The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03

Sales ot our cargoes ofinnocsnt goods TO France.
vi. Another act orthiS nsSp British executive
legisldfion over neutral commerce, took place in
the instance OF their order council of the l7th
of August 1905, by which vessels going from
the adversary bel6gerent's colonies to the ports
OF the neutral friends OF the allies OF England,
remained seiZsble, though the cargoes were
neuraPs or allies property, and savoring herself
by not seizing such csrgoes if so carried TO En-
gland, 1t II WAS the property of another nation
though in smity or alliance with England.---
Though the Danes and Swedcs had treaties
with England of" free ships, free goods" yet
they could not carry enemies property by this
order. England assumed to delinestc a rule Tor
her own open or covert bsnsht, and their admi.
rally court submissively and willingly condemn
ed for n breach of it. Neutral trade and the
dependent bcnSfts to eneJny's agriculture. sup
ples and reveEue, WIS moulded by England as
she pleased and we were INSIDE colorsoiy 10 &C
qucscc, because W. had not devised an efiectu-
al mode ct opposing this ingenious and endless
invasion OF right
VII. Another act of this nevp British executive
Legislation is contained m their order in council
ofths 9th Of April 1896. Like the last, it is q.
vowed TO be adopted by C. Britsrn from SoGt,-
eas constaeretioHs that is to say because Pas
s'a, related by blood and marriage to England
sad taken possession of Hanover, (Which has no
proper political relation to the kingdom oi G.
Britain,) and becsuse Prussia excluded British
certain other ports in the north OF Europe. For
these reasons 6. Britain. under this new fiction or
color OF blockade of the entrances of four riy.
ers, arrested iltrsde even of friendly and allied
powers, and powers in treaty. 1t is to he Oh.
served, that on these rivers, various ports s. ter
htor,es were situated, which belonged to Den.
rnark. t1amburg, Bremen, Pappenheim and Old.
ennurS, who were either neutrals in am,y or al
hes BCthis prompt and habitual recurrence
10 hreguiar and unlawful measures, under IN.
correct co.ors or fictitious descriptions, G. Fri.
ia'n was steadily iayiRg regular and sure foun.
dst,on for corresponding measures on the part
of her provoked sdy-rsaries
VIZ: Another nominal blockade of the
coast from Ostend 10 the Seine, was made BIZ
an order OF The British king in council, bu, the
order and IFS date ere not At this moment oh.
talnabie. II IS particularly ststs5 by Mr.. Fox.
IN the next Official act, 10 have been made be
lore 1t That is before May 1e lslSO6. d, The
object this 9Th act has pronablv been. to
produce difficulties in respect to the t,oprlou,
ulstrlct which includes AMI surrounds The me-
lfopoiitan city OF Psr,s, the military redct;or Of
which could not be contemplated. and w,s NOT
even mentioned. rs tue tendency of this mea-
cure was 10 sst an example of hlock dino, :,
eodsf, equal 10 that OF New Hampshire, Massa
cnusetts pr per- Rhode Island and Connecticut !.
AS IL wss Calculated TO embsrrsss the govern.
ulsht oy the disorders that ever grow out of n
grsst population, excessively and insuMcier,lv
FED and employed, md as it cut off. uSder t6e
P'efe"ce 81 blockade, trade with the neu-
'Tas' deeply important TO France, and proita.
eie 10 them N innocent goods, and was rigo.
rousiy confirmed by the next mentioned order
IL mus nave been as extremely and Justly often.
s've TO nc French government, as il was iniur;.
Gus 10 us Blocksdes can only be made by
the actual military commanders of an actual
present force, and not by civil rulers, far dis
.Ah'' ans at the head of statesmen, bishops &
lawyers
TX The British Order in Council of the
16,n of May 1906, comes next in course 7.
will be found that this order was made the sinh.
Ject OF very serious discussion in the Natio.
nal lniellgenoer Immediately on its arrival in
America; md 1t was certainly the great OBJ.
1ect nt he government IN the Treaty attemp-
ted through MIR Monroe and afterwards through
Mr.. Monroe and Nj Pnkney,to get lid of all
tht eX'sqne orders IN council, inelRdinp This of
NAY ION, 1876. We shall fiud that this ne W
Brush order was in substance, as follows II
continued the vexltiOus injury TO France 6. ihe
consequent destruction oil l4wful neu raj trade by
confirming the preceding itish executive IAN to
prevent the supply OF Paris and its vast sur
rounding population with objects of Su5sistencr
and industry. 1t is to be observed too that the
Bank OF the Seine were the sites of the French
cotton manu- dctories. Besides this secondarv
object; that British Order in Council made the
following law for neutral trade 1t forbid com.
meFCe Ior DlOcKaded) the numerous rivera
ports, bays, and extensive coasts of Denmark.
Hamburg, the Electorate of Hanover Bremen
PrussIan Friesiand, Holland, the late Austrian
Netherlands and France as far South as Bres,
incluslvely, as # it were intended to starye
conVuise for supply or reduce by siege that
vast and complicated scene OF neural and chr,
my country aRd waters But having done
this, it opened supply in uH, SO as to defeat
this starving convulsOn, and conquest, if the
neutral vessels would go from British OF allied
or neutral ports, of course with goods obtained
from BRUSH commerce, agriculture or mann
iactures or from those of allies or neutraIs, and
would carry goods even of enemies produce or
manufacture to Great Britain or her allies or neu.
raj countries. BY this the enormity, at pub
lie law, was exhibited of a Pretended bkockade
when the military nature and character of the
place was not even considered. Part of the
coasts, Countries, ports and rivers were uevtroIl
and friendly 20 England, such as Danish Altoona
and the Hostein shore of the Elbe, imperial
Hamburg and Bremen, Gutenberg and Psppen
helm. Though z ussa was expressly recited tn
have provoked the sct by {" the Hsst;I;tvD ofI
seizmg Hano.er, the King Of England did not
declare war against her, but siopt our trade
with other states residing there SrhoEe eoagt
was 6fockGdea, IN SeordS or on baber, not by a
military commander, at the place, out by remote
eivf. Governhnent yet bIockaacd as IL zpas the
neutrsls could carry all thegoocs. ENGLAND zoan-
ted to Sellfhfther But none of the FOODS tie enc
mfss Of England SoaHfed TO SELL SO the n-utrais
could carry all The goods Of this curiousIy blocka
dea scene 10 it'shn1Grkcfs, and 10 enemies of
france bat none 10 France or to her Jrienes M
between Trance and her friends Vet n 20 ,,..