Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-12-12
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Mr.. Madgoa'5. Letter to Gen.
ArmRrone.
EXTRACT Ia]-

GTS4tn<af of of1ts, xzeJ q, lcoI.
"TH two lait letters received
from you were of Dec. "a, 1906,
and Jan. 10, 1907. The decree Of
Nov. AZ, communicated IN &c 6rif,
had pTeviou1y reached Is, and had
excited approximations which were
reprcEcd only BY The inarsiculatc
import Of It's Articles, an4 the pre-
fisnlpfisn that il would DC executed in
fcnfc not i1conhRent with the ref
pet due the treaty between France
and the United States. The explain
afiors given you BY the ninifter of
marine, were feen by the preGdens
with mach pleafure, and it only re-
mains 10 learn that they have been
confirmed BY the express authority
of the emperor. CO. We are the
more anxious for this information,
As il will fortify the remonfrances
which have been preientcd at London,
againR the Briiifh orders Of January
18th should it, contrary 10 cxpec-
tation, turn out that the French de-
cree was meant, aid is to operate,
according 70 the latitude Of It's
terms, you will s csaye haze mads
the prefer Representations, grounded as
well on the principles of public law.
as on the express itipuiations Of the
convention of 1900. Nothing, be-
Gdes, could be more prepoaerouss
than 10 blend with an appeal to neu-
trail rights and neutral nations, grols
infraaion Of the former, and an out
rage on the fentiments of the latter
unlels il be to euvite a fpecies 81 con
teit Oh the high teas, in which the
adserfsFy 4s.ysefy pcGibir advan-
tage. But on rhe more probable
fuppcftion that the decree will not
be unfavorabIy expouHded, it win be
till necefiary to prefs On the French
government defpatch of fuch orders
TO the crulzers IN every quarter, as
viii prevent contribution Of the de-
cree favorable to their licentious Gu
pidity. The moment your letter was
received, the anfwer of the French
minider of marine to your note, was
communicated to General THrreau,
with call on him TO sranfmi' L i'm
mediatey to the French Governors
in the Jfejq- Irdies. This he readily
engaged TO do. But notwithstanding
this precaution, there are proofs thar
the WsF- LndG priyateers have. under
color Of the editt, committed dcpre-
dations With will conhitute ruff
claims of redrets from their govern
ment. (cJ
MIR. Ey4ing has forwarded
SpSDiih decree alto, ayowedly pLrfu-
ing example and rhe views Of the
French emperor. The terms Of the
decree are even more vague, or rathS
er more broad, than thole Of the pro-
totyPe; and, If nct fpeedi'y recalled
or corrected, viii doubtlefs extend
the icene of fpoliations already begun
in that quarter; and, Of courle, thick
en- the cloud that hangs over the 4ma
lily Of tie two nations"
MOTIFS.
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lyilsBis Y zrbss Mr.. M. Fry 10 Mr.. Piaeknsyfs
p-bllJEed--rrB, tbes fJir mrfiL1fion
(b) Hbst -ue,r t5s explanations" kipes BY
DAcSEs tbe Frc.e5 .Nia5is. 4 ha'ise, 70 Gsz.
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