Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-13
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The Judgment and hroce8 oerbaI
in case Of the American brig Ca,bar ~ record
ed the 10th day ofseptembsrl8l,.t,n',hd i,
after Mr.. Madison's preclan.a,ien 'o aloDias
the French DEGREES repealed, aid rrr rrs''ss
follows ' IS
That the French privateer Jepne .
phus, On the Sd Of Nay, Snfsix N, Acoi.
ter the pretended repeal of the BERN, . i.
Ian DEGREES captured on the high ss S'' NJ
vessel called the Catherine, David o. 0'e
master; bound to St. Petersburg, ladc, ssN'
coffee, sugar, cocoa, dye-wood, aid cot,o. "'9
the ground that part Of the same wer 0'' IN
produce of French and Spanish coon;e. 1G
that the rest ofthe cargo vas prohbitvd6yIT ia
imperial majesty's DEGREES" "S
The process verbal then declares, tb,, =,
vessel departed from Boston on the lob W. !,
April, 1910, and that the goods were cS; ' ~
of the growth of Batavia, a Dutch port7,r
the vessel belonged to Americans TIA, ,E
cargo was first destined for GoueDbn,.T'
Swedish port or for such other porr o a
Baltic where it would be most adyant. ceor, ~
sell the said cargo ;--tl'at On her passage civ
had been taken by a Danish priyateer, SoG f
ter having been detained ten months and g.,
days she had been liberated by those ir;erd,
to neutral rights" the Danes, and alter MO-
ceeding up TIE Baltic she had been visited +,
nine Danish prlyateers, and been once baird
in English by vessel which did not beard
her that she remained eight days in Gotten.
burg, where laid an English hacket 6,o,
armed with five or six guns but which ddnc.
board her; that On coming out of Gottenture
she saw at distance great number Of ves'
sells, but she did not approach them so near
as to ascertain the nation to which thew b.
Ionged that she was never uieited by snv
ship that two mariners who were nteuc.
CITED confirmed the above facts that the 81.
percargo also confirmed them. The Council
of Prizes at Paris having noticed the above
facts (aad no others J decreed as follows:
Considering that the anchoring at Got
tenburg by the Catherine, zvhere there @a
an English Packet boat armed is atroJtha
the expedition from Boston ten molt4s be.
fore which consists almost wholly Of colonial
produce, is in the cnemy's trade and INTEREST,"
aud moreover there is No reason to doab; that
it could not have entered the Baltic without
enemy's convoy, and that if 1t has MOI been
visited by the enemy it is because the Anne.
rican flag was only a mask, and that therefore
the conhscation is matter OF no difficulty"
Now / REQUEST you, Gentlemen to pause
before you do proceed one step further inyoaF
Legislative measures and examine this case.
1t was decided at Paris after, as | shall saew
you, an application from our Public Agent
1t assumes as the supposed cause OF condem'
nation.
lst. The having on board colonial or ff'
tish goods not bound to French but neutral
port.
ID. The having been in the same Port ''Ihs
British Packet blot but not boarded.
Sd. The having been hailed by vessel the
officers Of which stake the English @agaas.
but not boarded by her.
1t is not even alledged that she come lulF
within the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, but s.'
was condemned because there was a. SUSIE
CION of her having been zvithin them
This is the whole case :-The Original
French document is before me, and Will l"'
ward it to either of you il you wish II a.
foundation for motion to enquire lnto NV
state of facts, or rather an attcsted copy o. Nv
protest before our Consul, Mr.. Warden d"
of the condemnation you will find In inc ~,
partment of State. 1t is your solemn ouH ~
to inquire. You ought not to let tbs S''''
be deceived ON SO important suo!cct' h.
If this had been single case or II 'nese" s,
not been many cases of this kind lam TOO ia",,
of statesman to contend that the EH',"s
qvrong done to individuals by an @fJ"'' 81" .l.,.
net unknown to its governments Is cSUsV r.,
rious complaint against such soveFn'osn .., Of
Gentlemen, there have been many e"'I A,.
this sort, and the Emperor, Oh aHp '.r ;s,t
confirmed these decisions, In oep'eiODDI.;; ~. de.
ten months after the aledged repcs' % ; %
crees, not on the ground simply Of ;n,srtto
of his DEGREES, but OF SUSPICION Of al ..n.ion
violate them. Thus giving them an eA tbc de-
far more dangerous and injurious '"''
crees themselves. rrotes: