, but also from one
place belonging to an enemy 10 another
place belonging to an enemy whether they
be under the Jurisdiction of The same pow
Ier, or under several; unless such ports or
places shall be ACTUALLY 5lockaded.
Ebrsieged or inves.ed.
And whereas it frequently happens, that
vessels sail for pors or place belonging
10 an enemy, without knowing that The
same is either besieged or invested, il Is
agreed that every vessel SO clrclmstanced
may be :urned away from such ports or
place, BIZ, she shall not be detained, nor a.
by part of her cargo if not con.raband. be
conhsca,ed, unless, after notice of such
blockade or investment, she shall again
attempt to enter, but shall be permitted 10
go 10 any other port or place she shall
,hiokssproper. Nor shall any vessel of eli.
,her tha, may have entered into such port
before the same was actually besisged,
blockaded or invested by the other, be re-
strained from quitting such place with her
cargo, nor, ifiound therein after the re.
duction and surrender of such place, shall
such vessel or her cargo be liable 70 cont1s.
cation. but they, shall be restored TO the
owners thereof.
~. S. Gaz.l
The intelligence received from France
via Boston aud published in this day. Re.
gisser, is peculiarly interesting at the mo.
ment, when the legislature OF the union is
delbera.ing on our relations with fereigu
powers; add when the result OF its delibe.
ra,ioas must invo!ve5,he decision OF peace
or war.
/, is within the recollection Of every one
that The decree of the emperor Napoleon,
of November 21st, 1906, declaring the
British Islands and their dependencies in
stare of blockade, was the first anunciati.
on Of the most extraordinary principle e..
yer raisrd by belligerenr against the
rights Of neutral na!ions--a principle so ex.
traordinary called for the Immediate resist.
apre of every neutral power /; and II be-
came peculiarly lncumben. on the execu.
tive of the u. S. to whose superinten-
dance our foreign relations are Immediate.
" confded 10 have withstood this s'gan.
tic stride of belligerent pretention. Ii was
fit occasion 10 have exempslhso our
claims aud 10 have eyinced our Impartial.
{ ity toward: Great Britain and France
70 have met the declaration of such a
principle at the threshold was the true
and only effecsual mean of preventing the
practice under il by either OF those powers.
Was this the conducs pursued by Mr.. JET.
fersop was the occasion seizedso evidence
4 s,ric, importantly, and digni6ea resist
ance 10 such encroachment ! Where are
rs ;od;roant circumstances OF our govern