Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-13

less extensive, and as II Is lmpo'toh' "
every respect, that there should De ho
misunderstanding or possibility OF error
YOU will excuse me for requesting tna'
YOU will have the goodness to inform ne
whether in any Circumstance my recoi'
lection of tho impsrt OF this passage IN
lord Castlercagh's despatch IS inaeou-
rate"
MrFoster, in no part Of hrs after COM
munica,io1s, pSetends that Mr.. Monroe
had mistaken the contents OF LORD Cas-
tIereaph's Instructions. Here then you
have not only the statement oi the bll-
fish minister to our goseIamens, but IRE
authority under which he acted. In his
there can be no mistake, no mlsappre-
| hensioD.
On the 10th of June, 1912. Mr.. Eos.
ter, if possible, becomes more explicit.
| He then declares TO the Secretary oil
State.
81 have no hesitation in saying that
| Great. Britain, as the case has hitherto
stood, never did, or ever could engage
without the crosses; injustice to herself
| and Der allies, as we'll IS To- other neu-
ual na,ious. to rcp:al her orders as a.
fecting America alone. leaving them III
force az inst cther states, upon coDcl
| ZION tina France would except singly AMI
specially America f,om the operation OF
| her DEGREES"
Tnls declaration, it would seem, had
removed every doubt which could pos
siblv exist in relation 20 the Intention 81
the BRUSH government Bur the exc
cuti,e CT the U. States, solicitous to a.
rojc The evils Of war and to prevent an
sppealto the last resort Of injured ma.
tons, on the 18Th cay Of June, 1919, a.
gajn addresses the British minister in the
following terms
1t is satisfactory to find that there
has been no misappr ehension of the con-
dition without which your government
refuses to repeal the orders in Council.
You admit that TO obtain their repeal in
respect to the U. States, the repeal Of the
French DEGREES must be absolute and
unconditional, not as to the U States
only, but as to all other neutral nations,
not as far as they affect neutral COM
nerce only, but as they operate internal
" and affect the trade in British manu-
lectures with the enemy OF q. Britain -
As the orders in council have formed
principal Cause Of the differences which
uahappiiy exis, between cur countries
condition of TIER repeal communicated
in any authentic document or manner,
was entitled 10 particular attention. Ard
surely none cocld have so high Claim
to it as the letter f. ON Lord Cas.iereagh
to you, submitted by his authority 10 NY
view for the express purpose OF making
that condition. with Us ether contents: |;
known TO this government"
From this it is evident that the exc. !
cu,ive of this county understood the !
British minister, a, Insisting or fetal
repeal of the Frent T. DEGREES before tie
Orders r Councii would b. revoked -
And another fact equally lmpor ant IS
manifested by this document winch is,
that the British governments had tot m
ly kno" ledge ri inc re?es, o: tbs bcr-
lin and Milan GeC.,es so tar as related
10 the / Sac, uu, communicates that
knomlaGge to .nvlr nniEis,er resident IN
this cour:cy, with view that he ".'ght
contcr With this government respecting
he terms aud conditions contained in 1t.
How then can it be commended, wrh The
least degree Of plausibility, that il wa
the want of evidence OF the existence OF
the decree Of the 2sth Of April, 1911,
which Induced the British government
- persist IL is Orders in Council. To
the letter last mentioned, Mr.. Foster on
the l4th of June gives an answer which
closes the correspondence between the
parties. The language is 100 plain to
admit of but one construction. Listen
20 il & tell me if the most sceptlcal man
Can doubt.
81 will now say that l feel entirely
author sed to assure you, that II you can
at any time produce foil and uncondi-
tional repeal Of the French DEGREES, as
you have a right to demand it in your
character Of neutral nation, and that it
be discngsgcd from any question con-
Corning our maritime rights, we shall De
ready to meet you with revocation OF
the Orders in Council. Previously to
your producing such an instrument,
which am sorry to see you appear to
regard as unnecessary, you cannot ex-
pect OF US to give ap our orders in coun-
Gil"
The prince regent on the face of the
decree which re,okes the orders in
council, shows that the meaning OF the
British government WAS what have Con-
tended for and although o,her gentle
men may understand the vicss ct the
British cabinet better than | Go, yet
am bcund TO consider the prince regent
Of Eng land as good authority, wien
speaking o! the intentions ofhi own 60