Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-14

subjects or neutral prlnCeS WlA lauS hndtb
care which his majesty has thus taken
preserve for them the same extsnt and a.
same liberty Of commerce whic. ,hcy A.r.
been accustomed to enjoy during peace
I will now read such OF the articles oe
this French regulation as relates to II,
question under examination.
g article I. His majesty forbids French
privateers to stop or bring into the por,. of
his kingdom, vessels belonging to subcct,
Of neutral princes, going from the ports q
their dominion, and laden on account Of II,
owners or other subjects of the said neu,r,
princes with merchandise Of the growth .,
manufacture of their own country, TO carr
the same directly unto any other star,
whatsoever, even those with which his n,
iesty is at war provided nevertheless, thu,
there be not in the said vessels any cou1,,
band goods.
Ayticle 9. They are in ike manner 6,
hidden to stop vessels belonging to subject,
Of neutral princes, going from the por;s Of
any state whatsoever, even of those win
which his majesty is at war, and ladenm
account Of the owners or other subiects If
the said neutral princes, with merchant.
which they Shall have received in the sam.
country or state whence they shall have de-.
parted, to return directly into the ports Of
the dominion Of their sovereign.
=" Article 8. He also forbids them "a
stop vessels belonging to the subjects Of
neutral princes, departing from the ports Of
one OF the states neutral or allied to his u,a.
jesty provided they are not laden with
merchandise Of the growth or manufactus
ofhis enemies: in which case the mercb,n.
disc shall be good prize, and the vessels
shall he released
article 4. In like manner his lnaes.y
forbids privateers to Stop vessels belonging
to subjects of neutral princes departn::
from state allied TO his majesty or neural
to SO to state the enemy of his majesty
provided there be not On board said vessel
any merchandise contraband, nor OF til,
growth or manufacture Of the enemi:s Of
his majesty in which cases the merchan,
die shall be good prize, and the vessels
shall be released.
+" Article 5. Vessels belonging to subjects
Of neutral states which shall depart from
the ports OF a state the enemy Of his ma.
.jesty, and there have taken their ladins ia
Whole or IN part, to go to the states Of any
other prince than their owa, whether allied
to ms majesty, neutral or enemy, may bs
stopped and brought into his kingdom, and
shall DC declared good prize with theirl&
ing, even although laden on account of the
subjects Of his majesty, or OF an allied Or
neutral state"
This regulation Of Louis XIV. in t70A
Che being then at war with England & iol'
land was rc-enacted by Louis XIV. in 17a4
(France being again at war with England
with some exceptions in regard to those
neutral nations, with whom France had
formed treaty stipa!ations incompatible with
that regulation.
In these Ave articles we have, if mis-
take not, the whole doctrine Of the British
rule otl756. The direct trade TO and from
neutral ports and the enenys ports Del"o
permitted; bat not the trade to and from
the ports OF one allied Or neutral state, to
and from the ports OF another allied or neu'
trail state i; i tic Adins' Of tie neutral vs''
seIs c0nsis!t Al mercha2diSe tie pr9dttct'0@
Of the eaemy's country much less to carry
the same from one port OF the enemy
another port of the enemy.
The PRINCIPLE Of the British RUE AM
of ehe French regulation appears to De- u
prevent neutrals coming In to aid the ener:J
i'll the commerce of one part CT his donF
Mons with any other part thereof, or %
procuring a market for the enenv's proalr
tons in any o-ler country than that OF foI
neutral actually transporting the same, a~
far lts o1Ua use sae2 coA3umbti1A.