Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-07-22

objects of tariff, which shall evidently pro-
coed from their agriculture or mauufac-
lures"
IF Ersnee By her own acts, has blockaded
her ports against the introduction Of The
products Of The U. States, what motive has
This government ii discussion, with third
power, 10 insist on the privilege Of going
TO France Whence the iuducement TO
urge Tie annulment of blockade Of France,
whes, If annuled, no American cargoss
could obtain market in any Of her ports 4
In such state % thiAgs, . blockade Of tie
coast Of France Wand be % Tie u. States
as unimportans As would be blockade of
the coast of the Caspian SEA.
The British ed'cts may be viewed as hav-
ing double relation FIRST, to the wrong
done to the United States second, 10 lie
wrong done 10 France. And it is in the
latter relation only, that France has right
to speak. But what wrong, it may be as
ked, can France suffer from British orders,
which cooperate with her own regula-
tions
However sensible the United States may
b TO the violation Of their neutral rights IN
der lhDse edcts, yet, IL France herself has
by her own acts rendered Il theoretical
instead of a practical violation, it is for this
government 10 decide on the degree in
which sacrifices of any sort NAV be required
by conside lions which peculiarly aud ex-
clusiyely relate 10 the u. States. Certain
it is, that the inducements 10 such sacrifices
are weakened, as far as France can weaken
them, by having converted the right to be
maintained, into naked one, whilst ire
sacrifices to be made would be substantial
and extensive.
A hope, however, is INDUCED, that your
Instructions from Jour Cove rnment win soon
enable you 10 give some satisfactory explain
atoms of the measures 10 which reference
has been made. and that their operation in
virtue Of notifications, which bad not vet
transpired will not be as has been herein re-
presented.
The President has received with great
satisfaction the information, that the consuls
of France have been heretofo { IN the official
and authorized practice of furnishing certi-
iicstes of origin 10 American vessels, as
well those destined to neutral ports, as to
those whose sovereign5 are in alliance with
France and that this practice, sanctioned
By the French government, did not cease in
any part of the United States before the 18th
Of last month. and then only in consequence
of despatch from the duke of Galore,
bearing date the 30th of August preceding
This satisfaction arises from the hope, that
similar Information may have been gi,in to
the DANISH Government, and from sense
of the happy influence which such comnu-
Hicallon will have had on the American pro-
perry that had been seized and detained BY
the privateers Of Denmark, upon Tie suppo-
sItion that these certificates were spurious,
and not authorized by The French Govern
men1. IL Is nevertheless, 40 be regretted,
that the functionaries OF France in Den.
mark had not made known TO the Danish
authorities, during the occurrence Of such
outrages on the American trade, the error
Of denouncing, IS illegitim .;e, authentic do
cuments, which had been lawfully issued by
the accredited agents Of his imperial ma.
jesty.
have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) X. SMITH.
Genera. ImreaH, Us &c.