Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-01-11

was essentially different in its policy.
Tne policy Of the orders Of 1901 was, by
cutting off ali commercial supplies, to retort
on her enenies the distress, which the
French decree was intended to intiict on u.
Britain.
The policy of the order of April 1902, if
not avowedly, was most certainly to prevent
such supplies, by shutting out those only
which might flow from neutral sources, in
order thereby to favour a surreptiious mono
poly to British traders. In order to counter
act this policy, it was the manifest interest
OF France to have fIvoured the rival and
cheaper supplies through neUtraEs; instead
OF which, she has co-operated with the mo-
nopolizing views of Gceat-Britain, by rigor-
Gus exclusion ofnedtrals from her ports. she
has, in fact, reversed the operation, original
iy professed BY her decree. Instead ofannoy-
ing an enemy at the ezpence Of a friend,
che annoys a friend for the benefit CT her
enemy.
If the French government should accedc to
the overture, contained in the act OF Con
gress, by repeating or so modifying its de-
crees as that they will cease to violate our
neutral rights. you will il necessary, trans
init the repeal, properly authenticated, to
MIR. Pinkney, by a special messenger and
you will hasten and ensure the receipt of it
here, by engaging a vessel, ifno equivalent
conveyance should offer, to bring il directly
from France. and by sending several copies
to Mar. Pinkney, to be forwarded from Bri-
fish ports.
have the honor to be, &c.
Il. SMITH.
Gensrai John armstrong, &c. sc &c.
Mr.. Smith, See. OF State, to Gen. Armstrong.
Department Of State, July IL, 1910.
SIR,
You will herewith receive duplicates
of my letters 70 you Of the 20th June, and
Cd and 5tn OF JAY.
THIS despatch you will receive from ~lieuten-
ant Miller oftac navy, who is TO proceed from
II. York in the sioop ofwar the Hornet. This
public vessel has been ordered to England
ana to Flaaee, no. only for the purpose of
Transmitting dispatches TO you and to our
minister IN London, but Tor the further pur-
pose Of aford,ng yol as well as him q safe
opportunity OF conveying to this department,
before the pext meeting Of Congress, full IN
formation OF the ultimate policy, In relation
to the United States, Of the governments Of
Engiand and France. And, with a view TO
ensure her return TO the United States in due
season, her commanding officer has received
orders not TO remain in any port of Europe
after the first day of October next. With
resaeet therefore to the time you will detain
III. Mile in Paris, you will be influenced
BY the information which you may receive
fsom liiln, as to tile orders he may have
from the commanding officer of the Hornet.
have the honor TO be, &c.
r. SMITH.
.. Gen. John armstrong, &c. Sc. SC,
Extract of a letter from Mr. Smith, secreta-
nv of Safe, to General Armstrong, dated
Department of State, Nov. g, 1910.
SC You viii herewith receive a printed copy
of the proclamation, which confofmablv to
the act. OF congress, has been issued by the
President, on the revocation of the Berlin
i and Milan decpees-You will, however. let
the French government understand, that
this has been lone on the ground, that the
repeal of these DEGREES does involve an ex-
tinguishInent ofall the edicts of France actu-
allT involving our neutral rights, and that
the reservations under the expression : it be-
i3r understood are not conditions precedent,
affecting the operation of the repeal and on
the ground also, that the United States are
not pledged against the blockades OF Great
Britain, be yond what is stated Ia nv letter
70 YOU of the 5th Jolly. Il is to be remarked,
moreover, that in issuing the proclamation,
il has been presumed that the reluisition
contained in that letter, on the subject of the
ee1aes5ered property, will have been satisfied
This presumption is not only favored by the
natural come Ion Of the policy and justice OF
a reversal OF that sequestration with the re-
PEAL Of the DEGREES, but is strengthening by
concurrent accounts through different chan
nels, that such property, as has been seques
tered, has been actually restored
".Tle enclosed copy ct my last letter to
Dir. Pinkney, Of the 18th ultimo, will afford
YOU a distinct view Of the line of conduct pre-
sented to him in relation to the British or
dors and bloekades.