Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-08-06

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cree, published an order oftae British council
which withdraws from their enemies priv
lege heretofore granted them OF fishing III
safety. We say from their c'aenifs, Tor the
order applies to those vessels only " which
clear out from any port so far under the con-.
troll Of Franco or her allies as that Brush
vessels may not feely trade thereat." # IS
undeniable that there is no port which comes
within this definition, that dees not belong 10
a power, the enemy Of England.
The National lntelligencer admits that this
order does not aaec1 the United States. Yet
he cannot forego this opportunity to ininse
into his remarks that bitterness against Eng
land, which constitutes the most prominent
feature of his character.
Whatever construction" says he, be
put on it, this new order affords serious mat.
ter for reflection as a link of the great chain
Of lawless domination which Britain exhibits
disposition to extend ovel every sea-"
Thus ready are our rulers to embark in the
quarrel of every nation against England
thus unwilling are they to resent the deepest
injuries inflicted on ourselves by France -
and yet they dare TO assert their claim to i'm
partiaityl
The decree made at Ranlbouillet having
found It's way into several papers, asketch OF,
it was given in the National lntelligencer. 1t
appeared however without a comment But
in the succeeding paper he says that this dc
cree, /" the substance of which was extracted
from the London papers, comes IN so cues.
tiona5te shane shat gve kno7u cot'ho7o 1o.un-
derstandu IT," An unwilling condemnation Of
it is then forced from him, but it is uttered
in guarded terms by no means eyinclng that
serious impression which such decree GIT
to make on every American.
But the reluctant dsapprobation Of the
Rambouillet decree which the National IN
telligencer fnas himself compelled to utter,
soon YIELDS 10 theme on which he enters
with al.crity ana expatiates with delight -
Turning to the order Of council, he gives IN
bridled license to his feeling of hostility a.
gainst England, and his invectlTe here flows
with ,.nroot, sined energy.
g The new order in council he says, is
conspicuous evidence of the injustice which
now characteristics the conduct Of the belige-
rents. Thirsting for plumber, it has been
discovered by Great Britain, that there is one
branch Of commerce, iii it may be so called}
which she has not nonopolized. The right
to FISH in the ocean is a right common to all
mankind; and no nation Can prevent any but
its enemy from enjoying the privilege
Aware that it wouii be too glaring an nva-
sion of right to capture the unofending FISH
ing smacks Of q neutral nation (which are sc.
ncrally permitted even by an cnemy1 the
British council have invented this gossame1
veil of French influence to cover the enorni-
ty ofthe outrage"
The National Intelligencer then proceeds
to mingle with his invcctives against Eng.
land some farlacious as well as inapplicable
reasoning on the right partially to interdict
commerce to follow linn through which
would lead us much further than these re-
marks are intended to go. Our sole purpose
is TO solicit the attention OF our readers to the
glaring partiality demonstrated by the differ
ent temper in which this new decree Of France
and order Of England are received. For this