Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-12-06
Isilsr0 Citizens # The Senate, and
of tie Rawe et RepreseAtatives.

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vail, d IN our io,eign relations, and SO much
employed the deliberations OF Congress,
make TIA primary duy, in meeting you,
20 communicate whatever may have occur
std, in that hfanph OF cur neeionas affairs
4nr act Of the liss session oil Congress
concerning the cpmmereiAl intercourse
between the United States and G.. Britain
.pd France and shelr dependence" have
iNited, in new iorn, termination OF
their etitcis against cur ceulral commerce,
topirs of thc act w+re immediately for
ward, d 10 our ministers 81 Loadona and Pa
rs; With a view that lis okiect might be
wishin the sarly attention Of ths French &
1niish governments.
81 th- .communication received theosgh
our n,iniseer at Paris, it appeared, thar a
: tnowiedg= Of thc act by the French GO
4e,qment, was followed BY declaration
isat III. Bella AID Milan d-crees were re-
vakrd, AMI would cease to have effect on
III. fyst day Of November ensuing These
1,eing The only known ed5cts OF France,
ai,hn the description OF the act, and the
Yryocarion OF them, being such thas
tnCy SedSSIs at tt'Ht OSlSS ~ NIOi1tS our
ksu,ral commerce; the fact, as prescribed
ly Jaw, was announced By a proclamation
soaring date tbs 81 day OF New.
Il Mould hare well accorded with tie
xonciIjatory News, Indicated by this pro-,
eeedjas on tne part OF France, to have ex-
tt6dct. them 70 aIt the grounds of Just COM
p.smt, whicd now remain uaadIusted with
the U. s.. Il was particularly anticipated
that, as further evidence of Just DISPOSE
lions towards them, restoration would haye
been immediately made Of the property at
oar citizens seized under q misappIicatiou
Of ,he principle ofreptls1s, combined with
misconstructoa OF law OF the United
Safes, This expectation has not been iul,
Iiled. ~
From the .Bsitish government no commu-
Aicatiop on the subject of the act has been
sectivsd, TOT communication from our
9aiuister at London Of the revocation,
2yihr French government, Of It's Berlin and
&yian decrces, II was answered that the
British SYSTEM would be relinqnished as
soon az the repeal of the French DEGREES
should have actually taken eject, ard the
commerce o neutral nations have been res
sorcd 10 the condition in which it stood,
previously 10 she PRONUNCIATION of those de,
efees. This pledge, although it does not
,eeessariIy import, does not exclude the
intention of rcljnquishing, along with the
orders IN council, the practice OF those novel
flockades Is Heb have q Ike effect Of inter
inptinS our,nsu>sal commerce. And this
further justice - the JTrited States is the
rather to be looked for, inasmuch as the
btockades IN question, being not more con-
trary TO the established law OF nations, than
Inconsistent with the rulys of blockade Gc--
rarrh recognised by Giear Britain herself,
could have no alleged basis, other than the
I!sa liberalization, alleged as the basis Of
the orders in council. Under the modie-
eaten OF the original orders of November
1902, into the orders of April 1909, there
Is Indeed scarcely nominal distinction be-
tween the orders and the bIockades. One
ofthose ills gi,imate blockades, bearing date
IN May 1906, having been expressly avow~
ed TO be still unresended, and TO be, IN 81
feet, compreaended in the orders in coun-
Gil, was too distinctly brought withia the
pursiew Of the act of Congress, not 70 5s
t"Hnpreh;nded in the explanation Of the re-
qusitss TO \ compliance with it, Tie Brit
ISM government was accordingly aPprized by
cur minister near it, thar such WAS the light
~ which the subject was TO be regarded,
Va toe other important subjects depend
lag between the United States and that 60
te'n'nvnt, no progress has been made,
ION winch an early and satisfactory result
can DC relied on.
:, IN this new posture of our relations with
muse powers, the consideration OF congress
VIZ DC properly turned towards aremoyal