The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-08-02

ports Tor adjudication Tor violation OF the
blockade /! There is the more reason to |
aPprehend that the species Of blockade here |
referred TO it not that recognized by the |
law OF nations, as, iii it were, there would |
have been no reason for such provision.
3. The order Processes to indemnify A !.
merlcan merchants, indeed, to avoid any in.
reference with their adventures under the |
arrangements made with Mr. Erskne. But
this will be found on investigation, to be an |
idle pretext,. The larger number of Ame-
rlcan vessel, were destined for, and will |
have entered, British ports, with commo-
dl,es in part meant for consumption in En-
gland,ln part for consumption on the CONT.
nent. The value of these commodities
must materially depend on sale for them (
on the continent. This, being almost
totally cut off by the order of April
goth, substituted in the room Of the prev.
Gus orders, the prices of those commod.
lies in British ports have actually sunk,
and may be expected to fall much more
and the American merchant, instead of
making profit, will incur ruinous loss.
| A large portion of these shipments to Eng
land were, doubtless, meant to be deposit-
~ ~ NAV CountIS win VIEW 70 JWHTe
transportation to the continent. This re-
source being now almost entirely cut off, a
great and steady depression Of prices will
be inevitable.
BY the diSavozval Of the British ministry,
the order OF April last comes INTO opera
ration in lieu of the orders of January and
'oven!ber, 1907. Now the order of A.
pril, although otherwise represented in most
of the pubic prints, will be found even more
rigorous and oppressive TO our trade than
the preceding orders. Under these orders,
the direct trade between the United States
and the colonies OF the enemies of Britain
that from the United States 10 the conti
nent of Europe through British port, and
the transportation of American produce,
cotton excepted, through British port, to
to enemy ports, under certain conditions,
were allowed. BY the order Of April they
are, with trihlng exceptions, interdicted.
The principal trade authorised with the
continent by this order is to the ports of the
Baltic, allowed, no doubt by Britain, for
the express purpose Of obtaining naval sup
plies through American bottoms, a trade
which will be likely 10 be inhibited, as soon
as it is seen to nave this effect, and which,
independently of this circumstance, would
be Of little value to us, as but small poi-
: portion of our produce would there find a
! market. Besides this trade, the order al
: lows trade to the southern parts of Italy,
comprising Naples and part of the terrific
,, nv of The Church, the whole of but inconsi-
derable importance, compared with the
ports of Genoa < Leghorn in the Northern
part OF italy, with which all trade is inter
, dcted. To this may be added qualified
trade to certain parts of Spain and Por.u
gal, dependent upon their possession by
t England, which are, however, too trltiing
and brecarious 10 be of much value 10 u.s.
: Under this view of the subject, the arrange.
ments made with Mr.. Ersklne, attended by
their recent disavowal, will ue found to ope'
; rate as a mere decoy, the emollient lenltive'
Of the order Of may oath to the contrar,
notwithstanding. Nat. Mtef'
!. In our paper Of this day will be founs
! q copy Of the instru ctions produced by MIR
c Canning in the British parliament as IN
e basis on which the la;e arrangement was
+ entered into by Mr.. Erskine.
II appears to us extremely imProDaol
tha, these were the only Instructions o
which Mr.. Erskine proceeded in the negc
If cation at this place, and for these reasons
Is Mr.. Erskine, IN his first letter, as pre-
ct iiminary to any overture for the renew;
le Of intercourse, offered What was deem
e ed adequate satisfaction for the affair OF IN
Chesapeake. Where, in these instruct
$. ons, is any instruction relative TO the ana
r. Of the Chesapeake 1t is not even mentioned
7r and tie presumption is that there was aPr'
is ,;oys commun,cation,the confidential na.ur
an Of which possibly prevented Its publication
or Ind-ed in the Instructions put lished
er ). former dispa,ch'' is mentioned, the cot
On tents of which, however, are not designated
n AgaIl,-These instructions require TOM '!''
ny recognition by the G. States OF three e0"a'f.on
r. one at least of which The oseinment oil u
,d u. States could never accedc. II may wen
ne doubted whether MIR. Erskine Wou'a so