The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-04-26
NEwPoRT. WEDNESDAY. ApRrI.as 1909.

IL Is agreed, between his majesty the
King OF Great Britain and the lords of the
states general, that if during the present war
the subjects of any king or state, shall under
take to traffck, or have any commence with
the subjects OF France or, if their vessels, la
den with any wares or merchandise whatever,
are met in their passage to France, they shall
DC attacked and taken by the men Of war and
privateers of the contracting parties, and con-
demncd as lawful prizes"
In l7ol, the English and Dutch entered
into partition treaty against Spain. In this
they bound themselves not to make peace
with Spain, until security should be given that
France should not receive any Of the Spanish
colonies, or even Garry on any commerce
whatever with them.
The 5th article of the same treaty saws -
II shall be lawful, for the king of Great
Britain and the lords of the states general, IN
order that the commerce Of their subjects
may be extended, to seize all the lands and
cities they can, in the Spanish colonies, and
whatever they may take shall be their own"
In 1918, the English attacked and des-
troycd IN time OF peace, the French fisheries
on the coast of Canada, and p.undered the
deienccless towns OF the Spaniards in South
America
In 1870, jealous of the Ostend East India
company, the English intercepted and plum
dercd their ships--and in the same year they
sailed into tine Baltic, and behaved so insolent-
", that Russia and Austria entered into an
alliance, for the protection of their trade.
In l72l, the Spanish colonies and galleons
We're attacked, during peace.
In 1857, the Spanish government com.
planned OF the enormous abuses and outragcs
committed by British smugglers, on the
coasts OF South America /: and it asked Der.
mission to search all British vessels found on
these coasts {: the minister promised redress,
but refused to permit search-an ATTEMPT
was made to restrain the abuses complained Of
but 1t created such Glamour in England, that
the ministry were driven into a war to s,,s-
tam the piracies and smuggling. Some OF
the pirates themselves, that had been punished
by the Spaniards, were permitted, even be-
fore the house Of commons, to excite the en-
NIFTY OF the nation, in order to give acolour
to their dcprcdations. A writer (eranii,,a.
non efMe ohhosifion to the treaty Of Pardo,J
noticing this subject, says" If all the de-
prcdations committed by our people in the
american seas, were known the nation
would be astonished at having given birth to
such number OF villains who have grossly
the most sacred laws Of na,ions.p
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a prosperous condition., Notwithstanding the
opposition it experienced on the ocean and in
India, the British ministry involved Austria,
lin a disastrous war. Peace was granted, but
on condition, that proved the object Of the
was compelled to sign the trca-
ty of Vienna Of 1881, which stipulated, that
/" the commerce between the Austrian Meth
erlands and the East Indies, should cease for
ever
The efforts of the French, to open an India 4
trade, were wholly frustrated, for above half
century. 1t was not until 1920, that they OBJ
tanned settlement at Pondicherry, which
they, with difficulty, preserved in the war of
l744. Their success, however, became very
great, after the peace of l748, and FASTENED
the ruin, which their cnvious neighbours were
conc erting.
AS soon as the peace of AK la Chapelle
was concluded, in l74S, the French abandon
cd their marine, and entered into CONNER
cial speculations with unprecedented activity,
their trade hourishcd, and in l755, no less
than 25 India-men sailed from L'Orient--
The English, on the contrary, began to pre-
pare for a new war, as soon as that OF l74S
had closed their fleets were put in COM
plete repair and readiness for sea and every
other arrangement made for vigorous mca-
surcs.-The object Of such preparation was
unknown until the close of l755, when the
French colonies, fisheries and merchantmen
were suddenly attacked,in moment of peace
and confidence. No declaration Of war APP
pcarcd until 1856, but the English fleets had
sailed in April, May, and August, l755. The
consequences were necessarily most fatal to
the French, above 800 merchantmen were
seized and between and 5000 persons,chicf-
ly seamen, were cast into English prisons.
This prchdious conduct is the moro re-
mafkablc, as besides the ordinary obligations
of justice and custom, the existing treaties
required that a declaration of war should pre-
ccdc hostility, and that the property and per-