Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-27

zs'lsA :<rsfy OF the Couhla
ss.s r's'0' ass,,t;d to its dsarss. interests.
3 s hoIdly appeal to the country to
81, say os sstber from the correspondence
as1, sa''ls q the house, any such disrosl-
b hs taDl, n ~ Of hismaiesty's ministers has
ou0n ' !, Trough the whole transactlon:-
1psarsd Inn ,rts1re Of negotiation on this
sat a. mas s. not attended with any hostile
ublsc i either side, is an incoasrovertlbie
1 'ssrg = Tbs PREPARATION was not accepted by
Saush In sseause America would rot full
a e f,ssasaition On which. alone It was ten
t's e0, r,sly the revocation of that pTocla-
sstde' l =. gb;ch the British ships were not
ratt'9'os S " enter the harboufs of America,
s s;'s ',hoss ofthe enemy VISITED them !, at
vai's - But sir, the manner in which the
b asuls <snsrat;on was rendered to America
British "a mission. was to ali tie feelings
Py P, honour, an effective rsparatian, altho'
p nls sss NE. !; and 50 in fact we have every
pot as's 8 believe it was considered by the
Jason Ia. : Government. With respect, SIR,
ia 81 s,,arrc, and to the probable efectsof
pr e Is Council in producing its aban-
E s s the honorable Gentleman has
a'oaa ,sassa inv right hon. friends PROPOSE
bs hon. gentleman declares my
|.'as' ,on. friend % have predicted, that the
l rgg, -. I Connsil would do away the en-
s'sas's s i. nv hon. tiiriens only argued
! casSs ,,s;t;on to the hon. gentleman on the
b op', ,ss. that the Orders in Council did not
0'ul. .s 1T ne embargo that they were not
1 's,sa known in America when the
sr,,, TOOK place and that they were not
. .sl,5eed;nthe complaint nadeby the Amer
&c - .sGr;ove,nsnsatto Congress OH which COM
' a. - the : a5arso was founded. Nor, sir,
4 az, think that the Orders in cou1cii them
's,vs. could have produced any irritation in
i msrca. IfIwerenot disposition this oc-
aston 10 avoid making any observation that
ni r be suspected Of a pafty feeling, !
roa|d saw, that do think irritation in
America NAV have been produced by the
,rbo Of the discussions il this house. Hear,
A,sr, hear !fl--Sir, since She return OF Mr.
R,s. no conn uniicatiol has been made by
he American government, IN the torn OF
.omplaiut. or renonstrance, or irritation, or
# any description whatever. | mention this
particularly, because tits notorious thatthere
rave been several arrivals from America,
supposed to be of grs AT importance, and that
cyeral special messengers ayereaciaed this
ouatrv from thence, after having touched
i France. But, sir, if theshonorablc gen
leman in the,execution of his public duty
.ad thought Sit to move for any communsca-
ions that had been made BY the American
government sincethe departure OF Mr.. Rose,
ny answer must have been, not that his ma
esty's government were disiaeliaed to make
hem, but thar absolutely there were none to
cake. If it be asked why: I am una
le satisfactorily to reply. can only con-.
ctme that America has entered into nego-
atoms with Franceswhich are expected to
ad to some result, and that the communiea-
ems of America TO this country are to be
,ntingent on that result. This, sir, is con-
ctlre alone, but it is founded Oh the ex-
aorainary circumstance of somany arrivals I
ithous any communicative. Itcannot be
Spected Of me, that should staee prospec-
vely, what are the views OF his nsiestys
oyerunsnt on this subject. The principle
J which they have hitherto baea guided,
nsy VIII continue Invariably to contemplate.
hey attach as much value to the restora-
Ion, md to the continuance of cordialisv,
nj perfect good understanding with Anne
lca, as any man can do they are ready to
archase that advantage hy every justihable
0nsdIation; they have proved that rsaes-
sssN the act of the present session, IN
INCH the trade of Americaha been placed
= me most favorable footing but sir, they
g not ready to purchase that advantage,
'sas as they acknowledge it, at the price OF
a !, Of those rights, on which the ma
y power and preponderance of Great Bri-
sin is immutably fixed"
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