Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-24

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LATE hglT1sH EAvoy. -sGoncluded. !.
MILO.
Dispatch fran The hon. DaO;J Erskine I
llr. Secretary Gaming dated Washingtof
letR March, 1906 reeeivea 18th april. !.
SIR,
Since the arrivalin ttr D. laware rive,
on The 10Th inst. of the American dispatch
vessel the Union from England & France
have had an interview with the presiden
(Mr. Msdison) and the secretary Of state
(Alr. Rabyrl Smith j who expressed THEN
ssntimN ms 10 me- very freely relative 10 the
intelligence which was hroughtsby that yes.
sci.
The president observed, that The altera'
@tion in his majesly's orders IN councilby the
recent cfdtr which has been communicated
s ty 100 10 Mr.. Pinkney, suspending the
operation of the acts as 10 any duties on ex-
porla,ipn granted by the said acts as far as
relates 10 articles beixg the grewth, produce
or manufacture of any country being IN
amity with his majesty" &c. did not IN tact
move the objections entertained by the
L. S against the orders in council IN aay
degree worthy of notice. That thcy still
yilated the neutral rights, OF this country,
as they made it necessary for American
SHIPS 10 pass through England, which was
NOT only an infringement Of The indePend-
ence Of the u. S. but was completely de-
structive OF their commerce, since the A.
mvrican vessels wete prohibited from going
70 TIE continent after they had been forced
90 touch in England.
Hr remarked also upon the circumstance
ofRussia and Denmark being comprehend.
cd in ,ht operation of the orders IN council,
which he said was assuming q new principle
! as the ORDERS had been hitherto reslsd upon
th gtound oil . right'of retaliation where
as sKassia and Denmark have never issued
any decree violating neutral rights. he
Complain d severity Of this, and Went over
the same argume mis- upon these points which
h. hati made use of while he was secretary
Of. SLATE, and seemed to be greatly disap-
pointed and vexed that no charge in the se-
la,itnssof the u S. with the beIligerents
sc ned likely to take place before the meet
ing otstht new Congress in May next, as
he forssees the serious difficulties and en-
barfassmtn,s in which tie U. S. will be
III involved undermining upon the course
Of conduct which it will be expedirnt to
po'sue, IS it IS universally thought that the
non intercourse law cannot last lor ger than
the .nexl session of Congress, and it will
become necessary at that time either to a
abaucien al id a of resistance, or 20 deter
nine TO adopt measures of hostility against
beth htlles renta. which could not be CARR.
ed ~ the iast Congress, and therefore a,e
ssls. ltss likely to be adopted IN the new,
Which wilt consist Of a largerenumber OF
NJ mhers averse 10 such desperate a5d
unsvalhng course.
fh- secretary Of state, Mr.. Robert Smith,
iepeaied the sentiments which he had often
expr, ssed to ms, ,rhen secretary OF the ma
W, oi regret that his .nra)es'N s government
seemed nor 10 believe that the United States
wDnlS resist the DEGREES of France. He
thinks the CORE sponSlt.nee between the A
meriean minist.r at Paris General Arm
spang, land the French government, prove
the determination of this governments not tc
submit To Yhem. He declared 10 nr also
that he kposus that war would have beer
Instantly d. slarsd against France, upon G.
Bfitsin's relaxing her orders, which he sale
were issued before. the United S,attshad al
opportunity of ascertaining the illegal inter
prssaiion which France meant to put upor
hv, DEGREES; he added. that he was con
ysnesd that even now measures of aetna
hostility weuld b. adopted against France
withnut hesitation, should Great. Britain
l.iax in her orders so as to afford the u
Sal an opportunity Oh doing SO with no
nor but that II would be impossibls tia
they should single ous France as an oppo
psnt, while Great Britain, contrary TO he