The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-29
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seNeress distressss from It's own orders md
measures, man!testly un1utiur leti b. the law,
or nations :" assurances were gwen that
no culpable aCquiesceace on the part e the
United States wou, render them necessary
tn the proceedings Of one beliirerent ration.
through their rights of ncutral,ty, arainst the
commerce OF its adversary ;" an6 .lis rght OF
Great Britain 10 issue such orders, unless q.
orders of blockade, to be enforced sccor,ling
to the law OF nations, was utterly denied. III
this Candid and explicit avowal OF the sen.
ticnerts OF the American government ,>cr
an occa so novel and Important in the
history or nations d:,i not. however make its
Just impression upon the British cabinet for,
with out assigning any new Irnvocation on the
part OF Franco, AVID Complaining, merely,
that neutral powers had not been induced 10
interpnSe, with effect, 90 obtain the reyocation
o. the Berlin decree, (which, however. C..
Britain herself had affirmed t. be a dnc,es
nominal & iiiopcrative,1 the orccis in council
or the lltl OF November, 1907, were ;ssued.
declaring, g thst ali the ports and places Of
France and her allies or of aiiv o,her cou,
try at war with his majesty, and al nTyer
ports and places liz Europe, f. m which, ri.
though not at war with lis mail.sty the Hr;.
fish flag was excluded snd all ports or places
in the colonies, belonging &c Y{is Niaiec,,-,.
eusDies. should, from thencefntt he sfhIsst
20 the same restrictions, IN pcint cf t,.a,,s snT
naIeat,on, asst the same were actu aiy bloc-
kaded by iiis rnaiesty's naval f,,ceE in al.
most strict aud rigorous maflner:' tlat .s,'J
trade IN articles which were the produce NJ,
manufacture of the said countries or coIoni.g
should be deemed and considered 70 ne mr.
lawful :" but that neutral vessels should ~
BE- permitted to trade with France from csr.
tam free ports. OF through ports ant! plscSe
81 the British dom;nion3. (z) To acceSt In
lawful enjoyment of 2 tight, a. t'ie Grant of =
nor b
under the forms of favor and indulgence and
to pay tribute to Great Britain, for tb,s ,iri-
Viege OF a lawful transit on the.ocesn. sTe,a
concessions which G. Britain was disr.,se;i
insldiously, to eYact, b7 an appeal 70 tna en-.
pidty, of individual, ont WHICH the United
states could never yield, consistently with The
independence and sovereignty If the nation
The orders in council were, therefore, alter
ed, IN this respect at subsequent period m
but the general interdct of neutral comms,.ce
applying, more especially TO American cDt,,.
iiicfcG, was Oost,ndieiy rTlStirllsiped apains,
All the GORGE otreason, o. Temonstrance, and
OF protestation. employed by the Amsr;cao
government, when the subject was prc3eptei
to its consideration by the British minister re-.
SIDING at Washington. TIE fact assufne,, "a
the basis OF the orders in council,yyas uneot,;c
ecaliy dlsowned /; and it was demonstrates
that SO lar .fcor' its being true. " that the u.
states had acquesced in the Illegal operad.a
OF she herlm deCree, it was not even fT;,a H.;
at tie date of the British orders of the 11tb
OF Il ~. 1907, single application Of that de-
cree TO the commerce of the ". States nm
the niEa seas, could have been knotzn Il the
British government ;" while the BrifisI, ~.
eminent had been Officially informed INV
American minister at London, IS that sxp,a-
majors, u"contradiCted by any oyert aof.
had been gwen TO the American miristsv Is
Pans, which justified reliance thai A.
French decree would not be put in force g..
gainst the y. States" ~
HE British orders of the 18th Of Jove,a.
Der, 1907. were quickly followed by tie
French decree OF Milan dated the i7,h e
December, 1907, witch was said % ~. -.
sorted to, Only in just retaliation of fbe hsG.
baroUs system adopted by England" ana !,
which the depationaii ziug tendency oe t1a
orders, is made the foundation Of q ,,erlsrs.
zion in the decree, "that every shin, Il. zyba,-
ever nation 1t might belong, that should hage
submitted to be searched by IN English s5jo.
OF q voyage 10 England, or should haze
paid any tax whatsoever 10 the English CO.
eminent, was thereby and for that alone 81
csared TO be depationalized, to have f,rfei,e,
the protectionof It's sovereign. ard to have
become English property, subject 70 caDfore.
as good and lawful prize that the Briika -
Islands were placed in Il state of bIocka
both by sea and and-and every shin. of
Whatever natSr, or whatever the nature oe
its cargo bright De, that sails from the Dorte
OF England, or those Of the English co!in.os,
and ct the Countries corrupted by fupI;st,
troops, and proc ecdng T. EngIand. of. 10 tbs
English colonies or to countries occupied h,
English troops, should he good and lawful
prize hut that the provisions Of the decree
should be abrogated and null, in fact, as soon
as the English should abide az in by the = in.
ciples OF lhe law Of natiors, which are ais,
the principles 4 Justice and honor" (9), Ir
opposition. however, Ia the Milan decree az
Wen rs to the Berlin decree. the Amori,sn
government strenucus'y and INCREASINGLY en-
ployed every instrument, except. she 'inatrn.
ments of war. II acted preciselv toward,
France, as L acted towards Great-Britaiu ~,
similar occasions but France remained. +
a time. as insersibie to the claims Of ius,fc
2nd honor, rs G. Britain, each initiating me
oE1er, w extravaganza Of prctensiou, and y,
obs unacy # purpose.
" hen the An ericsn government received
Intelligence, that the orders Of the llth cf
November, 1907. had been under the coos;d
Grafton Of the British cabinet, < were actual
" prepared tor PRONUNCIATION, It ,as anlici-
pated that France, in jealous prosecu,ior
OF the retalat'ry w7rflre, would soon mr..
duce an act ct a least, equal Injustice ana
hostility. The crisis. the reforc, at wb;,,
-NH.