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August 13 -..-97
DOCUMENTS
ACCOKPANTING THE P U F.SI D E XT’s
COrTIKC EB.
MESSAGE
Attention, Artillery !
This measure of the French government
was founded on the law of May 1st, 1810, os is
expressly declaied in the letter of the duke of
Cadote announcing it. The edicts ofGreat-
d^rjuin, the revoevion of which were expected
try France, wete ihcse alluded to in that act ;
and the means by which the United (Stares
should cause 'heir rights to he respected, in
case Great-Britain should not revoke her
edicts,'-were likewise to 5*e fou^d in the same
act. They consisted merely to the enforce
ment of the non-impo-iaticD act against-Gre"t-
Britain, -in that unexpected a,nd improbable
cor.tinge' cy.
The letter of the 5th of August, which an
nounced the revoca ion of the French dectees
was communicated to this governmen , in con
sequence of which the president issued a pre
cis ma ion cn the 2d of N iv. the d .y after that
on which the repedfof the F'enoh dectees was
to take effect, in which he declared, that ail the
restrictions imposed by the act -of May 1st,
1610, should t.ea^e and be discontinued in re-
• laion to Fiance and her dependencies. It
was a nece
tion, also, that if Great-Britain d:d not revolt
. her edicts,-the non-importation would opeiate
i on her, at the end of th ee ’month. This actu
ally took place. She declined the revocation,
and on the 2d of February last, that law took ef-,
- v ‘ ' |H|
lo Great-Britain, as a viotetirari of cur neutral
frights. No such cause would be affi'ded, even
IB a case of condemnation. 7 he right of com
plain:, wouhl have belonged to the United
States.
In denying the revocation of the decrees, so
lar as it is-a proper subject of discussion be-*
tween us, it might reasonably be expected that
you would produce some examples of vessels
taken at sea, in voyages to British ports, or on
their return home, and condemned under them
by a F i ench tribunal. None such lets been af
forded by feru.
government.
You urge only as an evidence that the de
crees are not repealed, tire speech of the em-
petorof France to the deputies from the free
chits ofHamburg. Bremen and Lubeck ; the
imperial edict dated at Fontainbleau on the
"... r. 7. ^
fcp such a claim T Kn maniple'nf ft tan M
found in the history of p st wars, nor is it found
ed irvany recogt.ircd principfe cf war, oi in any
semblance of reason or tight. The U- States
could not maintain such a claim in their'own
favor though neutral- When advanced in fo-
vorof an enemy, it would be the most prepos
terous #nd extravagant claim ever hca d of.
Every power when not restrained by t%hty,
! has a right to regulate its trade with othe; na-
! tions, in such manner as it fiids most consis
tent with its interest; to admt', andt*n Its own
Not'© such are known lo this ; conditions, or to prohibit the importation of
such articles as a e necessary to supply the
wants, or encourage hr industry ofi.s people.
Itt what light would G<eat-Britain view an ap
plication from the United States for the repeal
of right of any act of her parliament, which
prohibited he importation of any article from
15th October, 1E10 ; the report of the French ‘ the Unbed States, such as their f:sh or heir
minister of foreign affairs, dated in December ; oil ? Or which claimed the diminution of-she
last, and a letter of the minister of justice to duty on any other such as their tobacco on
the president of the council of prizes of ihe which so great a revenue is rai-ed 2 fit what
25; h of that month. . j light would she view a similar app ication made
There is nothing in the first of these papers 1 the instance of F.ancc, foi ihe importation
incompatible with the revocation of the decrees, !’ mo England, of any article the growth or
in respect to the United Slates. It is distinct
ly declaied by the emperor in his speech to
the deputies of the Hanse towns, that the
to nance ana ner ueper.aervles. it . , _ . . ~ - , j , '
necessary consequence of this p.oclama-‘ bi ^ cka f , lhe u ,? n " sh , ls!ands sha » cea , sc
... , . .... 4 . u non inp Hrilich nifirl rtilptt rpfltiP • ftnil fhnt iK<*
Be at your Laboratory TO MORROW
MORNING, at ten o’cfoca, in Tull-uniform, ^ ^ _ ^ _
mourned, to attend divine service, as a tri'nue < ^ In confirmation of the proclamation an
ilw- rr.omnrv nt vnnr iatf» hrntnp.lv - 1
of rrsiiect to the memory of your late brother
soldier, captain Bex;akin Ansi/ey, dec.
Jiy order o/.cafHaiti Slitea. *
Evans, f. s
r.ov 2:3—140
act of congress was .passed on the 2d of March
following.
Greal-Btitein still declines to revoke her
edicts on the pretension that France has not re
voked hets. Under that impression she infers
that the United States have done her injustice
by carrying into effect the non-importation
against her.
The United States maintain that Franceiras
revoked her edicts so far as they violated tlteii
neutral rights, and were contemplated by the
law of May 1st, 1310, and have on that ground
particularly claimed 3tid do expect of Great-
13ritain a similar revocation.
The revocation, announced officially by the
French minister of foreign affairs to the minis-
IT 1 ter of fo.reigt affairs to the minister plenipoten-
VJIB.I'IQ. i.^OCI^C. tiny of the United States at Peris, on the Sih
The Members of the of August, 18'0, was in itself sufficient to jus
tify the claim of the United States to a cort>es-
p .r.derst measure from Great-Britain. She
had declared that she would proceed fierificvsu
tn.the tepeal with France, and the day being
fixed when the repeal of the French decree- 1 -
an uid take effect, » was easonableto conclude
that Great-lititain would fix ihe'tjjrne day fo?
the repeal of her orders. Had this been done
the p'oclamatinn of the president would have
au.oounced th.e tevocaiion of the-edicts, of both
Georgia Agricultural Society.
The members ore requested to attend a re
gular meeting, at the. Exchange, on Tuesday
next, at 10 o’clock a. m.
The affairs of this institution, render it ab
solutely necessary to have at l>ait a. sufficient
number of members convened to do business.
J. E. White, sec’ry.
nov 21 14XJ
GRAND 1.0uGE of Geor
gia, are notified to attend at
their l odge Room, in the i
Filature, on the firlt 3A- ,
VURDAV in December j
next, at >0 c’c : ock in-the
-orenoon, bting a Grand .
Quarterly Communication, j
fticers and other Btrlinels of the
for the e.ect.ou
Graft.
J3y ordrr of die Right Worfhipfui Grand Matter,
D. X). U iiiiama,
nov 12-
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G rand -bcc
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Dirt. :n E-uitt.
Camden Superior Court.
Phi ip Good'oread,
Vi.
Robert Powers,
William Diurmrond,and
Henry Sadler. w
Ir isoKcr.tzo, That Kohcrt Powers, one of the de-
fondMjtsin this cafe, file hi. atifvver ro the complainants
" T»ilt, on or before the-firfi day of the next term, or that
chefaid bili, as to him,'be taken ?jo coNnsio.
It i FttKTurR oKDzano, That this Bill he pub-
Jjflied for three monthg in one of the Savannah papne.
J’.xtract Jrom the vtinuU's,
Isaac Crews,
hot 12—fcA—- !SS Ciert.
Notice.
'The subscriber requests all persons, credi
tors, kindred and relations having tiny demands hbinds nations together in all their relations.
when the British blockades cease ; and that the
French bfockade shall cease in favor of those
nations in whose favor Great-Britain revokes
hers, or who support their rights against her
pretension, as France admits the United States
will do by euforcing the non-importation act.
The same sentiment is expressed in the report
of the minister of foreign affairs. The decree
manulactme of that power which it W3S the
policy of the British government t-o prohibit.
K delays have taken place in the res iturion
of American propetiy, and in placing the Ame
rican commerce in the ports of Fiance on a
fair and satisfactory basis, they involve ques
tions. us has already been observed, in which
the United States alone are interested. As
they do not violate the revocation by France
cf edicts, they cannot impair the obligation of
Great-Britain to revdke hers; nor change the
cpo,ch at which the revocation ough> to have
against him, at whatever nature, to call on him
and they •■kail receive satisfaction ; and those
indebted to him in any manner to settle the
same immediately otherwise the law will be
put in force against them without discrintina
tion. , ... .
All "pet sons arc hereby cautioned "from gtv
ring credit to any person on my account, without
’abvritten order from John G. Neidhnger, agent
powers at the same time and in consequence
'.hereof the non-importation would have gone
into operation against nei'ber. Such too is the
natural course oi proceeding in transcctions be
tween -independent stales, and such the con
duct which they generally observe towards,
each other. In all compacts between na'lor.sj
it :s the duty of each to perform what t' -siinu
lares, and o presume on the good faith n’f tlte
oiher, for like performance. The United
States having made a proposal to both beilige
ents wete bound o accept a compliance lion
either, and it was no objection to the F<et:ch
compliance, that it was in a form to take effect
at a future dry, that being a form not usual i>
laws end other public acts. Even when na
tions are at war and-make peace, this obliga
tion of neutral confidence, exists, and is re-'
peeled- Inticaties of commerce, by which
thetr future intercourse is to be governed, the
obligation is the same. Tf distrust and-jealousy
arc allowed to prevail, the moral tie which
in
for me, or from myself,
nov 1C—-fM—iS8
John M. Dasher.
-) By F.Jmrcd Rohert?,
q clerk ot ordinary, for the
war as well as in peace, r ; broken.
What would Great-Btiiain have hacatdcd bv*;
a prompt compliance in the manner suggested ?
Shellac! declaied that she had adopted the t-e-
strainrs imposed by her orders in council with
rcluc’.ance, because of'heir distressing effect,
ctrm.-utral powers. Here then was a lavorablc
eppottunity presented to her, to withdraw fiom
that ireasuie with honor, be'the conduct of
France afterwards what it might. U-cl Great-
Britain revoked her ordets, and France failed
lo fulfil her engagement, site would have gain
ed credit at the expence of ‘.Fiance, and could
have sustained no injury by it, because tire fai
lure of France to mainiain her "’faith would
have replaced G r eat-Britain at the point from
which she had departed. To say that a fiisap
pointed reliance on the good fai h oi h^r ene
my, would have reproached her foresight,
would be to sot a higher value on *\hat quality
than on consistency and good faith, and would
sacrifice to a mere suspicion towards an enemy
the plain obligations of justice toward, a friend
ly power.
Great-Britain has -declined proceeding fiari
fiassu with France in the revocation of their
respective edic’s. She has held aloof and
: claims of the United States proof not only that
France has revoked her dectees, but that she
continues to act in conformity with the revoca
tion.
:ond and third "stories of that Brick tenement j To shew that the repeal is respected it is
on tite Bay, east of the Exchange, (the ground j deemed sufficient to sm'e ihst not one vesse
•floor of wnich is occupied by Messrs. Seymour ; has been condemned by French tribunals, or
3bnl Williams) together with cut offices, 5tc,. ‘ principles of those decrcess, since the fo
neccssxry 4cr a family. . I N'ov. last. The New-'Orieans packet frotv
GEORGIA.
IL.-S.) c county of Chatham and
'S.'Rcsixts, c. c. o. c c.) ftate -aforefaid.
tvhereas, Richard Richardfon, applies for letters of
'adminiftration, on the eftate and effeAs of William
Prince, iate—f rhia cotinty. gtntiemar., dec. on behalf cf
the next of kin and creditors.
Thele are therefore to cite xrtd.admcnifh all and Cn-
gu’ar the kindred and creditors of the laid dec to file
their objections, (if any they have) in my oflice, on cr
before the lit day cf December next, ether wife letters
of a'iminiftra'.ion v.T! be granted.
Given under my hand and leal this iff day of No
vember, its the year oi our iord, one thonfand eight
-hundred and eleven, and in the 36th year oi .American
-Independence.
To be Let.
Those airy apartments, contained in the se-
of Fontainbleau having no effect on the high j <a ^ en P' ace . Huu that r.u.y followed, i is
seas, cannot be brought into thn discussion. It J Y 101 e ‘.‘ isr> P roaa ®Itf'-hat those ctrcuinstances
evidently has no connection with neintal tights. ! * rre j a, j vc 33 are > have cxci ed^
.The letter from the minister <Jf jpstice, to the ^ 0UDt * n '^ e British government ci the practi-
picsident of the c« ncil oi prizes, is cf a differ- j Cl! ' revocation of the French decrees, might no:
ent character. It' relates in direct terms to j occurred. _ _
this subject, but not in the sense in which you ! . F.eiy view which can be taken o. this sub-
understand it. x\fter reciting the note from : J ccl * ncre 3scs the pautiul surprise at the
innovations on all principles and usages here
tofore observed, which are so unreservedly
contended lor, in your letters of the 5.1 a id 16th
inst. and which if persisted, in by you g 'vern-
ment present such an obstacle to the wishes of
the United S ates, for a tcatoval of the difficul
ties which have been connected with the orders
in council. It is the interest of beHigerems (o
mitigate the calamities ct war, and neutral pow
ers possess ample means to promote th.v ob
ject, provided they sustain with impartiality
and firmness, the dignity of their station. If
belligerents expect advantage from neutrals,
they should leave them i:i the full enjoyment
of their rights. Thq present war has been
oppressive beyond example, by its duration,
and by the desolation which rit has spicttd
throughout Europe. It is highly important
that it should assume, at least, a milder c}tu>ac-
ter.‘ By the revocation of the French edicts,
so faqas they respected the neutral commerce
of the United States, some advance is made to
wards that most desirable and consoling result.
Let Great-Britain follow he example. The
gto.und thus gained will soon be enlarged, by
the concurring and pressing interests of all par
ties, and whatever is gained will accrue to
the advantage of. tU ctcd ’humanity.
I proceed to notice another part of your let
ter of tIre 3d inst. which is viewed in a more
favorable ligh . The p”esideo' h3s received
with great satisfaction the communication, ihat
should the ot decs its council of 1807 be revoked
the blockade of May of the preceding year,
would cease ivi'h them, and that any blockade
which should aftet wards be instituted, should
be duly notified and n^aintain-d bv an adequate
force. This fiar>k and explicit declaration,
worthy of the prompt and amicable measure
adopted by the prince regent in comi: g into
power, seems to remove a material obstacle
to an accommodation of differences be ween
the duke of Cadorcof the 5 h August last, to
the American minister at Paris, which an
nounced the tcpeal of the French decrees, and
'he proclamation of the president in conse
quence oi it, it states ;hat all causes arising un
der those decrees after the 1st of November,
which were then before the court, or might af
terwards be brought before it, should not be
judged by the principles ol the decrees, but
be suspended until the 2d February, when ihe
United States having fulfilled their engage
ment, the captutcs should be declared void,
and the yessels atid their cargoes delivered tip
to their owners. This paper appears to afford
an unequivocal evidence of the revocation of
.he decrees, so far as relates to the United
States. By instructing the French tribunal to
make r.o decision till the 2d of February, and
then to restore the propetiy to the owners, ott
a particular event which’ has happened, all
cause of doubt on that point seems to be re
moved. The United States may justly com-
plain cf delay in the restitution nfthe property,
but that is an injury which affects them only.
Gvca--Biitain has no right to cdmplain ot it.
»c was interested only in the revocation of
ite decrees by which neutral lights would be
secured from future violation ; or if she had
been interested in the delay it would have af-
f'tiled no pretext for more th;.r. a delay in re-
peai’mg her ordets, til! the 2d'of Februaty.
From that day at farthest the French decrees
would cease. At the same day ought her or
ders to have ceased. I might add to this str.te-
ment, ’hat every communication received from
the Ft ench government,
either through our
representatives there, or its representatives :
here, are in accord with the casual repeal of j
he Berlin and Milan decrees, in reiarion to •
rite neutral commerce of the United States.!
But it will suffice to remark that the best, and
only, adequate evidence of their c6asingto ope- ,
rate, is the defect of evidence that they do ope- ! CUI ; countries, and when folk wed by the revd-
Yate. It is a rase where the want cf proof j cation of the orders in council, will, as I -am au-
against -the fulfilment of a pledge is proof of j thorised to inform you, prodti^Aan immediate
the fulfilment. Eve*y case occurring, to which, ‘ fc! minatinn of the non-importation law, b'y.an
if the decrees were rn force, they would be ap- * exercise of the power vested in the presidint
plied, and to which they arc not anplted, is a i ^ or ** iat P Ur P nse -
proof that they are not in foice. And if these! I conclude with remarking that if I haver
proofs have not been mete multiplied, I need ] confined this letter to the subjects brought into
not remind you that a cause is to be found in ' view by ycurs, it is riot because the United
the numerous cagtures under your orders in ''"States have lest sight in any deg'ce of the
julv S-
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U. Tobl ^ r » ; Gibraltar ro Uo dc ox was de cJncd but neve
condemned. The Grace Ann Green, from
Runaway,
The subscriber’s Negro girl Sal it. Ten
Dollars rewartt will be paid-on proof of hep be
ing harbored by any person, and Five Dollars
on lodging her n, gaol, cr delivering lum to me,
ill Savannah.
Margaret C. DriscoL
cov 19—jM—139
Blank Manifests,
For sateat this Office,
the iame Brirish pc;:, :o Matse’rlles, was like
wise detained but r.fienvatds delivered up cor-
ditionr.lfy tc the cwrer, as was"such pat: of :ht
cargo of the New-Cricans packet as ccnsts’et’
of the preduce of tlie United States. Bc:i-
these vessels proceeded 1mm a British po"
carried cargoes, some articles of which in each
were probihired by the laws of France, or ad
mis-u'e by the sanction of thc.govemmer
afone- It docs not appear that their detemio
was imputable to any otber cause. If imputa
ble to the ci.'cumstarce cf passi: g font a Bri
tish to a French pc: t, cr cn account of any par
; of their cargoes, ii affccds ao.cause of ctpnplaici.
council, which continue to evince the
with which they are enforced, after a failure of
the basis on which "they were supposed to rest.
-But Great-Britain contend.s, as appears by
your last Ictiers, that she ought not to revoke
her orders fn council, until the commerce of
the continent is restored to the sta e in which
it stood before the Berlin and Milan decrees is
sued;. until the French decrees are repealed
not only as to the United States, but so as to
permit Gteat-Britain to trade with -he conti
nent Is it then meant that Great-Britain
should be allowed to trade with all the powers
with whom she traded at that epoch ? Since
that time Fiance has extended her.conquests
to the nor'h and raised enemies against Great-
Britain, whe:e she then had friends. It is pro
posed to t.adc with them notwithstanding the
change in their situation f Between the ene
mies of one date and those of another, no dis
crimination can be made. The; c is none in
reason nor can there be any, cf righr, in prac
tice. O-r do you^ main ain the general princi
ple ai d contend that Great-.5; train ought to
•rode with Fiance and her aiiiej- ? Between
enemies there can tc no commerce. The
other very serious causes of complaint, on
which they have receiver! r.o sarisfaettpn, but
because the conciliatory policy of this govern- .
meet has thus far sepaiaied the case cf the or
ders in council from others, and became with -
respect to these others, your comrr.ur-ica'ion
has not afforded any reasonable prc.y.-cet of re
suming thrsn, at this time, with success It
1s presumed that the same liberal view of the •
true interests of Great-Bti'alr, and frieodlydic-
posi'.ion towards the United States, when in
duced >he prince regent to remove so material
a difficulty as had arisen in relation to a repeal
of the orders in council, will lead to a mere fa
vorable farther consideration of 'Ire remaining
d faculties on that-subject, and that the advan
tages of an amicable adjustment of every ques
tion, depending between the two count iie will
be seen b* yur government, in the same-light,
as they are. by that of the United States. I
have the honor to bef&c-
JakbsMoshoe;
XR. TOSTEIt TO If*. rrOXKOE.
Washington^ July 24, 1811.
Sxa—Having bt-en unable to ascct dis-
-essels of either taken by r.ae o her are bsote j ;rnc:ly from your letter to me cf yes- erdav’s
'o confiscation^ ar-d ate always corfiscaied. j ;fo;e, whe her it was 'he ue'erminaiicn f f the
1 he number oi enemies or extent of country i president to re- 1 satisli.-d with the p r ialre-
which they occupy, cannot affect the question, j pea! 0 f,be Berlin at d Milan dectees. which
I lip a!" car ffnvprn (Ka wSir h I 1- .1 - . I
The laws of war govern the reiarion which
-ubsists between them, which especially ir
be circumstance under consirfetauon are inva
riable. They were the same in times tfie most
emote, that they now arc. Even if peace bad
ken place between Great-Britain and the
towers of the continent, she could not tract
♦ lib them witheqt their consent. Or do .
Great-firitain ccntend, that the United Statt-5
•s a neutral power, ought to open the conri
■ ent to her ccnnr erce, cn such ter ms as st
may designate I Oa what principle cap she •«
you b«»eve has taken p!.- ce, so as to see no rea
son in the conduct of France for altering the
relations between titi- « rety and Great-Ber
lin by exerdaing his p-.wer cf suspending the
-pe ration of the ncn-lmportarion act. alic w me
•o repeat my question to you on this, point at*
contained in my letter cf the 14:h inst. before
f proceed to make any comments on your an-
wer. |
J have the honor to be, wfih disungukbed
“onsideraticn, sir, jour most 'bed et t hcmble
' serrant, Avo. J. Fostax.