The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-27
JACOB WAGNER.
C6ief CLERK, Department IF fate.
TRANSLATION.

Ness IF Is. Afinesy Paifotensiary Of Fyanee.a tie %
erefa,J Of fatt.
The undersigned, n,inRer penipotentiary of his
imperial and royal najeRy, his exeeency the Pre-
hdent Of the United States Of America has the honor
to remind the iecretary of State, that at the begin
nsg of laG year, and during the FELTON, of Congres,
MIR. Chevae, attorney in iact for the heirs OF Mr.
de Beaumarchais, took various eps with the fecre-
tary Of the treatury obtain liquidation OF the
debt contracted by the u. S. with the faid Mr.. de
Beaumarchais.
AT the rsauea of the attorney in faa to whom the
treaIury oppoied receipt of MIR. de Beaumarehas,
in order to place to the debt OF his heirs million OF
ivres tourno the undersigned addreted, on the frit
OF January sO6 to the iecretaty of the treaiury an
official note, which left doubt of the defamation
of the million in dfpute the employment OF which,
sgreeaby to the orders of the king, coniecrated
to fpecial and iecret ferrice, and eoniequentiy,
which had not and could not have any connexion
with the aons bargains, tupPlies, and general
,ly with any mercantile operations winch MT. de
Beaumarckas might have been concerned IN with the
government of the u. States OF America
This note or rather this official declaration OF the
inAer p!enipoentisry of France .ought to have re-
moved the only oblacle which was oppoied to the
entire liquidation with the heirs of MIR. de Besumar-
chais becaue the uice of their claim is demonisrated
to conviction; and they were far from expecting that
the fcctetary the treaury would till retain doubts
ppoa the legitimacy of their credit.
n.
their nteres to the protection ofthe French govern
eut as well as to the iuitice of the federal govern
meat and the undersigned. in declaring to the ieere-
tary of hate, that this affair, on being examined IN
France with the MOI fcrupulous attention, has pre-
tented TO the Judgment of the mott enlightened and
impartial nothing but an noontettisie coneluiion
in favor of the heirs of Mr.. de Beaumarehais, will
add that il is no longer to Mr. Chevaie, it is no lon
ger to a mere attorney in faa, that the laid heirs
have recou.fe to obtain juitce too long reiuied
but TO the French government itelf, which calls with
confidence and through the organ of its miner pie
supplementary the attention of the iecreary OF Hate to
interes els scred than the cauie which produced
them.
When the French government railes its voice in IA
YOUR OF the unfortunate heirs of MIR. dc b auriiar
ehais, the undersigned thinks it uieieiS to recall to
the and the importance oil the ierVices
which their author rendered the earde OF indepen-
dence. 1t would be To the mind back towards
period equally glorious for the two nations but that
France always generous, knows how to forget, De-
tauie the u S. remember it.
After the nairiRetia declaration repectng the en-
ployment OF the million, declaration, which doubt
lef (and ccnfequence OF thoie mutual ientiments
of refpea and confidence, which governments ought
TO have for communications OF this nature) would
have been iuficient for the ecresry of the treaury
if his powers had not been 10 limited; it is the duty
of the undersigned, agreeably the formal and
peated iniiruions which he has received in this
fpea, addres hnliell directly, and in the Of
his government to that Of the United States, and
requeh from the Gecretary Of Rate that at length uf
tice hould be done the claim of The heirs of Mr..
de Beaumarehais; claim which the French govern
would have honoured with its iupport, if
founded upon the immutable principles Of
reafon and Of right.
The undersigned fei1es with eagernefs ,hi, oceafi
of offering the Gteretary of Gate that homage
of his high confederation.
(Signed) TURREAU.
Wajsmeton, 18th Jan. 1907.
Faithfully tranlated.
JACOB WAGNER,