Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-31

Gu are resoinded nay more, until ,ba y 9aa.
rIcan flag shall be guaranteed from !, : ns-
lestatlon Of cur vessels upon anr -, as no.
whatever. Such is the representa- ,s'shes
mas reached Us, and I've feel inclined - s IN
lieve it" : 70 &C.
Thus, Notwithstanding we have beer -,
IN the official papers at ashinstou, TIM, ~
government had sent propositions to E.. ouf
and to England, offering to raise Cur em ,aes
so on the single condition of the revoc, .as.
Of their respective DEGREES, vet we here f Sra
that the proposition to the British .nin;ss, a
was clogged with the old and often rrrct s
demand that England rencuncc and rein 0
quish the right OF search. Why did the ID
i, ministration renew this demand. Could the.
suppose that our embargo would ccu,peIC
Britain, In her present situation, TO yiaJ
belligerent right, in maintaining which sba
/, is supported by the laws Of nations and TN
invarlable usage OF the commercial world
Or die they add that clause, one which The,
knew could not be accepted, for the pu,pa,
of defeating the whole Are the leadn,
members OF cur administration such BIN.
glers at nc gotiation; or are they detern;r.
ed at al hazards either to- keep their GOSSIP.
tuents still struggling under an orrres,.,s
and useless embargo. or topiunge their coul.
try into an unnecessary ard ruinous war with
England?
rs TO cur e;.lbargo,i it has had, as welong
since predicted, no kind Of efsc: upon &,
Their Of the beiligerents powers. unless to IN
duce them to execute their DEGREES with
increased rigor.
Let us briefly state the case. France
the first offender will not accede to the Of.
fers Of our government. She will reyok:
her DEGREES, on no Other condition, than that
our government interdiet all intercourse
with E.nsland-declare war against Fig
land-.ssue DEGREES against England which
vii! compass the object and sapercede the
necessity Of his against Us. In other words
-nonaFarte has pronounced US at war
; with Gre&s Britain, ard has resolved that,
until our government has discovered AMI
proclaimed the fact, he VIII be at war with
us. Hence he has seized and burnt our
vessels on the ocean--hence he has seques-
tered and conhscated our property-herca
he has arrested and imprisoned our clt-
zsns.
On the other hand, England gave Us 10
tice that should we submit to the DEGREES
OF Bonaparte, she should hrd it necessary,
in self defence, TO issue retaliating orders.
After waiting eight or ten months, without
discovering On our part, any disposition 70
oppose the measures Of Napoleon, she Sends
forth her orders of retaliation. On recsF.
ing the proposition Of our administration
that the embargo shall be raised, so far as
relates to her, On condition that her orders
be rescinded and her right q searrE be re-
HnquisheG-she rep'ies-I,o---Your en-
barge is a municipal regulation which you
have right 70 ADOPT AID revoke at plea
sure. We have re tight nor inclination 70
contend, or iatermeddie, with yoar naarli'l-
pal arran senerts. Ss,isiy yours ives Oh
that subject, and yoa satisfy us. Bdt, a"
Our orders obey were drawn forth, h0' y
roar embargo. ,ut by DEGREES OF bonaPafs'
which we're cuic.!, submitted TO BY yeti
Procure Tie revocation OF his deeress'o OF
bring 10 close year intercourse and your
negotiation viii. h;n,and Or orders, 50 Tar
as thev relate 70 YOU, shall be rescInded'-
This, we are informed, and we believe ~
~ ..o.,o r g. anc,-cy oJyf.n bY TIC
British TO the American minister.
This, then appears TO be the real sltla'l.
on OF cur aaaire--a situation, Tito When
the administration, through either love OF
fear Of Bonaparte, or lncapacity to manaS'
our national concerns, have driven Our dis'
honored and suffering country.
Three questions viii now present 'hep-'
selves to or government
SHALL we have war with France, the hfst