Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-20
DnEsDKN, Feb. IA.


and the Ottoman Porte. These two Courts
ha'e accepted the powerful mediation OF
The Emperor Napoleon. 1t is said tina,
since The Porte decided TO make peace,
the English Ambassador (Mr Adair,) no,
thinking himself safe at Cons,an,inople.
Pfeclpiately embarked fer Sicily.
MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Note from the Minister of Foreign Affairs
10 the Baron de Roell, Minister of For
eign affairs for Holland.
The undersigned Minister for FOREIGN
Nfiations Tor France. is charged with ma.
King known to his Excellency Baron de
Rce!l, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs.
the Resolutions which his Imperial Maiesty
has been forced to come TO i'm consequence
OF tho actual situation of Europe. Ifthese
determinations are contrary 10 the views of
the people of Holland, the emperor is GER
tsiniy sorry for it, and has adopted this
coursewth great regret. But the unrelen.
tIrg destiny which presides over the affairs
of this world, and which chooses that men
should he governed by events, cbliges his
MsJesiy 10 follow up with frmncss those
measures of which the necessity has been
demonstrated TO him, without suffering him.
sell to be turned aside by secondary con.
sidcratioDs
;" His Imperial Majesty, in placing one
OF his brothers on the throne of Holland.
did not foresee that England would dare to
proclaim cpenly the principle of perpetual
war and that TO support e she would a.
copt as the basis of her legislation, the
monstrous principles which have dictated
her Orders of Counci, CT November 1907.
Until then der maritime right was undouot,
ed]y ccmba.ed by France, aud repeiled be
Eectals; but It did not exclude all nayj.
sa,ion, and left sort Of independence TO
MARITIME nations. There was tu: little
inconvenience TO the common cause in the
commerce kept up by Holland with Eng.
land-either through the agency of eutrais,
or by borrowing their flag. Marsellics.
bordeaua, ana Antwerp, enjoyed The same
advantage England had still TO manage
the Americans, the Russ ans, and the Prus.
SLAMS me awedes, and the Danes, and these
nations formed sort OF league between the
pe@els wLcm the seas separated.
The fourth Coalition DESTROYED ,his
state OF th'ngs-=England succeeded in uni.
ting against France. Russia, Prussia and
Swed.h=--shc was no longer obliged to re.
sort to so much management-.it was then
that she abused both words and thine,-shc
set up the pre,ension OF making 'disappear
all the rights OF ntutrals before simnIe
decree Of Blockade. The emperor was
tarced to use 'yeprisals, ana at his entrance
INTO BSrihee answered it by the blockade
Oh the fritIsh I,es. ..Neuiralsl and ABOVE
"a, ApAicaSs dfman,icd an'explansrion
got th.s< seasute. HE ansgered them. That
although tAafbsufd sys,enfsf blockade was
a state aitoset Eef Yet iltolet sbse usurpation,
the emperor betnded him sell 10 the STOP.
ping on tie continent the commerce of the
Enghsh-=tEat The neutral flag should be
respected at sea-that his vesssl5tot war
and prvaiecrs should not disturb the ma.
siSaucn OF neutralsy the decree being en-
ly 10 be executed upon lard.
9 But the MEASURE itself, which compel-
led the shutting OF the ports OF Holland a.
&ainst the English commerce., injured The
inere"ht'le interests OF the people OF Hol-
laEd, and was Contrary to their ancient
habits. THIS was the first scarce Ct the
opposition which began to prevail between
France and Holland. Frcm that uRe his
Imperial MajSssy eeuld uot bu, observe that
ate King % Holland was divided between
his nCst impre,criptiuie duties-h,s duties
10 the Imperial hrone, and the me rcau
tile notions OF The Dutch nation. Nsvsrthe.
less his imperial Majesty arG,cd himself
with paiience, andsbut liis'eyes, IN exnec-
taiion iTcm the turn Of events cf some i,,.
cIaent which should deliver hi brother
from TIE very Unpleasant alternative 20
Which lie iourd himself reduced.
- During these TRANSACTIONS the peace Of
Tilsit was concluded. The Emperor ct
ltussia, provoked ny the outr ages winch the
English bad committed agar ST her f.e,
While she was fighting the battles of h,s,
land, and indignant at the horrible attack
on Copenhagen, made Goa mon cause win
France.
France flcn entcrtAiaad the hope that
England " Guild have been sensible OF the
inutility OF proracting the war, and ,hat
she would Lave teen willing to listen to
Reasonable terms CT peace. But this hone
vanished very soon. At the same time that
they vanished, the English, as is the expe-
Giticn TO Copenhagen had deprived them
Ct all sense OF shane, and set them free from
al restraints GiscIosed Ihsr p oieeis, and
published their Osders in Ccuncii Of No
vtn,ber 1857. IN arbitrary and tyrann,.
cal acs, winch flied oil Europe win III.
6ignsaon. By This aci England lock I'D.
GO her To make regulations, obbge iore,gn
vessels 10 come TO her larbouls be for
they proceeded TO Their ul.ln,ate des,,oa.
tions, ssd to pay her tribute Ihes sl,e
Tthdeted herself mistress If tie nav,ea
lion OF The Whole world recognised no
maritime ration as Indep.nden,. rendered