Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-24

ance in such of the retaliatory measures
OF G. Britain, rs operate through the
acknowledged rights of power con-
fessedly no party to that combination,
and ready to fulfil herfair neutral obi.
cations, if you will suffer her to do so.
Under such circumstances, to a.
bandon what is admitted to have lost
it. only legitimate object, is not &c con-
sessions" it is simple justice. To
France, indeed, it might be concession.
But IT is not France, it is the govern
mentof America, neither subservientto
France, nor combined with France, a
third party, whose rights and interests
your orders deeply affect, without al.
eqnate necessity according to your own
shelving, that requires their recall; and
that too upon terms which cannot but
promote the declared purposes of these
orders, II aoy remain to be promoted.
say 'swithout any adequate necessi-
ty according to your own shewing )"
Tor l am persuaded, sir, you do not
mean IL tell US, as upon hasty peru
sal ot your answer TO my note might
be imagined, that those rights and in
terests are to be set at noughr, les,
a dohbs should remain TO stant
times OF the determination and the a.
bility of 6. Britain to have continued
her resistance" or that your orders
may, indefinitely, give new law to
the ocean, lest the motive To their re-
peal should be mistaken by your enc
my. II this. might indeed be so, YOU
VIII perhaps E-rmit me to say, that
highly as we may be disposed to prize
the arm attitude and vast means Of
your country ut this eventful moment,
itwouli pos.ihlvsaggestt to some minds
areluctant doubt on the subject of your
observation "that the strength and
power Of 6 Britain are not for herself
ONLY, bat for the world"
tim gh {; OH bevnled to inti n T. that
my proposal could apparently lose nothing
by admitting that "by some unfortunate
concurrence of circum stances, without a.
ny hostile inten,iou, the American en-
barge did COME in aid Of 'sthe before
mentioned" blockade Of the European con-
tinent, precisely at the very mnment when,
"a OhOShauC Cpuiu have SuCCGeuEI Ill
all, this interposiion of the American go.
vrrnrnent would most effectua!ly have
contributed 10 IDS success" Yet should
probably have thought myself bound to re
mind you that, whatever may be the truth
OF this speculation, the same embargo
withheld oar tonnage and our production.
from tliaS communication with the colo
mes IF y1ur enemies and, with tn Ear
prsn continent, which you had asserted
ydur right TO prevent; which as direc
clm.nunication with the cSntinent) you
had inflccprohibi cd which even thrlugi
British poris or in Other asiaiified forms
you had professed TO toiera-e, no as thai
WIN ca could be claim d. bu; as an indul
gerce Ina, could az aoy time b. with ra~n
which, az traffic for the u. S. to n.
gage in, you had least discouraged mol
only by check. aid difficulties in tn way
of its PROSECUTION. ba, by manifesns your
intentions TO mould it in aii tine shape.
wnch tae belligersnt, fiscal or oher p
cutar policy OF q B nigh; require, nd
subjeciit 10 the exclusive jaris fiction o
hsr municipal code, armed with ali the
p-erogatives OF tia, universal la " TO which
nations are accustomed to look for tn,
rights al neutral comnerce.
In giving an account of our second
conference YOU say that though no [
stating myself to be authorised by my
governmenS formally to offer the sus.
pension of the embargo, as an immc.
diate consequence of the repeal of the
orders in council, yet l did profess
my readiness to take upon myself to
make that offer, provide that you
would give me before hand an unoffi
cial assurance thas, coupled with that
offer, SO made, the dem nd OF tie re-
pcai OF the orders would b. favorably
received that YOU OF Course, declined
to give any such previous assurance
but, as appeared TO attach great i'm
portance to this suygestion, anl you
were led to think that compliance
with it mishs relisve me from diff
Guilty in executing the instructions OF
my government, you consented to take
few days to consider Of it, aad to re-
serve your deiniJivc answer until you
should sec ne again" You then OBJ