An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . -merce of the United States calledfor serious interference on the partof government. The strict neu-trality niaintained by Congress hadsecured to our merchants a lucra-tive and growing trade in the WestIndies, v^-hich soon excited the < nvyof England. Many large vesselstrading to the French colonies wertjcaptured and condemned by theBritish. In May, 1806, some of the principal
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . -merce of the United States calledfor serious interference on the partof government. The strict neu-trality niaintained by Congress hadsecured to our merchants a lucra-tive and growing trade in the WestIndies, v^-hich soon excited the < nvyof England. Many large vesselstrading to the French colonies wertjcaptured and condemned by theBritish. In May, 1806, some of the principal French ports wei 3declared in a state of blockade; while in November, of the same issued his famous Berlin decree, declaring all the Britishislands under blockade. Neutral vessels were thus prohibited fromtrading with either country. At the same time England continued to search American ves-sels, and impress their seamen into her own service, A mostaggravated instance of this occurred in June, 1807. On the 6th ofMarch previous, the British consul at Norfolk had demanded ofCaptain Decatur three of the Chesapeakes crew, deserters, as healleged, fronj the British ship Melampus. On inquiry they were. AFFAIR OF THE CHESAPEAKE.
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