Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-29

TN refusing sc aischaI Sc eas g,,,.
III tnelif tiauohai service pin men
N lsslcr Of an act OF Aoselly d IN
his majesty.
The,ac of tie British Office
an a~nauthonsed act. and as sue "e
plant and aisspprooaion; Uutlae y
between government aud g~osethne6, y
be materially yaried. nj
Al the n time that | ofsr l.. :,
explanation OF tie principles upon sa
majesty has authorised lae 10 DISC (, N
you the subject OF your represe4ts
that | renew to you the assurances of u13
position 10 conduct that discussion IL tko
alnlcaable form, ald to BRING ii 10 a eorct~s
satisfactory to The honor and 10 the !cept"
botb countries; II is mattsr Of reele,tsIg
should have been instructed to annex y
demand OF reparation ior the attack ~ ~
Leopard upon the Chesapeake, any pJn;
ton whatever respecting the search iorESia
seamen IN merchant vesseIh a suoiec,vH.'
is wholly uuconnectea WITH the caseof ~
Leopard and the chesapeake, and wicb ON
only tend TO compiicate and embarras d.
cussion, III itself OF sufficient delicac ( IN
pertance
in stating the grounds upon which our,D.
vernment expect with confidence Tit ~,
whole subject Of impressment shall c ssa
up al this time" and that in making ser yp |
ration which is claimed for the p~artiQIar j,
jury ~alledged to han been ~sustaine BY ts
y. s. in the late unfortunate translation Of |
the capcs of Virginia, ga remedy og b.
provided for the whole evil" YOU anear "a
have been directed to assume that TIL at a
violence isuch as you describe it, is tie nam.
raj and almost necessary result, OF the rac6c.
Of impressrnent Of British Seamen frh no.
chant vessels OF other states and toRrn.
sent the particular transaction and the guc,l
question oil impressment, as "iden iidiDde
feelings and sympathies OF your naiiu, vas
vel. as in the sentiment of your oyeys.
ment."
With every attention Que to the fesigsol
the people Of the u. S. am sure yq viii
readily allow that those feelings canno o5.
perIy be considered as affecting the mcrss Of
the case.
The first ebullitions Of national s~ensi5Fsy
rray very naturally have communicated
impulse to the proceedings CT the America
government bat it cannot be expected, thu
they should guide the deliberate opinions and
conduct Of the government with which ya
have to treat, l would farther observe Oy9g
that Jour government cannot re lsonaby csin
any advantage in argument from the express
ed sense OF lis W people, unless i be PIE.
pared at the same line to take upon Itself
resposlbfiity Il, aich tnegeis no desire Of ditFi
buting i~oitilor lhe outrage * mdcctncy viii
which upon the late oeer,fUH, tliat expression
has III too many instances been accompaDielI
is better Tor temperate reaso.in3,ani asurcily
it 10 more Advantageous fot the goycrdmen
CT the United States, taa5 the consideration G
popular feeling Should be wholly omitted il
this discussion.
The right and the practice ofwhl h YOU ar
instructed 70 comrdain, as irreconclieaaie viii
justice, and intcIcya5le in al! tncir parts, a't
been exercised by Great Britain rom The car
Hest ages Of tie British navai Poser' eyel
without any qua!ihcationc q exception " IA
vor Of national ships Of var.
The grounds upon which such a dIS,!fHa
on has seer aam;tledi in later tines a'd upo
which forflle course Of nearly a century, 10
crown has fsrborc to instruct the comna'a
ers OF our Slips Of war to search tofel5l sap
Of wal Tor deserters,I have already NAG OH
honor to explain to you-And you Will HO
perceived that those grounds are "AoIl{ mp
piieahle to ships in the merchant service
lsat a foreign power viii know $'h &c
tain il its national service mariners INC '~u
raj born subjects of lis lnajasty,|Ho 'a's ''''
recalled by public procIamallon, may oI.'
garded as a presumption arlsl's oD' o'
hostile nature fthe ACT and outoi the P'If
bic consequences to which such an act O p
tility must lead. u.J
mr.. Canatng's Letter to be c'N''N'-I
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g. The Proprietor OF a
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