Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-29

IN the name OF the emperor, reached
.1r. Pinknev on the 12th of February
On the 18th of February Mr. Pink.
aey writes TO Lord Wellesley, and en-.
quires of him, in pursuance of a pre-.
vions intimatioh, I" whether any, and il
any, what blockades of France, inssi.
tated by Great Britain during the pre-.
sent war, before she first of January,
1907, are understood by his maiesty's
government to be In force.'' In the
previous intimation, alluded to, Mr.
Pirkney had explained to Lord Wei
lesiesley the probability afforded by
General Armstrong; letter that de.
claration by the British government
that no such hlockades existed would
be followed by the recall of the Berlin
decree.
!, TO the letter of Mr. Pinkney, Lord
Wellesley replies, on the Cd of March,
" that the coast, rivers, and ports from
the river Elbe TO Brest, both inclusive,
were notified to be under the restric-
items OF blockade, with certain modtfi-
Cations, on the 10Th OF May, 1906 !;
and that these restrictions were after
wards comprehended in the order of
council of the 9TH of January, 1907,
which order is still in force.n
An explanation OF this note having
been esked by Mr. Pinkney, Id. Wei
lesley, on the 26tk of March, most
Explicitly answers as follows
| The blockade, notified by Great
Britain In May, 1909, has never been
formally Withdrawn it cannot there.
fore be accurately stated, that the re :
ssfictions, which it established, rest
altogether on the order OF council of
the 9TH of January, 1907; they are
conprehended under the moro ex-
tensive restrictions of that order. No
other blockade of the ports of France
was instituted By Great Britain be-
tween the 10th of May, 1906, and tn
9Th of January, 1907, excepting IT,.
block de of Venice, instituted on the
s7eh Of July, 1906, which is still in
force"
Here then is broad and uneaui.
vocal acknowledgements, by the Nri-
tlsh government, that SC nc of hsI
illegal blockades against France, OF a
date anterior 10 the Berlin decree. are
still in force.
1 From these facts, admitted by
herself, the following inferences are
Irresistible.
t 1. That England was the original
aggressor upon neutral rights.
/ 2. That she still persists Ia some 81
her original aggressions, e.aierced and
extended by subsequent orders.
| 8. That the pretext that they are Z
retaliation upon France is false.
4. That when brought to the point,
and the sincerity of her assurances are
put to the test, it appears that she is
unwilling to give validity 20 those as
surances, by revoking her paper block.
AIDES of date anterior to the Berlin oe
cree, as, if she were so disposed, she
might revoke them by new order in
the same summary way in which the y
were originally passed.
NAVIGATION OF THE MOBILE.
1t will be recollected by our eaiers
that during the last and preceding ses-
: sion oil Congress, several petitions
were presented to Congress from CT.
tiZens of Tennessee and the Mississip.
pi territory, praying for the adoption
OK some measures to relieve them from
the payment OF duties exacted by the
Spanish government on produce O,
! goods passing through the Mobile
which were referred to the Secretary
OF State, on the suggestion that 1t was
OILY by treaty that modification OF
repeal OF these duties could be obtain.
ed. The Legislature of Tennessee
also at their last session instructed
their Senator'S and requested their Re.
representatives. in Congress to use their
endeavors to obtain removal of this