Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-18

nat one oi ITS CDlectS was 10 settle
Z an invariable determination of their
principles upon the rights Of neutrai.
ty." -.
Should the British government un-
resort TO ths pre,ext Of an
acquiesceuce on the part of the United
States. in their practice, it may be re-
marked, that prior TO, as well as during
the present administrs ton, this gov
ernnent has invariably Protested a.
gainst such pretensions; and in addi-
tion to other Instances heretofore com.
municated to you, herewith transmit
to you an extract OF 9 letter + to the
department OF state, Of July Is, 1899,
from Mr. King, our niniste. at London,
and also such part Of Mr.. Marshall's
letter + to him, of The 2Oih September.
1900, as relates to the subject OF block-
AIDES. Aud it may, borrower, be
urged that the principle, now contend-
ed for by the United States, was main.
tanned against others, as we'll ss Great
Britain, as appears from the accompa-
nying copy of the letter ! 20 our nil
mister at Madrid, in the year 1901.
To this principle the United States,
also adhered, when belligerent, 70 in
the case. of the blockade OF .rripoii, as
will be seen by the annexed letter ~
from the navy department. You will
press on the justice, friendship and
policy of Great b ritaiu, such course
of proceeding as will obviare the di-
lemma resulting to the United States,
from refusal TO pu. an end 20 tie
paper blockades as well as the orders
in council,
The necessity ofrevoking the block
ade of Copenhagen, as notified to you
IN May, 1903, will not escape your at
tention It's oontinnapce may en-
barrass us with Denmark, if not with
France.
Your answer as TO the Corfu blockade
is approved, and should the answer 20
1t render areply necessary, the Presi-
dent directs you to demonstrate against
such a blockade, availieg Yourself, as
far as they may be applicable, Of the
ideas in .he letter to Mr.. Charles Pink.
ney, Of October, 1901, and particular.
ly ofthe proof it affords oiour earlyre
monstrances against the principle of
such blockades.
No communication having yet been
made by Gen. Armstrong, of a letter
to him from the Duke of Cadore, de-
claring that the Berlin and Milan de.
crees viii cease to be in force from the
first day Of November next. can at
this tine only inform you, thar if the
proceedings of the French govrrnsent,
when officially received, should cor
respond with the printed letter of the
DUKE of Cadofe, enclosed in your des.
patch, you win let the British govern
ment understand that on the first dayof
November, the President will issue his
proclamation conformably to the act of
Congress, and that the noa-intereourse
law will consequently be revived a.
gainsr G.. b. And if the BSitish go
vernment should not, wi h the early
notice received of the fepeel Of The
French DEGREES, have revoked Ill its
orders which violate our neutral rights,
it should not be overlooked that Ton.
gress at their approaching session may
be Induced not to wait TOR the extra
ton of the three months (Which we're
allowed on the suppositIon that the first
NOTICE might pass through the United
States) before they give effect to the
renewal of the non-intercourse. This
consideration ought to have its weight
in dissuading the British government
from the policy, in every respect mis-
judged, of procrastinating the repeal
Of IT'S illegal edicts.
If the British government be sin
cersly disposed to cofneto good un-
derstandiag, and to cultivatc friend
ly intercourse with the United States,
1t cannot but be sensible of the neces-
sity, in addition to compliance with
the act of, Congress OF including, st
this time, general arrangement of
the topics between the two countries /;
and above all, such an one, as will, up
on equitable terms, sHectually put a
strp 10 the insufferable vexaiions to
which Our seamen have been and yet
are exposed from the British practice
ofimpressment; practice which has
so strong bearing on our neutrality,