Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-17

,rSted before the III )0t1Si SuutleiA " piiHNe
81 !, court of admiralty 6 at Paris, according
he DEGREES Of the Esd November, and l7th
saeoher. 1906, or in other words under the
3 ,sxs Of Milan" MIR. Russell's remon-
{ zee was submitted to the council of com
.rcS and further proceedings against the
& =, Orleans Packet suspended. The fahers
=. nor transmitted TO the council Of prizes,
: prosecution instituted before that tribu-
4. which proves only that the prosecution
il law was suspended, not that the laws were
.snealcd-H and the vessel and cargo on the
IN &C January were placed at the disposition
e The consignees, on giving bond to pay the
4 ,.;rated amount, should itdehnitively be de-
led that con6scation should take place
: collect that this vessel voluntarily entered
.. French port on The faith of the repeal OF
kbose DEGREES. She is seized and libelled an
der them, but after great exertion on the part
4 oe the American minister, he obtains from the
AFrench government---what Proof OF the
hona fde revocation of the DEGREES Nothing
like it. A discharge of the vessel? Not at
aI--the bond represents her--She strands
nledged in her full value in case she should
he found to come within4he scope of the law;
ard yet we must believe the law to be repeal
ed! What sort of release is this MIR.
Russell makes a merit Of having rescued
this property from the seizure with which 1t
had been visitcd"--that is rc8cued it f7om
rorrt of Justice and of 6 having placed It IN
situation more favorable than that of many
otaer vesseis and cGrgoes which continued IN
kind of morfemam, by the suspension OF all
proceedings IN regard to them" And this
Iette. and this case is addeued as proof OF the
repeal Of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, on the
Isl of November, 1910!
Il is true that ia aproscrpt dated the 9Th OF
july "a month subsequent to the date OF the
Is,ter to which it is appended, and seven
months after his remonstrance to the Preach
government Mr.. Russell states that orders
had been given to cancel the bond in question.
But surely this is no proof of the revocation
of the DEGREES. Let us see what he says on
the 18th of that month. Although | wss full
" impressed with tie importance of an early
decision in favor Of the captured vessels, none
of which had been included in the list above
mentioned"-g" of American vessels whose
cargoeS had been admitted by order OF the
emperor probably under licenccl yet
deemed it proper to wait for few days, be,
fore made an application on the subject
On the 18th however, having learnt at the
council of prizes that no new order had been
received there"-(thst on the lth of July,
1911, the French admiralty court had no no.
tice Of the repeal of the decrees) "adjudged
1t to be my duty no longer to remain silent
therefore on that day addressed to the duke
of Bassano, my note with list OF American
vessels captured since me first Of NoDember.
Onthe 18th / learnt that he had laid this note
with a general report before the emperor, but
that his majesty declined taking any decision
with regard to it, before IL had been submitted
30 a council ct commerce.
The house would take into consideration
the distinction between the council ofhrizes,
an admiralty court bound to decide according
to the laws of the empire, and the council of
commerce, which was OF the nature of board
OF trade; charged with the general supeyin-
tendance ofthe concerns of commerce; occu-
Pred in deVising regulations, not In eehouad
nsS them; an institution altogether hotltcai,
0y no means Judicial His majesty then de-
terrained to consult his council of commerce,
whether from motives Of policy he should, or
should not grant a speciaI exemption from
the operation OF his laws. In the same letter
learning from the Duke Of Bassano that I" the
case ofthe brig Good Intent, must be carried
before the Council Of 1py7zks." Mr. Russell
wishes to secure this case from this inaushi.
e'aas mode Of proceeding - that is, from the
operation Of the law. Why if the law, so
Dreaded, was repealest2
1" had from time to time (hc continues)
informed myself of the proceedings, in regard
70 the captured vessels, and ascertained the
iact thatth DIXIE of Bassano had made re-
port 10 relation to them. The Emperor, 1t APP
pears, however,, still wished for the decision
o. MS ConRcii Of Commerce" What to know
u his DEGREES of Berlin and Milan were revok-
50 was his majesty ignorant OF the fact -
Can stronger evidence be adduced that they
we're IN force or Can the release (not by the
eoesss OF law, but by special executive interfe.