Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-05

l. ade OF the United states might be carried on
directly sfith tho ports of Holland, whilst dur
IL < their existence a. present it is TO he
,rried on through the contiguous and neigh
tating ports. oy u own Calculations sir, I
euLmI, whether the inconSderable effect Of
tAis circuit the prices ia Holland and in
tie Countries Supplied through her, Can any
lunger sustain he plea Of INJECTING distress on
~ enemy, az palli2te the injuries done 20 "a
friend By proceeding so contrary 10 his
sentiments ofjustice, and which subject his
, +. Suiar cOmmerce not only to inconyenient
ANN lss but to all the abuses which may re-
II iroFu the suspicious, real or pretended, of
,erested cruisers Yeu cannot but be sem
s.hle, that perseverance under such circum-
stances in a system, which cannot longer be
explained by its avowed object, would force
~ explanation by some object not aYowed.
What rlIcct might be considered as best eE
planning 4 - am enquiry into which do not
Permit m5 IF to enter further than to remark,
t1st IN relation to the United States it must
be an ilegitimate object
It 'enains 20 make few observat ous
which are due To she Just interests Of I'd.
United 5 aFss, and which are invited by
yours relating 10 the O der in couoch of
May last.
You seem to consider that measure as
comprising the utmost precau,ion, that
was in the power of his Britannia majes-
u TO take, tor preventing losses, from his
disavowal, Of the engagement Of your
predecessor, to citizens CT he u. States,
who had resumed Their commercial pur"
suits on the faith of that act.
Without entering into full view of The
inadeeuscy of,he order ia that respect,
take the liberty of pointing oat the fellow.
sustabces IN which IL falls essentially short
of Us declared Intention.
The order does not provide for the
Important case OF vessels returning with
cargoeS from he ports of Holland.
.. The exemption from interruption
IF vessels bound from the Unird Sta O
}I,land was res. ricted by that order to
such as should have departed prior The
Goth Of July, of which da < ii is not cerlaln
that The order, which was not officially
communicated until ths 8 ist of that mn
had even reached any one point of the u,
>. So mat 8 me vessels may have sailed
between the limited date and tbs arrival
of the order in the u. $. spd ma from
,isiart ports must have done So At eY its
arrival, but before a kn Wedge oil. had
tecome general all proceeding on the
fij,h Of the arrangement, YET all leit by
,he order exposed to caPrre aod co.,
ee0naNun.
2. The order d1es not provide for the
imp7r, AIT case of vessels, which mad sail.
Cd o. he like Eath foc Dutch pr other
thsn tho o, Holland.
g. /, does not include in It's provisions
the extensive !st Of vessels going Indirect
ly from he UniteG States, bal directly from
foreign ports 10 those of Ho.iaGd, nor YES
sells trading entirely tom fDre,go ports 10
=
ceediag ON he ialth OF the Arrangement
prcfessed to be respected wtai1 Tue dehn
I'd period.
1t IS true, in these last instances the YES
sells were MT to be cap uTed without an
ss}cmPt. alter contrary warning, 10 p.o.
coed 70 those rOTls, BQt need no re-
mud you ia the injuries incident 10 the
L clay ard o the breaking up OF such voy-
age, cannot but have been considerable,
and VIII have JesUi'ed as maaifeslly from
the disspS-,n ed iauh in the arraug 2meni,
a. n the cases spe@sa.,Y provided for, and
consequently with all Oher losses fairly
resulting from he same b-na GGc conf.
dence 10 that act, they viii FIJI Within the
Jus, mdemnl6csuon for winch he punci4
PIE, assumed 10 the ORDER is a formal
pledge.
conclude. siT, Wi pressing upsn your
CANDID attention, iha. the leas, which The
President could have looked for in conse-
1ucT &c Of .ae dsayowal OF a ir5nsaGlion
such az was concluded by your predeces.
sor and carried faithfully into e6.c, by this
government was an explanation f,om
yours II ibe disav0wai, roc through tn.
minister di9ayowsd, bet through bis sue.
css>or--an explanation founded on reasons
strong and solid IN themselves, and pre-.
ssnled neither yelo Daily nor Ysguely, hu.
in q form comporBng viii the occasion,
and with Inc re peel due to The character
and to the good faith Of the disappointed
party that it has been found with much
concern and with not less So pise, thai you
are charged with no su.h expIanat on,-
that you have app irently wished to bring
the subjects which have been formally
and dehniuyeiY arranged, into fresh nego.
ciatlon, as IL 10 Nuch arrangement had Ia
ken place. that one OF the cases thus
Sigh ed, Wis that Of the frigate Chesa,
psake, is csse for which reparation, no,