Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-07

worse, we should be conarelied &
ourselves!i! If we resist, We d.. -
mand tie resPect of our enemies W. W.
pasllies of the world, and the noL,+
baton Of our own consciences. "
Mr. President, our fate is IN On.
hands let us have union, and we hsr &:
thing 70 fear. So highly do pr;7sn, Il
at this awful moment, that wonlN : 81
any one measure Of resistance wNr r.
to any otherameasure Of resistanc&f2}ib +
vision: let us then, sir, Danish all per,,
feelings let US present to our enemie, +
formidable front OF an indissoluble BAN
brothers nothing else IS necessary IL -
success. EIr. President, unequal as /,
contest may seem; favored as we are
our situation, and under the blessing, ~
betleGcent Providence, who has never
sight of these Us. in times OF d&,
and trial, ! have the most perfect eonGl,rE
that if we prove true to ourselves, We III
triumph over our enemies. Deeply \
pressed with these considerations, an NJ
pared to give to the resolution fat and N
cidcd negative.
1-0TE.
It was intended, in the course Of th.t
going observations, to shew. that, the BrI
fish board Of trade had, at length, updqJ
taken to regulate our commerce with forri1 I
nations, even when it did not pass rhr0pSI
British ports. The paper intended to i
offered as evidence of this fact, was hpI
rnis,aid. Il is now subioined for that ~
pose.
"The lords Of tie committee of cou,.iI
for trade and foreign plantations, hayn|
authorised us to make public the foUovnI
answer to certain questions proposed u
US to their lordships, we publish them q
the information Of all whom they may cod
Germ.
THOS. Barring.
A. ,GLENNIE.
HOS. w CLLE l.
LoNDos, 1911 August, 1903.
Spestion 1. His maIesty'S order in con-.
Gil Of the 4th July, 1908, .,aving ordersl
that all llostilitics against Spain on the pei
OF his maiesey shall Immediately cease, AID
that the blockade Of All the ports OF Spaa
except such as may be still in possessions
under the control CT France, shall be ionl
with raised
Can an American vessel proceed FROM
port OF the United States Of America, vi
cargo, the produce Of the United States
colonial produce, direct to any port of Sr'
Or Portugal, not being in the possession
the enemies of Great Britain, and retg7
back to port in the Unlted States dIrtc
with cargo the growth or produce Of op'
or Portugal, without being liable to captT
and condemnation, under the orders OF d
18th and a5th Of November 1897, aad IA
several acts of Parliament passed to car
them into effect.
A,.szUcr. American vessels may proct'
from port IN the United States OF Amer
ca, with q cargo, the produce~ol The un''
States or colonial produce, 3ro7'6sd SA
fraaucf be nat the pr0d1rc gtthe chsmy,sl
ionies, direct to any port OF SPAN o. re
tugal such port not being IL the possess
or under the control OF the enemies or
Britain, and return back to port IN the
States direct, with a cargo the grown
produce OF SPAN or Portugal.
Sucsttion 9. Can an American vesS
having entered port in Spain, previous
the commencement Of hostilitics by the P
tilots against the enemy, proceed rom SUI SUI
port with cargo, the growth and proau
OF Spain, direct to port in TIE Z. o'"v
witVout being lialoie to seizure and CO
deRlnation d. above?
Answer. An American vessel haoiI
entered port in Spain, previous TO u
commencement, Of hostilities by the paflO
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