Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-18
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WEDNESDAY, JULY IS.

q !. ..:.h Order relative to hshlng vesseis, aV-
n. = vessels of this country. The Order
s,,,rSs that vessels sailing from horss unae''
:. ,,s,roai of France, or her giles, shall De
s;.ct 70 capture, &c Now ] would ask
$50 candid Editors, ifthe ports ofthe y. ..
nn,,erthe coptroul of France lfthey are
,s.n dies the Order apply to our fishing YES
-. we believe there are ye,y few OF our our
III democrats who will be willing to ac>
Knowledge that Our ports are under the con-
.,onl 81 France. The truth is, the French
.,amsoule't Decree has put the whole host OF
;,cobins at nonplcs; they know not how to
'o.t along with it--and they are tasking their
b,Ains, to fnG something in the conduct OF Brl-
,,;n az a set of. Drowning men catch at
s,raws. Finding nothing to answer their pur'
nose better, they have laid hold OF the Order
r.,.,;ve 10 6shlng vessels. But here their good
friend and brother at Washington, has spoil
ed their sport. The last National Intelligent
GER contains the following, which shows the
ideas Of our government on the subject.
The northern papers bring no conhr-
nation Of the report under the Boston head
4 in our last. that an order IN council had IS
sued Tor block aiding the ports OF ali.nations
excluding the BRUSH Aag from their wa
tiers. The report appears to be premature,
and probably originated from the order in
council liz this day paper for capturing the
fishing vessels of such nations as exclude
British vssels.
Some Of the no-,aern editors appear to.
regard this order as authorizing the capture
Of American fishing vessels We put DIFF
fcrept construction on it. However great
an outrage it may be on justice and on neu-
trail rights generally, it docs not NOW apply
TO the Uaited States. British vessels are
now certainly admitted freely to trade"
at thr ports of the United Stats.
Ga ;he occurrence OF certain event, in
deed, which there is but too little reason: 10
expect, the order woaid apply 10 the United
States, and may have been prosPectively Is
sued with thar view. On the revocation by
either beAigerent of It's DEGREES or orders,
the law respecting commercial intercourse,
passed at the late session OF Congress, au-
thorises the President, three months after
wards, by proclamation te interdict COM
merclal intercourse with the nation which
shall not have revoked It's ynti-neatral or
drfs or degrees. ii then France SHOULD re-
yoke her DEGREES, and Great Britain should
ieiuse TO follow her example, we should be
IN aystate OF intercourse with her, and
the order in council would operate on the
vessels cfthe United States.
Sach state Of things could scarcely fail
OF producing immediate collision; but Of
sneh state OF things We see no prospect.
Whatever construction be put on it, this
new order affords serious matter for reAec-
ton as link Of the great chain of lawless
domination which Britain exhibits dispo-
sitlon 10 extend over every sea-"
The Official Editor is entitledtocredit for
ms candid construction Of the Order; but his
reflections g on the occurrence of certain
. event., shews that ne is still ,Jeffersenian
Gdltor. He must lug in some ofthe old whim-
acal cant of the DEGREES of France being re-
soked This he acknowledges is an event
OIL which wecan see no prospect" but we
must talk about it, to Jul the people and still
nesp up their hopes of accommodation with
rance. Then it win not do to mention
p'i'ain without censure; for fear the people
sn0aia think she is not worse than France.
nc Fish Order, which has no relation to
n'neri0a' or to her trade or fisheries, !" affords
Ses'0us matter for reflection as a link of the
eseas chain Of iawless domination which Bri-