Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-01-11
Whole No. COG.

you, tnat the PRESIDENT cntlreiy approves the
step that has been taken by you, and that
he does not doubt that it will be followed by
you, with such further interposiiion, as may
be deemed advisable. He instTucts you par
ticularly, TO make the French government
sensible of tho deep impression made here,
by SO signal an aggression on the principles
of Justice and Of good faith and to demand
every reparation of winch the case is suscep-
tible. Ii it be not the purpose OF the French
government to remove every idea of friendly
adjustment with the United States, it would
seem impossible but that a reconsideration
OF this violent proceeding must lead to q re
dress OF II as q preliminary to a general ac-
COMMUNICATION ofthc differences between the
| two countries.
AZ the date cfthe last communication from
Mr., Pinkney, he had not Obtained, from the
British government, an acceptance OF the
condition, on which the French government
was willing to concur, in putting an end to
all the edicts of both against our neutral
commerce. If he should, afterwards have
succeeded, you will of course, on receiving
information Of the fact, Immediately claim
from the French government the ful6llment
Gifts promise and by transmitting the re-
suit to Mr.. Ptnkney, you will cooperate with
him in completing the removal Of all the illa-
gal obelructions to our
Among the documents now sent is another
copy o. the act of congress, repeating the
non intercourse law, but authorising q re-
newal of it against Great Britain, in case
France shall repeal her edicts, and Great
Britain refuse TO follow the example, and
vice versa. You have been already inform.
ed that the president is ready to exercise the
power vested in him for such purpose, 10
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other experiment, in the hands of Mr.. Pink
ney, have failed, you will make the act Of
congress, and the disposition ofthe president,
the subject Of a formal communication to the
French government and it is not easy to
conceive any ground, even specious, on
which the overture specified in the oct can
T be declined.
If the non intercourse law, in any Of It's
notifications, was Objectionable to the en-
peror of the French, that law no longer ex.
] its.
If he be ready as has been declared, in
the letter of the duke of Galore, Of Februa-
ry IA, to do justice to the United States, in
the case OF a pledge on their part not to sub
NIT to the British edicts, the opportunity for
making good the declaration is now afforded.
Instead of submission, the president is ready.
by renewing the non-intercourse against
Great Britain, to oppose to her orders in
council a measure, which is of 2 character
that ought to satisfy any reasonable cxpecta~
ton.
IF it should be necessary for you to meet
tho question, whether the non-intarcourse
will be renewed against Great Britain, in
case she should not comprehend In the re-
peal Of her edicts her blockades, which are
not consistent with the law of nations, you
may, should it be found necessary, let it be
understood that a repeal Of the illegal block
AIDES, of a date prior to the Berlin decree,
namely, that of May, 1906, will be included
in the condition, required by Great Britain !;
that particular blockade having been avowed
to be comprehended in, and Of course identi-
fed with, the orders in council. With res
pect to blcckadcs ofa subsequent date, or
not against France, you will press the rea-
condolences of leaving them, together with
future blockades, not warranted by public
law, to be proceeded against, by the United
States in the manner they may chuse to adopt
As has been heretofore stated to you, a
satisfactory provision for restoring the pro-
perry lately surprized and seized by the N
der, or at the instance, of the French GO
yernment, must be combined with a repeal
of the French edicts, with a view TO a non
intercourse with Great Britain such a pro-
vision being an indispensable evidence Of
the just purpose of France towards the Uni
ted States. And, you will, moreover, be
careful, in arranging such a provision for
that particular case of spoliations, MT TO
weaken the ground on which a redress of O.
theirs may be justly pursued.
1.-THE act OF congress, which has legalised
a free trade with both the belligerents, with
out guarding against British interruption Of
it with France, whilst France cannot materi-
ally interrupt it with Great- Britain, be COM
planned OF, as leaving the trade on the worst
possible footing for France, and on the best
possible one for Great Britain, the French