Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-02

States can never afford Cause OF suspicion Oh
any principle, nor ought they tobe SUBJECT %
seizure, Can the few French prlyateefs'
which occasionally appear at sea, MAKE any
general impression on the commerce OF .rfe sa
Britain They seldom touch British ves-
eel legitimate and honorable warfare IS not
,beir object. The unarmed vessels OF the Y,
States are their only prey. The opportunlties
of fair prize are few even shonla france 'll s
tain the British principle. Can these iew
prizes compensate her for the violation Oh "ct
own principles, and for the effect wnlch i'
ought, and cannot fail, to produce here
indemnity must be made for spoha'lohs On
American property under other DEGREES oh
THE subject it IS unnecessary to add any thinS
- VOW present instructions. They are de-
tailed and explicit. oa
The trade by licenses must be abrogateacc
I cannot too strongly express the surprise -
the president, after the repeated remonStrai :
res of this government, and more especiail al
~. tie letter ofthe duke of Galore to Mr..
d. Io' LII &c he last, informing
I,i,,, tbat that system would fall with the Der
lin and Milan DEGREES, that 1t should sun 70
adhered to. The exequaturs OF the con'ul0
who have granted such licenses woula lo'.9
since have been revoked, II orders 10 thehi "
discontinue the practice had not daily been eH-
nected, or. in case they were not recelVeo'
the more eaectual interposition OF congress
70 suppress it. Ii will certainly be prompt
ed by law. under severe penalties, III 0o'iP.
ance with the recommendation OF the PreSl-
dent if YOUR dispatches by the Ions'i'u:ion
do not prove that your demand Oh 'l'is 'u0J
has been duly attended to.
1t is expected also that the coh,'ho 9s,I;ss
tween the u. States and France ana hei a'ii:'
will be placed on the basis OF a falf reoiP' vi
ty. If the oppressive restrictions winch '4li
fetter and harrass our commerce tneto a'e
NOT removed. il cannot be doubted that COZ
oress will. as soon as it appears that sulta-
Bile change NAV not be expected, impose 81
n;lar restraints on the commerce Oh tfailOe'
Should such state of things arise net"e0"
the two countries, you Will readiiy PG'oSi'o
the obvious tendency, or rather CERTAIN el0o'
On the relations which now su0sistS oet"con
them. :.
TN. Is a short sketch Of the policy which
it is expected France Will observe III 'esa
- -neutral commerce, andthe other just Claims
Of the u. States. A compliance with II VIII
impose on her no oDerous conditAons; no con-
cessions in favor of the y. States. ohe VIII
70. n, no act which she is not oodhd TO per-
form, by a strict regard to justice. oNe Will
ibstain from none, the abstinence from which
is not dictated by the principles which she as
serts, and Processes to support Wnat IS als s''
Of great importance, the course poiii'0u ou'
cannot fail to prove, IN all Its Consequences
f the highest advantage to her.
Among the measures necessary 10 supp
the attitude taken by this goVeinhiei' Il 10
more than probable that law VIII pass 'u-
thorising all merchant vessels to arm al thcl
owp defence. If England alone, oy maintain
,ng her orders in council, violates our heu-
;ral rights, with her only Can any COLLISION
lake effect. But in authoislng merchant YES
sells to arm, the object viii be to enable them
% support their rights against all WHO attempt
TO violate them. This consideration ought 70
afford strong additional moAVe TO rance 10
inhibit her privateers from interfering win
American vessels. The y States Will MAIN
tain their neutral rights equally against all nd
ions who violate then
You will find among the documents which
accompany the presidents message, a cores
pondence between Mr.. Foster and me, by
which the difference relative to the attack on
he Chesapeake is terminated. 1t was thought
ADVISABLE not to decline the advance OF the
British government on this point, although
none was made on any other; and as the terms
offered were such as had been III substance
approved before, to accept them. The ADJUST
,nent, however, of this difference, does not
authorize the expectation Of favorable result
from the British government on any other
point. This government will pursue the same
policy towards G.. Britain, in regard to other
injuries,a as if this had not been accommodated.
You will also find among the printed docu-
ments, correspondence with Mr.. Foster, re.
specting the Floridas. To his remonstrance
againstthe occupation of West Florida by the