The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-13

are regular that intelligence mutt be premature.
ID.
FROM FRENCH PAPERS.
Receiued at TIE Office o,'tbe Public Ledger.
PARIS, June Is.
Report made to His Maje1y the Emperor ami
King, BY His Exeellsncy tie MiniRer oftbe
Public TrsgGre.
SIRE,
The payment of the American debts upon
the fund of 90 Millions is in full activity. a.
nong the American creditors who are paying
Oft, there are feveral who receive by means of
their attornies.
I have received information from all parts,
that fome of thefe agents complained of having
been Obliged to make facriiices for the purpoie
of being paid. II is, however, much more pro-
hahe that they thus prepare for themfrves
means, under falfe pretexts, to make thefe de-
duttions Re iupported by their EMPLOYERS. To
di'concert thefe man0uvres, ] have written the
annexed letter to Mr.. Armfrong, the Minifter
Of the United States. II has ince been rnmonr-
ed, that fome creditors had been forced, pre-
vions to obtaining their liquidation, to give bills
of exchange, in blank, payable at the fame time
that the treafury ihould make its payments
Though fullyperfuaded beforehand that nothing
hmilar had taken place at the general lGuida-
ton, did not Judge it lefs necefary to put a
flop to ttefe calumuious reports. For this pur-
pote, determined to fee all the creditors tetea
tete at the moment of the payment told
them, that was taking meafiures that no de-
duetion fhould be allowed them by their en-
pioyers in America, that if they had pafIed any
tuch bills, the payment of them ilould he at
their own colt, and that for the remainder
.hond give them (the attornies) the meaws of
forcing thoie to reftitution who fhould have ex-
| torted fuch bills in blank from them.
| 1t appears 20 me that theie rumours have lefs
weight incc l took this fep, and lhould they
entirely ceafe, l fhall have the gertrude that
thefs reports were impoitions Of covetous peo-
pie, who wi!hed to cheat their employers.
! ipray you, Sire, to accept the homage of my
profound refpect for your Maiefy.
BARRIE MARBOGS.
Paris, 18th Prairial, yearls
Tire Minifrr of the Public 7reajiue to His Excel
Lrnev the MiniRer Plenipotentia,y oftbe United
States.
Paris, 18th Floreal, gear ls.
| You and have taken cognizance Of tbe liop;-
dation which has been made of each of the A
inerIcan debts, payable at the Public Treafurv,
upon afundfDecialIy aligned bv one of the con-
ventions of the 10th FDoreal, year IL.
We have taken the meafilres which we indg-
ed mott proper TO fecure TO each creditor the
recovery of what is due to him. Several of
them are Represented by ai1ignees, or by agents
win fuli power OF attorney. 1t appears from
what ! was told by the perton who prefented
J himielt in your name, that Won are apprehenlive
ofthe abufes which fome perfons might make Of
the orders that will he delivered to them by YOU
have indeed received information that fame
attornies or other agents intend TO retain in their
own hands more or lefs comfortable portions of
me fums which HALL be paid to them, and tina.
they will feek TO iuftify this inidelity, by giving
! out that they have been Obliged 70 make sdyan-
ces of difburtements to obtain right TO this
payment. We NUT be upon our guard arainft
inch charges, when thofe who hazard TO make
them VIII name nobody, and confine themfeves
TO vague designations.
All perfons interehe ed in thefe ,avmen.s have
had and viii always have the power of rec,,r-
ring to us or to the upright Magiftrate, Director
General, who preiided at the liquidation ofthefe
oeots. But independent of this power, Won
may acquaInt all tbofe to whom or for whole ac-
count theie payments are made, that The whole
OF the fums paid belongs to them that their
correspondents cheat them if they attempt to
make deductions, either exorbitant, as I have
osen informed, or even moderate. They are
o"iieeu 10 allow them only the commifion ufua
IN trade. All other deduction, fecret or even
avowed, which theGe correfpondents g,ould
make them undergo, would indicate malver-
| 'a'ion' for which they will have full redrefs in
the Courts of Jufice or in any other manner
IN iupport ofthsir reclamation, they will Obtain
from you and from me all nnceGary informant
on. They may al. for it at any time, NAV re-
turn and ak for frctii information; nothing viii
e. refu'ed to them. We fhall always look No.
on II as duty o'enable them TO exercife their
| right to its full extent. ] even think If proner
ilnce You and are TO fee all parties who are 70
receive payment, that we fbould give them there
ahurances, and that if any may have been he'd
| INTO eTour, they Ihould know that we mail
ipare no pains that they may experience no lofts
70 the amount of the fun, which fhall have
oeen acknowledged TO he due to them.
pray y"4, Sif, 60 accept the afurance of nv
high confederation. '
(Signed) BARRIE MARpOrc
f1i7e 90.
| Ills rnyefty being informed Of the bravery az.
! P'ayed AT the engagement of Fecanp nv the
imaII d'vlbon of the HotilIa under the orders of
captain Hame'in, of the kifu manrnvres
winch It executed and Of the injury il did tbe
enemy, who were ten times more CONFEDERATE