Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-12-09

Tires, sid 1T. Am.ricra yssselsi
conId NOT s. takeu at sea fJr fkel
siiefe reasonof heir being going |
10, o. returnins from "a E1siish
port.
The exerhsion DC she decree
comported TOR several months |
uith those explanations ,eyetal
yessels we're arrtsfcd for having
introduced articles of English
grcWth 81 nufactnre, and =,
llong them some which being 10
tnsa, lfom England. and Laden
with Enklish colonial produce,
had entered With forged papers,
q u coming from tie Unised
States. But no alteration Of the
first construction given BY the
Freneh government took place
until the month or September,
liSo7, The krst condemnation
On the Ftinciple that The decree
affected neutral vessels TO cap.
ture Cd tke high seas, was that Of
the Horizon on the. 10Th Of Octo.
Der following. Priorto that time
there could have been no acquies.
eence il ! decree Infringing the
neutfsi rights of the United
States; because till that time Il
Was explained, and what was
more important, executed in such
manner O. nor to infringe those
| rights because ministers Of the
| United States at London, 1t the
request Of the British sinister,
communicated to him on the issh
October, 1907, the substance 81
the explanations received, and 81
the mannsr ID which the decree
vastexecufed. For they we're ].
I that time Ignorant Of the change
which had taken place. ii, :
i uaslon the f0th Of Septern.
bar, isO5 tlaat . new construc.
ton Of the decree took place "a
instruction having on that tlay
been transmitted 70 DE council 81
n prizes by.the minister of iustice,
BY which haf court Vas Informed.
thar French armed vessels were
anihorized, under that decree,
] To- seize without exception, ID
neutral vesscls, either Euelish
II pscpsrtys tor merchandise 81
Eneiish erowth 81 manufacture.
Animmediate explanation having
been asked from the French min.
istercf foreign relations, lie con.
6rmed, ID his answered. the 7th
| of October, 1907, the desermi-
nation Of his government 10 adop,
that construction. Iss 6rsf appii.
cotton took place Oh the ioth 81
the came month, in the case 81
the Horizon. Of which the minis.
ter ofthe United States was MOI
informed. until the month or No.
vsmbrr !; and on the twelfth ofthas
month. represented ! spirited re-
monstrance against that infraction
of the neutral rights ofthe Upieed
States. He had, ID the mean-
while. transmitted q, America
/ The Instruction 70 the council of
i prizes of he tsth Of ASeptemher.
This vas received on ths Sc
peceuAber j and ! copy oflhs dc.
cision inthe case Of the H0rizon,
having q the same tins reached
goverumeni, ihe presitept, awares.
Of TIE epnseqnences which voullI
tolldw that new state Of thinrs.
commnaieatsd immediately q
eengress lshe alteration of the
Freneh decree, and tscommend-
"a the embargo, which was &C.
coEdineiy laid on3the 23d 81 De-
eembcF, laoY ! II which dine Il
- weilunterstood intliisr cour.5
Try, that lie Bfitish ORDERS OF
eouueil, Of November prsced ding,
Md issued, although they Wese,
NOT officially communicated % our.
/ governmene.
Qnsbs l1th ofthAt ipo1sh.those
orders did actually isshe. decIar-
| ing thas IN the pofts of France,
lof her allies, l and Of any oder
eountry d Nar with England. and
III other sports of Europe, { from
which, alihough NOT d Win with
Enslsnds the BIitish ilag WI e.
GUIDED, should theneeforth be.
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