Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-15

,spu,eaIs American NsssVISI "s''" ''s own
"S sI iWo right to do 10 within the terrific.
=. If lie alliesI and
'' a. The reason Of that right, VlE. " 4sesHlS
,SS,,,sgs he'd IeiE'd french Vrsseis" 8
Tbs frat vi these subjects has bean already
..',nIn d AND the second must 10 decided
w.. sS the Grst, Aimee Ills MSjeSty'S rights with.
!. ,he limits Oi ais ally CaIInoI 30 greater than
Min hlA own. II then Il has been SheWR,
~, the non intercourse law was merely do.
S~'iys In Ia orjeCtj that It Was hut intended
% guard asNihSt that Atats Of VIOLENCE which
mSonplly p"eVailsdI that Il was restricted Ia
!. operatIon u tue territory I'll the y States,
,,It Of II was duty promulgated there End
J. Europe hGlole execution. il will be AL
,nL unnecessary u rel cut, that law Of
'nch JsN ripIOn cannot authorize measure
,IrrpiI.L equally sudd,u aud silent In ilS
,metmcnt and application, founded on no
s,A u, wrong, productive Of 20 previous
sumpl.in And operating beyond the limits
al Tn M jrNy'S territories, md within
thoIS Of NIerVigaa, VINO hid even iMViirR
ihs commerce Vi Tho United States 10 their
ports
Il Il therefore tho third sui set only, the
ttl.ga u ne right, Wrieh relnR,ns 10 DO OK.
.nnrd md " III ICgard 10 Il I may obIUrVC,
ruf,he NllsdErd fact which Iorm' thiS rSa-
,ol DO IN 'oundCd, the reason ! sell falls and
TIC iiChl with IT, In this view Of the busi-
hH may bU permitted 10 Cnqulre, when and
where any seizure Of l'Vnch vessel hHA
KIN place under The non intercourse laW
Aud Rt tue sumo time 20 eKplCSS my firm
PERSUASION, that no IuSh Acquire has b. OH
m .dUi p!rsuaslon founded Aiko on Tho
,cnco GI tho Eoi gr1nisnI and Of the journals
o. ,he country, and still more on he poh'lVO
d.claration Of several we'll informed Snd re-
unstable person. who have leR America ~
lie ~ the 2nIh vi DC, cmbGr last My coi-
el, ion th:r, tore s. that no French vessel
b.yInv wulttrd tic Inv, no seizure Of such
,,,Srl has ortured, and that the report winch
hS reached Paris Is probably founded or n
circumstance Rltogrlncr unrcnnGcIed with
Ue non intc, course mw or lis operation.
Though i'll & ON wishing 10 pnIong this
letter, | cannot close It without remarkinR
Ila vrca, and sudden chrnEe wrought IN hS
r.r NyS sentiments with regard 10 the de.
Iersjve .ytem al pied by tive y. ). no
Law. which il now believed 10 furnish ground
for repri.al, was frat communicated 70 his
npics(y in June or July last, and certainly
oil npI then ex, iIe any suspicion or feeling
unrriendly 70 the American government. Far
from this, its com municattOn WaS immediate
" followed BY cvcrtureS OF accommodation,
which, though productive ct no positive ar
ranvement, dul dot make matters worse than
they found them.
On the 22d OF august last ! was honored
with O full expo ,itinn Of the views snd prln-
eiples VIII \ hJd Governed, and which should
Continue 70 govern is mAjesty'S policy III re-
latiOn 20 tae.U 5. and IN THE VIC do not find
The Slightest trace Ct complaint against the
pr visions Of the law in question.
Alta period ter thJn the 22d OF august
anAneliCun'E slip destined 10 port oil SPAIN
wa. captured ny French. priNa,eer AnSP.:
peal VS. made 10 lis moj"siy'S minister OF
war, who, hsyirc submitted the case, received
o,d,r 10 R2rrgtsaH .fmrricar 'SeTSetS destined
10 Stanish herls, GhIrh had no' V'0|0'ed me
lMftriaI "trrees.
Another American ship. OF pSist oil time
sill later thanIthe capture Of tho proceedings
was brourht into the port Of Bayo"ne, but
Gaviur pIGlG,rd no fay Of his mNjsSty' was
acquitted by lis council VI prizes and last
ly- .. r
In the long conversation I had The honor Of
holding With your excslency on the 2S'h OF
January, 10 ldOa oil rcpriSal waSmainsHin e
By you nor suspected by mes but on the
contrary, In speaking OF tie Sei1"re nt Anne
rcan property in Spain. YOU expressly de-
tlared that Il was not eItSfsedfi"n
Can p,Oors he more conclusive, that from
The hrst pronlu' CATION Of the law down to the
ssh Of jsuu"ry last, nothing In the nature
Of rerrisul waS contemplated by his majesty
VIVA, circumstance may have since occur,
red to prpt'uce a change In his opinion,
know no, but the con6a nee I feel IN the
open and loyal roli:y Of his majesty. alto
ee,her excludes the idea, that the rule was
merely found Cor the occasions and mad" 10
Justly seizures. not otherwise justiha0ic,
pray your excslIeney to accept &c &c
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