Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-05

When that communication arrived
peared that our administration bsa ! ! p
an insupcrable bar in the way of rsas1 r'asd
by refusing to receive it unless aecans susa,
with surrender Of those belligersu, f I:a
Of the abuse of which we had co,nr, 'sets
and the use of which were deemed H. rr' =
land essential to her safety. Eng,
Observation-Disclosures procl,n
was issued by the British crown, forbd Ila
arepetition Of the outrage which Iaa 1plis
coamitted, and prescsibing for the; lei 0 g
GERS, in future similar situations. l.. OA
conduct which would be perfec,ly r,ss ss q
tionable. In parliament, also, the a.,
admiral Berkley was disclain,ed and ,
administration finding that our min;,,.. l'
London was not authorised to separat. !
affair of the Chesapeake, from tie an w
Piled and complex subjects Of discuss
between the two countries, deputed IN .e
voy extraordinary to the United S,,tss $
the express and single purpose Of Conn., ' -
sating for this particular injury. f'1
Never has proud and high-m;ndea
ton manifested more solicitude to rep.;;,
involuntary wrong and never, under 81:
iar circumstances, has a reasonable re,.a
ton been refused BY a ration, whose l;,a s
sitions were favorable to Cancellation,
In the very threshold Of the negocis,;o,
the British envov encountered an obsts.l.'
which arrested his further progress, =
leave it possible for Great Britain, 3 Siirb
establishment, to make further comn4n,
ton for the injury which had been sustained
he deemed it indispensabiy Necessary N,
the United States should forbear further =
compensate themselves. For an unautho,
ised injury, a signal and uncquivocal a5oa
gy had already been made; ndhcn.
ceived that rera-ation, in addition to th+
apology, was, liz It's nature, the act Of /,
friend, which, witl.cut degradation could
only be offered to friend. The eontnu.
ancc of the punishment which had been n.
hicted in the first moments of resentment
was thought totally Incompatible with this
idea. Under. these impressions, Mr.. Ros.
required as a preliminary to the compenss
ton he was instructed to offer, the revoca
ton Of the proclamation, which refused tn.
common rights of hospitality to the ships Ct
his government.
It's preliminary was denied; and On
this pnnctillo was the negotiation broken
OF. Fer An offence committed on the hidt
seas BY British admiral, which has hen
disavowed by his government, the repunioa
Of which has been forbidden, to comp-mn
Cor which, even after we had taken com.
pensation into cur own hands, specialr
yoy has been sent to our country, we sill
refuse to all the ships of var Of the Briisl
nation an important privilege which We grant
to her enemy, and which is never refused
to a friendly power.
Imean not to defend, on the part Of Bn'
tian, the rupture Of the negotiation on this
punct:tio. The occasion was one on Ehah,
Icoacicve, the wise administration ofaNE'
erful empire might without self aegredaton,
have rece.ed somewhat further than isva'
ranted by rigid practice and principles But
think it NAV be safely affirmed that tn;
conduct of the American government j
without a precedent, and could only have
been exhibited by nation, determinedn0s
TO adjust the difference to which TIE neso'
citation related. No instance can be addac.
ed in which, for az unauthorized oaancs'
nation has undertaken to do itself justice
by making reprisals, end has, after the Wish
to repair the injury was avowed, and sPs'
cial envoy, deputed for that purpose, was
received, refused to suspend reprlsals IN ai
der = give time for adjusting the degree"
PREPARATION which should be made. NO ID,
stance of the kind will ever be furnished Os
nation, not predetermined against an a. :,
coIamodation. Had this point been yen.
ed by England, the negotiation would nav
broken Off On some other. ~
In that able and eloquent defence OF =.
course parsued by his government, whichus