Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-17
From the National Iatel;gencef.
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ACCOMPANYING THE MESSAGE OF THE
PREsIDENT.-C CONTINUED.
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Department Of State, July Z, 1910.

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Department Of State, Jaly u, 1910.
You will herewith receive duplicates
of nv letters to you Of the 18th, 10th and
so,h Tune, and Cd and 5th o! July.
This despatch you will receive from
lieutenant Spence, of the navy, who's 70
proceed from New York IN the siooP OF
war the Hornet, This publicvessel has
been ordered to England and to France,
not only for the purpose OF transmitting
dispatches to you and to our funcuonary
az Paris, but for lAe further purpose OF at
forainp you as weli as him, safe opportu.
nity of conveying to this department, be-
Z fore the next meeting OF congress, full in
formation of the ultimate policy, in rela-
ton to the United States, of the govern
ments of England and France. And with
view to ensure her return to the United
States, in due season, her commanding Of
hcer has received orders not to remain in
any port in Europe after the first day Of
October next, With respect therefore to the
tine YOU will de,ain Mr.. Spence III London
YOU will be ina uenced by the information
which YOU NAV receive from him as to
the orders he may have from the command
Ing officer of the Hornet.
have the honor to be- &c.
r. SMITH. .
Wm Pinkney, esq &c. &c. &c.
Fran Dir, Smith 70 4N,. Piakney.
Department gf State, Oct. 10, 1910.
SIR,
Your despatch Of the Gath of August,
enclosing newspaper statement OF letter
from the duke Of Cadorr to general Arm
strong, nolifving a revocation ufI.he Berlin
and Milan DEGREES, has been recelved.--
Ii ought not to be doubted hat this step OF
the French government will be followed by
a repeal on the part of the British govern
ment Of its orders in council. And if a
termination Of the crisis between Great
Britain and the United States be really
intended the repeal ought 70 include the
SYSTEM Of paper btockades, which differ in
name only from the retaiatory system COM
prised in the o,drrs in council. From the
complexion OF the British prints, MOTTO
mention other considerations, the paper
blotkairs may however not be aban 'oncd.
There is hence prospect that the United
States may be hroughe TO issue with Great
Britain, on the sality Of such b.ockadcs.
In such case, as il cannot be expected that
the United States, founded as they are in
law and in right, csn acquissce in the Walt.
Z IN. + he
British government to remove the difficulty
III. addition to the considerations hereto
fore stated to you in former letters, you
NAV bring to the view of the British 60
vernment the retrospective operation OF
those diplomatic notifications OF blockades,
which consider notice TO the miuister as
notice to his government and to The mer-
chants, who are at distance of three thou
saad miles. Ii will recur to your recollec-
ton that the present ministry, in the de-
bates Of parliament, In opposition to tie
authors Of the orders in council Of January,
1907, denied that they were warranted by
the laws o; nations. Tae analogy between
these orders and the blockade Of May
1906, insofar as both relate to trade be-
tween enemy ports, furnishes an appear to
the consistency of those now in Office, &
an answer to attempts by them to vindcate
the legality OF tina, blockade. tits remark.
able also, that this blockade is founded on
" the new aud extraordinary means re-
sorted to by the enemy, for the purpose Of
distressing the commerce of British sub
ircts." What are those means: In what
respect do they violate our neutral rights?
Are they still in operation! 1t is believed
that true answers to these questions will
enforce the obligation of yielding to our
demands on this subject. You may also
refer the British government 10 The charac-