Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-10
DEFERRED ARTICIEs.

We have our London files to the 5tii ult incIu-
s've, and from Liverpool 10 the 18th. An arri-
val at Boston brings London dates TO the 18th
as we learn by slip from our correspondents of
the Patriots but it furnishes no intelligence. ex
cept of markets and of shipping. The chief OBJ
lect OF interest IN our files, is the discussion 60
ing on respecting the proclamation of Sir Ere
derrick Adams, Governor of the Ionian Isles We
give below two extracts, the one from the Times
censuring, the other from the Courier defend
ing, TINS proclamation. For ourselves, we can
not entertain doubt, that the voice and feeling
OF the civilized world, must condemn this mn.
Necessary rlgour on the part of the British, gop,-
eminent. Nor will those feelings be al all
conciltated by the insolent and distaipfuI man
ner IN which the Greeks are spoken of in the
comments OF the Courier. The whole wrong of
the Greek proclamation, cyc.. ACCORDING TO the
CourIer's doctrine, is that instead of Capturing
and sending in, they will sink and DESTROY, ves
sells OF whatever flag, found conveying muni-
ions oil war to the Turks. And, if resisted so
would Great Britain, SO would any other po,y
er, under like circumstances. And it surely
was not necessary to assume from the Greek
proclamation that the Creeks meant without mar
ley or summons, to sink and destroy such vessels
to'M Hei, cretcs. Yet such is the assumption ofthe
Britisli-and on il is founded virtual declara-
ton of war, by subordinate officer, against the
Greek nation.
TheCourier of the 18th containsa letter from
Paris, giving the strongest assurances that NJ
de Villele will maintain his ascendency in the
French cabinet; and full of the praises OF
Charles ", who is said ito have made more
Royalsts in fortuightn than had been
made during the ten reylous years of re stora-
tion-and who, by his easy manners, his ailabili.
ty, and accessibility, recalls, $50 is the phrasa)
the good Henry Nv.
From the London Times Of 18Th Oct.
Whether farther information and the know
1 tetoe Of additional factr AZ
complexion TO the affair of which we are going
1 to speak, we know not; but as the matter stands
at present, no recent proceeding with which we
are acquainted has excited greater.diseust in
the country than the proclamation attributed To
the governor of the Ionan Isles, aud his subse..
quent conduct in despatching ships Of war to at
| tack the vessels of the Greeks. Surely the
whole OF the case cannot be before. the public
| here must be something hidden or kept back
| tor, with the documents which we have at pre-
sent before us, we cannot help considering the
| conduct OF the governor or lord high commits
sIoner as violation of the law of nations. If
| there Is principle for which we have contend
ei Dove all Others il is, that neutrals shall not
| be allowed to carry conlraband OF war and that
neutral Ships suspected OF such freight shall be
liable to search (itthey will submit, md e5nsc-
qaent condemnation; or il they dcriiue submit 4
ing To a search, may DC treated as eIlcInirs be
captured, burned or SINK. The usual process
tier war to neutrals likely TO be affected b, it,
| whereupon the latter give orders to their sub
/ Jects 10 refrain from ali contra and mmsrce
with the nations at war; declaring, that iftley are
captured in carrying on such trade, the sovcr-
eisn will not protect thcm.o New the Greek
proclamation Is 10 the following eiect-that .n
spite both of the orders OF their consuls and the
principles oil neutrality adopted by their respec-
tive Governments, certain European Captains
have hired out their vessels, TO convey troops !
arms, and ammunition for The Turks, which YES
sells, If detected, shall he treated as enemies
TO u.s. therefore, II appears Iii we nave all the
acts before US that nothing can be more Iust
than this notwithstanding more proper
than the conduct which the authors of 1t an
nuunce that they will pursue in the cases spe-
cliied. 1t cannot be denied, we presume that
arms, ammunition, and In many cases provisions
are contriband of war; or that one beliigerent
seeing the troops of the other on board of a trans
port, has light to fire al, sink, capture them
| Ii appears further, also, that the Sovereign to
whom the commander of the transport is a sub
lect "can, by the law of nations, in no such case
| protect his5 subject" And yet, in such a case
or cases docs the representative of the British
Sovereign in the ionian Isles declare that he
win protect his fellow-subjccts, and that by
course the most severe to the suffering bellige-
rent that British valor can nact.
The effect of this Proclamation is certainly
| To- place England at war Dith-that is, against
| the Greeks. for the fact seems so monstrous that
1T will hardly be understood if conveyed in the
ordinary forms of speech. The Proclamation,
if it has been carried into effect, upon such
| grounds as now appear before the public, will
have made us the allies of the Turks, in DESTROY
! ing the Greeks; and with them, the law of ma
tons, for which VIC have SO warmly contendod
against the Americans.
| From, tie London Courier ofAte 15M Oct.
| II would be useless to pursue any further the
controversy respecting the proclamation of Sir
Frederick Adam. We believe second opin- |
ion does not exist as to the necessity of that re-
taiiatory measure, both with regard to the pro-
lection of British interests, aud the assertion of
national honour. The cavilling of those who |
rcpTobatc it, only because il has emanated from |
our own Government, or because it is hostile TO |
the frantic pretensions of tue Greeks may be |
safely disregarded but morning paper having !
concluded some remarks upon the subject with |
the following query, ''was there reaiIy one word |
about the crews, from first to last of the Greek |
Proclamation correspondent tells us not,n
VIC subJon the proclamation as it appeared in |
orr paper of the 9th August, and the original of
which was then lying before U.S.
''The Greek government, informed that Sc
yeral captains of European merchant vessels,
irupe!lcd by interest, and enboldened by the
respect which tie Greek ships duly pay to their
glorious flags, have contracted and still Contin-
nc TO contract, at Constautinople Alexandra,
and other pnces TO transport troops, munitions of
war, AMI provisions, for the service of the Turk
-isb squadrons, notwithstanding that the rcspec-
table Ambassadors and ConsuIs of their respcc- /
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