Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-07-24


tenn that has been substituted against the admission OF Anne
rcan products will have the effect of imposing upon them
equal restraint"
ducng the same commercial effect have been substituted
the mode only and the has undergone an al
teration And it may be- that the change
lawful in FORM it is nevertheless, true that is essentially
unfrendly and does all compor wththe ideas
inspired by your letter of the 9th u in which you were
pleased declare the distinctly pronounced intention OF
his imperial majesty of favoring the commercial reauon
between and the United States in all the objects OF
traffic. which shall evidently proceed from tier agriculture
or manufactures If France, by her own acts has DOCK
AIDED up ports against the introduction OF the products OF
the United States, what motive has this government IN
discussion with third power to insist on the privilege OF
going to France Whence the nducement to urge the an
nunent Of blockade of France, when, 1t annuiled no n
erican cargoes could obtain market in any OF her ports
In such of things blockade of the coast OF France
would be, the u States unimportant as would DE
blockade of the coast of the Caspian sea-"
And so far has the French emperor been from relaxing
in whole or in part these odious guatons to IN con
sequence Of submitting to give up English trade that
they have been made subject OF special Instructions 10 me
minister who has been sent to the court OF France MT
Monroe his letter of instructions to Mr. Barlow OF July
g. lsl says: Your early and particular attention Will
be drawn the great subject of the commercial relation
which subsst, in future between the u States ana
France The President expects that the commerce Oh e
u States will be placed in the ports of France such
footing afford fair market and to the industry and
enterprise of their citizens, reasonable encouragement
An arrangement this effect looked for, Immediately
after revocation of the decree but n appears from the
documents this department. that that was not the case
the contrary that commerce has been Suced 20 t"e
greatest rather to the most 0ppres
size restraints tho vessels which carried coffee gu
gar &c though sailing directly from the United States to
French port were held of sequestraton, the
principle that the trade prohibited and that the lmpo
ation of these articles only unlawful but criminal
that the vessels which carried the unqueonabe pro
ducons of the United States exposed to great and
expensive delays to tedious Investigations, in unusual FORMS
and eror6tant duties In short that the ordinary usa
ges of commerce between friendly nations were aban
doned"
AGAIN Mr. Monroe in the same letter. says if the ports
of France and her allies not opened to the commerce
of the United States liberal scale and fair cond
TONS of what avail to them, may be asked, will be the
revocation of the British orders in council In contendg
for the revocation of these orders far it was object
ofneres the United States had in view, trade to the
continent Ii fair legitimate object and worth con
tending for while France encouraged it, But she shuts
her ports burdens it with heavy duties
that motive S endn He again you will sec
injustice and eneavour to prevent the necessity OF bring
in return for American sold In France an equal
amount in the produce, of that country
No such obligation imposed French merchants trading
the United States They enjoy the liberty of selling their
cargoes for cash. and taking back what they pleased from
ss country in return 1t is Indispensable that the trade
be free that all American citizens engaged In it be placed
on footing, and with this view that the system Of
carrying it by licenses granted by French agents be
Immediately annuled"
The dispatches from Mr. Barlow, by the Hornet most
clearly show the expectations -four have
not only been realized but that the promises OBJ
tained minister of very unsatisfactory nature
Indeed while Bonaparte sending armies to the north OF
Europe take of the ports the Baltic, and
by his fast sailing squadrons burning American vessels,
the Atlantic all expectations of free trade from France
must be than vain
Notwithstanding the violence of the belligerents were
tie restrictions of our government removed the com
me.ce of the United States might be extensive and proha
BILE 1t is well known that from the galantry OF
men, ifmechan vessels allowed to and associate,
for self defence they would De able to repel many unlawful
aggressions The danger of capture would be
and in relation to the begerents at least, the risk
under such circumstances, would be measured by in
The discussions of government in relation to the Br
fish orders in council give currency to the opinion that
they exist without any modification according to the ex
tent the first principles which they issued And
sle French minister in his last communication, this
subject made the Cor sentative Senate the 10th OF
March last speaks the blockade of the 10th OF May 1905
as annihatng the rights of all maritime states ana putting
under Introduction whole coasts and empires and OF the
ders in council of 1907 though still subssng and that
according their principles all vessels compelled to
pay tribute to England and all eargoes tariff to her