Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-20

these powers Is Gnerally or. pola1casaS WfVa1S
I'm regard to the ether hccaase they .are s.
aualy independent OF us and have not sub
nsittcd their controversies to our mediation
81 But still it becomes us to be acquainted WIKI
those measures In which we are row eblaged
to feel SO deep an interest
S The method which has been adopted by
France and England, against neutral astaons,
to blockade by orders AID DEGREES, they beth
acknowledge, by their reciprocal charges d
gaiasf each ether, to have no. foundation LII
Raw al. aatiDsas.
Those orders and DEGREES seem to have been
Gest thought of in the year 1928 alser which
and before the year 1905, a great number OF
cities, rivers and places, wesc declared, in that
manner, to be in q state OF actual. blockade: -
These injuries ROW suffered by the =. States.
originated in, aud since that year.
Cnthe "a st ct November, 1906, the eraPe-
roy of FRANCE issued decree. in which he
charge sSuLAaD with dlsgegarding the l4w
ofRali0l5s and the rights ofneatralisy, " And
with declaring places In a state OF blorkade,
before which she had cot a ship. He declares
alitie British isles TO be in state of block
sads, andpro.ibils allteade and correspondence
with them" lie provides in the sslRe decree
for sRe capture and condemnation, as prize,
OF Eagish pruduce and manufactures, and ,;e-
nies 10 al neutral ships which arc coming di-
rect iso,u England Or. the English cclouics,
or winch should have been there, an entrance
to the pcrts OF France.
The enasges againss she Engsisf, govern
men, were tGon, ed on an ortier * she
k'ng5 and counsii ct tina, nation, issued On
the i6.f May, 1906, declaring ,has aid Ing
rivers aud ports FROM, the river Eide, ia
Germany, TO Inc port of B,sst, 10 Eraoce.
bos iaclasivs, should be considered RS
biookaded. Bas q dis nssjes.y wss as
ed 10 declare. that such b4ockaJr snail 30,
exiead TO preveos see fas SHIPS aad vessels
laden win gccds, ooe beiog he property
ot-his naa)tstg's enem,ss, ahG DO be!og
conf ao-ad Of war, fron approaching said
coaass, spd enterirg into, ani saiisg iron
lac SAID s'sers std ports, from Cscno 10
the sise, Sz;Bc, already ia ale OF rigor
ooe blockade provided sulh sh ps os ves
sets SHAH nel be destined &c any por. or
piscs 10 'h- possession Of his msies,y's c.
neaies"
lhaa 5y this rev system. England bloc.
kaded sacsc than uine handred :,,iies OF sea
COAST and E,sacr blocxaGed all the coass
OF England aad ireland. az he English
Wesi iad.a isiaasi., ed TIC Angi|sts pro.
vipces.
Wha.eses ossensib'- easemenes to sya
tsals. were setefwt,. ca with arose novci or
aers aad decrees; yer be wEole wese ocue
away Ia Inc succeeding year.
~ suo,te. osde, ei zee 7,ho OF ianuarys
1902, issued b, ,te Eaeiist hng X coon-
OK .tis declared, has 90 vesse! SHAH be
permitted 10 tais frees poSs E" gao.
tier ,sor., Doth Wa,c.a perts si!s'i bciopg 10
OF 81 10 possession 81 france Gf rs. sGsscs.
or shat, Sc so f.s eEder Their consrau!, az
siast H::,iasa vessels asay nos !rc.:y ssade
shetea,7
On the 18th al N.vemaer, 1907, ;hr
kiag ard conncti Of ts7e4s Britain issu~d
al otdes, 10 che preamble Of whfca, hes.
vy charges OF wau, Of resp c: 10 ,ht /
iaw OF nssioas aod siehs al g sSra;i;s
are roade against France scd i, is snere,n
dseia,sd. q Ass 81! the pons aod places OF
france sad ter aites. os cay o;her Conc
sry 81 war With his snsjrs'y, sad Ills Q her
ports ard pieces ia 3sasops ifon which,
s!,houg', cot a, wsr w;sh his frajcsty. ,he
British flag is excsu1ed, and AZ. Ppr's. and
pfaces IN shs co,oniea be,eoging ~ nie ma.
jes,y's eaemiss. shai' from acnc=sorsh be
suhjecs 20 ste some sesssicIions ID puies OF
trade snd aavigatssu. wi.h ,hs exceptions
here iaat.sr c,e<,noett., as Is she same were
acsusils tiooksdea by hss naaIessy's naaa:
torces "a !ae most stsscs and s:gofoua mao
aef"