Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-04

amlpatl0ns IN pdctio"o
Ground ON which the opposition con-
fended for the revocation OF tho or.
dsrs, which wa 8 net SO much an act
Of Justice to the U. States, as the aa-
vantage that was promised to their
own manufacturers, he thought II ms
dutv TO coantenance the idea that
shipments made after the revocation
Of the orders would, be admitted IA,
to the q. States; that this ground
was taken by the advocates for 2 re;
vocation of the orders. who declared
that they would advise their friends
to shin, as they believed shipments,
in the event Of a revocation, might
| be made with safety, and that ne
thought good policy required him TO
| counienancc the idea, in order to CO.
opsr.te as far as possible with the
| advocates of tho revocation OF the
orders. -
That after the revocation OF the
| orders, be continued to declare' anu
| did declare to the merchants who ap-
| piled to him. as his opinion that they
might make shipments with safety.
This opinion applied Only to the cases
! whers shipments were made before
! war; after knowledge of tho war
had reached England he declared
| distinctly to the merchants, that the
| ground Of probable annuinent OF
the non-importation act OF the 80.
vernment Of the United States had
ceased.
MIR. Russell stated, however. that
after the knowledge of the declara-
ton of war had reached England. he
did still advise the American mer-
chants to ship: because. if the pro-
perry remained in England during
the WIZ. it would be ruineus to the
hol(rrs. Many persons after the re-
vocation of the orders, and before
the news Of war arrived, had made
purchases. He would not be uader-
stood to say, that he advised the
merchants that in ease the Law should
not be repealed, they would be per-
mitted to enjoy the advantages OF a
monopoly and the consequent extra
ordinary profits. but merely that the
property would not be consiseaiei /;
this, however. he said was not at ali
a subject OF conversation. His Opt
Mon that shipments might be made
with safety, was founded az we'll Oh
aprcsumption that the law would be
annu|led, as that the shippers would
in any event, be placed as nearly as
possible on the footing on which they
would have stood, had the law heen
annuiled. That If the law should
not be annulled, the special circum-
stances under. which the shipments
were made weuld entiiIe them to an
exemption from its penalties.
He believed that before tie reYo-
cation OF the orders and after the in-
terdiotion, purchases were made un-
der an expectation of revocation, II
these were made at reduced prices.
The depression was not very materi-
al (; after the revocation there was a
rise, but they remained throughout
lower than 10 common times when
the trade was assuredly free. He
did not. however, pretend to be We
ny conversant in these matters.
Some Of the goods were purehas-
ed before ed February, 1914, but he
would suppose they formed a very
small portion Of the importations /;
in the period Intervening between
that date and the revocation of the
orders, there has been more eonsid-
cradle investments, but he believed
the greatest portion was purchased
after the revocation. There was
then great activity in Investments,
but we think it probable they were
purchased with funds which had been
remaining there for the purpose and
which were appropriated agreeab'y
TO orders which had been previously
given TO be executed in the event Of
the revocation of the orders in eoun.
Gil.
The knowledge Of the declaration
of war reached England about the
2sth or 2eth Of July. Official infor-
nation was not so se0n received, and
therefore the embargo which was
laid by the British government was
not imposed till the Goth July. The
order subsequently issued permitting
the departure Of licensed vessels but
limiting their departure TO the 18th
Of was extended in some
special eases, but not generally.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.