Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-27
COMMERCIAL.

The provident spirit of commerce IRE.
marks the New York Amerlcan) is already
making It's calculations as TO the manner
in which, in the event OF the apprehended
rupture between France and Spain. mqr-
camille operations may be pursued with
the least risk OF loss or Interruption
the FTeoch trade, Il the French residents
among US, have eyinced some anxiety to
ascertain the exact footing upon which the
spect to the belligerents. II was stated
some months ago IN this paper, that the
rule free ship, make free goods, which de-
ponds on treaties, had been introduced ip-
TO the convention with France Of 1900
but that convention having expired at the
end of eight years, the rule of course, as
between the u S aud France, is no Ion.
ger obligatory. 1t is, however, still estab.
lished and IN force with Spain, Sweden,
and the United Netherlands. The lrea.
ty with Spain was negotiated, in 1895, and
still exists and, as under this treaty,
French property in the event OF war be.
tween France and Spain. as well as French
subjects, would be exempt from cap ture
if under the protection OF our flag, we have
thought that it might be satisfactory to
subjoin the provisions OF the treaty, IN Or
der that our readers may judge tor them
selves Of their validity
We give, also, the preceding article of
The treaty, which goes 10 restrain the ciii
Gems or subjects OF either country, IN case
OF one of the contracting parties being en-
gagged in war with third power. from ap.
plying for letters Of mar9ue, or commits
sions 10 cruise against the Gag of the party
so engaged in war, and which subjects
any persons, who, in violation OF this
provision, shall be taken in arms, TO be
punished as pirates. Ii is singular that
the penalty Of this provision has not, ere
this been applied: tor II Is not TO he doubt.
&c that many American citizens have I'm
lawfully embarked 10 pIivateeIIDg under
the South American flags, sgsiRsi The COM
nerce OF Spain A. to wha! constitutes
contyaband goods, the 18th article ex-
pressly limits TO arms OF all sort, powder,
sallpetre, and military equipments. Nei-
Their naval stores, nor bread stufs being
considered to be included under this oe-
nomination. The articles OF the treaty
follow:
Extracts from Treaty concluded at Mad.
rad. 2ULh Oct 1895. bet1gesn the Prince
of Peace. and 1homos Pincknsy.
Art. II. No subject OF his catholic ma.
jesty shall apply tor, OF take any CON-
mission or letters OF marque for armiDg
any ship or ships TO act as privateers a.
gsinst the said United States, or against
the citizens, people, or inhabitants of the
said United States, or against the proper
~ of any OF the inhabitants OF any OF them
from any prince or state with which the
said United States shall be al war.
Nor shall any citizen, subject, or inhab-
liant OF the said United States apply tor
or take any commission, or letters oil
marque, tor arming any ships or ships to
act as privateers against the subjects OF
his catholic majesty or the property ct
any Of them, from any prince o. state With
which The said kiRg shall be st war. And
ii any person OF either nation shall take
such commissions or letters OF marque, he
sbattbe punished as pirate.
Art. IS IL shall be lawful for all and
singular the subjects Of his catholic males
~, and The citizens, people, and inhabi.