Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-24

&c .sverv means 81. becoming sifon scr and
more capsbls Of offending him y y
thai law which obiigss him TO weaken bis
enemy BY All possible neans, to.Ihs end
thar his force may not be increased ,thatsi,s
may nos proiopg the war, that qorrre's
may cease, and he may be disposed 20
make peace II is shat law, ii shors.
| which authorizes the belligerent to attack
and take. The effects of his enemy, 10 all
places wherethe Law ofnations pc rink slirl
10 exercise acts Of hostility, that IS 70 say.
on his own territory ors,hat OF his enemy,
and ia any other place no, submitted 10 me
iarisdiction Of sovereign. Ihe high
seas. as have several times sheWD, -
precisely 4 territory which is submistsd 70
melody. The beliigerens may then, ton
this high sea, TAX possessions Ct the goods
Of lis enemy, in whatever shape chance
/ may present it, even ia friendly or nen-
ral ship, provided that, in using this figat,
he does not exceed the just limits Of mo-.
derasIon.
Sec. 8 g II appears from The first as.
pect according TO the ptinciple ihavs just
established, thar the RICH. beiongirgto the
belligerens, 10 seize the goods, the proper
~ Of the ensmy, wherever they are found
is ia collision with that which The neutral
on his side possesses, OF not being troubled
in his lawful and peaceful commerce, bu,
the sound justice and general reason OF
nations will not So decide
Sec. 4. 8 Thereis in nature alaw sacred
aud iav,oiable, which in the concurrence OF
two righ.s equally perfect, authorizes the
suspensloo of ina. which, not being exsr.
c,sed d. produce. the least damaSe, a damage
@ia sone. measure remit diahle, or more SO
than The other, or at less cost. The law
of nations will infer from this law the fol.
loving general sheory, who no one has
hese.efere ecntested; II is his, rohe,, the
perfect right ef Z people eoa''te,aats N any
+ manner that of anotkers IT'S reasonable, 1stst
and hunsane thot that II the tzco natioas,
suhich receives tde least damage. sh9uld ceae
or renounce their right. Il IS thus that e
is PERMITTED by law TO throw ;n,o the sea a
parr Of acargo of vessel which is 10 in,
mediate danger OF perisAng with view
80 SECURE. the greater psrt OF the goods, IN
making contribute to the loss all those
which arc secured it is BY this motive that
ons may demolish the neighbor's house
when On fire, infsar that it shouid.be com.
manifested. L is for the same * ason thai,
it avessel should catch 6se in port, and
Others being near il, the crew Of tie latter,
If they cannot remove, may lawfully de.
ssrcy ing burning ship, or sink il. aud even,
It necessary, the next one CIT, TO prevees
the communication, and secure by this
mean, 1.-The ships 10 the port from he
kFe. /, is again, by the same principle,
that if river swe!s. and is ready 10 over.
,un lis banks, SCI as 20 threaten the destruc.
ton OF the farmers hopes, 10 anestensiye
PLAN, any one may make use Of a pile Of
boards which does 90, belong 70 him, 20
strengthen and increase the height OF the
to;,efaag bask, prevent the inor da,ion and
save the haryes, fields. I! is thus in 6...e,
that in cssrem. scarci,v of rroyisioos,
one may stop on,he high seas the sh rs
loaded with grain, To procure prompt re,
liefto anation IN want. In all hose cases
when shsy shall have repaid thcdamages
of the loss.of The goods thrown into The
sea, of,he houses demolished. If he.yes.
sells sunk. of the tin1bss used, Of the preei-
sians seized the owners will have no rea.
sonio ccsnplain Of the infrac,on Of the
righs ct prepsrty,
Sec. I, Of AT, 4. 6 The original and
universal righs of nasious, as well as the
conventional rights of Europe, 10 permit
ting to belligesenis, or issterdic,ing TO neu.
trails, the privilege Of Transporting to the
enemy the goods Of the kind called con-.
l,aband of war, or TO seize the cDsmy's
ships, orlo sequesser the goods which are