Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-02

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important law of March had been passed
No,witbstah ding the urgency CT ihcsc .pp,ie,.
tons, whole month was suffered 10 PISS b.
fore aby defnnive answer could % oU;ai el
Al lene tn, on the 18th OF July, after Mr. ~,
sell had declared that he wou.d s,lain H., =,
gate no longer, he procured az intefvies vi,
the duke OF Basssi,o, - and Was itiormcd IN,
the Two Brothers, the Good Intent, IN, -.
Star, three Of tac captured vessels, mad be-,
liberated. He lie duke added, ,aa: 10 u.
necessary delay would be allowed III dre.ia,
uhon me 7yhoie." Suchi, tie whole ex,ent
OF the liberation ofthe captured vessels.
Thus have we recapituiated, at create,
length than could have been wished, al Il.
existing evidence Of the revocation e The
Berlin and Milan DEGREES, and examined %
what extent they have ceased to viulare rSe
neutral commerce Of the United States
Those who have had the patience to follow
US through the discussion can hardly ayo;d
perceivfpe, from the documents which have
been cited, that from first to last, the di,qrp.
cies of France have been spaIiasly mclcd on,
10 Us, ONLY in proportion to the progress Drt.
yiousy made, By our government, II. cpr!Uli.
ance with ner demands, aud ia opposition 10
her eneEly.
1t has been already proved, not ONLY BY the
circumstances OF the case, but by ofiicia! dc
clarations Of the French governments, hat &.
temporary suspension of condernns,ions. or.
dered On the 25th of December, 1870. WIS
solely in consequence OF the precious eryoe,.
mcnt of this government TO intcrdict all corr.
mercidl Intercourse with Great Britain, upes,
the later power would consent 10 be first in
repeating her hostile edicts and not in con
sequence of the revocation, suspension. or
modification Of the DEGREES If Berlin aEd Mi.
Ian. Ii is equally evident from what has been
said, that the release Of those cargoes which
had been seized and held as security for the
adoption ct the promised measure (ernbar.
raised and shackied as they were with op-
presslve conditions and extravagant duties,
specially imposed for the occasion) was in H..
nature Of a reward for the compliant temper
evinccd by the law OF the 2nd OF March. Bu:,
to remove the possibility Of a doub, Upon this
point, we are furnished with the official De.
cIara,ion of Mons. Scrruricr, in his letter TO
the secretary Of state, dated at Washington,
July %, 1911. Il i, in these words. tie
!" NEW dispositions Of your govern.cut, e.
" tress@d IN hc supplementary ar IT tie 2nd
II 3fqreh kast, having been officially commu-
. n'c",ed 70 my court BY thu chzrge a'aaairs
g OF the United States, his impc,isi majesty,
- az soon as hr .vas mad acquainted 7y',h them,
- directed That the American vesss !, scuucs,.
4" cred In the ports of France, since ti., 7ad
4" OF November, should be released. Their
:. cargoes haze been admitted and some Of
+" them have departed upon Conforming with
& the municipal laws of tie country" That
IS, upon paying 10 thc French government
neaFl! tie full value Of them. in the form Of
duties, and receiving in return French six.
at such prices e. the sellers chose ~ aAix.
WIN these facts and these documents in
view, we leave it 20 every ones cu.dor .
decide, with what p7opvicty-with what de-.
cency: our government could deliberately pro.
cure aid enforce law 70 abolish tie com.
inc!clAi intercourse between THIS country and
Great Britain, under ire pretencc Of her hay
iGg refused 10 initiate The example set by
France. in repeating her cdicts yic..tiry Cur
neutral rights. i is as well known In Great
Britain as IN the rest ct the civilized world,
that France has Fever even ire!ended in the
slightest degree, TO relax tie rigor of her de-
crees ir our :ayor, except as d Consequence u
some hunriiiaing and submissive CO. di.ioa
irst performed By Us; aid after I'll, tie p-..
try and incoiis,IerSDlc concc ss.ons purchased
at so dear r2,c, have been rather nominal
than real aud uniformly accompanied viva
the Illuminating ayowal, that they were giant.
cd, not as matter Of right, Tor even as IN
earnest OF i;bcraiity aid good viii 10 ..i5aG.
ly and independent uetion but merely Is tie
wages OF our voluntary and degracl:.. SUB.
seTvlency to the Continental scheme. Ct tho
naughty emperor
To sum up the whole matter in ono sen.
tenee the object Of the Freacf DEGREES vas,
10 anBIhi.-te the commerce OF neu;rsis. cspc.
cIaily of the United Sia.es, with Grca, Efi.
tain. IN esz&et ptAce Of our government Of.
ierirg md undertaking to accomplish IT,,
Object themselves, Bon. parte conscnied 70
Indulge them. end to exempt Us from tie
operation Of his DEGREES durifg such iime, Z.
the end should De attained without tie trouble
and odlum OF his own sgency-V"i,h TIL,
view, the law Of the Cd March last yas ensc..
ed aud xttb,o.f,ed m hi -,,.:j.: IL