Mr. Crowninshield's resolutions : Commonwealth of Massachusetts, In the House of Representatives, November 16th 1808.

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[Boston, Massachusetts] : [publisher not identified], [1809]

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Resolutions by Mr. Crowninshield protesting the British orders which interdicted all neutral trade with France, and the report of the committee to which they were referred. After consideration, the committee found it inexpedient to adopt the resolution, favoring the repeal of the Embargo Act. The resolutions conclude with, "The above resolves were committed to Messrs. Gore, Crowninshield, Hough, of G. Morton and Ives, with instructions to report at the next session." The committee report is signed by C. Gore, House of Representatives, January 28, 1809.

"The French decree declares that the British Islands, their colonies, and dependencies should be considered, as in a state of blockade--that all trade in British goods should be prohibited and that all vessels, with their cargoes, sailing to or from Great Britain, or having on board cargoes of British origin, should be subject to seizure and confiscation. On the 31st December,1806 certain Commissioners, of the British government, having then just concluded a treaty with a Minister of the United States, which treaty was never submitted to the Senate for their advisement, by direction of their government presented a memorial, to the American Minister, in which it was distinctly declared that if the enemy, referring to the Emperour of France and the Decree of Nov. 1806, 'should carry his threats' into execution, and if neutral nations, should, contrary to all expectation, acquiesce, in such usurpations, His Majesty might probably be compelled, however reluctantly, to retaliate in his own just defence, and to issue orders to his cruizers, to adopt, towards the neutrals, any hostile system to which those neutrals should have submitted front his enemies.'"--Page 3.
Includes: Report. The committee to whom was referred the two resolutions, that accompany this report, and which were proposed for the consideration of the House, have duly attended to their commission, and ask leave to report, that, in their opinion, it is inexpedient to pass the same, for the following reasons.
Another issue, Shaw & Shoemaker 18039, has 9, [1] pages

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Print version: Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives. Mr. Crowninshield's resolutions. [Boston : s.n., 1809]

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Report : the committee to whom was referred the two resolutions, that accompany this report, and which were proposed for the consideration of the House, have duly attended to their commission, and ask leave to report, that, in their opinion, it is inexpedient to pass the same, for the following reasons.

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