Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-26
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NOTICE.
eda,suary 2
Department Of STATE, I
Esd January, 1903.

ward letters 10 Enrope are informed that a
vessel under the orders of the government,
viii sail from New-Ycrk on the 10Th day of
February or as soon thereafter as possible,
which will deliver at L,Orient anil Falmouth
all such letters as may be respectively con-
signed to those ports or to other places through
ihesame.
The postage onthe lottersmust be paid to
New Tolsi1.
We hive at length received the long looked
for orders of the British COUNCIL They estab-
s:sl tie wisdom Of the Embargo beyond a
shadow Of doubt. For so extensive and sweep
Ine are many of theft provisions, thatit IS a.
most impossible to perceive whatcommerclat
ruin might not have ensued from their en-
forcenent Dat fcI, this measure. 1t is evident
from their general tenor, that Britain has as
suIned the complete empire of the ocean. and
that III SO doing, she considers herself at per-
feet ilberty to treat with the utmost sang fyoza
the principles which she has heretofore pre-
scribeQ TO herself, chose deemed sacred by
the whole coEaIneroial world, and the stipu-
Iations Of existing treaties between powers at
stances a provioent government could not
have done less than RESTRAIN the rash Oh dis
honest spirit Of enterprise whose indulgence
hazarded the essential interests CT the natioe.
To have omitted the discharge Of so sacred a
duty would have Justly merited that reproba-
ton, whioh would most assuredly have been
bestowed by those who have been most cla-
lnoyous against the policy Of the measure.
Among the provisions, whose Injurious ef-
fetts might have been the most severely felt
by this country, are--ihe complete and I'M
qualified forfeiture OF every ship and cargo
which shall carr a certificate Of origin-the
Limitation OF CIR In portations from the colo.
MES of powers hostile to Britain to the guam
tity consumed by ourselyes~-and the imposi-
ton of duties, such as Britain pieases TO pre-
scribe, on all such goods imported into her
territory and exported to nation at war with
her.
BY the first provision, we believe, every
species Of trase, now authorised by France
and her allies to their countries, is prohibited,
no. under any common penalty, but by the
entire cpndscation of vessel and cargo,
By tha. second rule is applied, not only
UNJUST in Itself, butunsuscepti OF any other
measure Of application than shall be applied
by the cupidity Of Che free booter and the ty-
ranny Of power tilStt c1s,siders itself irrespon-
sihle to any motives other than those which
are dictated by ats own temporary inter SITS.
aad, BY tie third, the trade Of rho wholc
world Is made tributary 70 the injustice and
cuEsi9ity OF Britain
Such are the very cufaoTy scfsti:nns
vixen arise fron-a siagie perusal Of these
Selebracd orders. We car, consider them
il 50 ofiasf hSi,s than thar OF az enforce
aseot Cd toe same principles Of absolute
powcF, wiFllsiEe reese proclau, alton rela-
tive &C seatper. However general they nay
all pouiaatis b-.is thei spplica;ion,lhey arc
peincipasIy, Is aot exclusively intsnded for
as, They are, we fear, ihs. pillars on
which The psndiag negotiations arc 10 rest.
And they Faust either be intended 10 shut
thsdoor upon all commercial an,isy between
shs two na,ions or to~be used as so many
make-weighss IN shs adjustment of our DIFF.
Eerenees. IF dictated by the latter motive,
they are predicased on the hope, # %, the
belief, that The terrors they hold forth will
induce US TO crouch to terms a; which We
should otherwise revolt.
If either of these be iheir object, the en-
barge is the correct and commanding msa-
sn,e by which they will be best met. II
Will, on the first superstition, save our CON.
mrrciaI capital from destruction and on
the latter suppoaision, it will ensbIe our ex.
ecotive TO treat with becoming disregard
this signal display of power, by permitting
British va!or and cupidi,y TO parade the
ocean, and there enjoy the proud triumph
Of hgh,iog wind mills orwsging war with
the elements Secure in ourselves we may
laugh this proud spirit 10 scoTn; and may,
undisaisyed, tell The mistress OF the ocean,