Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-18

I'VE VIII Uo4 0Ack 70 S4ttVsg sase s. ~ =.
lattsr period of thar administrators Of which
the present IL continuation. :;
So early ~ November. 1906, the enpe.
,ror of, France issued an imperial edict az
Berlin, declaring che dominions OF Great
Britain tus 4 atate Of blockade, and pFbni-
biting all commercesin artielss. Nhieh were
the growth or manufacture Of those doml.
Mons. This decree IN It's terms applied 20
the United States: JIG Deesmber, q o7, .
decree was made BY the same authority,
which wasra still more nnquatifed and ua'
eqtuiyoeal act Of hostility ON the Ahsr'ean
people. 80
was drawn from the department. of state,
dire cling Q remonsrance against the decree
Of 1906. These iatdy instructions were re.
c.iyed on the 26th Of March, and in,medi'
ately obeyed." General Armstrong, how
ever, had previously demonstrated. In his
lst,vr Of thu 9Th Of April, hesays,'" though
/ had complained often and earnes'ES OF
both the principle and operation Of the N.
peror's dterres Of November, 1906, and
Dec. mbsr, 1907, (haying written " least
twenty notes o. The diffsren. cass which
Rave arisen under .hem) yes as The pr'si'
dents orders were express, tha,'0n receipt
Of Your letter, ] should suptrsdd 10 what
ever representations might have been pre-
yiously made, q formal rrsnons.ranee r.
rAinst those DEGREES, ! did not lose mo.
fneuI In wri.ingaad presenting the suslossd
note" To This noty ] have no. ytt'sseeivsd
m answer, nor have | reason 20 expect one
soon, Nc the emperor has left Paris ~ 10
said for SPAIN and had At no time before
he oct out, indicated any altera.ion'in The
views which originally produced the de.
crers Ia question" ...
On the t2,h Of April, Gen. Armstrong
infotms the secretary Of state, that his re-.
mons,raness remains unanswered.
- Il 10 not commended, that the interval bt.
tween the 2d ard 18th OF April, was such
as 70 afford much cause for complain. NJ the
silence then observed but Gent al Aim.
strcnE had "wr!tcn at least twenty nutes'
on this subject, without sucress, and no
answer to this remembrance was given in
the course OF that year.
On the 4,h Of July, 1903, General Arm.
strong, IN compliance with the instructions
Of the president demonstrated against GER:
tain expressions used in letter OF the 18th
Of January, addressed to him by Mr.. Cham.
pagny. These expressions were so haush-
" and imperious, that not eyrn MIR. Jrher..
son could pass the over uunoticed.
On the 10th Of the same month general
Armstrong addressed another letter TO MIR.
ChamPagny requesting to know whether
the French government justified its admiral
in burning or otherwise destroying on the
high seas the ships and merchandise be.
longing to citizens of the United States.
In these letters general Armstrong did
not forget or disobsylhe~ Older "to avoid
a STYLE ofprocedure, which might cooperate
with the policy effhe British govt,nmentby
stimulating the passions oflhe French.
II letters on any subjects whatever might
be supposed to require and 10 admit OF i'm.
mediate answers, those above ei;sd are Of
this crip,iou.
The 6rst related &c direc. attaek on the
rights Of oery friendly nation, the second
70 expressions used to thar nation in an Of.
fetal note, which are totally incompatible
with lis sovereignty and self government,
and the third modes,ly asked whether his
maiesty's government avowed or disavow.
ed the bul ming Of American property on
the high seas. It is difficult TO imagine
letters 10 which more immediate answers
ought to have been given.
On the 26sh Of July general Armstrong
says" 1t would have given me the highest
pleasure 10 have drawn from this govern.
men, such explanations on the general sub.
iecs Of our differences with them, 40 would
have me. the friendly aud equitable views
Of the u. s. but owe il as well to you
ss to myself to declare tha, every attempt
for that purpose hitherto made has failed,
and under circumstances which by no means
indicate any change in ibis fsspect for the
better"
On the 7,h of August he says "my re.
monstrances continue to be unanswered"
On the 2s,h of August he says since