American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-08-31

with Great Britain he has totally omitted the Bri
fish orders OF council OF November /, 1907-thost
orders, under which millions of the property of ou
fellow citizens detained in British hands. oil
conhscaed TO British captors--those orders, under
which ten-fod as many millions OF the same proper.
lty would have been at this moment in the same pre-
aicament, had they not been sared from eTpoSure
ito ii by the embarg0-those orders, which il once
submitted to and carried to the extent of their prn-
Iciples, would not have left an inch of American
canvass upon the ocean, but under British ta1a
ton. An attentive reader of the letter. without Other
infor nation, would not suspect their existence
They are indeed in one or two passages, family
and dsrkly alluded to under the ustifying descrip
ton OF the orders oil the British government, reta
iating the French imperial decree' but as causes
for the embargo, or possible causes or even pre-
fences of war with Great Britain, they are not only
unnoticed, but their very existence is by direct i'm
plicaon denied
1t is indeed true that these orders were not off
ciay communicated with the presidents message
recommending the embargo. They had not been
officially receivetl--bu they were announced in Sc
'veral paragraphs from London and Liverpool news
ipapers of the 10th, 18th, and 18th of November
which appeared in the National Intelligencer o.
18th December, the day upon which the embargo
message was sent to congress. The British go
yernment had taken care that they should not be
authencally known before their time for .he very
same newspapers which gave this Unofficial notice
lof these orders, announced also the departure o
MIR Rose. upon special mission to the United
States. And we now know, that OF these all de
pouring Instruments of rapine, Mr. Rose was no
even informed. His mission was professedy mis-
sion OF Cancellation and PREPARATION for fragrant
enormous, acknowledged outrage. But be was no
sent with these orders of council in his hands. Hi
iext was The disa,o OF admiral Berkley's conduc
1 til e Ill fba
page of the British ministerial policy on the fac
| of Mr. Roses Instructions, these orders oil council
were as invisible as they are on that OF Mr.. Picker
Iing's letter.
| They we're not merely without official authenti
Icty. Rumors had for several weeks been in circu
lation, derived from Enc sh prints and from privat
correspondence, that such orders were to issue
/ and no inconsiderable pains taken here TO dis
lcredlt the tact. Assurances were given that Their
was reason to believe no such orders to be contem
plated. Suspicion was ulled by declarations equiv
aent nearly to positive denial ; and these opiate
were continued for weeks after the embargo wa
Il laid, until Mr. Erskine received instructions to max
1.-The official communication of the orders themselve!
in their proper shape, TO our government.
/ Yet, although thus unauthenticated, and even al
Though thus in some sort denied, the probability G
the circumstances under which they were announc
ed, and the sweeping tendency of their Effects form
i ed to my understanding powerful motive, and to
gelher with the papers sent by the president, an
his express recommendation, decisive one, 70
lassenlng to the embargo. AS precautionary mes
sure, | believed il would rescue an immense pro
perty from depreciation, if the orders should prov
lauthentic. 1t the alarm was groundess 1t must We
Try soon be disproved, and-the embargo might b
removed with the danger.
II The omission OF all notice of these facts in tn
Il pressing inquiries So why the embargo was laid !?
lis the surprising, because they are of all tact
1.-The most mate, ial upon fair and impartial exam
nation of the expediency OF that act, when IT Passe
land because these orders together with the sui
,sequent retaating'' DEGREES of France and Spail
have furnished the only reasons upon which hay
lacquiesced in It's continuance to this day If dull
weighed they will save us the trouble OF resortin
Ito jeaouses OF secret corruption, and the maglnar
fterrors OF Napoleon for the real cause OF the emba
leo These are hcons OF foreign invention. fh
French emperor had not declared that he woul
81 have no neutras-he had not required that our por
ii should be shut against British commerce but tn
orders Of council, If submitned to-, ac0Ad haze d.
n graded as to the condition Of colonies. If resste
would have fattened the wolves OF plumber with OF
spoils The embargo was the only shelter from til
ltempest--the last refuge OF our violated peace.
/ have indeed been myself OF opinion, that til
a embargo must in its nature be temporary exPt
dent and that preparations maniiesting determ
, nation of resistance against these outrageous vol
oions of our neutral rights, ought at least to ha'
been made subject OF serious consideration In col
lgress. have believed, and do still believe, TIL
slour internal resources are competent TO the estal
Ilishment and maintenance of a naval force publ
Hand private, if not luy adequate to the protectc
e and defence Of our commerce, at least sufficient
eIinduce retreat from those hostilites and dett
!, from renewal of them by either OF the warrin
d parties; and that system to that effect might
d formed, ultimately far more economical, and ce
: tain,y more energetic, than three years embargo
: Very soon after the closure of our ports, did suit
I'll nit to the consideration of the senate, proposito
: for the appointment of committee to institute a