Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-04-19
GREAT BRITAIN & AMERICA.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
February %, 1871.

Fe0ruQTH 20, 1911.
Mr.. Whitbread enquired, ifit were true
that the negotiations with the American
Minister were broken off, and that the mi.
mister was about to leave England, and
whether it was the intention of Ministers
to advise his Royal Highness to give the
House information on the subject?
The Chancellor of Exchequer (Mr.
PercivaD in reply said, it was true the A.
merican Minister had taken leave; tina,
the relations between the two countries was
not broken off that Charge des Affaires
was to be left, and that gentleman had
just been appointed Envoy Extraordinary
to America. Under these circumstances
he should not advise that any papers on the
subject be laid before the House.
March A..
Mr.. Whitbread rose to request an ex-
PLANTATION of the reply made by the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer to question Of
his respecting the negotiation with Ameri.
ca. He understood the Right Hon. Gen.
tleman that the discussions between the
two countries had not broken off; but he
had understood out doors, from good au-
thority, that no discussions were now de-
pending, and that the Charge des alfaires
was not instructed TO continue the discus
sions. With respect to the correspondence
she Ministers might as well publish it, for
ii they did not the American Government
would long before the arrival of Mr.. Foster
in America
Mr. Percival said he must have been
misunderstood by the gentleman, if he
thought ne had said that the Charge des af-
fairies would continue the late discussions
This was certainly not the province of a
Charge des affAires and therefore those
discussions were terminated in this coun-
try previous to Mr.. Pinkney's taking his
audience OF leave. The discussions were
not, however, closed; and the Minister
who was going to America would take over
propositions which he conceived to be en-
titled to favorable reception in Anne, lea.
lie doubted the out door information the
gentleman had received.
Mr.. Whitbread said his information
came circuitously from the American Mi
mister himself.
PARIS, MARCH 1, 1911.
FRENCH DEGREES The English Jour.
nailsts cannot reconcile the remark of Mr..
Sha.mpagtny to Mr.. Armstrong, that the
Berlin and Milan DEGREES are revoked, with
she declaration of the same minister, in a
late Report, in which he says, :" Sire your
MAJESTY Will perseyere in your DEGREES so
long as England persists in her Orders in
council. here is no difficulty in under.
standing this. The DEGREES are repealed
with respect to America, because America
is taking pleasures to cause her Gag to be
respected, and because she refuses 10 sub
INIT to the british Orders of 1906 and SOY.
nc other neutral Powers (where are
they y who do not thus resist the Orders.
are liable to the DEGREES. The Berlin and
Miiau DEGREES result from the nature of
Things They can neither be changed.
modified nor SUSPENDED. Every fae
which feeble and pusillanimous nation
suffers to De insulted, and denationalized.
can no longer, on that account. be recoa.
nized as neutral; it becomes English.
ne DEGREES will forever remain the fun.
damental law of France, because they arise
from the nature of things; and whenever
England resumes her blockades, the De.
crees of Bertha and Milan will be re.estab.
iished IN their full force. Our privateers
blockade the Thames more efectually
than the English fleets do ALI the coast Of
France and Iraly - Moniteur.
From Liverpool papers, to the 18th, and
London papers TO the 18th March, 1911.
A"-ecen: Embargo" in France is spoken
q London paper Of March 6.
ihe.ship Harry Ann, M'Lafosh, ofPort.
tand' C6ef0ngiag 10 Arfhur M'Leilan, Esq. J
.irSm Gear lesion t0r London, 1vas captured
8y a French f-ivateer, 7th March, 10 the
easf1oaYd Of Dungenes, and ordered far
k''k-6'a ,Ohen about miles 10 the
edSf10drd Of Calais, There being about Is
rfeIehS'en on bard at the time. Capt