Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-08

I deefees of BERN nc ,iSsu. 'oo'iS
o,eSeed On the receia 4 DIT evioenoe
r. s-oceed, spzri pssa' tintse repeal Of
DE-. 10 council AIssough hen,
av ,hs deehrs,ioh of ia - April, she.
mar have assumed hs er round; can
II be reasoushiy coabsd, ~ ii that &c.
| cree had been conrngnicatra 10 Der al
| inc time !, bears cate NJ offsrs 10 eSnn-
would have been ;syoks We can
q, oosbt aborl it 81 wien We A"c~
| fea; s.oi outstanding tbs; heois '-ii'D,
| she do repssi them IA p'nnsr sns-
cep,;bir of explahslons nsesihs the
y:css O. It's gore'nge eat 'ht'ih rea-
/, soh.b,s ;irnc aiter,-r redrse was msde
known 10 her. ! sst vi .hn reasonable
tine. for wren we nnsider the unset.
| tied state ofihe B'nsh ,nfls'ry a; tia.
period. the ip;ervegion o. 80 days be-
tween he re- eIpt ~ he dtcree and tho
r,p-s, or the ode, ca nes be consi.
de-.d ci-,arn. Asee.
But, sir. ~e are Ia b{ ibe honorable
gentleman from Sostf CfoisTa, hat the
| result; Of ihe inquiries th4r gHihg on In
the house at ccmrons. 10 TIE epe'a.
ton OF he orders il eoentli on the com.
U.erce ard nanu:.rfures q! Great BIZ
tain, was the tn fcsu~ OF l.itir h.al
repeal. Bot SIT et i; r remembered
TIA: the object O thosrs Inquiries vas
nat SO much to sscertah whether the
effect Of the orders in colscii was ipJu-
rious TO TIE British ns;i1 %; or whether
the extent Of thu injury as SO greatas
to make Ii exp:lent to- aoardon them,
notwithstanding France righi sl.'l re.
IL to rescke Ter cecrees. II. Britain
must always lave. bce1 sensible, that
The efrct OF .iose orders was injurious
70 herself TIE ciamots other manu-.
featuring ihierst against t5em. had been
lobg Is louc ana inpofunate, as they
~ere a, Tx lcTiod Of their repeal. She
,ais!ed oHi, IN prctence 10 repeal
them. oonsistn.lv With the ground she
had Uniform tax en- with respect 10 tao
decree, ni France. AndI have little doubt
tn: Trey would have been ultimately
rspe5!ed, rEiou. thatpretsnce. The
communication OF tie decree OF the 28th
Of April, II ne time il bears date, would
Rave afored the opportunity she had
long wi>heG-sn opportunity which tho
event has .hewn her eager to improve.
But. sir, il is again minated, that tho
concealment of that decree was unim-
portant e. we are tcld that although
il. PRONUNCIATION might have produced
the repeal of the orders in council, that
repeal would not have prevented the
war. The right claimed by Great Bril-
tain to impress, her:own seamen en- board
Of our ON merchant vessels, 1t IS now
raid, was, III ITSELF ample cause oil, war.
Sir-I can never believe, that tor this
cause alone, sar would have been dc.
ciared. Did not the administration at 4
late period, profess its readiness to over
look the question of impressmen,, and
to give up its whole restrictive system a.
qainst England, Cd an arrangement Of
the other matters Of difference between
the two governments. live 60 back to
the negotiation with MIR. Erskine if
we consider the eagerhess with which
tina, nesociat,on Was conducted, and the
rspidii9 with which j, was hurried thro'
all the forms Of diplomscy and if We
consider also, ,h.t In the arrangement
made vi h that minister, the question Ut
imp rsss:neht was untouched, We must
lie convinced, tLat the administration
considered il point of minor impor.
;alte.
lis not reasonable to expect on this
sat ct. al any proof can be drawn
on the CONSIDERATIONS of the go.
lye,ur,-nt. But even here we may dis.
ro,et sometsios which may serve to
i W il w.at k5nt repeal OF the or.
rs il counci. before the declaration Of
y. woui6 have been viewed. In the
jtr o=i"-e alsGcd to, OF the 2lst OF
augus:. ,sla. from the Secretary If
SITE TO ~! Resell, we are told, tina!
It is oot noHss question whether the
clara,ion oiaae Prince Regent" IRE.
Ealing toe orders in couneiD is such
puget to II se produced repeal OF
! * non-'mpera,ion act, bad war DOT
! zen tsoiarea because BY the declara.
t2G OF war ,hs. question was superced'
| sl." A grobad is thu. afforded for
i4r Intermediate the administration tel:
lnslt preeiud et by the declaration OF
aar, from 81 pig to the repeal Of the or
GERS in eouns b, that effect and Influence
IN tie policy Of this country, to which
i, might oItFTwise have been entitled.
But, sir, dependent Of all evidence
u this subra TO be drawn from the
scts or declAstions o. tie government
| nay rensn: 10 appeal to honorable
sea:lemen, 30 were members OF this
ouse at ihs tme war was declared and
10 ask lheny shether such declaration
| would or co44l have been made, had i.
ha., a. Il :.,;oo ,rhirh the