Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-19

that the offensive language atiu a. 's-s
of France. would bring on hostile resist
ance from the United States N which case
.stbe british government would be able to
mould every thing to its satisfaction. There
8 much reason to believe that # the British
government should not. concur IN mutual
abolition Of the orders and Of the embargo,
\ + viii result from an unwillingness to set
an example, which might be followed, and
might consequently put an end to the irritat-
ing career of her enemy, on which the cal
culation is built. Might not use De made
9of this view Of the matter, IN those frank
and friendly conversations which sometimes
best admit topics Of delicate nature, and
in which pride and prejudice can DC best
managed without descending from the me-
cessary level In every view it is evieient-
Improper, as far as respect to the national
honor will allow, to avoid stile of procee-
dure which might co operate with the poll
cy Of the British government, by stimulat-
ing the passions of the French.
COPIES AND EXTRACTS OF LETTRRs ERoMaE-
NERAL ARMsTRoNe ToTHS SECRETARY OF
STATE. WITH COPIES OF THEIR ENCLOSURES
General armstrong to Mr.. Madison.
(DuPIIcATE.
PARIS, Nov. IL, 1907.
SIR,
1t was not till yesterday that | received
from Mr.. Skipwith copy of the decree OF
the council of prizes in the case Of the Ho-
rizon. This is the first unfriendly decision
of that body, under the arrete of the 21st OF
Nov. 1906. In this case, and on the petit
ton of the defendant, the court has recon-
mended the restitution of the uhols cargo.
I did not, however, think proper to join in
asking as favor, what believe myself en-
titled to as.aright. Isubjoin copy of my
note to the minister of foreign affairs; and
am, sir, &c.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Note Of general armstrong.
In the former copy nearly page of his
letter was omitted by the COPPER.
1 ne same 10 llIr. LndnPHS0y.
PARIS, November IL, 1907.
SIR,
The document to which these observa-
tons are prehxed, will inform your excel
lency that an American ship, trading under
the protection of the laws Of nations, and
Of particular treaties, and suffering ship
wreck on the coast of France. has recently
been seized by his lngesty's officers, and
adjudged by his council of prizes as fol-
lows, viz.
Our council puts at liberty the Aneri-
can vessel the Horizon, shipwrecked the
soth of May last, near Morlaix, and conse-
ouently orders, that the amount arising from
the sale legally made of the wreck of the
said vessel, together with the merchandise
Of the cargo, which, according to an esti-
mate made in the presence OF tie oyerseers
Of the administrations Of marine and custom
house, shall have been acknowledged not to
have proceeded from English manufactures,
nor from English territory, shall be restored
to capt. Maclure, without dedueting any o.
Their expences than those relative to the
sale.
"And with regard to the other merchan-
die of the cargo, which, from the result
of the said estimate, shall be acknowledged
to come from manufactures 81 English ter
ritory, bv virtue of the 5th article of tie
decree of the Ist November, 1906, they
shall be con6scated for the use of the state !;
the whole to be sold by the forms prescribed
in the regulations; and the application Of
the product to be made in conformity to the
arrangements of the said decree, deduction
being made for the expence of saving the
goods, and that of the support of the crew,
until the day that the captain shall receive
the notification Of the present decision.