Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-17
a.sranSsta Daap Gssette.
TUESDAY, APRIL II.
MOTEL

CONVERSATION which he mad with Mr.. Arm
strong, minister plenipo'Sntiary from the
United States of America, his majesty has
authorised him to return he following an
swcr:
- His majesty consider@ his DEGREES of
Berlin and Milan as cmformabls to the
principles OF eternal justi$, it they were
not the compelled conscqt ence Of the or
de!s of the British council and above all
of that of November, 1901. When Eng
land proclaimed an universe sovereignty by
ths pretension Of making the universe sub
init TO right of navigation, and OF bring
jnS the industry of every nation under the
jurisdiction OF her parliament, his majesty
considered it the duty OF all independent
nations to defend their sovereignty, and de-
rlared denationalised the vessels which,
ranging themselves under the dominion OF
England, re cognized the sovereignty which
she arToSated over them.
".His majesty distinguishes the visit ard
nhe recognition of the vessel. Ih. recoG-
uision has no other bjsct but to ascertain
the reality of the flag. The visit is an in
ferior inquest made notwithstanding the
reality of the fag is asceralnsd, and OF
which the result is eth tr the pressing Vt
individuals, the con6scation OF merchandise
or the application Of arbitrary laws or dis
positions.
His majesty could not but attend to the
proceedings OF the Us. who, without ma
king any complaint OF Franc, comprised
her in their acts Of exclusion and in the
month of May prohibited the entry iato
taeir ports of French vessels, under the
rcnalty OF con6sca,io1. immediately that
his majesty was informed Of this measure,
he ordered reel rrocitY to be USED towards
American vessels, not only in his ow ter
ri;oriss, but also in the countries under his
Influence. In the ports Of Holland, Spain,
Naiy aud Naples, American vessels were
.siz-d, because the Americans had seized
French vessels. The Americans cannot
hesitate as to the part which they ought to
take. They ought eiher to break the at
Of their independent, and become again,
as before tie revoluibn, sub ec,s Of Eng
land, or take such M ssures that their COM
mercc and industry May not be tar.it'd by
the English, which would render them more
dependent than Jamaica, which at least has
an assembly of representatives and It's prl-
vileges.
L" Men without polirN, without honor and
without envrsy, may we'll alledGe that 'h"N
will submit to pay the tribute imposed by
England because it is light, but will not the
ENGLISH feel that they would rather have
the principle Admitted than Increase the ia
riG. because, If this tribute, now light,
should become insaPpor'able,. those who
had refused TO tight ~!or ,heaor mast tnen
fsh. for interest.
The undersigned frankly confess iha'
France has every thing to gain BY giving
the Americans good reception in her PORT.
Her commercial relations with neutrals are
ad, analogous to her, and she is not in any
manner Jealous Of their prosperity. Great,
strong and rich, she is satisfied, if by her
commerce or that OF neutrais, her exPorsa-
tons give a suitable Development to her
agriculture and manufactures.
"It 10 scarcely thirty years since the states
of America became an ndept ndent govern-
men, in the bosom Of the new world, ut the
pricc of the blood of many immortal men,
who perished on the 6vld of battle, in or
der to shake off he leadcn yoke of the Eng
lish monarch. These generous men were
far from suppoSing, when they thus sacri.
feed their blood for the independence of
America, that question would so soon a
rise ofimposing on it yoke heavier than
that which they had shaken of, in submit
.,sipg its industry TO the tariff OF British le.
si.ation, and to the orders of council Of
1907.
off then american minister will en-
ter into an engagement that the American
vessels shall not submit to the orders Of
the English council, of Nov. 1907, nor to
any decree of blockade unless that blockade
shan be real. The undersigned is authoriz.
"A to .onciude every species of convention,
tending to renew the treaty Of commerce
with America, and In which shall be arrang-
ed,ll the measures proper to consolidate the
commerce and prosperity Of the Americans.
g The undersigned has thought it his duty