Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-26

:, love with the Treaty Of Utrecht,
which, be it always recolleeted' he
refused to revive in the only treaty
he ever negotiated with us. But he
ia on]y lover of that part which
suits his own purposes. LIE for
gets. or he does not choose TO aiiuae
t to. another part of that treaty by
which France aud Spain should ne
yer be united under the same domi-
Mon.
In these Notes upon the revocation
Of our Orders. Benaparte says not
one word relative to America. But
we dare say, it will be found that her
demands will be nearly to the same
extent as his. In fact, though there
is less flippancy Of style in the Anne
riean articles than in the French,
there is on the Whole great eoIncl-
deuce between them in the point OF
principles. One tells us that he Will
not be contented with our revocation,
unless We accompany it with the a
handonment of our system of block
ade-,he other contemplating the
p,oba',iIit, Of our re, location. makes
lhe Orders ia Council onl, one and
net the NEST prominent Of the com
plaia's against us, We apprehend
it will be found that our revocation
will neither conciIiate America nor
France-and that both Of them will
rise in their demands. relying upon
the statements ofthe opposition. that
we revoked them because their con-
tinusnce would have been ruinous
TO us.
Note in the Gazette de France, Of TIE
Isl instant, on Extracts fran English
nrqystaters, relating to The Revocation
Of the Orders IN Council.
Here, indeed, we have revocation
Of the orders of so7 and 9, from the LIST
of July, but the orders of 1906 have not
been revoked, that is to say, the orders
which sanction the right of a paper
blockade, those in which place is de
Glared to be in state Of blockade, not
because it is actually so, but because it
carries on commerce injurious to Eng
lsh manufactures. Now, so long as
those orders remain unrevoked, yeu
will have done nothing, and you will be
prohibited from ingress 10 the cent?
nent
Vessels coming directly to France
with neutral cargoes will be received /;
vessels coming from London with Eng
lish cargocs will be confscated
1--WE do not admit of any species Of
blockade, but that defined by the treaty
of Utrecht, that is, the blockading
place in the situation in which Flushing
was placed, s the mouths of the Scheldt
during the expedition of 1909, & which,
surrounded by land and sea, is in danger
of being taken but the application Of a
paper blockade to any other point Of the
coast of the Empire necessarily induces
u paper blockade of the British Isles
In fact, unless the right of blockade, as
established by the treaty of Utrecht, were
acknowledged, and the orders Of 1906
revoked, what would be the revocation
Of the orders of ! O7 and 9. We should
find, tomorrow or next day, England
declaring in a state Of blockade the coast
of the French empire, and merely per-
uniting neutrsls to have some ONO point
of communication with the coast OF the
Mediterranean, and with one port in the
Baltic.
"No, no This can never be. Times
have changed. The injustice and vio-
lence Of the measures you have adopted
have authorised the adoption of similar
by France. 1t is the ne
cessity you produced far their adep-
tlon, which has formed the great empire.
The time has gone by when you could
GO what you pleased wsth the continent
ard tie continent would do nothing to
you, This tine will never return, no
more than the reign Of weak and dissi-
patcd monarchs.
After every declaration ofwar, your
travellers and Rerchants .hsI be arrest
ed Oh the continent, if you should cap
ture on sea the mariners, passengers,
and merchants you may fnd in h,sr-
chant vessels. If you blockade on COM
'neroiaI speculation if you apply TO a
par of the empire the principal of a pa
per blockade, which you have adopted,
and not to real blockade, the British
Isles, and your other possessions, shall
De subjected also to paper blockade.
"lt you adopt strong measures, We
shall adopt ger-force of arms Shall |
De opposed to force of arms-legislative |
igor to Legislative rigor. This is rho
only method by which we can avoid be-
ng made your dupes-the only method
o conquer you, or at least to compel |
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