The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-15
DOCU MENTS
ACCOMPANYING THE PREsIDENT's
'MESoAGE-(C CONTINUED
From Mr.. Smith 10 Mr. Pinkney.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
q October 10 1910.


Your despatch of the 24'h of August, en-
Closing a newspaper statement OF q letter
from the duke de Cad.:re ~ Geaeral Arm
strong, Notifying revoc ton of me Bprl n
and Milan DEGREES, has been received. -
II ought not to be doubred that til. step of
the French government viii be fol owed b,
repeal on the part OF the British govern
ment OF Its orders in Council. And e a ter
mination OF the crisis between q. b. and the
u. D. be really intended, the repeat puglt
% include the system of paper block -.
which differ In name only from the retail
at"ry system comprised in the orders n
council. From the Complexion of the BIZ,
tlsh prints, not to mention other consdera
tons, the paper blockades may however n.,y
be abandoned. There is hence a prospect
that the U S. NAV be brought to issue with
G b.. on the legality OF such blockades. -
ih snch case" as II cannot be expected that
the u. D, foundt d as they are in law and
IN right, can acquiesCe in the VALIDITY of the
Brush pr actIce, II lies with the British e. =.
vernment 20 remove the difficulty. In aid
dition TO the considerations heretofore sta
ted 70 you in former letters, you may bring
tn the view of the British government the
retrospective operation of those diplomatic
nntihcations OF blockades. which Consider A
notice 10 the minister as notice TO his 90
vernment, and to the merchants, who are at
distance of three thousand miles. 1t will
recur to your recollection, that the presen,
ministry, iii The debates of parliament. in
opposition 70 the authors of the orders of ia
nuary, 1907, denied that the, were var.
ranted by the laws of nations. The analo
Sy between these orders and the blockade
CT May, 1906, insofar as both relate to a
trade between enemy ports, furnishes an
appeal to the consistency of those now III
office, and an answer TO attempts by them
to vlndicaie the legality of that block de.
1t is remarkable also, hat this blockade IS
founded on " he new and extraordi ar
means resorted to by me enemy, for rms pur
pose of distressing the commerce Of Br. sh
subjects :" What are those means -
In what respect do they violate our ,4cu raj
rights Are they still III operation -
1t rs believed that true answers to rhes,.
questions will enforce the obligation of viel-
ding 20 our demands on this subjcct. You
may also refer the British government ia
the charac' eris,ic definition of a blockaded
port, as SCI forth in their treaty with Rus
sia,s of June, 1901, the preamble of which
declares that one of its objects was to set
tie an invariable determination of their
principles upon the rights of neutraHty''
Should the British government unexpect
edly resort to the pretext of an acouiescence
on the part of the U. S, in their practice.
1t may be remarked, that prior to, as well as
during The present administrator this gov
eminent has iuvsria1lyprotestcd against such
pretensions and in addition to ether in
stances heretofore communicated to YOU,
herewith transmit 10 you an extract of a
lettert to the department OF State. of JuIv
Is, 1899 from Mr.. King our Minister a,
London, and slso sucn part of Mr.. Mar
shall's lettert 20 him of The goth Septen
Der, lS00Sas relates to the subject of block
AIDES. And it may, moreover, be urged that
the principle now contended for by the
y D, was maintained against others as well
as u. b, as appears from the accompany.
ing copy OF the letterS TO our Minister al
Madrid, in the year 1901. To this princi
pie the U 5 also adhered, when bellige
rent, as in the case of the bloc kade of Tri
poll, as will be seen by the annexed letter -
from the Navy Department. You will
press on the justice, friendship and polio,
OF O. b, such "A Course Of proceeding as viii
obviate the dilemma resulting to the r.. s
from refusal to put AN end to the pane
= The JoIiovuing is the article ofthe Rus
sian treaty alluded 10 Ed. Nat. Int.
80 That in order to determine 7uha
charaSferiseS a biock4ded h9rf, fhat DEM
rrinafton is given only TO fhat 7uhere Ahr,,
IL, by ,he disho8itio7 oT tie houer 7oLfc,
attackS IL with shifts stationary, ar Su6fct
emily near, an evident danger in enter
ing"
| See eCTaet subjoincd Of tie ritter re
lJerred TO, from Mr.. K,ne and an erlrac
from me eorreshordencc ahuded 10 by hin
/ SnUoined.
| Sp6ioiDed.