Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-28
LONDON, February $.
BLOCKADING DECREE.

Mr.. Perceval moved for q copy OF the late
Order Of Council, prohibiting neutrals from,
passing from one enemy's port to ano her.
He supported his motion by an ablaspeech
and was followed or the same side by Lord
Caa,lsrsagh ADD Sir Thomas I'nrtoRs and
opposed by the Advocate Geaeral, byL>ord
Temple and Lord Howick. The motion
was nega,ivec by a great majority The
object OF the mover appeared to &c TO
show that the order was net such ~
the spirit, honor, Interests and rights at
the country called for It YVES admitted
on all hands that the British nation had a
right TO retaliate 10 fell on the French for
their decree lha. the decree wac iade-
fensible on every ground bur it was con.
tended that i. might be for the interest OF
the British government, to fofbesr at least
for a time and that forbearance would
indicate copc.lia;ory disposition towards
neutrals, although they would have 90
Just cause TO complain Of a Different course
as certainly if they submitted without re.
sislance, 10 an extraordinary measure from
one belfigerept, they would naturally ex-
pect another bell;gerent 20 adopt the same
measure when not foib Gden by treaty.
The following are exlrscts from different
speeches.
From FIR. Prrcevars SPEECH.
IS The colonial trade was certainly that
10 which neuerals had the eas, right; and
while he disclaimeJ every intention OF
alauriag the Provisions Of the Amerl.
can treaty, he could not help rer:arking
,ha, she right Of retaliation for such nea.
sures as may be adopted by ths enemy,
which he Noble Lord, staed TO be eis.
b,essl, reserped IN that treaty, was Of 20
use wnen it was not acted upoH. Perhaps
his Malesty's ministers were fearful Of
offending neutrals, and fo'bore 70 act to
the full extent, ill! they should have com
nan.cations with them. Wrhcus Doth.
cation 10 neu,faIs, We may prohibit their
ships from proceeding 10 ene'ny's ports,
but We may DOT seize theia. he trusted
government had GOT acted SD weakly, upon
The fear Of offending neotrals; II vas q
motive of action which they cold DOT a,
Vow. But when they segoela,e with
marca, with the non npos,aion act hang.
i,g over their heads when they continued
negotiating after thas insulting act was
carried into execution, and when they con.
Guided treaty under such circumstances,
whatever they profess, he feared they
may have been guilty Of Improper conses-
aioDs.
4E-om TIE .44dvocate G&aera!'s Speech.
Were we 10 press and cfush unohend.
Tag merchants, by the actual execution al
saeverities fes the utmost extent OF the enc
nays menace? lie believed tina. the house
would not 90 with his honorable friend So
far, but would rather prefer mild aud mo !;
derase e,easpres at frstif ike TO be eftica
clous The. only powers that were neutral.
were Austria, which had o,iy the sing'r
port of Trieste Denmark, which has ~
means Of supplying its colonies, or 0! dis I,
posing Of its colonial produce, if sc car
ried general inserdict 'nfo execution =.
Portugal which would feel the same d'sa..
bilisies aud America, with respect to
which an iaterdct would be the means o..
in6nite distrust. He could discover that.
jealousy Of America was a. the bottom
Of all these complains { Hear Hear y
--- His honorable and learned friend { Perez.
vaD was not correct In stat'Dg that toe IN.
terrnp,ion Of the coassiug trade would be
no great injury 10 Fraace, or that the order
Of council for that purpose sign'hed re.
thing. Tha, order was but one. sfep and an
iuportGnt step Of those that would, Il ne.
ccssary, be Eesorsed 10 for retaliation. 10
the wear 1897, after the French had made
peace WITH Austria. and the army which
had been arrogaatly called the army OF En-
gland, had been collected g, R.ess, with
view to turn their whole force agains: this
country !; inthat year, on the 2e,h Nivose,
year 6, thai is, in christian language, on
the 10th day of anuary, 1898, decree