Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

From the North American.

PARTIAL ABROGATION OF THE ORDERS
IN COUNCIL.

The new order in council was issued after a communication of our non-intercourse law, and in all probability with a view to induce its abrogation as to G. Britain. The London papers state, that Mr. Pinkney as well as the American merchants are satisfied with it. But our democrats openly and loudly condemn it; accordingly their celebrations at New York, which were intended for the 10th of June, were by public notices laid aside after the arrival of the Pacific. In what point of view the matter will be regarded at Washington a day or two will shew.
The new order in council interdicts no trade, that a fair interpretation of our laws does not equally interdict; and it is not even so extensively prohibitory; for the Hanstowns and the kingdom of Italy are exempt from their interdict. Meanwhile, it is manifest that a pure and simple revocation of the orders of Jan. and Nov. 1807 was not meant as the foundation of Mr. Madison's proclamation. This conclusion we draw from Mr. Erskine's letter to Mr. Smith of 18th April [No. 3] in which after stating the change which had taken place by the accommodation of the Chesapeake affair, he communicates the intention of the British government to send an envoy extraordinary, and proceeds to say: "His majesty would be willing to withdraw his orders in council of Jan. and Nov. 1807, so far as respects the U. States, in the persuasion, that the president would issue a proclamation for the renewal of the intercourse with G. Britain, and that whatever difference of opinion should arise in the interpretation of the terms of such an agreement will be removed in the proposed negociation."
Here is a latitude taken by the British envoy which is acquiesced in by our executive.
The conclusion is in our view undeniable, that this new regulation discloses only a transient state of things, which is subject to revision and change on the arrival of the envoy extraordinary, who may be shortly expected. At any rate we have above exhibited a convincing evidence, that when the proclamation was issued, no agreement had been made as to the terms and details of the abrogation of the former orders in council.