The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-10-03
REpraL or FRENCH DEGREES, &c.


Cory Of a letter from fhe Minister Of Foreign
Relations, 10 Mr.. ARMSTRONG, taken from
The MOniieur Of fhe Oh .dngnst 1910.
PARIS, AUGUST 5th, 1910.
SIR,
"IHAVE laid before His Majesty the
Emperour and King, the act of Congress to
the Isl of May, extracted from the paper of
the United States, which you had transmi-
ted to me. His Majesty could have wished
that this Act and all other acts of The United
States, that may concern France, had been
always officially notified to him.
The Emperour applauded the general
embargo laid by the United States ON all
their vessels, because that measure, if il has
been preJudicial TO France, contained at least
nothing offt tnsive TO her honour. Ii has
caused her 10 lose her colonies of Gauda-
loupe, Martinique, and Cayenne. The En-
perour did not complain OF it. He made this
sacrifice TO the principle which determinated
the Americans to impose the embargo, and
which inspired them with the noble resolution
of interd;cting themselves the use of the sea,
rather than submit to the laws of those who
, wish to become its tyrants.
The Act of the Isl March removed the
embargo, and substituted for it a measure
which must have been particularly injurious
to the interest OF France. That Act, with
which the Emperour WIS not acquainted Tor
a considerable time after, interdicted TO A
merican vessels the commerce of France,
whilst II authorized trade with Spain, Ma
pies and Holland that is 10 say, with coun.
tries under French influence, and denounced
conhscation against all French vessels that
should enter the ports of America Repri-
sal was matter oil light, aud commanded by
the dignity OF France, circumstance upon
which 1t was impossible to make any COM
promise. The sequestration Of all the A.
merican vessels in France was the necessary
result OF The measure taken by Congress.
AT prescng the Congress treads back its
steps. Ii revokes the act of the lst of March.
The ports of America are open to French
commerce, aud France is no longer interdic-
ted 10 the Americans In short, the Congress
engages to oppose such OF the beliigerent
powers as shall refuse TO recognize the rights
of neutrals.
6 In tins new state of things, am author
lied TO declare 10 you, Sir, that the DEGREES
OF Berlin and Milan are revoked, and tha,
from the lst November, they will cease 10 be
Ill force, II being understood, that i'm conse-
quence OF this declaration the English shall
revoke their Orders in Council, aud rcnouncc
the new principles Of Blockade which they
have attempted to establish, or that the L
States, coniormably 10 the sct which you
have just communicated, shall cause their
right TO be respected by the English
/" II is with The most particular satisfaction
that / inform you of this resolution of the
l. yrllA Ire IL.
cans. Their prosperity and their commerce
enter into the views OF his policy. The iu-
dependence OF America is one Of the princi-
pal titles OF the glory of France. Since ,ha,
epoch the Empe our has felt pleasure in
aggrandizins the United States and in all
circumstances, whatever Can conu ibutc tc
the independence, the prosperity, and the
liberty, oi the Americans, will be regarded
by the Emperour as COMO mabIe to the inter
ests of his empire"