The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-02
'Tbe Gnqulrer.,
RICHMOND. OCTOBER 2. 1910.
FRENCH NE WS-NsL

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The News from France isimportannt -.---
The two articles, which will most III crest
every reader, are the Decree of Trianon
~ the 9TH, apdthe Despatch to cur minister
Of the 9th of Aug. rhe first admits Certain
Imports INTO the French ports, under speci
fed'duties: The 2nd annonncesto our min
pier, that the DEGREES of Berlin and Milan,
tre revoked and that from the 1st of Novem
Der. they sriH cease to be in force 1.-The
trst is of course municipal regulation
Fhich has no connection with our neutr oil
Irghts-The I'd relates to certain high.sea
regulations, winch have an intimate connec
ZION with them. Ia some of the public
prints these TWO papers have been taken
lsogeiher, tor purpose which shall be stated
Ihereaftef-but it is due to the simplicity of
truth, for us 10 consider them apart, from
leach osh her -
TIE Letter to Mr.. Armstrong is the frs,
IN importance and The first as it peculiarly
applies to ourselves This document must
strike the mind in "a variety of lights-as
to the notiUes which led 10 it. 80 to its $ti =
rff, as to the scofe which it embraces. as 10
the duties which 1T imposes apon us, and
the tine Of holicy which it displays to our
wisdom.-We shall give onlya transitory
glance upon each of these points.
AS to the monUes, which have induced the
revocation of these DEGREES, they are lodged
Hun the bosom OF Napoleon. or the Archives
Iof France. Whether it was from interest
pr from love; whether il was because the
Emperor finds that trade is necessary TO
France, or that Sugar and Nutmegs arc re-
quisite to stop the mouths of his subjects, or
| that his treasury wants replenishment from
ANEW IariJ-or that he " loves the A
mericans and feels pleasure in aggrandiz
ing the u. SIT is not for us TO say.
The English may plume themselves upon the
little triumph, which they may have gained
they may say that as he was the irst TO
put on;'so he was the first to take off mis- res
ltrictons--yet after all. these discussions are
comparatively insignificant. The whole his
tory OF the French Emperor proves, that he
is not man of EHquetfe-nor would it be
his duty to be SO, whenever the interests of
his empire we're at stake
The motives of this measure are of much
less consequence to us, than its Shirt
and its Nature. The first great question,
which strikes the mind is this is this revo-
cation an absolute or conditional one f---
The terms OF the letter are that the De
crees &c. will cease to be in force, IL be-
ing understood, that in consequence of this
declaration. the English shall revoke their
Orders i'll Council, and fenounce the new
principles of blockade which they have at
tempted to establish /; or tina, the u. s.. con
formally TO the Act which you have just
communicated. shall cause! their rights to
be respected by the English" The sense
OF which seems to be =, 1t is be under
stood between US that if the EnglIsli do not
not revoke their Orders, &c. or the y. S.
do not retaliate upon them in conformity to
the Act OF Cbhgress, tllen our DEGREES are
70. ko Is
dHtons should fail, in that case the act of
revocation is itself 10 expire.
The BRUSH will nc essary fy from the
professions which they have given, if they
fail 10 comply wl,h this requs.tion on their
part, SO tr as respects their Orders in Coun-
Gil Those O ders were bGsed IN their pre-
ambie, on the French Decrees--Mr. Ers
ktne too in his letter 80 the Sec. OF State.
pledges the faith of his Government. to re
send them III case of "a recession on the part
OF France. The ministerial prints Of Lon
don are, ut present, IN unison with these pro-
tessiOns--lf ne revoke mis- dectges saws. ne
Courier, " our orders, consequent upon
those dectess, will be revoked also--our
government taking notice that the enemy
has announced his DEGREES to be no longer
force from and after the 1st Of Nov thu.
resoluteiy stckIing for the point Of honor and
taxing ~ ill 10 tuGHSSlVeS----' TtdU notify
that, from the 1st November our o. in &
adopted in consequence Of those DEGREES will
cease"
Yet is there not tor much room to distrus
the sincerity of revocation on the part o.
England Let her orders expire to day
they will start up in a new form to morrow
We have some proof of this disposition il
the very first act of her Cabinet. which sue
ceeded the news from France. Theydeelar
ed the Canal of Corfu in state OF blockade
and thus shut the whole of the Adriatlc a
gainst us. The tone Of her minisleria
prints is in strict unison with this dispositiop
The Courier SAYS, " we have exercised NJ
new principles of blockade which we shal
lbc at all inclined to abandon. The sam