Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-28

lloh, wou'd nass gwen the saTIi st ios,ane ANY,
OF the return OF The sewage ages, Thts
yeranent IS fully impressed With H. "'' go
tlce OF It's naval code. Bu. what bs' "l J,
govsrainsn nj TODD vim justice, Which, 1' o"t
inqiirts ior profit? only
" When France si.ai have s,a,rsb,,
naval Pow.r. which, with The sx,ent "a, nee
coasts and her population, viii be sao VI her
compiished, then viii the emperor r1 ~, ae'
these principles TO practice, and AMY rlsucs
mandate to reodvr It universal. Tbbrry9; hI'
or rather the usupatlon of hockad;. lsA'
vers and coasts by proclamation, is nti IL
bly, contrary TO reason and justice. = Papa
cannos possibly spring tiom the vii; nnnsA'
interested party, hu: mus; always b. e., W. an
ed Oh tue natural relation Of thine ''u'a'
plaee, is no; properly bIockaded unIrsss J.,
besiegcd By land aud water. 1t is bln,I. We
ed 70 Prcvrn, the introduction Of ass;s,a aSu-
by which the surrender OF the place miaS,
be p otraeisd !; and then We have opjv s sbs
right 10 prevent neutral ships from entsr;Os inv
the port, when the place is thus c;,cna
staneed, and the possession of i, is m,,, "'
OF doubt between the besieec,s and besss ,'
ed. On this is grounded the right to prs
vent neusrais from entering the place,
HE sovereignty and independence Of
its flag, like the sovereignty and indeDenJ.
ence CT lis territory, are the property If
every neutral. A state may transfer ;i,e,f
to arother state 1t may destroy the ar.
ohives Of lis independence, and pass from
prince To prince; but the RICH! Of SOVEREIGN.
~ is indi,isible no one can rsnouncr e
i" England has placed France in a State
Of blockade. The emperor has IN his de-.
cree Of Berlin, declared the British island,
in state of blockade. TIE first of Tics.
regulations forbid neutral vessels to pr.
coed to France the second prohibited
their entering English harbors.
I" England has, by her Orders o! Cour.
ell, of the 18th OF November, 1907, leyicl
an import On neutral ships, and obliged
them TO enter its ports before they sailsd to
France. BY the decree Of the 17sh Of De.
celnber Of the same year, the emperor has
decrs,d, that Ill such ships be na;ionalizrd,
which lad entered English ports, Or sub.
mitEed 70 be searched.
In order to ward on' the Inconvenience
with which this state Of things threatened
her commerce, America laid an embargo
III all her haroors /; and although France
had done netting MGR, ;h.n used the
right OF retaliation, its wants ana those
Of its colonies suffered much from tbs r,.a-
suft ut did ihc emperor magnanimousy
conniyc st tie proceeding, il order rather
TO endure the privation ol commerce than
to acknowledge the authority Of tne usurp.
ers Of the seas.
!" The embargo WIS raised, and system
of non intercourse was substituted iur It.
The powers on the continent, in alliance
with England, having the same objee in
view, made a common cause with her,
tina, they might derive the same a;ivanta-
,ces. The harbors Of Holland, Of the Eibe,
cf the Wuscr, Of Italy, and Of Spain, we're
to enjoy those benefits from which France
was to be excluded and the enc ard the
other were to be opened OF closed to con-
merce, as circumstances rendered eXped'
ent, SO az Trance was bersil Of it.
Thus, sir, in point Of principle, Frame
recognizes the freedom of neutral con-
n,arce, and the independence OF the mar
time powers, whi,h she respected up totAe
moment when the maritime tyr.nny Of Ln'
gland, that respects nothing, AID 'ae a'o'
trary proceedings Of is government, con-
pelle d her to adopt measures Of rs'a1a'Ca'
70 whichhc resoried with regret Let III,
gland revoke her blockade d France, an1
France viii recall her declaration o. O'ot''
ade against England. Let EngaHd 't 'on~
her cabinet orders of the 18th H'v: loJs'
and the MILAN decree will expire o. O's"
The American commerce viii then f''T'st
its complete freedom, and be ASSURE az. y,
finding IN the harbors OF France I a, r, "~
protection. But it belongs to the y os'.