Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-12

that the common cause was a0an-
doned 80 49,. p,,na,.,,a = mt
.t;ar as indeed he never has acted, WITH any
ae Az" IF establishing principles OF real free-
WV Nth respect to navigation; butts mere
ao'.'' ds..voriae to cloak his determinatlon, II
y o. ;sIs to ruin Great Britain, by novel de-
po,sl. and reiected tiscories Of maritiale law;
80, aoerica must see, that Bonaparte s OBJ
enI = 70 exclude British commerce from
p -. coast aud port of the continent; and
49,, s. nurstit of this object, traalphn8 on the
.ssrts 81 independents states, lie insulungly
'o7,el,;ms his determination 10 effect u by d.
Pr ;nyasion of those independent states,
which he as iGsultlngly terms q guarantees
,busn,sking the most solemn and sacred term
he law Of nations synonlmoas with usur-.
3siSon Of territory aud extinction Of lpdepend-
ence. America n.usl see, that as all the states
hitherto in his power have been selzed on to
guarantee his system, be Is now proceeding
Ie.destroy whatever relnaips. 9! independence
- other ne utfal states 10 make that guarantee
coa,olete. From his. want of power TO pass
me Atlantic with his armies "a wait OF Po9er
for which the United States are indebted TO
one naval superiority OF Grea britain, his sys
tenn oi sazraptte5as force may ieil as 70
America, but as he calnoI hope TO shut Anne,
,ican ports against Great Britain BY occupancy
and INVASION, he hopes 10 effect his purpose
BY management and fraud, and TO accomplish
that by insldious relaxation which he cannot
accomplish By power.
Great Britain he feels is only 10 be ruined
byexcluding hof FROM every port in tue world;
be hopes therefore to SMUT every port IN ha-
rope BY force, and every port in America by
management; he pretcnds 10 concillate Anne
rica By applause Of her conduct, and parnal
,tIsxat8,n of his system in her favor. He &C
roai0aTfes the promise OF repeating his de-
Crees Alh conditions, which be trusts Amer
ca Sl!s not tlisagow, and which he knows a
Bri,aia must reject; knowing at the same
time U.s. the reiaxati5a Of his DEGREES Will be
of li.aI ase 10 America, without CORES
pondIs eegsx4tion by 6. Britain, he throws
eycgY as, gainst concession 70 America
bv Get GrSsrs making her perseverance IN
he rStll}s 9iy system more than ever essen
tai 10 ef honor and existence. And sureiy'
il shf sct Escape tho notice, or faii to excite
tse indignation Of the American government,
t6at the ruler Of France, by taking the new
ground now assum, d, has retracted the con-
eessio0 which America supposed him to have
made. He has inconsstently and contemptu-
ouslv withdrawn from her the ground upon
which she has taken hostile attitude against
Grsat Britain, since the repeal Of our orders
in council, and even the remuneration Of cur
rights of.blockade would no longer suffice to
obtain repeal Of the Berlin and Milan de-
crees.
His maisstY's government cannot but hope
that America, consideringell the eXtfavegar't
pretensions set forth by the ruler OF France,
in the duke of Baasano's report, and at The
same time the resolution to march his armies
into all states, into the ports of which the
English flag is ADMITTED, viii acknowledge,
that this doctrine and resolution constitute a
complete annihilation of neutrality, and that
she is bound as a neutral state 10 elisayow and
resist them. Every state that ecqoiesces In
this repert, must act upon tia principle, that
Reutraaud enemy are 10 be considered hence
forward as the same in the language OF the
French law of nations, and Great Britain has
rightto consider that every nation who re-
fuses q admit her Gag upon the principle as
sumeahdmits and recognises the doctrine Of
the report.
(Letter to BE Confines.
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