Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-02
From The position OF

IN lslasss. aoa ether circumstances, the
pres gsesen O. Spa'n bore an advantageous
c.as5ayiSon ~ h hose of her compes.tcrs.
Ss he esq no. the British took posses
500 Of Post agnoas, in enc Of the islands,
li}f SpaNsatos bcspga1 sne sitle 10 posses.
si6n 81 apcttef Yst,. and protesting aga'Ds!
. semsas BY nc B;lso. The protest
bslng V':ihoav f4sli si,ips aud troops were
sens tgom 2aef,4s ,aysrs by ihe governor
Of lbaa p:aee, @aaca sosclbly disposacssea
aud drove eff fbe I3niYsh sellers.
The British government looking eotise-
" 70 ss,s 5ispossessioa by force, demanded
as 8 spscjGc coadsiier 1t preserving s,ar-
nohy bet9ee0 }he wu coarts, 30, ontythe
aisavowal OF si3e Spanish proceedings bu:
st,aG ;tae aRaiss IS tha: settlement should Be
inRaediafejy res;ersds to snc precise state III
which Trey weTe previous 30 the acs OF DIS
possession. 3 he SPsotsh goyernHsa' made
s8tue ID l@ui.ssss requiring particularly q
q aavospsG. on he psys at Grcas Bfita:o. Of
ene couducs Of her officer a, falklandss
islaa5s. which, ie was siledgcd gave DC.
ca8,9o 50 the steps taken by iae Spsnlssh
governor; aud proposing an adjustment
BY musuai stipulation IN the ordinary
form.
The reply was, thar the moderation Of
his Bsii&uaic majesty hsviag limited bis
demaud 10 the smallest Trrasadon he could
accept for ;he injury done, aothing was
leftfor discussau but The mode ofcarfQing
the d,sayowai and ycssi'W,on 1850 execusI
OF; repQratio's Using us vahte jfitbe csn.
dF!i9naI, and 20 be ob'ainsd by ary stlpu.
ta'ion whatever from the party !iejared
HE 5panistI gosetnneat welded The
violent proceedings offs oflcers were dis
avo~ed. The ior', the post and every
ihiog else were agfetd 50 be lmnada,e'y
resto5sdso TIE 2seclse situation Which had
been disturbed and duPlrca 80 & ofdors
.ysned !or ne purpose 10 rtle Spaoish I'll,
GERS, were delivered nto tk= hands q oae
of he British principal secretaries IS state.
Eege agaja it is 70 DC remasked, tbas 81.
tisfaction haviag been made for the forciblc
d!sp1ssassiop, gDc Islands lose fhsir Iupoyl.
ance 10 The eyes Of ,he British government.
were io short tine evacuated and por,
Egmonr remains wlih every other pass Of
shernln the hands q Spain,
Could strorge, pledges have been given
han aYe found, shs3 ~ honorable and in
s;aol ,epa:aS;oa wou.d be made Ia case,
d'fe6rg 90 Otherwise from these recited,
haD as ii furaished . the same monarch
Of ggest ration, an opportunity 70 prove
thaf adhe!InB always 10 the same 'amusa,
bic principal, he was IS ready to DO right
10 others, az 10 require it for hies self?
Returning 70 The Instructions given e
the minister pienipossn,'asy Of ihe Uojt5d
States at Londor, | am TO obs ys
that The presid>o, though, Is iost and
expedisuy "a sse,i rs a neccssZry jDggedi-
eat 10 che adjustment f;he oatrsgr com
mued on he American frigas-, aseClri;y
against she future practice cf the Britlsi,
naval commanders, 10 depressing fon
merchant vessels OF HE Un,ed States on
the high seas, such Of their crews as they
nigh undertake 10 Genon.;oae Rriijsh
subiecss,
Totbis association Of The two subjects,
the president was determined 1st, by bis
regarding both as resting &C Kindred
principles the i'anuoiry OF private SHIPS,
with ms krown exceptions s3adc BY the
Iaus Of nat,nns, beng as well established
as has Of publio ships; aud there being 40
pressxt for in1lpdrg 10 l5ese exceptions
the impressmro' (,tit could De freed i5om
lis eocrmous and notorious abuses! OF the
sabiec,s OF bcijgerept by the officers Of
TIA. beiiigsreng. The r;ghs OF a beltge
rens against 'he ships OF q neutral ussion,
accrue merely from the Felsllon Of the ueo.
trai to ne oner bej!'gefenf, as 10 convey.
ing TO him coolrshaod of way, OF 10 sup
plying bsocssded p@rt.
The claim OF a bsIligerent to search for,
and seize On board peatrsl vessels on the