Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-11-25

! burgh; Bremen, Holland, anc
Leghorn, that the trade and pro
i perry Of our citizens have beer
muehyexed BY regulations subal
tern TO ,hofsofshs original deere.
Of Noyem5er 2l 1905. How
far the complaints are founded o.
proceedings violating our publ,
rights, or nssnch As are nnfrisnd
IL and iaequitabls towards onl
citizens, who have placed. thei,
property within those jurisdic.
lions, you will be able to decide
better than We can do At this dis'
lance and the President refer,
10 your own Judgment, the kind
of representation 10 the French
government, which those and 0.
Their analogous cases may require
Extractofa1etter from Mr.. Madi.
! sen to General Armstrong.
Department ef Siase, :,
49, ... I. I'd May, 1908.
Since my last, of which lieut..
Lewis was the bearer, / have re.
eeiyed your several letters Of 27th
December, 22d January, 18th and
i7th FEBRUARY, with their respee.
i've Enclosures. .s.'
"That Of the 18th January,
from Mr. Champagny to you, has,
% you will see BY the PAPERS here
with sent, produced an the SEN
Stations here, which the spirit and
style Of it were calculated to iex.
cite IN minds alive to the intsresfs
and honour of the nation. To
present to The United States the
alternative ofbendingto the views
Of France against her enemy, or
Of incurring . con6scation Of all
ths property of their citizens car.
sisd into the French prize-eourts,
implied that they were susceptible
Ofimpressions by which no inde-
pendent and honorable nation can
be guided; and to PREJUDICE and
pronounce for them: the effect
which the conduct of another. ma
ton ought to have on their coun.
cils and course of proceeding, had
the air at least Of al assumed al.
thorisy, not less Irritating to the
public feelings. in these lights,
the Presidsat makes il your duty
TO present 10 the French govern.
ment the roiteats of Mr.. Cham.
pagny's letter, taking care, a.
your discresioh will doubsless
suggest, that whilst you make that
government sensible Of the Often.
-sivs sous erprloyrd, you leavst the
way open FOR friendly and res
pectful explanations, ifthere be a
disposition to Offer them, and for
adecision here on anyreply, which
may BIZ Of q different character" @,
4Cosgrsss closed their session
on the 2Sth ult, For q general
view Of their pfoeeedingsi 1 refer
to the series Of newspapers here.
toforeS and now forwarded, and
to other prints which are added.
Among their acts OF chief impor-
lance Is that which vests in Ethe
president an authority, TO suspend
n whole Of ID part the embargo
laws, IT,. !: saaey.,,ffi : 80 49,: 49,. =
- The conditions on which the
suspendiiing authority is TO be ex.
ssrcised win engage your Partieu.
lar attention. They appeal e
aually g the justice and the poll.
g. of the, two great belligerent
powers now emulating each other
Il VIOLATIONS Of both, The presi.,
den. counts en Your best endea.
vors togive 10 this, appeal ell the
effect possible with The Freach
s,ao,ernment. Mr.. Pinkney will
S.S,h.sean,e with that of Great.
Brilain. Thesrsla.ion.in which q
feeall of i,sretslia.;ng DEGREES, by
either power, viii place the Uni.
.tlsi. States tothe other, 10 obvlous,
nd Ought 10 be = motive 70 the
measure, proportioned 10 the de-
Sire which has been manfssssd by
.aeh. 10 produce collisions be-
s.sen the United States, and its
adversary, and which must Be
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