Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-10-01


tisns to Mr.. Afgfrcng.
SIR, "PARIs, AUG. s, 1910.
| IHAVE laid before his Majefy
the Emperor and King, the act Of
Congrefs Of the 1T of May, extrac-
ted from the paper Of the United
States, which you had tranfrnitted
ITO me. His Majety could have
wihed that this act, and all other
acts of the United States that may.
concern France, had, been always
officially notified to him. The EN-
peror applauded the General Embar-
90 laid by the United States Oh all
their veGcls, becaufe that meafure,
if it has been Prejudical to France.
contained at leaf, nothing ofenGve
to her honor. 1t has caufed her TO
lofe her colonies of Guadalupe,
Martinique, and Cayenne. The En-
peror did not complain of it, He
made this facri6ce to the principle
which determined the Americans to
imPofe the embargo, and which infpi-
red them with the noble re(olution Of
interdieting themfelves the uie of the
Tea, rather than fubmit to the laws Of
thofc who with to become its tyrants.
The act of the ia of March remov-
ed the embargo, and fubltituted for
it meafure Ctbs N5n-Lntereaarjf a91]
which mutt have been particularly
injurious 10 the intereifs of France.
That act, with which the Emperor
was not acquainted for conGderable
time after, interdieted to American
vefcs the commerce Of France while
it authorized trade With Spain, Ma
piles, and Holland, that is TO fay,
with countries under French inhu-
ence, and denounced conhlcation a.
gainit all French vehcls that fhould
enter the ports Of America. Repri-
)al 4uaf matter Of yiglt, and cmnmag:
ded BY the dignity Of France, circunA
rance upon which il was impo ilible
10 make any compromile. THE Sc
QuEsTRATIoN oE ALL THE AMERI-
CAN VESSELS IN FRANCE WAS THE
NECESSARY RESULT OF THE MEAS
URE TAKEN BY CONGRESS.
eat preient the Congrefs trcads
back its feps. It revokes the act of
the 1T of March. Thes port Of A
merica are open 10 French COM
merce, and France is no longer in
terdl6ted to the Americans. IT
ihort, the Congrefs engages 10 op-
pofe fuch of the belligerent powers
as ihall refute 70 recognize the rights
Of neutrals. In this new fate of
things, | am authorized to declare 10
you, Sir that the DEGREES of Berlin
and Milan are revoked, and that
from the 1T of November they will
ceafe to be in force, it being under
food that in confequence of shis de-
claration the Eneiiih ihall revoke
their Orders in Council, and re-
nounce the new principles of block
ade which they have attempted to
ettablith ; or, that the Unite a ota.es,
conformabiy to The at which you
have jut communicated, fall oaufc
their rights to be refpeaed by the
Engliih. 1t is with the mott partic-
ular iatisla6tion that / Inform you
of :hIs reiolution of the Emperor.
His Mgety kve5 ths American5
Their PROPERTY and their commerce
enter into TIE views of his policy.
The independence OF America is one
Of the principal titles Of the gloly Of
France. Since that epoch, the En-
iPeror has felt a pleasure in aggran-
dizing the United States and in all
circumstances, whatever can contri-
ouee to the independence, the pros.
Perity, and the liberty Of the Ameri-
cans, will be regarded by the Empe-
ror as conformabie TO the lntereits
of his empire"
Berlin and Miian Deeree5.