Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-09

blockade OF the enemys Co&stS "aS oeS'@t
ed universal; trade in all articles produced
by the enemy was forbidden and eonhs-
cation was to follow the acceptance OF Ger.
tiiea,es of origin, Chat is, certificates re-
q uired by the enemy to prevent the con-
cealment of British articles Such was
the general plan. But exceptions OF very
great moment weie made, principally and
svewedly to favor the United States which
we shall recapitulate nearly in the words
used by Mr.. Erskins to our government.
The intercourse of the United States to
the colonies of the enemy was left unre-
strained the transpoi tation OF the produce
of these colonies from the United States
(nstsad of being prohibited by natural
'resa'iatiou) was freely permitted to the
ports Of G.B.with the power afterwards OF
transporting it to any port of Europe, 'ander
such protecting duty,as shonld prevent the
enemy from receiving his own produce,ata
cheaper rate than 6, Is. received hers A.
merica being able, as was said, amply to
indemnify herself for the advance Of the
foreign consumer :; and the importation Of
all -four, meal, grain, tobacco and other ar.
ticles, produced by the American soil, was
permitted through British ports, into those
Of the enemy, without the payment OF any
transit Tor passage) duties. Cotton alone,
Of all the American products was intended
to be taxed as being the raw material OF
a manufacture which France had pushed
to a great extent but this tax having been
objected to in America, it was exchanged
for prohibition. All the taxes upon the
other articles also, and the ceremony OF
acting under licences IN the trade going to
ports apssessed by the enc my in Europe,
were Rewards equally abandoned, in
consequence ola change of system. The
orders themselves, however, were not car
ried into execution when they were issued,
till sufficient time was given to neutrals
to be acquainted with them, according to
the respective cases to which they related.
Bonaparte, previous to the date Of these
orders namely in Sept 1907 having suffi'
GENTLY ascertained the feelings Of Europe
and Of the United States respecting him
self and his Berlin decree resolved to
give full effect to the decree by sea, as well
as by land. This, however, though
measure calculated to excite some attention
in the American government, still was not
a measure of nature to content Bonaparte.
7 ne decree from Milan of Dec. II, 1907;
soon, therefore, followed, in revenge for
the British orders in council of the proceed.
ing month; declaring that every vessel
which submitted to be searched, or which
visited England, or paid tax under the
orders III council, was thereby dshationali-
zed Cor disconnected with its na,ion) and
being said thence to have become British,
was to be forfeited that the British islands
were to BE- blockadsd, not only by sea, but
by land, that is, measures by land were to
be taken to render the blockade, bath zvays,
more eftc,ual Intercourse between one
port of the British dominions, or of its
and another such port was for
hidden, under penalty OF con6scation ; and
this decree, like the former, was to last
till the English should come to their senses;
being made void as to all neutrals who
should assert their right against Great Bril-
tain. January IS, 1908, M. Champaign
was ordered to declare to the American
minister at Paris, that his master, Bona.
parts considered aar az actually existing
between England and the United States,
from the day on which England published
The above orders and that American YES
sells would continue to be sequestered IN
France, until it was decided how the A.
mericau government stood disposed TN this
occasion. On April II, 1907, by the
Bayonne decree, American vessels coming
into France were ordered to be seized, be.
cause acting con.raryto the laws of their
country and furnishing a presumption
that they did so on British account, or in
British eonnexion. In general, we may
add, that the Berlin, Milan, and Bay
DEGREES have had their operation, only oc.
:asionally suspended in some particulars
md with view, probably, from time to
lime, to entiss American traders to pu.
fresh property into the way ots:izure. In
|act, 90 many American vessels and car.