Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-10-29
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
c.r,..hossezee 5efVeen Mr.. MsnTos
and our Pt-niasfenfforles
coSTINuED.

:, ,y., For.oa, acts, given definitions OF
biloxi sdss either Of .shich woaid DC sa-
isf,e,ery- The FIRST is to be sesn IN
sommun;cs,ion from Mr. Merry to tA's
D partment bearing date o. the ish OF
A,ril. 1904 The following are the
circumstances attending II. Cosnmo-
doe Hood, the Cornander ola St'ish
sou ,drSn in the West ladies III iso''
having dec,a,rd the islands OF MAUI
piooe AVID Guadslnupc in q state OF block
aae without applying an adequate ''rce
TO a, aintain IL the Secretary oil o'a'e &c
psan.,ra,ed against the Illegally oil tne
measure, which remembrance was ia'o
before the Lords Commissioners o, the
Aa,nira,,y in England, who repiiea'
,b,, thew had sent orders not TO CONSIDER
any blockade of those islands as existing
unle.s in respect of particular ports
which Nigh, be actually invested, and
then not TO capture vessels oonhd 10
sueh sorts, unless they saall Presi'us'l
have been warned not to enter the
rne second definition IS TO be found IN
\ convention between Great Britain ana
Russia in June, 1901 Ash sec. Sd art.
wh;cs declares, I" that IN order To de-
tem;ne what characteristics blockaded
port, ,hs, aenenins,ien is given only to
!. Dor, where there is BY the di>posllon
OF tbe power which attacks II, with ships
stationary or sufficiently near, an esidem
dargerain entsring" The President IS
wiling Tor YOU 10 edopt either OF tbsse
definitions but prefers the hfst as more
precise aud ,le,erminale; and when u IS
c.nsiae sd that j, was made the criterion
by so Formal an act between the two GO
sernpen,s, it cannot be presumed that
-s!r British government will object to
The feTswal gift. Nothing IS more ma
tu;sl alter the differences which have
taken place between the TIVE countries,
OH this aud ether subjects, and the de-
parsure fom this criterion BY Great
Rgit,io, for &c isons watch are adnittca
hy her no longer To exist, than tina, they
SHOULD On ths restoration OF q good un'
ders,andiag recur To II again ouch
recurrence would be the more satIsfae-
tory to shc President, as II would afford
proof Of a disposition in the British GO
: yernmen,, not simply TO compromise
difference. but te re-establish sincere
friendship between the two nations.
An interference with our commerce
bstvecn enemy's colonies and their
paren cenntry was among the violations
Of our neas.al rights, Camniued ~ ".
Britain in her present war with France.
/, took place in 1905, did extensive IN
iars and produced universal excitement.
! In securing u. against a repetition Of 1t,
j you will attend toao article OF the con-
\ veo,ion Setween Russia and Great bsl-
Rain entered into on the day OF
N 1891, 10 The ilth article 1T the project
of a treaty with Great Britain that was
signed bv Mr.. Monroe and Me- Fnensy
on the 3ist December 1906, and TO the
Instructions from this dspattmen: re.
la,ing to tia, article Of the seth OF May
1867 The capture by Great Britain OF
4 almost all the islands Of her enemics di-
rn,nishes the importance OF any regnla
ton OF this subject; but as they may be
restored b. treaty of peace, 1t merits
I e
stood, however, that unless such trade
can be obtained in proper extent, and
~ithou, a reliuquishment of the princi.
pie con,ended for by the Uaited States,
j, will be best that the treaty be silent on
the subject.
A disposition has been shown BY the
British govern. ncnr, 10 extend this prin'
ciple So Gar as 10 inbibit trade to neo-
tc.ls even he,aeen power Of Psssa
With Great B;iss:n and her enemy, as
f.r example aetween Csiaa and Fraaee.
Tue absarduy Of this pretsnsien may
Prevent its being hereafter advanced. 1t
viii not, aovsssr, be Snworshy OF your
srea,lou.
By an order Of the British govern.
men, in 1908, British cruirsrs were as-
thosiEed 70 take neutral vessels laden
with innocent articles, on thsir return
from an ene.ny's port, on the pretsncs
ttat they bad carried TO such port con
trabard Of .ar. This ord,r is directly
repurnaat ,ts the law Of nations, as tn.
circumstance OF having centraband aru
sIes OIL board hesnd to-an enemy's port,
Is the only legal ground Of seizure. The
eiaim was relinquisheS by the British 20
We, nment in tho 9Th article OF the pro
iea above reeied, yoa will endeavor In
Ike usaner 20 provide against it. It's
the practice Of British ctuizers TO coma
pei the commanders Of neutral vessels
which they meet at sea, either to beard
thsn in person with their papers, or t.
skad tSsir papers On board in their boats
10y an ofhsSr. The injustice .ns irrega-
Il.risy of rAis procedure need not be men
tisaed. You VIII endeavo or to suppress