The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-11-20


worldly .(~Ns~Fsrk .SAMrsek
TO THE PRINCE REGENT.
ON TIE Dispute wyTE AMERICA
(rsos Cosssrr's Rxossrsa.l
INTELLIcENcE, received since the
date OF former letter, which did myself
the honour 70 address to your Royal Highness,
makes II more impcrious uponus 20 examine
well the grounds upon which we ere proceed-
ing with regard TO the American states. The
President has called the Congress together |;
and, there can be little doubt of his object
being To propose tothem, for their appreciation,
some measure more of q warlikc character
than any which he has hitherto adopted [; nor
can we, il seems to me, be at all surprised AZ
this, iE rs Is rumourcd, il be true, that Mr..
Foster, our new Minister in Americas has
made communication to the American gov
crnment, making the revocation of our orders
IN council depend upon the conduct of Napos
leon as TO the continental system. The rise
aud progress of2hc orders in council and
French decrccsShsve already been noliced
md sufficiently dwcit upon II has hcrn
ehown, thar yhc grounds Of tho present dis
.
tights, did not originate VIII France, but
With England, or If not with England, with
Prussia it has been shown, and Eo one will
attempt to deny the fact, that the French de-
cices were passed efier the issuing Of our or
ders in council that they were passed ex-
p,essiy iKkhe way of retaliation that they
szcrc oVWrevoked when we revoked our or
dsrs. II has been shown, that We professcd
q DC animated with sincere and most earn.
e desire 10 revoke our orders, and, indeed,
& ~ we cxpressly declared, that We would re.
so I, ,arm ybenever the French Would rc..
v02c their decrecs. II has been shown, that
the French officially informed the American
government, that the DEGREES werc revoked,
and that, thereupon, the American govern.
ment called upon us to fulfil our promises in
revoking our orders but, that we did nor do
this that s,e evoded the .fItffmen! Of these
promises, and, in short, that we have not re-
soked, or sottened the rigour of any part of
our orders. IL has, in q word, been shown,
that, while the French have revoked their
DEGREES, while they, in consequence Of the
remonstrances Of America, have ceased to
violate her neutral rights, we persevcrc in
such violation. The prctcxt fer this was, at
first, that the Empcrour Napoleon, though
he bad revoked his decrccs, had not done IT,
and meant not TO do It, This, may II please
your royal highness, was, it appears to me,
very strange kind Of language to use towards
other powers. 1t was treating the American
government as sort of political ideots II
was telling it that il did not understand the
interests Of America, and that il was unwors
thy TO be entrusted with power, And, It was
saying TO the Empcrour If France, that he
was 70 be regarded as shut out Vt the pale Of
sovercigns that be was on no account 70 be
believed that no faith was TO be given 70 the
official communications Of his ministers, or
of any persons treating in his name .--Thus,
then, the door against peace, against the ex-
change of prisoners, against softcning Of
the rigours Of war IN any way or in any de-
gree, was for ever barred and, the termin-
alton of war wasy in fact, made 10 depend
upon the death of Napoleon. But this pre-
text could not last long for, the dccrees are
now wholly dead as to any violation of she |
neutral rights Of America. X was, therefore,
necessary TO urge some new objection to the
revocation Of our orders in council and, a. is |
now said that Mr.. Foster has demanded, thai, |
as condition of the revocation of our ord |
ers in council, the French shall revoke all |
the commercial regulations which they have
adopted since the orders in council were issn-
CO ths, is to say, that Napoleon shall give
M what he calls the continental system and
admir- EnSHsA goocs into me continent ef Eu.
rohr.
i DO not say, may ii please yoor Royal
Highncss, that Mr.. Foster has been instruct.
ed 10 make such demand. ] state the pro-
position as end il described In our PubIick
prints but, this can have no hesitation In
saying, iba, o proposition 50 repletc with
proof Of hating fowed from impudenee and
ignorance she most consummsse, Is not 10 be
Iound in sae history Of the diplomacy OF the
asjvsrse. The government Of Areriea can
ave no right wbatevcrto interfere with the
oternal regulations Of the French empire, or
u any 0ker country and the continental