Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-27

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| We believe that amongst all cemnercal men Tiers
can exist but opnsn TO the right Of the French
nation 10 blockade Mexico; and in 10 doing she has
tho power and must perforce conpromt the rights of
nestrals, and they must submit for season to be de-
prived of their commercial privileges. IT is also well
understood by the laws of blockade, to be the right
of bloskading officer to treat a vessel attempting to
violate the blockade as an enemy. On this ground
the capture of the Lone was justifable, and the
French Government would have confscatcd an Eng
sh vessel or one Of their own merchantmen if they
had acted as the commander of the Lone. Captain
Clarke acted like prate-basey forfeited his parole
and thus scandaleusy subjected vs. as nation if we
do not repudiate his conduct false, fathsss, and
treacherous
We translate the following from French paper in
the south, and cordially endorse its senments:-
The affair Of the schooner Lone before the public in
all It's and the attempts OF those who have endeaye
remains mo- disputed post eashs Sc. Lone
Captain Clarke captured by the French brig OF war Lie
states vands slss an esiaSishea fac, that
tn. American Captain requested the OF The
brigto vessel and It's every possible
and that this joined to the natural good feeling
to relax in the severity Of the rules
by which they are regulated Commander Dusuene pare-
had been board schooner eight the cap
ured crew. He permitted Captain Clarke al his
Clarke his table, and treated the with every kindness
Captain Clarke il utter Of bis own pro-
mise while the officer asleep called the aft and by
and prisoners the t.ree men
who deck The then rushed oher Ave
Captain took sfhe schooner His whole con-
il the face Of these facts deere arc persons who may he
disposed applaud The cohduet of Captain Clark shame upon
on the Liner hand there may have BEEN s Of con
esnse shGuS consider the you'll Of the csr who in
tain there abuse Of that confidence not rejecting very
the legal quesion-s the schooner still French
property! We must answer In the afhr native.
Of powers capture neutral vessels that shall violate block
France not being able 10 ustiee from has been
Tered TO blockade its ports inorma,jos 81 that step was
o re-
csived back The bockadng squadron acted
which sailed after the efcia Of the bockade
knew to what they saposed they to
they were captured they would be lawful property of the
The schooner Lone knew existence OF the blockade
and she force through She succeeded
OF The French B..g captured 10 an attempt violate The
blockade she Immediately became French property On this
Here another question arises Has Captain Clarke by the
recappre OF the schooner reacqured The right u own the
Right Independent voleace confers the
cunning the properly acquires posses
sion IT, but the awR title Id II, the right
Involves right Justice would conpelths restu.
on Of property acquired in instance wbee it be
brought 10 bear.
From this reasoning results that the act Of acquiring
thing either by cunBiDg farce does confer lawful
right and hence Clarke taking OF the cheoa
Lone vOles abuse confidence, has
right that which before attempting
violate the blockade He in the predc Of pirate
The object the power which lays
the nation bloekaded OF their the
other rights He therefore, who violate that
binders ta.ts the execution OF the intention of
the bockading and becomes by that single
Of the latter From this springs the right of
nations confscae their profit, every thing which
seeks knowingly 10 violate blockade.
Clarke in etaspg The schooner has acquired the possession
OF property that cid belong him; the
French at the instant when she captured
by French brig lie Laurer II Is French property
which has been brought Of the United
plain that the American authorize hs
and without NAL OF justice refuse deliver
Frenc consul II of eimporanee whatever this
sailed the Anne capture
She forfeited all The rights enjoyed by her when she cap
tured in the act OF veiatHg tbs blockade Hence the Ae
can authorities have nothing to do with this fact than
she had SAILED under n Russian flag.
refrain from any that which has done
since the schooner has been brought into the
leans. have full confidence French consul His
and real well known 10 protecting French rights