Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-23
OF AMERICA-La Parliament.

s. With respect to America, also' Iho
House had resolved that the intercourse
with that country was uncertain and inter-
emitted" 1t must be recOlleeted that a
few years ago we had been told by the
authors and advocates OF the orders IN
council. that the trade with America
would not be much affected ny them that
trade would force It's own way; that A.
merica would soon see hertru interests q
that our intercourse with America would
remain undiminished. America, at that
time. told this country, that if she per-
sisted in orders so contrary to the rights
of independent nations, she would suspend
the intercourse between the two coun-
tries. The authors Of Our orders in coun-
ell anticipated no evils from this measure !;
but the distresses Of our manufacturers
now clearly proved that great evils had
resulted from it, and that the loss OF the
American market had been severely felt
in this country. No man attempted TO ue-
nv the suferings OF our manufacturers, or
to say that they were OverStated IN their
Detition. Their misery was sufficiently
we'll known TO the world. and the only
reason alledged for not going into com
mittce was the impossibility ofgivins them
a,y substantial relief. If the enquiry now
take nlacc, he hoped lhat it might still be
possible to prevail upon ministers to re-
trace their steps with respect to America
and TO reopen the market to Our exports.
We had been often told, that it was i'm
possible to repeal those orders IN council,
until the French DEGREES should have been
repealed. Ii, however, the Berlin q MI
Ian DEGREES were now actually repealed,
why not repeal the orders in council =
TT there were doubts whether the French
had really repealed those DEGREES or not,
should not some experiment he made 10
learn whether they were sincere or not
When it had been in the power OF minis
,ers to out this matter to the test, II APP
oearad to him that noble lord (the mar
auis Wellesley had shewn a dilatoriness'
and negligence of conduct, which was
quite astonishing. In his negotiations WIN
the American ambassador, he appeafeo
10 shew considerable degree OF Inat'eh-
lion. The American minister had lett the
country; the negotiations had completely
broken off, and must rcsommencc wneh
MIR. Foster shall arrive n America. Inc
communications between the two govern
ments had now been published IN Amefl-
"a. and he could conceive no other reason
for having denied them TO the house oil
commons, but merely to gain time. tie
could not avoid feeling very SIN
eere regret, that minister OF such Ia
Ients and such temper Of MIR. Pinhney,
should have left the country. lheft
never was a minister whose patience ana
forbearance had been more pat to trial
than Mr.. Pinkney's, and he thought that
it would be hardly possible to lind ne
gociator equal to him, and not only 1or
sunportiny the interests of his own coun-
try. but for discussing with fairness the
noints which were disputed between the
two countries. .
The Lord Chancellor, in reply to MIR.
whitIreatI, observed :. With regard to
what had fallen from the hon. gentleman
s TO our commerce with America, Mr..
;. believed that no man Iii this country
,er seriously believed the Milan and Ber
in DEGREES absolutely repealed. 1t was
..ue they had been repealed prospectively'
md eonditionally ; tina; is to say, either
hen Great Britain should give up her
riders of Council, and also her blockade,
,ieh was stated to be novelty. Ii we
mild consent to give np these, and all
e maritime rights on which our present
,wer was founded, then they were to he
pealed; or if we refused to give u? our u
.oarms against US. then they were TO stand
spealed as to America. bat notras to US
Gould any man suppose that this eountr,
.ould bear such an idea. as that IT woufd
,;,ure any set of Ministers who could eo"a
enance such degrading proceeding upon
.aeh bare and doubtful evidence Inc
naane,Fn which the intelligence mad 0ee'