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

asserted in that houas< tji.at i,},s, i,a' d,
tons with France, and v ii. lb;s ssoaI
spectlng the repeal Of the frso rss,'H y,
and Of Our orders in council, An Am as,'es
manifested decided partiaiiy S !" e..
France. By these as ertions, H. - s aYs
sell been entrapped into brEsr I'D aa
were well founded t! aud in consso ul4 !
that conviction, he had made use u @.aS
sioas respecting men aud measvr".
he he, was nov, now most ANXIOUS to ,e w.
What could be the motive of ths NJ: iso
s2ntations OF this matter which w.s
silly sent abroad, and 50 industr;o''sIs wv
pogated, nc woa..,l not take UPON n;s sE Gaj
say bat he feit it his duty fullv s,Js
rateiy to Inform himself upon die s4 L;
and the result of his enquiries Ia, ,s
dainty satisfied him that the nisrqn. "l'
ton he alluded to had nothing il +, S' .
TO warrant them. He should up1rr% WI
prove not only that the words Of n. r n
dent OF the United States, reIat;vrFf%% 1
pending negotiations were misntrrDr,,~
bat that from irrefragable documan ,s%
would demonstrate tha: there wsrs
grounds whatsoever ;or the cnarq4 of r,.
ality on the part ofAmgrica towards Pr r+u
to the prejudice OF this country. T5~"
bic lord then proceeded to read the D,s..s
in the speech Of the president Of the lTn'$I
States to congress, which reIa,es to The
Sociaeions with the two goyenmepr II
France and England.
The noble lord also read the reDort md
by congress in answer to dc presidents al
dress, and argued both from the text If ~
speech and the comment upon if, tie rrOo,,
to prove that instead of any partially towaris
France, the terms proposed were rab.,g
more favorable 10 England. The tenor II
the Instructions from the American cover,
ment to their ministers at Paris and at I'm,
don, the noble lord likewise referred to al
containing still stronger proof Of the implr.I
TALLY Of America, Or rather of her incIins.I
tioEto side sooner with England tnanFranc,
From all these documents, itappearcd. aD}
it was put in still stronger light ina letter
from Mr.. Canning to Mr. Piakney whid
hewever does not appear among the p1pus
on the table, that America held out n:ady
the same terms, couched in nearly the same
language to both governments-To France
she observed hat if the French Sovenmel,
did not repeal their DEGREES, while Enyand
revoked her ordurs in council, America
must be forced into contest with France
in the other passages Of correspondence, the
.sword & war" was expressly made use Of
Indeed Eot os,sy did perfect imparJlaIity
respecting the two governments appear %
guide the proceedings Of America, bat a TAR
and full consideration of them #oula induce
every unprejudiced mind to think, instead
Of much being offered to France and little
to England, the reverse was the CAST and
that much had been offered TO hngaad AID
Little to France.
~ listening to the o2er in August Ia"
Eneland might have secured TWO aay'H'aS
es--the repeal o: the embargo, and the mex *
70 certainly, OF having america as an 'I }
in the war against France; while FTance'A
the first instaaos, had the offer but o. on'
advantage these were considerations |nlcl
he could not too strongly recommend Fo%
serioes attention OF their lordshPs' ~ "
the Offer of America in August IaS'' T"
candidly considered. Let the adVan''s'
of embracing it, and the evils that mus as. a.
suit from rejecting it, be maturey Welsa'S
This was the greag object he had IN view y.
and to which he must again inplore i9' y
rious attention of their lordshlPS' =" -
der to attain that object, he should NJ ~
move an humble address to his ma)e''y' u =
drift of which was to pray his majesty wof 6,
be graciopsly pleased, whlls the ao0' .n "
negotiation was still open, to aaoP' 'a ~,
measures as might tend to restore ~ =.
wontrd relations with America anu ~ .c;
tablish the former footing of our CONN rrl al
al intercourse with that country =. .ar
dress moved by the noble fora wa '.;o.