Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-08-22
No. VII.
u. s. Shin C,,o,,e

~, or .Nonterideo, .lIay !. 1926
He' - sun one letter of your ExceIIen-
cyto which feel called upon TO renIv II 49,.
'eE 81 'l.e subject we have had under discus
,ha 'it remark, that ha. not We, seen
me grounds on which his I.periar Nias, w 800
the Justice OF his blockade, of the .s,ent ,o, 80,
.o''A ~ answer 10 my note OF the Sd ut: "a ~
NC"use a"ne OF uhe European Power hay. :,
'S'P'e' ~ introduce system most pernirions q,
'ne commerce OF non-belligerents, the us,ics os
S,''''''i action on the part Of one of the youoaa,
~. on ms SIDE OF the hemisphere. can
-, nS oe made apparent; if there is auihor;
~ sA'oa!a De glad 20 see it, and will s,h,ni. f.
your inrther consideration some other NV II ~
Jec o. blockade, which is Leyy 10 M nm - -,
~ 'n' water and requires great circumspec,ior i;
' "''i o"''cioh OF System which in The e,I
MAJ De quoted and used successfully arains, ~
re !oHowihs OF British origin, srepstbened h.,
reference to those able writer. on intera1;nnrr -
Gro;ius and Vate '""'
Chitty or belligerea. powers and n.,,
Ilsh's' BOSTON edition, pages 1920 ,91 ,aI
1872. iN"' 1~o' ia, AID
II Is under this impression that tribunals IS
'"' I.W Oi nations, before they have enfoyceJ ,b-,
pio''s'o"s OF blockade, have uniformly, roC;.a,I
~ Oe established by clear and unequiyocal Ell
His'' tha' the party proceeded against has l,d
-,o'',1,- Va '4e existence Of the blockade: and
'o0o"'''y, 'hai The squadron, allotted for the M
poses oil It's execution, was fully cornpetent 90 o..
w.. ga communications with the interdicteI nnr,
Ane:e Poihts nave been deemed so indistensahlv %
quislc 20 the existence OF legal blockade a., ~
'aluFe o. ellher.of then, has been held n ano,
s"'.e "el''Hahce oil the measure, and this even in
lit, '',e honlca'Ion OF it has issued itn,ne
u'a,siS rom the !ount in Of supreme autbo,v -.
Inc blockade must not only have been J.cIr
ca ~ competent authority, but must be ,,so -,
actually existing blockade A blockade ia ,b"',
my 20 DC cohslIeEeG IS actually existing ,,bsn
mere i Power TO enforce it''f IS 'Tq,e o., -,
10" Of complete blockade" said Sir WIN. Sco;,
!" we Case OF the S:e.t,t includes thai The hesis
70 90, can apply It's lowers TO every ron,
~ frustrated State. Ii i; cannot there is mo
p DVNSue o. mat par: "Ac.c us power canno; y.
bToush; 10 bear'' -"--o' ~
Hmu' however, from. the case os the Fre3s .
NioiN,S that =" ii - not an accidental ,l,se,,c,
Vi me D!oehading force nor the circurn.tance oS
"pb O'o"n OF by sind. (if the suspension anil 70,
Ia. '"e suspension are known) that will ba
' ~ vi Ia " 10 remove blockade'' IS r..
- s"o isi"@d'lo" happen not 10y such accidents =,
'"e'e, Ou: Dy mere rsmissness Of the crni.ors -,
iohsd TO maintain the blockade. (,ybo ara 10,
~ permitting Tie passage Of some vessels to ci,
'a' GROUNDS To- others for snpposing The blori7.,t
c""c4uded) Inca u IS impossible for court IS -
ucg 10 say that lie blockade is actually exis,i, -
~ - Y@n' said Or William Scott in the O.,
% '"e 'uh'ow Maria Schroeder, A "lOr Cove:S
- ''''r" = 'AVSndiSSs III those elnDIov.d ~,
'na' service VIII not enforce them The inco,..'
n'e"cs IS very great, and spreads far levo,d -,
muyiu"al Gaze. Reports are eagerly ci,cr,,,oS
'"" 'ne olockade IS raised; foreigners tats sI,,,.
age u ,he information; the property Of jpnocs',
prisons Is ensnarCd, and the honor Of our co,of-
hvoiy e1 IN The mistake, ''''"y -
efhaps may be considered as TRAVELLING II,
lie on OF The siiiN path Of my duty a. a MT
commander, when present for your roforna,io.,
81 M q
one reels disposed not to call forth unpleasant 49,
cuss!on WIN OIL respective Governments. then &.
alwaysa hope when Ugh; car be shed. and ,bis o..
'sEence seems TO meet the present case at iss,,e
Gid not expect you woglG have introg,.st e.
case OF The Grace Anne u Is opeto eett.t. . ','
may nave supposed had an alusion In n. rf,.;..
phagr"Ih Of my communication. She ,.',,7
n'E Fssse'' beIoDslnS To citizens of the IT, sfste,
rom one oi iis ports, destined for yoeoo, a.
once 'he receipt Of your noe. lie osr,ie,f-.. ~
ns' case, o. well as those of lie big. U,ors y,
cortland, and the joseph, Of gosto1 haze 49,,
presented tome through an Official source: lbe CO..
bis was decided in tho Court Of Apco,l inn.
tfasIy' 1902 Dr.. Phillipore, on License Trs5s
81. in notes '''' Aiaue'
I Mercufias, Rob Rep so.
Rob, Rep. 60; Acton, OH Ia r.
knt's Speech, Sib March, iSOs. o., ,bs Ord =
Conacli 10 t}oblcl'- Parl. Deb 0Jg, $50
Rob. Rep SCI; Rob. %, 81. I47 lse ,
Acton's Rep. So -'' ''V'
Rob. Isep. lse; Ais lss. go, RATE. -.
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