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

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The British orders il council declaring
France and her dependencies IN state q
blockade, were first published in the Lon
don sazette on the 18th Of November, sO7,
and could not have been known IN Paris, IN
| the common course Of commune cations be-
fore the a5th Of the same month, or, pro-
baby. the Est of December.
On the soth of May, so7, more than SIX
months before TIE isssizg ne oracrs an
! cosncil, the American ship Horizon was
wrecked, by storm on the coast OF France
near Morlaix, and the property, which was
acknowledged to be bona hde American, was
|. Immediately seized and isequestered by the
officers Of the French government, on the
ground that part of it zras k,lszup 10 haze
cane from the English mann factories or Ter
yitos4, and consequently liable to confsca-
ton under tie 5th article of the Berlin de-
| cree. After variety ofproceedings before
subordinate tribunals, during which the pro-
perry was held in sequestration- the subject
was brought before the imperial council OF
prizes, ct Paris, the 10th OF Oct. 1907,
.ape uonth betoye the iss'liny gf tie British
orders an couuciks and after discussing the
defence set up by captain Mcclure, the A
merican owner OF the property, in which he
argues that confscation would be contrary
70 the provisions Of the treaty Of 1900, and
&c the explanaSipn Q. the Berlin decree, as
give, to Mr.. Armstrong, by the minister Of
marine, IN December, 1905, the council Of
prizes formally decree, that
I The application OF the 5th article Of the
before mentioned dsereeo The Berlin dccrcel
$ to the Americans as to other people, re-
salts from the general terms of the article,
and from the communication rseentiv made
by has eNceIlency, the chief justice lie grand
Judge reIatlve to the ORIGINAL INTENTION
OF the sovereign
Observe this. We have here an Official
and judicial declaration thar the ORIGINAL
INTENTION of the sovereign was, that the
decree should apply to the Americans az. to
other people; and the council appeal TO re-
cent communication from the chief justice
stc prove this original Intention. Now iet
us. see what that communication was, and
whether the couneilot prizes garest a tair
construction. It IS here inserted IN It's Off
scial form: and let it be remarked shat il is
dated s,e5.s 3Qa tz,,o u,o.stts befere the Bii-
tish orders in council could possibly, be !
known in Paris.
$ Extract ef G letter fran Tie Grand s9ssdsr,
aliniste, Of justice, TO the hncerial .iHoy-
neg General f0r the coltss:ii'' q prizes.
tTRANsI. ALTON ]
PARIS, Sept. Is, 1907.
6 hare submitted to his majesty tic em-
,eser and king the, doubts RAISED, By his ex-
cellencv the minister of marine as,d colonies,
OF the extent of certain disposiitio ns of the
imperial decree Of the 21st Nov. 4 SOS, which
has declared the E-itish isles In a state Of |
blockade.
!" The following are his malesty's intcr- !
TORS OH the points in question:
I. May vessels Of wa BY virtue eff the |
imperial decree of 21st Nov. last, seize, on |
board neutral vessels, either English rro- !
I,elty, or even all merchandise proceeding /
fromtse English manufacturers or terrific /
~:
8 -47,.szcer.-IIis majesty has intimated !
thatas he did not Think proper to express a
ny exception in his decree, there IS no !
ground for making any IL It's execution in !,
relation to any whomsoever "a regard de qn
qas de PEAT etcc,). His majesty has post Z
poned decision on the question whether !.
armed French vessels, ought to capture neil
tral vessels bound &c or from England, even
when they have no Enssl,sh merchandise on
board. -
signed = RI GsiER." .
Here, then, we have the declaration o
the eaaperof himself, as to his 0,igi'acl nte,1-
ton; and he IS iaelaced to treat the inquirer
quite cayaherly for sapposiag It necessary to