Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-03-23

bonapartvs commercial DEGREES, IS,
we undeEsrsutl, confirmed by the Pa
ais papers Of the Sd, which arrived in
Town, and which contain the following
decree 49,
DECREE.
aTLe ports of France, and all those
s'rder her controul, are open for all
vessels furnished with proper licen-
ses' that is 10 say, they must be new
ones, OF a. date posterior to this de-
cree:
ARTICLES OF EXPORTA-
TON.
vinegar, paper, pasteboard, silks,
embroidered stuffs, verdigrease, oils
'oRfl sorts, honey, perfumery, corks,
TNs and IN Piece, turpen,ine, Spanish
iioVorice, dry pitch, rosin, juniper
bsrf9', raw wcrsted, lamh add kid skins
tanned and tawed, linen Of Brittany.
csoths and wollen stuffs of all kinds.
Veivets and cottons, silk, worsted, and
cotton hoisery, cutlery, trimming. CHI
10y ~ n 81 sGsitiiCE dEQ SKINS.
Those articles canuot be entered
IN any greater quantity than enc fourth
l'ast CT the cargo. The ether three
parts OF the cargo are 70 be composed
OF prl&it,Ve arucles those arc corn.
Sinr, brandy and iruit.
IMPORTATION.
Russia tailow, wax. matte, sail
clcth, deals for various purposes, sui
I,hur IN -four, potash, slaves, row for
fishing, Spanish dollars, black lead,
FEWER flihaJge) loswood, pitch and
TAR, barribl, sumack, arsenic, fish, oil,
hldi-s, and lienumyi,ae."
The above decree, as our readers
Sobseryc, opens the ports Of Holland
10 all ncu'rals--that is, opens the door
10 the trade with America.--It is no
doubt reiaxpticn of Boaaparte's
Commercial edicts, inasmuch as the
french ports were shut against neu-
uais, and exports Of French pro-
periy ard imports of neutral proper
~ were strictly forbidden. But do
not let Us suppose that the above
decree has been passed with any other
view chan that Of ccnciIiating Anne
rica, aud Of inducing her 60 take a
decided part againstus. The articles
permitted to be imported are al
most ali those which America. can
furnish, enc or Two excepted. There
IS no mcnlion made ofcolcnial pro-
tcce, of hardware, of any articles Of
abe manufacture or growth either Of
ks9eat britain or OF her coloEies. The
s1qc'es permitted TO be exported from
aimee are those which America
wants, and which for the most part we
hsye been inthe habit of supplying her
with. II may be said that the French
ports being open to neutrals, colonial
< British produce viii Of course find
their way iuto France. 1t may be
said, too, that the Relation, Of the e.
diets with respect to neutisds, may O.
psu the door 70 the relaxation, If nof
10 Tie entire repeal OF the Berlin & Mi.
Ear I)tcrees. And this viii be done,
81 Eouaparte means really TO favor the
Rnaeriean trade, aud 1T te-does not,
Undsr the pfstext OF iavoripg her trade,
mean only 10 embtoil her with Us by
holding out advantages TO her which
he knows and she knows too we car
rot permit her to enjoy.-Whiie the
RrIlln ard Milan DEGREES exist, our
Orders IN Conncil mast pemaIa in
fofce. Cur readers will reeoliect, tha,
BY these orders call the ports and
Places Of France and Ter allies, or of
any other country al war with his Ia.
jesty, and ~ other ports and places in
Eurcpe, fFcm which, although net at.
war with his Majesty, the British
flag Is secluded, shall, from hence.
forth, be srtjeSt 10 the same restric.
lions as II the same were actually
blOckaded in the most strict manner,
ard it is hereby further ordered, that
eli trade, in articles which are Of the
woducs Of the said countries, shall be
dee med unlawful; and every vessel
trading from on TO the said countries.
tostthsr wish all goods and merchan.
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