Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-12-18

fvaem undef ~l.icI, h. ioner orders were il
fued, from lha, which has always been repre-
tented IN this country, as the mon o5letfona
Die and oifenlive par ofit-Ibe option giyer
70 neutrais &c trade with tie enemies of Great
Britain through Britiih ports on payment of Z
tranf' duty This was originally devied
and intended as mitigation of what is Ger.
tainly more correct but more rigid in princi
lple-the total aud unqualified interd etion oi
all trade with the enemy. If, however, this
mitigation wa fell as aggravation, and, as ha'
been iomeimes warmly Altered as an iniult,
that cau.e of complaint is now entirely remo-
we'd Bv he order in Council of the Goth A.
pIil, iSo9-ali trade with III ance and Holland,
and the ports OF italy comprehended under
j INSTRUMENTATION of the kingdom of Italy, is
fm2ly prohibited altogether. No option is
afforded, and coaiequently no traniit duty Is
required 10 be paid In another relpeet the
order in Council of the Goth April mult be ad-
mit,rd 10 be more reflective than of Novem-
Der 1907.
The trade with ensmies' colonies Which
wa, opened to neuirals a, the commencement
OF the prelent war by the order 10 Council Of
LETT open by ,hofe of November 1907. The
order in Council of the Goth April, retracts
this indulgence. Bur it is TO be obferved, that,
lnce the period, when the orders in Council
of November 1907, were i1ued, the opening
of the ports of Spain, of Portugal, of the iouth
Of Italy and of Turkey, has afforded more
ample lcope to neutral comm rec, and that by
the capture of Martinique, IN addition tn that
of almot all the colonies of the enemies of
Great Britain, together with the blockade of
Caudaloupe, the extent TO which the liberty
of commerce with enemies colonies applied
has been 10 far narrowed that there is little of
practical hard0,ip in recurring TO the rule
which, however occahonaliy mitigated in its
application, Gteat. Brita'n can never ceale in
principle To main ain. II is farther TO be OBJ
ierved that the order in Councii of the 96,h
April, has this operation highly favourable to
neutras,N that reif'icting the regulations of
blockade to France Holland and their colonies,
aud to the territories denoniinateI the king
dom ofEsly. it lays open TO the direct trade of
neuIras, the ports of the north of Europe
Under the order of the Goth April, therefore,
| while there are or the one hand fewer points
of difference to itand in the way of fa,isfac.
| tory arrangement between Great Britain and
the u States. IT is poiIihle that there may be
lels temptation to the latter to enter into fuch
an arrangement. As the extent of their COM
merce may be il they pleaie, nearly as great
under the order in Council of the 26,h April,
As II would be under any arrangement which
ihould afea he indifpenfAble objects, to which
that order applies, a. i, would be even with
out aay iuch order, 60 long as France and the
powers fubiervient to France continue to en-
force their DEGREES II is in the fame proper
ton, matter Of indifference TO Great Britain.
whether the order in Council be continued
or an arrangement by mutual consent fublti-
tued III ITS room.
Such Sir, are The grounds on which it has
appeared to His Msjeiiy to be unnecedary TO
command me to propoie to the government of
tie United itates any formal agreement TO be
fubftitu,ed for that which His Msjsfly has
been under the neceili,y of diiavowing !;
but an, directed to receive and difcul, with
you, any propoial which you may be au,hori-
fed to make TO me on this head.
As no difpoilton has hitherto been ihewn
on ysur part to make any iuch propofal, it
has been imroilible tor me to Fate by anticipa-
ton, (nor was lnfruaed 70 10 do, whz, might
be the aniwer tina. fiould tventualiy think il
my duty TO return TO you; consequently l
could nor have made with that view The ia e.
ment contained 10 the 4h fiction of your let
! ter, and The three iubdivifions of il. Such a
itatcaeat would have been obviouny ,nconiif-
tent with the former part of my overture,
which you very correctly record in the Sd
lection, VIZ That 1 was not inflrucfea to
make to you any propoix whatever upon this
tueject J mutt neeeilariy reierve, until |
hear from you what propoials it may I've deem
ed proper TO make on behalf of the u. States,
10 iiate in how far they do or do M, accord
with the inffru6tions, which il has p!eafed
His Majeffy to give me for my guidance in us
negociatIon.
will only add, Sir, in concluiion of this let
ter, that His Msjeiiy is very iineere'y defirous
of maintaining perfect and cordial underitan.
ding with the United States, and of bringing
to complete and iati.faetory adjuilment, al
the poinTs of difference that have a-iien be-
tween the two governments and that agree
ing as do with you, moi heartily. as to the
interen which both nations have in folleriug A
mutual and fold friendihip aud cordially, no
zaal or eser,ions fha'l be wanting gu my part
TO carry into effect HIS Msjelly's commands for
this mon iaiutary purpoie.
Ihave The honor 10 be, with great refpesa,
Sir, your mott obedient bumsle fervaat,
+ JACKSON.
, TIE lion RosERr SnlrH, y'e. sSe l5s.
Mr.. Smith to Mr.. Jackson.