Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-07-26

.,~ud or governments cpauaay @ snel lr
So 5 sf;e,n. acqsiesce II the execution Of
!, asorse. Great Britain would be obliged
s'ss .s Ss retaliasing measures IN her own
$ s sss s,se waited orc spa9is gear and
s ssaf we acauiescc IN the execution
- y;;tl,out so much as attempting TO re.
est 81 t and tllealssaed her rssaliAtlng or
We e CIR sit from being true therefors
- ,5s,se ORDERS were the WV wing prnci~
'','s .,h;ch PAVE lie and yigor to the Berlin
Pee that the acquisscencc Of neutrals in
~, e rse OF that decree against them
' - 'exprs assigned IN the preamble, as
: IL - cause Of issuing the orders. In their
49, 80. raturc, as well as IN the language,
tbcv apos !. to DC simply a retaliating mea-
ss-s d'Ia.astriicaliy opposed sothe decree.
Tb, Main English ci the decree IS, address
-, ;;,sslf. 10 America: s You SHALL not IN
aSsrs b. permitted to sell yoar property IN
France or her e.~psndeneias or TO bring it
;,.o The territory nader any circumstances
,vifatpyer, Unless sYou It The same time prove
.hst co., r.,yei, bought it ef4Engllsnd OF any
ofhe- colonies, upon pain of conslseation.
Though the propsrsy 4ssay be bona zee yours
NV fit ever belonged to a snsfn owing al
isrmncs Is the british scversasent, / IS
eoSs,,a,ns,.ated, and vii ss:szs and cenfs-
cate il ifol my own proper use md behalf,
.s,,araver Isran lay my hands on il, tre&ties
snt, laws Of na,ions 10 the contrary notWltsf-
sanding.
sucawss virtually the language Of thsl
l-cress and the emperor ignmS diately pro-
rssdssl q carry this Outrageous threat INTO
cyecuf;op. After submitting to tins species
&c commercial warfare for twsl,ve 'Tnonths,
England issues her orders IN council, which
are insll5stance addressed 70 her enemy, and
mi like t.,e DEGREES to friendly neutral -
| They s.y 10 Frarl,s: We'll, as you were.
,ealy ID earnest IN what We at first supposed
TO be, mere gssseonading, as you wliisnot
safer the Americans to tylie sitsi You n ar
nelcs purchased from. Us OF or colonies, and
as they quietly submit to your assumed pow
er Of regulating then. commerce, I'VE will not
allow you to receive the productions OF your
own colonies or g. the countries IN sub]ec-
tioa to you.n Tsis;s is actually the whole
substance saa araou1lt Of the orders IN coun-
Gil about which such noise has been made,
sra which Bong,arte has ssie IVES deela-
ration Of war against us, while his partlzans
tell US that his conduct towards us has been
marked by nothing but $ liberasity s friend
ship"
The conclusion Of she whole natter is,
that the Frcnch decree ct Berlin, executed
against Us for twelve months without oppo-
Z slioH, eceassoned tae orders III souncil,
which led to further acts of aggression on
the part of France. and ended in the tarne
surrsrder Of alleur rights apon the ocean !;
rights which We might to this dav have en-
la.sd With honor and profit to ourselves, had
. hFn and manly opposition been made by
our government 90 that insulting outrage, by
which Bcnapaste took Upon himself to re-
Eulate cur commerce for us, by insolentiy
ecarrlg with whom, and in what manner
re might DC permitted to carry it on.
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