Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-04-23

out having any ground OF complaint against
france, have included her ia their aas Of ex-
c'uil"n aud from the mouth OF MAY, have
prohibited r ench ve6els from entering their
ports under paIn OF conhscation. AS .Oon AS
his Majesty was apprized of this mealure, he
feit u necessary 10 direcr that American YES
scls should tie treated ia reciprocal manner,
not only u his territory, but also in the couL-
tries under his influence. Ia the ports Of Ho
land, Spain, Italy and Naples, American yes
sels have been ezed, hecaule the Americans
had f zed French vefIest Tie Americans
cannot helitate as 70 the conduct they have to
adopt They ought either 10 repeal their de-
ciaration OF independence, and 70 become, as
before the revolution, the subjects of En-
gland, or 10 take meafuTes to prevent their
commerce and their induitry from being taxed
by the EBgiiih which renders them more de-
pendent than Jamaica, which has at leaft an
aiiembly OF representatives, aud IT'S privileges.
: Men Ct no political character, without
honor, and without energy, may indeed, aIledge
that they may iu5mit TO pay the tribute i'm
pCied by England becaufe il is uncomfortable !;
but how do they not perceive that the Englifh
a ioon as they have obtained recognition Of
the principle will incrcafe the inipolt? So
that this burden, at Grlt light, becoming Ia
iIpportab'e, it will be necehary 70 fight for
intereit, after refuling TO fight for honor.
The undersigned frankly avows that France
bad every thing TO gain by giving Americans
welcome reception in her ports. She finds
her advantage in commercial relations with
neutrals; fhe is, 10 no relpect, jealous of their
prolperity Great, powerful, opulent, Che is
fAfIettpH yzyhan nv har fH,t ,c
neutrals, her expectations may give the re-
/ quite Development to her agriculture and
| manufactures.
Scarcely thirty years have elapfed iDce
the State, OF America founded in the midi
Of the new world an independent country,
! at The etpence of the blood Of 70 many ina
/ mortal men who fell in the field Of battle TO
| flake of the Ieadeu yoke of the Engliih Mon
arch. Thoie generous men were FAR from i'm
! agin,ng, when they thus flied their blood
| for tie independence of America, that within
70 ihort period there ihould be an attempt
made TO impoie upon them ltiii more op-
| preiiiVe yoke than that they had ihaken off,
| by iubjecting their indufryto the tarif of Brit
( iih Legilation, and the Orders III Council of
( 1907
! :" II, therefore, the Minilter Of America is
prepared to engage, that the american vellels
ihall not fubnit TO the EngIifh Orders in Coun-
Gil Of November 1907, nor to any decree Of
, blockade, unlels there be an actual blockade,
! the undersigned is authorized 10 conclude
f, any Description Of convention t,snding to re-
new the treaty of commerce with America,
and comPrehending all the mealures calcula-
ted to coniolidate the commerce and PROPER
ity of Americas
"The undersigned has felt it his duty TO
reply TO the verbal overtures of the Miniaer
of America, in written note, that the Pref
dent of The United States may be better ena.
bed TO know the friendly intentions of France
with regard TO the United States, & her favor.
able dilpoition towards the American com
merce.
(Signcd) "THz DUKE or CADoRE."