The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-15
Cite Gnqnlrer.
RICHMOND, MAY Is, 1910.
THE OBSERVER.
No. /.
BRITISH AND FRENCH Ep1cTs.

BRITISH AND FRENCH EDICT3., Tai
THE DOCUMENTS, which were laid
before the II. of r. on the last day of the ses.
sion, give some CLEANS of hope, that the
obnoxious DEGREES of the belligerents will be
repealed and our rights respected-that a
sort OF CHReNoLSGIcAL ADJUSTMENT will
take piace--that is, that each nation will
take Oft their respective edicts, in the order
of their dates.
France, at least, has pledged herself to
this course Of proceeding. Her minister of
foreign Relations. has assured our minister
that the only condition required for the
revocation by lis majesty, Of the Decree OF
Berlin, will be previous revocation by the
British government of her blockades of
France, or part of France (such as that
from the Elbe to Brest, Slc.) of DATE
ANTERIOR TO that of the aforesaid decree ;
and that if the British government would
IMen recall the Orders in Council, which
had occasioned tie decree of Milan, that
decree should also be annulled." A propo-
s,tion has, III consequence, been made to the
British Cabinet, on the part of Mr. Pinkney,
torecali =" her proclamation or illegal block
AIDES which are Of a date prior to that of the
berlin decree, or to give formal declara
ton that Trey are noi 1o5v tn force" The
dispatches by the John Adams, will, most
probably bring us the result of the negocia
tons on this leading point S..
10 cast greater light or .his point, let us
take brief historical sketch Of the illegal
blockade orders, which have been issued by
q. b. during this war, anterior to the Berlin
Decree.
Cn the 18th April, 1904, Mr.. Merry en-
forms the Sec. OF State, that his malesty's
government had thought proper to yield to
oar reInopstrances against the blockade of
Martinique and GaudaIoupe, and to send in /.
structiors to Commodore Hood on that sta
ton, regulating the nature of the block
alc-----lhese instructions, by the i've. are
the severest satire that can be written a.
gainst their own illegal PRocLAMArtoH
blockades--@-~they furnish the strongest
proofs, that the doctrines which we have
uniformly held respecting blockades, have
been admitted ~ Cur aggressors themselves
Sir Evan Nepean. secretary to the board OF
admit atty, expressly orders Commodore
Hood, in tie name Of the Lords of the Ad-
miraily, not to consider any blockade ot
those Islands as c.riatiHg, unless in respeci
OF particular ports which msy be Actually
INVESTED, aud then not to capture yesss Il.
bound TO such ports. Unless they shall previ.
ousIy have been warned hot to enter them ,
In fact this doctrine is especially recognised
by 6. Britain in her last Treaty With Rus
STA.
the next Official paper, which occurs tc
us, is the Circular from Lord Harrowby O
August 9, 1905, addressed to the ministers
OF neural nations residing in London, ant
communicated to Col. Mohroe-4--in this
the king is said to have " Judged il expedien
for the protection of his Subjects and tn,
annoyance of his encmies) to establish tn,
most rigorous blockade at the entrances q
the PoTfs Of Fecamp, -. NaIlcrysau Cau5e
DiePpe, Ircpnrt, the Somine, i3taples
BoDlogne, Calais. Gravelines, Dupkirk
EewPort and Ostena." On The 9Th April