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

stances, aIlQ IL ISSUAlS iIoih la "a piauaf
which have been addressed to me b.
imperial psoc,reur general Of the counca
prizes, that his majesty has considered
~ neutral yesssigoing from English ~
with cargoes Of English merchandise !, B
English origin, as lawfully seizsbe
French armed vessels.
g The decree of blockade has been !,
issued eleven mcnths. The principalosb
ers Of Europe, far from protesting asa,
its provisions, have adopted them. II
have per cciycd that tie execution mus
complete 70 renderit more efectual sDd
has see,ned easy to reconcile these nlesa,,.
with the observance ofalltreaties, cs5esS
at a time zchca tie iaf'aehons BY Ena!csll
tie rights >ofallmayitime paaoers, rendrAl
mterest common, and tend 10 unite Men
snhport q the sane case I
Acecpt, &c.
(signed) :" CHAMPAGNE
g HIS EaceAancy general 4rmsrong,
Minister RltN.pote.tsasy Uuited /
States.
Take notice, that az this was otSeah
said to our minister in France, aioa: 4
mouths before the French gove,nmentcqH
BE apprised Of the English order in counE
s was subsequently communicated 10 coj
gress By the president. Sill the adrainsl
tl.ation have the assurance to r,iterate 4,
Language Of tie French government by s.y
ing that this outrage was occasionea ~ ii
. irffractions By England Of The ,i2,ns Of 81
maritime powers" and bv imposing una!
TIC people Of this country q belief that thcl
iniractions consist Ia the British orders l
council, which were pot issaed fcsa c90SI
derable tine afterwards.
Such was the conduct Of the French al
vernment towards this country, previous Il
the issuiag of the British orders. NyumesI
cas other instances might be mentioned Il
American vessels seized in France bsfor|
the British orders were issaed, and he'd ii
sequestfation to this day: and evary msrI
chant knows what a sequcstratior III Fraa:
amounts ta. If there had rot beer, there
fore, a formal decision OF condemnation
still the very seizure and secaestration Of sd
ihe;!l Property was outrage sufficient, aalI
ought ie have prompted or governments
make immediate and rigorous efforts for Oh
saaing redress.
Lex Us slow see what was the conductd
the tassal nations &C Franc I..4p.4,!!iates
alter the prom,.i .3,-.io.1 Of the Berlin decree,
the king ct Holland, rs he IS called, ard
the hngos PRAISE, issued similar DEGREES,
In the month OF Feb. 1903, eight months
5ef5es t1sLA55;AS}tl government buJiishedhea
orders II c1racil, ts.e king OF Spain, amer
toolef fra.ape, published decree similar
to that Of Berlin, witch he concludes in the
following remarkable words
" FINALLY, his nla;esty, conforma5!c to the
IDEAS Of his ally, the emperor OF The French,
declares II his states aile same law as his In.
Feriai na5esty, on principles cs Reciprocity
aad propfisty, has promulgated ander Gaze
ct tfs 21s, OF rtov. 1905"
Under he decree which expressly pro
fesses to be. confo-mab.e 70 the ideas of ths
Of the French, very numerous seiz'
lres and conascations of American vessea
miseeliately took place in various ports d
Spain. rs carly as July 1907, fur a,9nts
sctore t2ss eaiste'ice ef the By1tist orders ID
eanncsl, ths Sea Nympa, as has a'read,- been
mentioned by AN able wrirer in this Gazette,
vas condemned at Porto Cavello. Hercar.
80 was assorted: the British manufacture
we're separated from the rest and contccatd
lnder the Berlin decree, without am oth-'
cause being assigned.
Thus it appears from official docurcrs
n the possession Of our governments, that
Se Tor twelve months passive|v acqoiescd
n the existence of the Berlin decree, BE-
ore the issuing Of the British orders and
hat during at least ha!t that tine, seizures
md confscstions Of American property ve!t
TiDJ12Ily r. ti,,C. ~, II, ,,o..c l