Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-13

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Armstrong and the French minister, at Pa
! ris, vindicate their surrender? 1t was no
! wonder that France was mortified and and
America disappointed /; for before the sa-
lutary operation of the orders IN council,
the whole produce of the colonies OF the
former was conveyed to Europe by the
shipping of the latter. The orders in coun-
eli had undergone a long and laborlous dis
cussion, unless their lorelships meant to a
handon all that they before respected, they
could not row repeal them, unless adj
hitting the measure to be correct, they
had seen so much mischief in the mode or
Its execution as to obstract all ITS 6enehci-
al tendency. But no sucn objection had
been mentioned, and he believed no
such existed L was said, that by the
correspondence on the table, between
Mr.. Pinkney and Mr.. Canning, it appeared
that if the orders In council were reselnded
the embargo would be witt drawn. Were
We, on such proposal, to desert what was
considered SO essential to the preservation
of our maritime rights? Were we on such
an obscure intimation, to resign what we
aud our predecessors In Office deemed 10
be so Important to our highest interests !:
tie WAS no advocate for Preiudiclng & nerl-
ca. God forbid that he should ey-r consl-
der. that the adversely Of America Was ihe
prosperity Of Great Britain; on tie con-
trary he thought that the prosperity OF the
one was now, and you'd be for long white,
highly conducive to the welfare OF the other.
II al Asia and Africa and Eprope, .his
kingdom excepted, We're with America,
and this country against her, It YOU'D nol !:
be. SO advantageous q SITUATION Tor her as II
we were with her, and ali the rest OF the
globe opposeoit 10 her, and he hoped shewould
So III; understand her true interests, ana
silew her correct views Of them BY her tn-
ture conduct towards us. Never was there
a period more favorable to close union
between Great Britain and the Amencan
states than TIE present (hear. hear = but
this desirable purpose was not to DC attain
ed by revoking the orders IN Council on ms,
feeble grounds now stated. Ne could not
coincide with the noble mover, because ne
could not on this occasion condemn MINIS
ters without applying. the same condemnation
TO their lordships, who had deliocrately
sanctioned the nsasurt represented N this
address as unjust and impoiitic.
Lord Auckland in reply to the last speaker
observed, that the treaty to which he ailud-
ed was in point of fact concluded, though
not formally published, before any question
arose about the Berlin decree.
The Lord Chancellor took a review of the
history Ct the proceedings which led to the
Berlin decree, the orders in council, and the
embargo. He Insisted that it was evident
the whole was meant to destroy US, through
the medium of our commerce, being found
uaassailable in Other points.
Lord Erskine condemned the measures
of administrator, and argued, If we had
adopted the Offer made By MIR. Pinkney,we
should have opened an anlicable intercourse
witk America, and that France must either
have recalled her DEGREES, or have been
forced into state Of hostility with Anne
riCa.
Lord Liverpool went through the docu
ments before the house, and argued that the
Americans had acted with great Partially.
III cited the Instructions u the ambassadors
in England and France, and agreed It was
evident that they wished to aid the latter tQ
pursue every hostile measure against US.
provided only, they would relax little, buy
from us they demanded nothing short OF a
peremptory recall Of our orders: Ne then
adverted to the state of our WIS., Indies,
and said the embargo had proved what be-
fore was never believed, namelythat our IS
lands could subsiss without aay. intercourse
with America.
Lord ,Grenvilie replied at some length.
The question.was then pat on lordG :.
yille's address npoa which the house diyld,:
ed.
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