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the resolution OF Mr.. Hillhouse to repeal the
Embargo laws, 8 yeas, - noes ~
AYhS--Mcssrs. g ilman, Goodrich. Hir-
house, Lloyd, Pickering and White.
| NOES-Messrs Anderson, Bradley, Cen
dit, Crawford, Franklin. Gcilla,d, Giles.
Gregg, Rowland, Kitchell, Maetsewson, Nil
ledge. Mitchell, Moore. Parker, Pope, Rec
Kob,nson. Smith, ofMaryland, Smith, OF New
York, Smith, of Tennessee, Sumpter, Thrus-
ton, 1if'in and Turner.
The debates on this important question
nave been the most Ingenious & the most a
Die OF any which perhaps have been since
the adoption OF the Constitution The sub
Ject being one in which the INTEREST of the
country appeared to &c deeply ir.voiVed. and
consequently, the popularity Of theindivi,In-
al friends and foes CT the resolution, The u
most efforts were made or boon sides not on
~ TO preserve their Popularity at this inpor-
tant crisis, but also TO cOnYirce the nnbEc
mind that the opinion entertained by tacn,
OF the embargo was the only correct opjnioi,
which ce'i'd he entertained upon the subjoct.
Mr.. GiieSs celebrated speech on ;hiS sub
iJect is 20 be out on sunday or Monday res 7.
in tie pamphl-t form and you saall hareia
copy Of it."
Ex7'HAcT IF a letter, rom a Cc.htqi,a in n.
YORK 70 ms eo.reShmdsRt "a tA'S Cftv
$40" seVerai clever te.IcVs, lasIsrs
| OF vessels. and gool republicans, WIZ: srge
families that have nor got cent 10 bIe4,
themselves with. These are the people ehc
torres get to infringe on the embargo laws,
Knowing their distress thcy offer then, hani-
some perquisites. which they from necessity
accept of. / have known three instances OF
this since the Embargo; but being wei as
snrcd that distress drove the masters to II, +
forbear giving any information oft THANK
God, am not reduced 20 that vet"
What must be thought OF men, who thus
ayailing themselves of the ir:,vitan.,. nerasA
sity OF their fellow citizens, would tempt
them to violate the most sacred laws os their
couutry-to promote their own selfish inter-
csts, or the atrocious views of Great Bril-
tain
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A letter has been received here, from
Biibo,, of the 18th September. stating taat
the ci,y osDilboa had bcca given up 40 plum
der by the French army, WHICH they carried
50 completely into execution that only one
house escaped~...fcsv- York hahrr.
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~gNHE Goth Of November, IS tle. de- tor the
.LATY, in the College Of Vi liam { MUy. 8,
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Er,rct--to the Editor Of the Baltimore
IFhiG,
WAsuIyGTON Dec /

w WASHINGTON, Dec. L.
sThe result Of M;s days proceedings in
Congress, think 30 iatercstipg to The s,a-
sto!!ai character end independence Of this
country, that hasten 20 infor.l you of it
and make no ;,alogy fer 50 doirn
mir. Bun We! spoke for some time in a
sensible. a:gnmeqtative manner. in rcpiy to
the remarks of Quincy and Randolph on the
state of our foreign relations. The question
was then put, Shall the first resolution of the
committee pass? and i WAS carried without
one dissenting voice. On the second resou-
ton there was some talk, by Dana and Ran
dolph, and the yeas ami nays were called
for by Dana-Fhe result was, that 90 voted
for and 26 against its passage. Randolph:
IN the minority. The last resolution passed
stnanizaoNsiy. The temper of the house as
expressed is, for war"
u ICHMOND TURNPIKE COMPANY
IL AZ a meeting OF the Directors of the said
Company, on Saturday, evening the Sd of DecGm-
Der, 1903, the folio wing resolution agreed to
Wacrc0s, from causes unforeseen rs uhcxpec,-
ed, Board of Directors, at their last meeting,
on the 29th ultimo, postponed the sale OF SHARES
belonging to delinquent subscribers, generally
d-nominated Stock Holders, which were adyer-
tised to be sold on that day:
ResoiUcd, That the Shares of delinquent hol.
sbsrs which may be reported as such BY the trea-
s,Trer Of this Company, on the 9TH day of Janua
rynext, be. on that day sold, atpublc auction, al
tie front door of the Swami Tavern in this city
NfTHANIEL SHEPPARD, CFk.
pecennber g. ids
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WASHINGTON, Nov. %.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 90.
II is now pretty we'll asccrtaincd that
the dispatches which Mr.. Erskne rccc;v-
ed on Saturday contain nothing interesting
to this government, or likely to change in
any respect the state of our foreign relations,
or the plan Of domestic operations which
have their origin IN the presidential palace
1t issupposed that the communications re-
ceived by the British minister relates solely
to the military expeditions fitting out at Ha-
Gf,x. IT,. S.,Gaz. Fed.)
kIr. w. Pinl,rey has expressed desire TO
return to the u. States from England, and It is
supposed that hc has obsnine, permission, and
Will leave England some time in Frhr-ary next
We qurgt;on under existing circumseances, il
there viii be any public agent appontctl, other
than TIC u States commercial agents Cob Nv.
r,an, il IS presumed, viii act in London, as Mfr
Ercing' itaw ,lors at M,ir;i.
nthc prcacnt state o. arrangement, b.twcer
cAc United States and Europe we snauld not
hc surprised ifMr. Armstrong we're liz wise to
return home; his health has Obliged him to
spend mich OF his time ut the Boa:'bDa Spring.
as Ms. Pmkney viii return !roin Europe, i,
the early part ofthe year, should not be s',r
yr:sed 10 learn, cf one OF our fr;Sstcs being en-,
rived. Instead OF the private vessels hitherto
cent with dispatches aud thus Perform a dou-
bic sovicc...-iarera.
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med to declare Great Britain in state oi
IBsocSadc. She takes all ciir We sseis anil CO r.
gees that are bound to the ports of her enc
'ay, or that have been visited by their eiui-
scrs agrecabiy to the acknowleG ged laws of
nations. But though the maritime power OF
| france is almost cypher--though the num-
DER OF her cruisers is comparatively small
lystis the number of American vessels, that
would he taken by her DEGREES, too cons;de-
rable not to require the utmost precaution.
Amidst these unexampled aggiessioms on
the part of Europe, what course, fellow ci,i-
@ens, are we TO steer Our rights are deep
~ invaded, as they were before our glorious
revolution. But then we had only one nation
to encounter, and g!oriously did our fathers
sustain the onset. .Woyv there are two ma
tons that have assaiicd and insulted us
No discriminating mind can make sclecti-
Oh OK the enemy, HON VIC should encounter
upon any principle of justice or with any ex-
pectation of uniting the T2hoic nation in the
war. And to wax against world in arms,
would DC dangerous experiment. To go
INTO the war with both, on the expectation vi
inducing one OF them n offer us satisfactory
terms, might be fatal because we cannot
anticipate these terms An alliance, cffcn
sivc and defensive. is against our interests
" 10 be compelled to preserve in an unnatu-
raj and eXecraOle war, un,ll the French are
iofceo TO surrender to the British, promon-
tory OF Africa or an Island Of the East-In-
dies, would be the worst ofall infatua,ions
III then WAR cannot no7c be rcsorted to-
n SUBMISSION would be the grave of our
honor aud perhaps Q. cur commercial rights,
To what bette" cX rc;iient can we As, than to
the embargo and the non-intercourse sys-
tenn p
You, Fe'low-Countrymen of the East, VIII
sa!Ier by it-But you have too much virtue,
too nuch rcsnintion, too much OF the here
c;tary spirit fyCir brave fore fathers, not to
rally round the constituted authorities of your
90 =
9.
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FEDERAL aIsRErRks Ex4Aq 1oxs!

C.Wo. three will qahear as 500, as hossi6l. }
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Extract cfa icftcrfjom Wdshinfon. doted
Drcemjer 9, to f4c Edt!or 9ffhe EHGH'-Ter.
This moment the Senate decided upon
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COR SALE, that well known and valuable
= FARM, on ChckahoIoiuy river, formerly
the property OF MIR Thomas Watkins, dcc'a. =.
bout IL miles from Richmond. o..ntainin,- SIS >.
cres a very considerable part, is valuable swamp
Land, part oil which is reclaimed, :,id now i,
meadow, from which hay been crcdiblv intor-
med. that MIR. Watkins in his lifetime, cut ui.-
wards OF 100 ton in the year; there is ABOUT Iso
acres oi swaInp Land no in timber and could
be reclaimed at a very inconsiderabie expencc
10 make st least double the quantity Of hay, that
mas formerly tcen cut. There is II considerable
quantity OF Cedar on tie high land, a,t believe,
fuli sufficient TO fence the greater r,: of the plan
tMton III. On the plantation, is toiera5le GOOD
i;weliing-house, kitchen and Il very good harm,
with several out-houses for the negroes Also,
an excellent youngapple' orchard, of about 500,
bearing trees, independent of the old orch ard III
100 more OF the best fruit, and about 500 peach
trees selected from the best kind, With a variety
OF pears, and cherries, and all of which are choice
iruit There Is also, on this plantation very va.
iuabie mn seat, en- which there was Formerly "A
good grlst mill, and from information, used to-
receive from SO tn so BARRELS OF toll corn. ;,er an
mum: Last year erecced mill house on
II, with considerable part ofthe running. year f.
nlshed, and tor about 100 dollars expence, the
init could be completed. Few plantations in
TINS country, possess more natural advantages,
as the whole OF the meadow can he ratareG fra,n
the mn stream. This Farm is worthy the OBJ
ject OF any person who is fond of farming and
can be made as productive as any in the state, for
the Number of acres it contains am satisfied,
to any man, who would turn his attention to ma
king OF hay, the product OF that article alone,
would be from to 500poun;!.s annually, intlepen
dent OF corn & wheat to any person incIinabie 10
purchase this farm, will give credit OF years
ON paying down 1-3 of the purchase money, on
securing the balance by deed of trust on the
premises.
Also, for sale, four Mules and about SO head
OF CATTLE, and the crop of Corn. Fodder, &c
on hand, which will be sold independently of the
plantation
DANIEL L. HYLTON.
NOV. l. T,fl
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NJ OT!CE-Fhe Subscribers having common
4 ced business IN tlis place under tho firm Of
Bryce < CoROoN in tic Grocery and Commis
Son l,ne, beg eayc to ciler their service to their
trends AID the public, 60 Transact any business
on commission that nav be entrusted 4, their
care. JOHN BRYCE,
JOHN NJ. GORDON,
Lgpchbar@ Nov. !, 1903. rIaw4wYT
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II LIS & ALLAN have received per the shin
~ Hero, "a supply offlll GOODS, making their
assortment consist of napt Cottons, Plains, for
rest Cloths, Duffill and Rose Blankets, best su.
perEne London Cloths and Kerscymeres, double
and single mlled, Swansdowns and Toilenetts
Flannels, Baze, coatings and FRIES, gentlefnens'
nett Shirts and drawers, gentlemens' and ladies
Angola and limbs wool hose, ladies very fine cot
ton and silk hose, Musns, Cambric, Binities &,
printed Muslins, Cacoes, and n few pieces fur
riturc Chintz, silk Shawls, elegant Nuts and
Capcs, Wells and laced Turbans, thread and cot
ton Laces, English Lutstrngs, Satiins and Flo
rentines, very fine black Bumbazeene, elegant
worked Robes, few Irish da1aask Table Cloths.
Irish Diapers, Sd Irish she, ting, few pieces
very fine "a Irish Linen, Ivory Knives 6. forks,
Smiths Bellows, Anvils, Vices and Hammers,
Hommony Mills with fly wheels, brass and iron
Rim Locks, &c. &c. &c few casks Hibbcert's
best brown Stout, Hardhaih's Snuff, 10 9, of SUI
perioi quality, few boxes geatefhens' fashion
able London made Hats, gcntlemens' aud ladies'
Gloves ofvery good quality, best steel plate,
mill, pitt and cross cut saws, 3dv h. g. g. 10. r. &
2Jdy. nails, and 2ddy flooring 8rads, sack Salt
liverpool 6lled) White Lead, Yellow Oci,re,
and Spanish Brown
Wheat and Tobacco viii be received in pay
ment, at liberal prices
Sept. u (eT2w0
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Id ANK NOTES, as below described, were
ED put into the post Office at this place on 9th
May last, enclosedin letter addressed to Messrs
John Warder and Sons, Philadelphia, and which
letter has been received it is therefore APP
pretended that the BANK NOTES may have fall
len into improper hands and should such APP
pearin circulation, earnestly request that they
may be stopped. Any satisfactory information
them will be thankfully received, and
if required, literally rewarded.
BUCHANAN G. POLLOK.
Petersburg, July S. (tD
Bank O. Virginia payable attheir Office of Dis
count and Deposit Petersburg, to Robert Biz
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q n Saturday the 10th day of Dec. next, will
" be sold, at public auction, the following
HOUSESSs LOFTS to wit The Tenement late :
ly occupied by Mrs. Byrd, with ground on the
cross street opposite to DR.. Meetings. lott, suti-
Gent for 4 carriage house and stable.
The Tenement now occupied by Miss Bennett,
adjoining the former
Also, two Brick Tenements on the main
street, leading from the turnpike road to TIE
Swan-Tavern, & 40 feet of uninproved Ground,
lying between said houses and the one occupied
by Mrs Vannett The terms of sale will be, one
fourth in months, another fourth in II months,
and the remainder in2 & g years.
THOs. NORVELL
NOV ia IF
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M I'LL be Sold to the highest bidder, on FRI
w day the 25th inst. at the late residence of
Oba Smith, decd. in Chesterfield county, about
four hundred barrels of CORN, together with
the present years crop OF oars s. FODDER,
consisting OF about Forty thousand weight of SUI
per1orquality. Terms will be made known on the
lay of sale, by PETER F. SMITH,
JNo. HOWLETT,S "a"'' w.
NOV. IS reptds1
N B. Also, a few likely NEGROES for cash
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Nh/ ANTED as a TUTOR in a private family
w person qualified to teach the Latin and
English languages grammatically, and hrithme-
tic--hpply to the Printer NOV. Is Ttl1
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" 'i-s..s OF ample powers delegated to the
~ Subscribers, VIII be sold TO the highest bid.
der, for ready money, at the Eagle-Tavern in the
city OF Richmond, on the 22d day of November
next, sill that valuable estate i'm Boon county, i'm
the State of Kentucky, well known by the name
otthe Big Bone Lick, or salt works on Big Bone
Creek, about two miles from the Ohio River,
containing two thousand acres more or less Also
four thousand ofvaluable LIND on the
Ohio river, great portion of which is low ground
OF good quality The Lands on the Ohio, and the
above mentioned Tract, do not actually join, but
are within a bali mile or thereabouts, of each o.
ther The whole six thousand acres we're located
and surveyed under military warrants with res
pect 70 the title, the purchaser will be made sa-
tsiied on the day of sale. These lands are said to
be extremely valuable. in port of situation and
sol, besides the advantages Of the Salt Wori,s,
which, Ills believed would be very productive.
If prosecuted ON judcous plan
WV. c. WILLIAMS.
Oct. 25 ltdsl
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J5~pUBLJsuED ny THOMAS RITcHIE, op-
fesITs THE UNION TAVERN, AT FIVE DOL
LARs PER ANNUm, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
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A FEW boxes Of is by - Window CT ASS,
n of the first quality for sale.-Enquire at this
Office. Oct Ii Ttf1
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ASSERTED from the service of The Uni
~ ted States, OH the Sth instant, u Private in
The 5ih regiment uf inf,ntry, named JOHN
r.ERGDSON-5J years oi age, feet ) Lin
chcs >. 'gf, swarthy complexion, dark hair, Blue
eyes, Ia, sicky appearance lie was born in
Delaware c,lii'.y, state Of Pcunsyivania--by
l,rnfcsson sl,1cmakcr. The said Ferguson,
had on st Tire time Of his deserton, round sal.
lors jacket, slash sleeves, dark drsb colour blue
striped Virginia cloth vest, and Corduroy Pan
falcons, torn on ;he kuecs--Yi9ginia cloth shirt !;
aud an old pair Of half boots, bound with cord,
which he generally wore under Ills pantai ,ons.
Also deserted on ;hc same Gay, GABRIEL
JONES, II years of agr, 5 feet 3 / 3 inches
high, fair complexion, liazse eyes; auburn hair
when spoken to las down loos--Born in Els
SCI countg, Fa--brcd a FNuacr.-IIe wore a.
way rognd Striped Virginia cloth coat, white
bono spun yanta;ooes, and vcsi cftbe Same
syhoeyel vii. appFehcnl Che said deseriers,
aud deliver thcln to me, or 20 any officer III tie
service of TIC United States, shall receive wen
~ dollars nc ward, OR ten dollars Tor c;thct.
EDWARD DILLARD, Cspt
t:h ". 5. beg. idsntr,
Fendra2oa7, F,fcrseprs.
iStpc. 10. III
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DOMESTIC.
Copies and ertracts Of Letters from Gen
armstrong 70 the Secretary Of Stute, with
coties of their enclosures
General armstrong 10 Mr.. Madison.
(DupliCate)
PARIS, Nov. 10, 1907.

1t was not till yesterday that Treceiv-
ed from Mr. Skipwith a copy of the decree
of the council of prizes in the case of the Ho-
rizon. This is the first unfriendly decision Of
that body, under the arrete of the 21st Nov
1906. In this case, and on the petition of
the defendant, the court has recommended
the restitution of the zohole cargo. did not
however think proper to join i'll asking as
favor, what Ibelieve myself entitled to as
right. / subjoin copy of my note to the mi
mister of Foreign affairs and am, sir, sc. &c.
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Note Of General .47.m8trong.
In the former copy nearly page OF his
letter was omitted by the copier.'
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5 I HE Srtsr-iter re.s.cijs4lly thanks those spko
u hdve h;tie,so /dcoysa him syih tke tuition ~
feir Sons, aae iafo,nis ,iegt and his friends gesc-
rc:!g, fiGf MS SCRCOI viii be contiaued TIE eusu-
"s rear IN Suhich Ss'It DC taught tie Lain Lar
gage. the Ecgiish Iasguage era.,,nsaticaiiy,
re tho Lasis Lene4ase S 25, f2sgEYA e;rqsnniay,
Ce@Srcbhg &c. $ 20, Re'aiMy, Hjiting and dyiti-
e'seilc 5 ie, Guree7iIs S L.. Il z2iW Be in his oSe-
70 oeco2r9'.oe or 9osricrs at &c ,o.ads each
each bOo'e!er finding his red, or 90 pounds
u sSiAg IS furniSheI-;5 dollars 1ii 6e ;'eyuitea
g oaSs'ss, 0aH the bGfi9nce az the end Of tie gear
We Scsot viii ce,,,,s;esce che l5th da7 o ia
nzuy, and esd the 5th 81 Decsa,aker there xoi1i
he Scatioa Eff about tca days at F2itsuntir, ard
cyan from RE 18th CAV 81 Aasust, to the 1st aay
ri 3tS'e'9l-r. he 0ssxres these 1gko asdy.tkink
rafer 70 bo,0 their scsis with nan, shat GOOD atten-
tfea will De paid to tke7n and he HAIRS, /t9,as
strict attentions to ne datiss qhis f,ctions to rev.
ser sat?faction those sho may intusf IKE euca-
fson9f their tons TO his cars. <
SWALLER LEWIS, sesa.
Louise, No7en,5cr -. F1azp4,eT]
WANTED as a 1IE1U q, 10 4 private t,mily,
w a single man qualified TO teach the Latin
and English languages gra'umaticaliy, aud Arithr
metic. Apply to Charles Woodson, Cumberland
county, near Cartersville. Oct IS. [oawtfJ !
r;:...v !, CANS. .... y, .,: .,
u Jacob 9ohnssn's Bookstore, adjoining the
Market 3ridg>,) Part s of Vol of HENING
Sc iNUNFORD's REPORTS, containing the De
cisions of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Vir-
ginia, at the October Term, 1907, and compile
ting the ficst Volume.
AT the same place may he had the said volume
(of $50 pnSes) elegantly bound in calf. Price to
subscribers s to ron-suhscribers 6 g.
O. The size ofthe volume having far exec eded
the limits At first contemplated, (Which were 500
pages oaiy,) the authors have been induced to
furnish it to subscribers at the above price, which
is considerably less, in proportion, than that
toned in The Prospectus.
Gentlemen who take these Reports in num-
hers, viii be permitted TO return them at any time
within SIX months, & receive volume, for which
numbers they win be allowed the original cost in
patt payment for the volume nov. L. l1awtf1
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IN addition 90 the above mentioned Lands, &
by virtue Of the powers aforesaid will be sold,
at the same time and place, the following valu-
able Tracts of Military LAND, viz. One thou
sand acres in the state of Kentucky, on the wa
tiers of High Lard creek, adjoining the Lands
u Mayo Darlington, and Peter Casey, patented
the 49,, June, 1896.
tract of 3S3 i-3 acres in the state of Ohio,
on fork of Paint creek, adjoining Nathaniel Bur-
wells survey, No. 982, patented ODD Nov. 1902
Also, a Tract of 200 2-3,acres, in the state of
Ohio, on Todd's fork of the Little Miami river,
adjoining VIM. Barlow's survey, No. 3643, Tho
mas Rcdley's survey, No. 2o29, and John Ro-
1862.
The three last mentioned tracts Of Land, will
he sold upon tho following terms, to wit One
fourth OF the purchase money in hand and the o.
thcrthree-totrths in three equal annual payments
the purchasers executing deeds OF trust, Oh
the Land, TO secure the last payments.
BEN. MOSiY,
VM. e. WILLIAMS.
Richmond, Oct. g. ridsl
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Tie same to Mr.. De CiaD,tagny.
PARIS, Nov. 10, 1907.

SIR,
The document to which these observa-
tons arc preiiXed, will inform your excel
lency that an American ship, trading under
the protection of the laws of nations, and Of
particular treaties, and suffering ship-wreck
on the coast of France, has recently been
seized by his majesty's officers, and adjudg-
ed by his council of p ICES as follows, viz:
"Our council puts at liberty the Ameri-
can vessel, the Horizon, ship-wrecked the
30th OF May last, near MOrlaiT, and conse-
quently orders, that the amount arising from
the sale legally made Of the wreck of the
said vessel, together with the merchandise
OF the cargo, Which, according to an esti-
mate made in the presence of the overseers
and the administrations of Marine and Gus.
tom-House, shall have been acknowledged
not to have proceeded from English manu-
features, nor from English territory, shall
be restored to capt. Mcclure, without de-
Quoting any other expenses than those reIa-
tive to the sale.
And with regard to The other merchan-
die of the cargo, which, from the result of
the said estimate shall be acknowledged to
come from manufactures Of English terrific
ry, by virtue OF the 5th article ofthe decree
OF the 21st Nov. 1906, they shall be confis-
Gated for the use Of the state: the whole to
be sold by the forms prescribed in the regu-
latlons; and the application Of the product
to be made in conformity to the arrange
nents of the said decree, deduction being
made for the e%pcnce Of saving the goods.
and that of the support Of the crew. ,mtil
the day that the captain shall receive tho
notification of the present decision"
The reasons upon which this decision is
founded, are at once so new and so alarminr
to the present friendly relations OF the two
powers, that I cannot but discuss them with
a freedom in some degree prop5rlicned to
my sense Of their novelty and Importance.
&" Considering" says the council, ist. that
the neutrality ofthe ship & cargo were suf,i
clentiy established, the whole ought to he re-
stored (agreeably TO the provisions of the
convention of the SOth Sept. 1900 provided
no merchandise of English origin had beeu
found in her, and of course that she had not
been brought within the limits Of the iiupe-
rial decree Of the 21st Nov 1906"
bere is an open and unqualified admission
that tie ship was found within tie rules pre-
scribed by the convention Of 1900 that ao-
cording to these rules, her cargo and her.
sell ought 80 have beccn restored, and TINT
such would have been the fact, but for die
operation OF the decree of the DIST Noyem-
Der, 1906.
In the letter yoar cxcelicncy did me the
honor to write to- me on the 7th of October
last, you thought It " easy to reconcile the
obligations of this t.ecree with the prcserva-
ton of those arising from treaties" IL was
not Tor me to examine the means by which
tits reconciliation sou!d be elected they
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