Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-23
From tAe " \ Evening Post.
WAR IN A THIN DISGUISE.

mericau who looks al the Fseooh ordeIs,
received here on So urday, mus see that
nothing is waning but the ability 70 exc
cute. them, 10 order,o amour, TO deadly
blow at our whole commerce.
!, Ifany American vessel "has paid do.
~ 10 the English government" or I" has
been within an English port" even tho
forced in BY Stress Of weather, or other IN.
ayoidsble misfortune, Wi no VI any sgency
Of the captain or crew or if she has / szln
been spoken with BY an Eugishmsn on.
her voyage' 10 portin France; or it she
has been found 'steering her course TO.
WARDS England" or = towards aay Eag
Illsa e.loDy,' Ct : towards any place which
may happen 10 be 10 possession OF Eng'iah
troops in any of these esea;s IL - deer
mined she shall be captured ADD condemn'
ed as lawful prize,
W. say. Do,hiug Of our treaty viii
France; that ueasy she has unequ'voeaily
| bfakeu more lhan fourteen months ago
and not only with perfect impnni,v. but
| without even having her temper ruftied by
remops,rance The treaty then NC lay
on. Of the question. To contend that
these orders are, in every part Ct them,
violation of solemn treaty. for which the
patton expect the government to demand
PREPARATION, would be 20 better than moo.
| kerry: but what law Of civilized nations at
fcrts The slightest colorado pretest for
such an attack upon the risais Of neu.
trails!
The law Of blockade, which is the only
: interruptions to which nentral vessels, car
ryirg bona fde neural properly can be liza.
Bile, ifst requires that the place biockaded
be actually lpvesied Here ibis principle
is utterly disregarded. All England & her
colonies are considered as 10 state ct ri
corous blockade, though no, a prissteer
lies before them.
/! The law u blockade only exposes to cap
ture aud conde,nna,iou, such vessels as
presume 10 ate mpi to enter or leave sne
hloekaded port. af;er due notice Of he
: blockade. Those wbo are Ignorant, are
6rsf reformed, spd hen merely turned
way cor raprured. 2 Accordingly the !a,e
! Eoehah orders, though Ia reasss TOD ;he
French decree Of BSrljo expressly allowed
the d;fcrerl parss OF The wold ample time
!. to ge, reformation IF sheu blockade, be
fosc II was 20 be eof0tced
Here co time IS allowed for info NATION;
/ nor is any difference made between these
who are arc those who are NJ, Informed OF
these asbrary, pQjnss aed wicked ORDERS
bus all are subj nos merely 20 he To-
convenience of be hg 'Irned away, butte
absolute capture ano condemnation.
To crown the Ehc!e, arc 20 add she
grossest lnsul, 10 he mosi flag. ant loiqei !
~, oil American sesssss are taot capsuS'
I'd aud cordrnped, which are toODd lock.
ing tesvards F gland, or io7vards her colo !
mss, or tozyards aay place u possession Of ;
Ter troops. A sweeping comprehension I
Of phraseology which will include at least
every ou,wa.d,hnuud vessel.
While this scheme Of piracy and robbie
~ is systematically pursued under the sn'
shorty Of the French government, tbs
French PARTY who have 60, hold Of presses /
ia each d Cur large seaport towns, are
daily assuring the people Ia, Boospsr,e is
he ggsa,est champion Of The freedam Of tie
seas; that the embargo rs laid 70 aid h'm
ID bis attempt TO restore liberty 10 Gem
nerce, aud that it will never be sa'sed fsi
thar object is completely effected. And IS
to Individuals among US uho compls'r be-
cause they are distressed ard roinec espe>
cially the nnforsupste merchants, whyth
Emperor has nothing &c CO tu 70 ssnd two
or three shousapd Of his French II oaps 20
acour the streets Of NeuU 1o-k and trim these ]
merchants jackets. The democrats, they
say, would have nothing 70 fear from he
troops; they would fad hem ffeads; The
federalsts aloue would be buschered. =