Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-15
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British Manifesto VS.. America.
From The london Gazette Gan 9.
DECLARATION.

amity with the u States OF America having
unfortunately failed, his Royal H,ghness,
acting in the name aud On The oehalt OF LIS
Majesty. deems II proper publicly to declare
the causes, and ofIgIn ct the war, ~ which
he government of the u Ss,es has com
peled him 10 engage.
10 des re Of conquest, or other ordinary
motives of aggression has been. or ctn be
with any colour of reason, in this case, i'm
puted O Great Britain: that her CONNER
eil Interests we're on the side of peace, II
war could have been avoided, without the
sacrifice of her maritime rights, or without
AN injurious submission o France, is truth
which the American Government Will no.
deny
HIS Royai Highness does not however
mean TO res an The favorable prtsumi ton
to which he is enabled. lie IS prepared b.
An exposition of ihe clrcums anees winch
have |. Il to the present wa, 10 show That
Grea, Britain has ,hroun hout acted towards
tie United Staes OF America, with splrlt
o. amliy, forbearanee and conoIiIat on; and
| To d, monstrste the InadmlssaOle nature OF
those ore enuons, which have al length ub
happtly n,olycd the Two countries IN war.
Il is well known 10 he world, that ii has
been the .uyariable object OF Tie Ruler of
France TO destroy the power and indepen
dence of the British Empire, as The Chief
obstacle 10 he Accomplishment of his ambi-
tlous de signs
lie first contemplated The possibility OF
assembling such a naval force III lie Chan.
mel. AS, combined with numerous foniis,
should enable him 10 dlsembsIk IN England
an army sufficient, IN his conception, 10 sub.
ngate this country and through the con.
quest of Great Britain he hoped 10 reslize
/ ms project OF universal tmpue.
b, the adoption of an enlarged and prov
| ident syste m Of internal d,Ience, and by The
!, vsor of his Msjes,y's fleets and armies. tbs
| design wss entirely frustrated ; aud the
naval force OF France, alter the most signal
defeats, was comp elled 10 retire from the
ocean
An attempt was then made 10 eflectuaIe
the same purpose BY oiher means sss EN-
was brought forward, by which the Rule,
! of France hoped to snnihilate the commerce
OF Great Britsin, to shake Der public credit,
| and 10 destroy her Revenue /: To render use
| less her msrI,ime superiority, aud SO 10 avail
| himself OF his continental sscendency, ss To
constitute himself in great measure the
| srbIter OF Tie ocean, Notwithstanding the
! destruction Of his fleets.
| With this view, b. The Decree OF Berlin,
! followed by thai OF Milan, lie declared the
! Blush .errilo,l les to be in state OF block
sde +; and that all commerce or even cores.
pondence with Great Britain WIS prohibit
cd. He decreed dat every vesseil and Car
60, which had entered, ol was found procee-
! ding 10 British port, OF winch, under any
eircums. ancss, had been yisIed by Brit
I ssh ship OF war, should be l4wfll prize /; he
| declared all Brush goods and produce,
wherever found, and however aoquu red,
| whether coming from the mother country or
| from her COLONIES, subject 10 conhscs ION he
! further declared TO be denauonsllzed, the
| flag Of all neutral ships that should be found
| offending against these hls DEGREES and
| he gave 10 tins project OF universal tyranny,
the name of Tho Continental system
! For these I,iem2,s 10 rum iAe commerce
| of Brnsin, by means su6yersne OF the
| dearest rights oi neutral nations, France en-.
| dea,oIed IN vain TO rest her JUS liica, ion up.
| ON the previous conduct OF ms Majesty S
| Government.
Under circumstances If unparalleled pro-
VOCATION. his MaJesty had abslalned from a.
! ny measure winch Tie ordinary rules OF the
Law of N. ioas did not fully war sat. New
| CT VS. the mara ,me superiority OF n beili-
| gerent more complete and decided Never
was the opposite b1iigery 30 iUrmidably
| dangerous IN bIs power, aud an his policy, TO
| the liberties OF all other nslinus France
had already ,rampied 20 openly and sysle
msucsil, on the most sacred tights of Eeu
trail Powers, as might well have JUS. fed
the placing her cut OF The pale oil cnllz d
nations Yet IN this extreme case, 4 eAI
Britain had 80 used her aayal ascendency
tina her enemy could find no just Cause OF
complaint aud IN order TO give 10 these
lawless DEGREES he appearance otreIall,s-
| N, the K lier ut France WAS obliged o al
vance prln C pies ct marianne law uhsanct
| loDed by any other su,hur,ty han has own
arbitrary will
The preteIt for thefe DEGREES were ,GrR. that
Great Britain had eIeteiied the right. of war
againit private pertons their flaps and goods =
a If the only Object Of legitimate houiI,ty on
the ocean were ,ne pubic property of state,
or AZ If he Ldiets, and the Courts of France il.
fei had not at all time. enforced this right with
pecuiar riseur - iecondIy. that the Bri,iih
orders of blockade, initesd OF beng confined
TO fortified towns, had as France sherted, been
unlawfully extended to commercial town. and
ports, aud 10 the mouths OF rivers; aud third
ly Ina, 'hey had been applied to places, and to
COATS, which neither were nor could be actu
ally blockaded. The laa Of thtie charge. is not
founded on fact; whit the o hers, even by
the admiAion of The American Government,
are utterly grouudleis in poiut of law.
Aga'nit 'heie DEGREES. hs Msj.ny protefted
and APP eaed he called upon the United
States to adert their own rights, ana TO vindi-
cafe heir independence, thus menaced and at.
tackled F; and as France had declared that ihe
would con6lcate every vsfle tha, ihouid ouch
in Great Britain or be vifted by briuih ih'ps
of war his majraY, having prsviouny iiiued