Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-04
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So 81 S We have received here BY Inc packet,
accounts Of The arrival 70 England Of the
United States schooner Rs vcnge, with the
instructions relative 10 he Chesapeake affair
Our apprehensions Of war still continue.
IL is said our governments has received or
ders TO embody 1000 militia thar three
regiments of regular troops for this placc
h ave embarked from Cork and that six
Of the regiments now at Copenhagen, are
under orders toproceed hith er."
Note communicated by Lard Houick To-
mr. Munroe aated January 10th 1907.
The undersigned, his msjes,y's priDci.
pal secretary of state offose,gn affairs, has
received his msjeasy's commands to-. &C.
quaint MI Monroe, that the French go.
vernmene having issued certain orders,
10 violation OF The usages OF war, purpors
80 prohihitihe commerce of all neutral ma
lions with his msjessl's dominions, ADD al.
so TO prevent such nation from trading with
any other country 81 any artieles,lhe growth
produce or mannfacture ct mis- majesty'e,
Gominions. Aud the said government hav.
ing taken upon ilself to declare al his
maiss.y's dominions TO be ia a state of
blockade, ara Tine when the fleets Of
France and her allies are themselves con.
fine within their own perls by the supe.
rior yalor aud discipline of the British ma
| Wy.
Snch attempts On the par, Of the enemy,
| giving 10 his majesty an unquessionable
right5of retaliaiioa, and warranupg his ma
! jes.y in enforcing the same prohibition Of
/ all commerce wish France, which lhatpow
ersvainIy hopes 70 eFsc,agaiDss the COM
merce Of his msiesty's snbiecis, prohibi.
ton winch the superiority Of his maiesty's
naval forces mighs euable him TO support,
( by actually investing the ports aud coasts
Of the enemy with eumeroes squadrons &
/ cruissrs, SO as 10 make the entrance or ap-
| proach shereto manifsstly dangerous:
His majesty, though unwilling 20 follow
the example Of bis enemies, By proceeding
/ TO az extremity so distressing TO all nations
not engaged 10 war, and carrying on their
/ aecas!orned ,rade; yet feels himself bound
by : due regard 10 q just defence of the
rights & interests Of his people 30; to suffer
! such measures TO be taken by he enemy,
without taking some steps on his part, to
/ restrain the violence, and 10 retors upon
them The eyiis Of their own injustice.
Mr. Munroe is therefore reques,ed,o
apprise the Ametisan corsuls aud mer.
! chants residing in England, that his males
~ has therefore, judged it ezpedien, to or.
der that no vessel shall be permitted tc
trade from one port 20 another, both which
ports shall belong TO or be in possession
Of France or her allies, or shall be so ial
| under their controul, as that British vessels
may not fairly trade thereal, and that the
commanders cf his majesty ships Of war,
and privatecrs have been Instructed ,o
warn every neutral vessel, coming from a
ny such 2crl and destined 70 another such
! port, 10 discontinue her voyage and not tc
pr oceed 10 any such port.
And every vessel, after being so warned, OF
any Y essel coming from any such port, after
! a unreasonable time shall have been afforded fol
re ceiving information of this his majesty's or.
] Ger, which shall be found proceeding to ano.
Their suchport, shall be captured and brough,
/ IN, and, together with hercargo, shall be con
demned as lawful prize and that from this
time all the measures. authorised by the law o.
nations, and the respective treaties between
his majesty and the different neutral powers
will be adopted, and executed with respect TIC
vessels attempting to violate the said order at.
I ter this notice.
Signed HOWICK.
Downing street, Jan. 10, 1907.
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