Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-13

From Tie Kingston, Jam. CHTo1s'cte, 1.eo'So'
yecsived al The office ofthe Phlladslflh'a %
zefte.
Y,he Echo, National Gazette OF Port
an Prince. details the rencontSc between
the Southampton and Amethyse, exactly as
we have already given it TO our readers
except that it adds " that Sir James LII
cas- Yeo told the Haytian officer that .ne
knew OF nc authority that empowereG
Gen. Borgella to send a squadron to sea,
and that his precise orders were to respect
only the flags of Potion anu ChristoPhe
that he was consequent under the neees-
sity of OBTAINING the frigate and other YES
sells, and that he advised the Haytian com
mander to avoid unnecessary bloodshed q
follow him quietly to Jamaica, where his
Admiral and General Borgella might de,
eide the validity of the capture-but
should he refuse this friendly offer he
would be compelled to use force and he
gave the Haytian five minutes to deter
mine. he at the same time sent a British
officer along side the Haytian frigate to
await their commanders resolution; where
he had scarcely arrived, when Bigot i'm
periously desired him to retire, and the
canta;n declared that he would much SOON
er sink his vessel than deliver it up (the
second captain observed that as the Eng
fish f,igate carried only twelve Founders
she would easily be taken) and that he
waited only for signal from the British
captain to commence an action"
After detailing the result OF the affair,
as has already been stated, the Gazette
proceeds as follow:
We learn that in consequence OF the
above affair, General BorgelIa has caused
ali the English in his powerto be put in
prison, but though we have received this
information by three different arrivals, we
still hope. it may not be true, as it certain
Iy would be as unjust as un-exampled,
that persons or properties of innocent indi-
yiduals should suffer for acts in which they
had no part.
:. The law Of civilized nations allows
70 the individuals Of every nation, even
after the declaration Of war, time to col
lect their property and retire to their own
country.
g Bonaparte it is true violated this law
by imprisoning all the British subjects in
France at the declaration of the war.-
Does Gen. Borgelia wish to make use OF
the French Emperor's measures We
hope no Haytian will initiate the example
of this rapaciOus usurper, who wishes to
corrupt them, that he may more easily
execute his cid projects ofdestroying Hay
ii.
8. The question of right in this affair,
rests simply on the following point. Has
Gen. BcrgeIla been recognised by the
:1noiish Government as Commander in
Chief Of the South Of Hayi? # he has
not. his squadron could only be regarded
nv that nation as piratical; consequently,
tl,e conduct Of the commander OF lis Bri-
fannie Majesty's frlsate is sanctioned by
the law Of nations. II, on the contrary,
Gen. Borgella has been recognised by the
British government, it Is discussion
which OUGHT to be decided between the
two governments.
:" Did the American government seize
the persons and properties of the English
in the United States in the affair Of the
Chesapeake and the Leopard No. In
the recent affair Of the President and Lit
tie Belt were the peaceable Americans
resident in England molested? No
When Toussant's squadron, which carried
troops for the conquest of the South was
captured by an English frigate, did he
arrest all the English subjects No.
This chief, when he found that he had
never been recognised by the government
Of Great Britain, was convinced OF the
capture, and renowned all claim to the
vessels which were declared good prizes
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