The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-28


We have been favoured, by q diainyuiihei merchant
Of this city, with perui Of feveral recent letters
from Paris. From one dated the 9th of May, we
extract the following remarks upon the iubec of
American Claims, iubjett which, either fo- the
want of talents in thoe intruhed with To- marriage
ment Oft or from forne yvo.fe cspie, i,.,s daily
90 become more intricate and eInbarraffed.
Gag. q. Statss.
/" As yet nothing is done. The difference between
the Comnlilioners and Minifer fill continues.
They think they accountable TO him nor any
Psrul, and of coure refue explain; and until the
cafes they have rejected finally decided upon I'll IL
Rand and will remain 70. We therefore, ycaer-
Say petitoned the Niniter obtain all the informa-
ton the rejected Cafes and that he would take the
proper andneceiary meaures with the French govern
have them finally fett,ed that certificate.
ihouid be iued on all the iquda,ed claims; and that
he would, for uch certificates ue bills for IN account
Tor flch part as could Tin Gale the 20 millions
iaoutd lot be icient pay all, and per rata hould
be adopted) injure any one.
"TIe delay has augmented the debt full million
OF hvres and It is very probable this government will
make ia quefion who icall pay it. However right
The connilioners may be- they and Mr. skipwith re-
flung 10 conlult communicate with our mininer
h1cs his appointing them is certainly iniuffable a
friendly communication would have kept all right and
IN good humour think may add, would have pro-
cured payment. long Gnc.. A great many perfons
bitterly oil the
tnilhoncrs refining Communicate with them for the
purPoie Of explaining the buiefs, give them a.
ny reatcns why their claims are rejected. The apart
fnsHt where they axamnc the papers and deliberate
declared to be private and perfon is admitted
and that even III te a1tichaoer, they never fee more
tian one or the geate and that one declines TO
sxPlan. This conduct locations general dlcontent.
The con,niioners in England admit every one, and
ezptain freely 1t appears that the only auef-
cls tor the conniiiioners decide are Is a 3 c-
tzen of the United States Was the debt contracted
bEfore September 1902 Is it OF nature TO be ex
Guided by any preceding article ~ the papers are
ct their command. The reporter gives them atteited
copies and tranlations 60 that there can be no difficult
~ in determining; and Notwithstanding ths, The con-
yecrai note 10 not YET gone through and until it is
tettled other will be axainined BeIes the
embargo brlinefs which hear will foon be finiihed
feveral accounts lie over for want of proof: now to
delay others that account appears to me abfrCi
Twelve months may Pa, and that proof may not ar
five; and IL months only allowed for fettlirg all
the Claims Another matter you will think very
itranSe: many claims Admitted by our con1nln-
oDers which are afterwards rejected by the French
board: the documents being taken from the French
bureau before they had been examined there From,
what am able TO Judge OF tlis bniinols it will not
De finally fettled twelve months hence; and God knows
whether any bills VIII be ifiued before unlels indeed
ate PRECEDENT has given full uitruions to Mr. Living
ron; for anu fasSed that the n1iniher will not at
pnleis he Is fully initrueted-He leaves Paris the
l2th and goes by the way Of pleppe TO London 70
that you may calculate OH two months in which no.
thing can be done.
The In which this bufnefs is conducted gives
20 favourable idea Of character either to the ro-
Vernment or individuals; and will force many to ac-
sept Of thirty per their claims TO obtain mo-
hey for Preient iupport.
with fome ofiny friends would try Fecamp with
few nali cargoes of coffee, Cocoa fgar cotton and
dYs-NVOOiS nd n L.G.
remittance would be in bills on the United States
The 18th of July IS the day appointed for inta-
fig the emperor.