Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-22

stance, recommended stiohsoOi iho"''
than Congress have adopted and stron-
ger than any of his predecessors except
nerhaps in the short hustle, above alluded
n in the time of Mr.. Adams.
Communicated for the alerandria Gazette.
LIVERPOOL, 9Th June, 1911.
SIRs,
We have looked with considerable anxi-
ety to the measures likely to be adopted
in France towards the United States, be-
lieving that our ministry will persist in
enforcing tho Orders in Council, unless
the Emperor sets them an example OF mo-
deration and justice. by revoking his de-
crees from time to time rumOr has stated
this to have been done in fact. 1t is now
understood that Mr.. Smith received dis
matches from Mr.. Russell on the eth ult.
announcing to him that it had been mott
fled by the Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
that his Majesty the Emperor had order
ed all American vessels and cargoes ar
rirea in France since the ed November,
to be placed at the disposal of their right
full owners. We are further enabled to
say from conversation We have had with
Mr.. Sharp Of New York, who left France
on the 10th ult. and arrived here few
days past, that on the 18th several vessels
and cargoes were given up, on condition
that they take away the full nett proceeds
of their inward cargoes one third in silks,
and the other two thirds in produce or ma
nufactures ; and that previous to this some
others had been restored under like condi-
tons. On the arrival Of vessel the EN-
peror has to be petitioned in the same
manner as we should have to do in this
country for an Order in Council, to get
leave to land prohibited articles. In eases
of capture no resolutions have yet been
made, but the petitioners referred to the
Prize Courts, who are to decide. Sir VIM.
Scott gave notice that it was his intention
to proceed On the 2Sth ult. to determine
the case of the Fox and others captured
under the Orders in Council. The news
from France caused postPonement to
the sOth, and it is again put off without a
day being fixed for the decision but we
do not expect that it will be favorable al
ter the judge having given it to be under
stood, that were he to decide, it must be
against the captured ships, without the
Orders in Council were repealed with a
retrospective clause relieving the proper
ty then under the jurisdiction Of the Court.
He does not believe in the repeal of the
Berlin and Milan DEGREES and we can
hardly suppose that the United States will
admit. under the present arrangement,
that they have ceased to violate neutral
commerce, or that their partial abroga-
ton, with conditions annexed, will induce
the continuance of the importation
law against this country, without also ex-
tending it to France. Some intelligent
Americans in Paris think that the Empe-
ror would make considerable concessions
from his present policy in your favor, were
he sure Of its being the means ofinvolvins
you in wars with this country, and it is
with this view only he Is now vancouver
ing, without giving up enough to cause the
Orders in Council 10 be withdrawn, if he
fails in accomplishing his wishes. We
sincerely hope that none Of our friends
will have put any thing in his power; in
deed there is no great inducement for
them to hazard shipments to that quarter
at present. The duties almost amount to
a prohibition; besides substitutes have
been found for many articles which were
formerly sent there, and which will not at
once be laid aside, The ground which the
allies have been able to maintain in the
Peninsula, has probably been the means
of preventing rupture this summer in
the north of Europe. as it would seem
the physical force Of France is at present
unable to hold what she had assumed,
which will necessarily make the Emperor
adopt more conciliatory measures to Rus
STA: nor has Russia been able to hold an
elevated tone the Turks have kept her
in check, at the same time that France
has watched her with strong corps Of
observation, so that as the season advances
a continental vent seems to recede, which