The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-10
FROM THE pEAoeRAr1c PRESS.
AN kXAMlNArIoN
OF THE CONDUCT OF G. BRITAIN.

OF THE CONDUCT OF 6. BRITAIN.
Respeet,ng Neuydis, since the6reach of the beace
of dniens, in 1903, and before the French Ber-
lin Decree, 10 1906.
No. IL.
As the British government pretended to e.
rect a system of retaliation deeply affecting the
United States, upon the foundation OF the con
duct of Francein the Berlin decree of the 21st
Of November, 1896, against the British trade,
Il must appear very unfortunate for c. Brit ain,
that she VIGOROUSLY gave to France the TEN
several provoking examples, recited in our
last lumber. 1t may be emphaticslly added
here, that those ten acts fully justified re-
medy ar arms on the part of The nations then
neutral
But these were not all the unlawful operati.
ems of g. Britain, which appear TO have brought
n.'the French Berlin decree.
We-shall proceed distinctly TO exhibit few
more from the chamber of the king, sitting in
council:
xI-The British government issued an order
of the lst Feb. 1905, by rshich vessels passing
with grain only, from tie twelve ports OF
France, pretended 10 be " rLoCKApgD'' ports
IN August, 1904, could be seized, if going TO
any port whatever of Spain, though unbll ok,-
ded The same British order affected 10 per
mt expressly (as though there was right to
forbid such trsdcl the carrying of foreign &
American grain from unhlockAded places, into
sltthe ports of Spain, not under blockade -
Here the odious, injurious and unlawful doc
Urine OF the British orders in council of Jane
y, 1898. aud May, 1875. to both which S we'd, n,
Denmark, America and France had manifested
the soundest and strongest objections, were
revived, lnsinuated and maintained. In this
war Britain maintained that doc;rine alone,
rendering manifest her Increased boldness in
wrong and violence.
GM.-On the 21st Of May, 1906, the British
Government I" Permitted" sill trade with the
Baltic, whether with friends or enemies ports,
by exemptng every article and vessel whatever
from capture. Thus did they singulsrly favor
in May the great mass OF the dOmmons of the
king OF Prussia, who had g an a hsstiie nranRe7"
taken possession of the German dommions Of
the same prince, who is king OF g. Britain,
and tor which act and the exclusion OF British
ships by Prussia, the British king bad blocka-
ded friends, allies and enemies in 1pyii n four
great rivers. Thus. was the neutral trade with
those four rivers of the German Ocean or
.Nsrtb Sea- 'legitimately arrested, under the
penalty OF total confscaton, for certain aostiii-
oes and municipal Ia of the king of Prussia
while much OF the benefits Of that trade, by the
KNOWN means OF the Prussan rivers, with an
Intensive atfectatiOn of rightful mariiime pow
er, Vas permitted TO the prince who committed
we recent hostility, and OF daineJ the ohrpsiYe
municipal law! thus did the British govern
xnent, within the knowledge Of France, pur
chase the favor of her enemies, BY the bakbz6Le
zbns'deTatiOa OF the rights Of the neutsIs .nd If
allet 1t is remarks bic, that this act of MSy,
foUo was IN the same year as the Berlin de-
cree, and preceded it by few months of m
ntaTy agitation and operation Ii cannot be
uouDted that the Emperor of FraiNie, lad "a
particular a06 serious contamination the four
acts, No 7, No. 9, 10, and n b.. ~, of the 3
Ssh government. The last sevea of the Is
ush series were within the short term of t, -
months. The eth, 81, 9th, flh, 9Th and y
considerations in the preamble of the b. rim
ssecrse' Leave no room for doubt, but that the
SusLIc or non-municipal part8 Of that decree
were intended to be specific or virtual rst lila
9ons. We have resolved to enforce .rainst
lSsngiaOd, (says the closing sentence of the Ihe-
aTnb.e) TIE sszges, which SIZE has consecrated
IN her maritime code -
XllI.-It is curious circumstance. that IN
the Esd OF May, 1906, Crest Britain then ope
Iatng OH the temper and interests of Prussia.
even Issued a special order Of the king in com.
Gil, to exempt the Prussisns, { catching fsh.
and conveying them f,esh to msrkety rom SCI.
''ffTs ana colhscati0h The lords commission
as OF the Treasury and Admiralty and the
Aldse of the high court of Admiralty wer,. snn.
taily charged with tie eiIectual execution oil
this business, in favor of the PRUss1AN Fish
Srmen. No war being declared against peus-
ga, 1t must have required all the learning and
consideration OF the high judge and the lords
ofappeals, to discover by what order of block-
r.
wise coniiscsted. 1t was a singular return Gor
fFoStilely sezing Hanover and bsnishinp British
shtps from the PrussIan states. Britain evi-
IDENTITY grasping the monopoly Of the world I'm
der the pretext Of defending her dominions &, |
commerce, uses The occasional power of her
'Eavy, TO convert the svails of that monopolv.
&nSo substitute TOR subsidies to win and subport
alice. She Disseminated TO hair, in this case.
Nay she split the hair, Fish to be eaten fresh.
might be caught by the Plussians, because com.
merce does mol result from eating up tie fruits
of the national industry, but fish, TO be sgEfed
commerce is promoted by the sales, exoortati-
gers, Bremeners, and the Oldeubereers, could
not send their own people and fishing boats in I
and out of their own neutral ports, territories
and rivers to catch and salt fish, lest it should
enable them to partake in power with the Bsi. /
Fish navy T'ls little act Of Great Britain, was |
eworded so as expressly to distinguish tbe Erns. !
SLAMS, though for the sake of decency, 1t exten !
sded by general words to others TIE whole
north of Europe, even bockaded neutrals
and allies, were PERM1rTsB 20 noursh them
selves with FRESH fish, but not to trade in fisA |
sALTED.
We have next TO render manifest, that the |
courts Of admiralty have greatly contributed |
tion of the adversary belligereBts, and 70 the /
unjust detriment of The powers, not engaged in
she war.
Neutral Hamburg ships, have been unlawful. |
" condemned ns prizes TO British cruizers, be. 1
port TO their own home, with neutral cargoes !
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