Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-30

subrnitted 20 visit, whichit could not OPP
;pose.a is punished aotfor ito own fault,
but fos that Of xnothsr. u cannot enter 2
morn az France, nor even Of al ally OF.
France. Thus Napoleon makes a. Milan
iawsfa Petersburg. ~ {, Isl. "a
!. As il is said in London, that this Milan
decree was a .etalistion for the orders in
council Of November, Mr.. Goldsmith cites
4 letter; from Mr.. Collin, Counsellor Of
State and Director General Of the Customs
in France, dated at Paris, 18th March.
1908, addressed to the proper authorities
Of France, Holland and Italy, az follows !:
The sequestration, Of all neutral vsssels
shall be casrisd into effect, comfortably
with the order. of his imperial majes,y
which formally express, that all neutral yes
sells shall be sequessered, which have been
visited by the enemy, whether before or at
ter ,hedecree cf the 18th December, 1907,
and tie affair RENTED to the council OF
PRICES" o...- e.
If Bonapasts had had atheart 70 secure
his title of protector of the liberty OF the
seas against the Usurpatrix Island ; Is!e
Usmbdtrice a. he has been pleased to call
Great British, The should have initiated the
conduct Of the pretended tyTant OF the seas.
in allowing to neutrals certain space OF
time TO be informed Of the existence Of his
pira,ical orders, But he preferred adopt.
ing for The rule Of his conducs upon the
ocean, that which Jonathan Wild, whom he
appears to have taken sot his model, had
established for bis Expectations upon Terra
Firma. ."..s1 ... ..:... ....
Upon this word usurpotriee the author
gives curious note as follows: .....
About three years ago, Bonaparte, in
speech to his servile senate, called Great
Britain, the Isle Usurbatrice. This word
was then a new expression in the French
language, although it was the femenine Of
the word usurbsteur. The word was a.
dopted and distinguished bookseller Of
Paris, named Moutardier, published some
time afterwards, new edition OF the French
Dictionary, under the title Of Dictionary of
Ms French Academy, with an appendix con.
tanning the new words introduced into the
language since the French revolution, and
the names of the persons, who introduced
them. After the word usurpateur, mascu-
line-usu,pah ice, feminine, was placed to
the name Of the emperor Napoleon. Ina.
mediately the bookseller was arrested, and
all the copies of the book were seized that
could be found" -.
Bonaparte issued a new decree, dated
P.i.~. .;iis-:-., q a.h JA...ssy,
1903, in which he held out bats 20 the sal.
Tors 10 induce them to inform against their
captains. By tho first article there was pro.
missed to every sailor or passenger Who
should declare 10 the chief of the customs,
that such vessels had come from England,
or had touched at port occupied by the
English troops, or hae been visited by any
English vessel, that he should receive one
third Of the net produce Of the sale of the
vessel and cargo, if the information should |
be found true.
In consequence Captain Raphael Linzee
was condemned upon the information Of his |
crew, purpor.ing that he had brother 10 |
the British savy. The crew were reward. |
ed for their psr6dy in very suitable man.
ner they were impressed to serve in the
French navy at Porto F.rrIo, and did not
receive a a sous piece for their informa.
ton. 49,.
Captain Liazee was treated IN the mos,
barbarous manner. He was thrown into
the common prison At. Porto Ferraio. He
was not permitted to write nor TO communal.
ate with any living creature, until the YES.
'el and cargo were condemned. Then he
:ook steps to enable him to 60 to Paris to
ntsrpose an appeal. Gen. Arm.rong sent
him passpore eounteraigned by Fouehe,
minister Of Police. But the commissa.
y Of marine at Porto Ferrajo refused 20 l.,
him gu. under the pretsxt that his passport
mould have been countersigned by the nj.
lister of marine. 1t. was for this purpose
eturned'to Paris, and finally poor captain
-inzee was released. When he arrivsda.
Paris, he was placed en surveillance, alwav,
ollowed by guard he was; prevented
rom writing and his claim was Intellectual.
The Milan decree condemnedto copssea.
ion everyueutral vessel, which should have
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