Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-12
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the greater part, if not the VIII ap''oa hat
mericans or other aliens. uho. Wsts 4.
citizenship had been los, Or d,s,,pp .sof oi
whose Situation would account f for - q |
heol.ies and delays 10 produe,rr 'as d.,
that It is certaia, that for all ,hs n So
seamen gained by ,hi, violeo, O ae D'u'a
more than an equal number who w. saag,
80, were the victims: Its h,ehly prob, aa'
that TOR every British seaman - p'0o'als
humber OF Others not less than ten ei ia.
mus, have been tie victims, and i,;. ' aas
possible that this humber NAV haze s's
ceeded the properties of tweotv r. oSsAt
It cannst therefore be doubted ,ha.s
acquisition Of British seameu by ,hs,. .
pressmsnss, whatever may be its sdv,a,
is lost in the wrong done to Amer;.'sa
ignoran'ly or wilful'y mistaken for n, 'es
subjects; in the jealousy and III win "a
cited among ali maritime ualioos b. ~,
herence 10 such practice and 10 H. -"
,sicular provocstion to measures Of REDS ta'
on the part Of the y S. no. less di,,s.'
able to them than embarrassing to e. e."
Britain, and which may threaten h. aas
understanding which ought to be fauhilupau
cultivated by both. The copy Of hi T
brought into congress under The irAm,,,
Of violations committed on our fac ,;,..
force 10 this latter consideration. W..
Their it will pass in.o law, and at the me-
sent session, is more than ye, can be s s
As there is every reason to believe thai,
has been proposed with reluetence. twill
probably DOT be pursued into ef.sct, if anu
hope can be supported, Of remedy bvsa
smicable arrange ment between the TWO o..
.ions. But such is the feeling through
this country, produced by the rctera,ed&
atroeious cases Of inpressmens and otbt,
insults on our flag, tina, remedy Of some 4
kind VIII ere long be called for in oo.
not to be disregarded. A copy of hsbll
referred to is herewith ocIosed.
There is a fertilizer consideration which
ought to have weight 10 this question. Al, /
though the British sesmeu employed 10
carrying on American commerce, be 10 /
some respects lost to their own nation,
vet such is the intimate ard extensive con. +
nexion Of this commerce, direct aud cir. /
cu!tous, with toe commerce, the mauufac
lures, the revenue and The general resouIc
es of the British nation, that 10 other re-
spec.s, its mariners On board Americsu3
vessels may truly be said to be rendsrinsz
it the most valuable services. ltwould nu%
be extravagane TO make i: question whei
Their Great Britain would not sefler moro
by Withdrawing her sesmen from The mer-
chant vessels of the o.. S. than Der eOe.
mics would suffer frem the addition clI
them to the crews OF her ships OF war sndI
cyuizers.
Should any difficulty be started copre'n'
ing sesmeo born wi'hio the British d0mii
nions, and naturalized by the u Saff
since the treaty Of 1888, you may remove rem =
it by observing, FIRST, 'hs.sery is" ICY
such na,urallza,ions can take place, 'he'a1
here requiring a preparatory residence
five years, with notice OF the 'ntsn''0n
become citizen entered OF RECORD .a'
wears before the last necessary forn'ny
besides regular proof OF good "o'''s am
racter, conditions li'!e likely to Dc sv"
piled with by ordinary seaisT''g pel'o''
Secondly, tina, diseon'lnusoee o. l'pP.', y
men,s 90 the high seas will PTee'uos :
actual collision between the 'n'e'E"
claims. Within the Jurisdiction % .' ~
nation, spd 10 their respective s,''s .I,o;I
he, high seas, each will enforce 'os a%S
ance which II claims. 10 other '''oH :u
the individuals doubly claimed WV " hoiI
within a jurisdiction indeps'd'0' q "
nations. I'd
Cd. The British pvesens'oos 10 0o .od,J{
over the narrow seas are go oes0'es ~ bar.
inde(epsible, .ha, they never w0O'S :, M,
occurred as probable 0b]e9c!'oa az d
case, if they had no, actually i aa 9th hid
srran re ment settled by Mr.. King " ~ I'D
:;.xu m the sub1ec.