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

he says s 5e beflse, /" - suppose that the de-
cree is not intended to infringe any OF the
[ stipulations Of the convention of 1900; s at
lthe same time frankly acknowledging that
B he knew nothing of the matter, and that #
fi.sour minister wished for authentic inforlla-
Ition upon the sabjeet, the prince OF Bene-
vento (Talleyrand could gre hin, full salts
faction. No application was eyer made BY
our minister to this source of official lnfor-
nation, or any renonstrance against this a.
trocious violation of our treaty and our
rights. The answer Of the minister Of ma
rinc, the 9 ;;s bense," was communicated by
our president to congress, as a sovereign
balm fer the wound which had been thus
wantonly inflicted upon our national honor;
and there the thing rested.
Let us now return to the imperial council
of prizes in the case Of the Horizon. Atter
establishing the fact, as We have seen, that
the oris.inal ustentiouof the emperor was, to
make 40 exception to his decree in favor Of
the U. S. they proceed to pronounce sen
tence upon the cargo OF the Horizon in the
following words:
!" With respect to the merchandise or the
cargo which, from dhe result of the exan.i-
nation, shall be known to have come from
the English manufacturers territory these
it The council Of prizes has c0nfseateR Tor
the profit Of the state, bst pittae IT Tie SRI
article ef tie DECREE 81 TIT 21st AoO. 1906,
the whole to be sold" &c.
"Done at the imperial council of prizes,
sitting at Paris this 10Th OF Oct. 1907.
e(SignetD BEKLIER,
g President Ia Caste Pepo,toy.' .
This single decision puts the wholeGues-
ton at rest for it is not to be considered as
a decision upon the merits OF the individual
case Of the Horizon simply: it is settling
the principlewhich is to govern al ether cas-.
es of q Ike nature. 1t rs a declaration BY
The highest authority Of the go,,erament, not
merely that SO rasch American property on
board the aorizonas had been purchased.;n
Esssl4nd- was good prize; but the. all Aine-
lie'', properly IN 7 ''sese1 whether captured
On the ocean by s'le cruizevs of france,
seized i'll her ports, or wrecked on tefeoast,
1t It had ever been purchased from Great
Britain OF aayof her poss sessions, @fas, upon
the same principle good prize, and to be
" cenfscateajv helr1tt e. tie STATE, in
whatever way it may have been introduced
1nto France, whether voilsntasilg or BY aH in
eriEabl4 :sct Of God. It.. also decides the
poiils, not that such property had, at the time
OF pronoancin9 the syntsncc, become liable
10 seizure and conffscation, but that it hal,
been SO from the moment Of issuing the Ber-
IN decree. 1t decides that the seizure which
was nade On the first q yuEe, mare han
'1a.f q gear bef9re the ea7steneeof fhr British
ssders, was . lawful seizure, and that the
property from the laonlent that It touched
the french territory, became vested il, the
state by virtue ct the Berlin decree. lfany
possible case ceuid have formed IN excep- !
tion to the application of the ruis, lfHeald J,
have been the very one of the Horizon, |
which was forced into Prince by stress of |
weather.
On the11 9Th SEPTEMBER, mare thar t5uo
a,oalthe bcfore tie British orders IN couai!
could be &7,cz,.s az Paris, we fnd AT enGiiclaI /
letter from the minister ci the interior 70 Nj.
Eausaat, merchant at Bordeaus, in answer
to . letter written IN his own name md &l.at /
Of otter merchants 9. bordeaux, the object
OF which was to ohas.ti1, The admission 81 tie I
Americas ship George Washington which
had been taken into Plymouth by ga Eng
lish snip Of war. The minister says:
g different recla,nations of that nature
having been submitted to the emperor mo
new thing therefore his majesty, confirming
the dispositions OF his decree Of the 2lst 3
November, 1906. has recently t,escyibeg !.
ITS strict execution. Il is impossible for me |.
sir, after this decision, to grant your request.
| therefore remit to you RE piece, which
was annexed to Inviting you to comr,au-. i