Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-05-23

exemptions from It are granted, they
are made fubiea 70 fuch conditions,
that Of the three let BritiGA fhi2s OF
war, which have entered thefe ports
upon public buGuels two of them,
his majeay's hip Statira having on
board minilter tent out for the ad-
luitment Of the Preient differences,
and fchooHer bsaring dfpatches,
in con(equencs of tiizir inability to
procure pilots, we're Obliged to enter
theie waters without Zach ahi fance,
and were eKpoied to comfortable
danger Great Britain by the forms
eitabh(hed, could repair the wrong
committed, even to the fatisfa6tion
Of the United States, no otherwile
than by the channel of negotiation /;
yet fhe avowed diftinaly. that
wrong was committed, and that ihe
was ready to make reparation for il;
it cannot therefore be contended that
the unavoidable delay of actual re-
paration fubieeted her TO the impu-
tation Of perGiiiag in an aggrcHlon,
which was difclaimed from The Grf
il this is true, however much Che will
regret any impedimenl IN the adult
ment OF Diligence, in which the
feelings of nation are n materially
lntere1ed can ihc confidently with
a due care of her OWE honor and in
tereRs, allow it to BE- conclude on
her part, under an adherence 10 a
condud, WHICH has decided char
attcr ct enmty in the proceedings
held towards he By the other party Z
| know not in What view the per
fverancc in the PreGdcnt's procIa-
matt up {" TINS moment can be
conGdered but III that of a meafure
If retaliation ; or of irlf-afumcd re-
parltion or a mealure intended to
compel reparatlon; unlefs 1t &c hat
which, II | rightly underitand, you de-
fine Il to be, a meafure of precaution.
If, when wrong is committed,
retaliation is infantly selnrtsd 20 by
the injured party, the door 70 PaciEc
adJuitmeut Is ciofed, and the means
OF conciIiation are precluded. The
right to demand rcpara'ion is incom-
patibIe with the aGumption Of il.
When parties are in fate Of muru.
al holtility, they are 70 far on foot
ing, and as fuch they may treat but
party difclaiming every unfrltndly
intention, and giving unequivocal
proofs Of an amicable difpoGtion,
Cannot be expected TO treat with an
other whole conduct towards it has
the dire4 ef-ds Of actual ho(tility
If then the enforcement of the Pref
dents proclamation up TO the prefent
moment is m.eafure of felf-afumed
reparation, it is directly repugnant to
the ipirit and fad Of amicable nego-
tiation if it is a meafurs to Compel
PREPARATION il is equally 70 +: and by
the perseverance in il, Great Britain
is difpcnied with the duty Of profcr-
ing redTe(s. But if it is me4fure Of
Precautton, in order to fecure repara-
tIon, or in order to compel il, il falls
under the objections have juit TIA.
ted If It is meafnre Of precaution
adopted as a guard againlt acts Of vi
oItnce apprthended on the part of his
majritys naval officers, it furely can
nor be conGdered as being as cffettu-
al fecurty as that arifng from the
renewed afurauces of his majelty's
friendly difpoftion, which imply a
due obiervance Of the rights Of ma
tons with which Great Britain is in
ani,y, by all perlons holding authUri-
ty under his majedy's government :
from the difavowal Of the pretenfion
Of the fearch Of national lhips and
from the further ahurancr of that
ditavowai given in his majefy's pro-
clamation Of the 10Th Of October
Taft neither under thete concurrent
circumstances can The plea Of nccef
Gty be maintained and If fuch a
proceeding has not the plea Of necef-
Gty, it ahumes the character Of ag-
grehon. If thefe concurrent fccuri-
ties againft fuch an apprehension
have any value, the necenity no lon
ger exits if they are of no value,
negotiation cannot be attempted, as
the BATS upon which it refs, the mu-
tual confidence Of the two parties,
would be wholly wanting.