The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-30
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The twentieth is the fqrne as the twertv.fxth.
OF the old treaty, provi.line for merchants and
ohers IN one country when war breaks out
: with the other
The twen,YG'f of the, like the twsn,v.fe.
Tenth OF The Other, relates 20 c,visg up perions
Charged viii murder or forgery
The tweu.y. iecoud is anew article reject.
, 'Ps iaipwfecks, and Promiiins humane treat
/ rnvnt.
The twen.y.tbird fecmes to each the rights
OF he mott tavoured aa,iop, and declares that
all treaties hereafter made by either with any
nation, Thai! ipfh fatlo te extended in all their
favourable operations 10 the other.
The t,?entytourth engages To join in aboiif'l-
ing the Have trade.
The twenty-hfth contains tine ftipula!ion that
this treaty is not To inetferI with antecedcnt
engagements. Aud,
The tweafy -fixth limits the duration totcn
years from the EXCHANGE of affiliations
II is dated the 3li Dcceub,r, 1905 hut
previous TO the Ggnature two notes were given,
ny the bt'tih to the American comniliipncrs.
HE frit keeps opsn for future difcuiIion tlam
at Hr''aiD not 10 pay more on goods iSat from
Canada or New Br"nfwirl, into the terrtories
al the On'tcd States, than is p1ii on the inn
rortN'on Of fuch goods 10 Ameriran dips,
The fecoud R',.e declares thar ihe Kirg az O.
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they Ign the treaty, to deliver that note, in or
der that fair understanding may be had ~ al
'art'es OF his MaieGy's We've, in conf quence
az the h'ockadng decree, to which the atlsnli-
on ot the American commit iiuusTS is iovited.
The Gecrec 10 recent in point Of time. aud f.,
novel aud monitrous in ia Rance, that b Ma
Jehy is at lois 10 calculate On events but
iHPpohng, however, that it will be formally a.
handoned or totally rslinouifhed nv Bonapsrie,
mi Al in ftot Il; I,
reits with confidence on the good fenfe OF the
government ~ the United States, that they will
not tutWit 10 al innovation 10 deltruGfivr Of
the rights al neutral commerce. Should he,
however, be mjffskcN in all thefe points, and
the ensmy lhou!d actually carry into exception.
ms threats, and neutral nations IL Que lce in fuch
niurpat'on, he may probably, though r.u6fant-
y' ne obliged to retaiiase. The treaty fcures
TO the u States 10 many privileges OF nentraI.
commerce, that II time when his MlirGY and
all neutral naF'ons are threatened with luch ex-
teniipn OF heiigrTent preteniions from his ems
mics, withoa, any explanation from tn, II s.
what th,y will do in cafe B1n,2arse attemr.s
TO force Oh them his decree, his M.ieGy np,t
re ierve 10 hmielf TO an according TO contir-
gencies III that p1rticul2r, the fEn'rg OF the
treaty notwithstanding. And as the dIfaHce of
the American commGinrcrs frr~7 the;r eove,n-
mcnt renders previous eXplaaai ~ ;mprffjbjc.
the treaty. This ic done under tn; fueA psr,
Ilalion, thlt, before the treaty retur,sto Europ-
from America ratified time will difcovsr The
rHTma abandonment or tacit relir quiihmen: of
the enemy Of lis projections or IN cafe th,t
ihouid no. k place, tpat the government OF
the u. y. hy their conduit or ahtrauces will !e-
cure his Majthy thGt they viii not fubmit to
innovations 10 deAruStive of maritime rights.
Bat ~ cafe Bon.pare eGf,rccs his decree ao-
cqrding to its tenor, and II neither BIZ the az
iEcanceG nor conduit Of America a dfo7fiion
is iho~n 10 uProie it, has Mai .hy wi(l.es il to
be fairly and clearly und"r0oud, that he win
not conhd,r hi'nftfbound by the fsn7tnre of
MS comn1iiiioners 70 rai:y; or in cafe he rail-
tle-, he viii not and cannot be preciudcd fir ~
adopting iuch meaiures as may feem noceHary
for Counterd6lng the de(i2ns of his enemy,
whenever they NAL occur, and he Of fuch an
extraordinary nature as TO require ex raordina-
y remsdiea."