Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-29

W. OF opaln, ana OF N3Pt@ss n.san 80 ~
sells have been seized, because the Ameti.
cans have seized French vessels. The A
mericans cannot hesitate e to the part
which they arc 70 take I; they oaghtt either
60 tear to pieces the act of their indepen-
teuee. and become agsin as before the re.
yolution, the subjectsof England, take
.such measures as that their commerce and
industry shouttpot be fairfield Carries BY
the sEnsh.h, which fenders'the more de-
pekdaut than Jamaica; which at least has
its assembly ofIepfesentasives and iss pri.
vileses. Men without just Polisieafvssws,
without honor Without Energy, may al.
ledge that payment Of the tribute imposed
| By England may be- submitted to, because
tits l,s hi ; but why do they not perceive
that the English: vii! no sooner have obtain.
ed admission Of the principle than they Will
raise the tariff; in such way that the.
burden at FIRST light Becoming insupportable
it will then be necessary to tight for inter
est, after having ,cihsed 10 fight for-honor'.
The undersigned avows with frankness
that France has every thing to gain from re-
ceivine we'll the Americans in her ports.
Her commercial relations with neutrals are
advantage Gus to her, she is no way Jealous
of their prosperity. Great; powerful and
rich, she is satisfied when BY her own com.
taerce or by that of neu,rais, her exPorta,:
lions give to her agriculture and hertaef'ss
the proper development. =,
Ii is DOW thirty years slace the u. States
Ct America founded, in the bosom OF the
new world, an.independent country, at the
price of the blood of so many immortal
NTH, who persisted on the field Of battle, to
throw of the leaden yoke Of the English
monarch. These generous men were far
from supposius when they thus sacrificed
their blood for the independence of Ameri.
ca, that .here would SO soon be 4 question
whether there should be imposed upon it
woke more heavy than that which they had
thrown off, by subjectine its industry to
tariff of British legislation and to the Or
ders in council of 1907. F..
If then the minister of America eau en-
ter into an engagement, that the American
vessels viii not submit to the orders in
council Of England, Of Nov. 1907, nor to
any decree of blockade. unless this block.
'ade should be real, the undersigned is au:
,horised 20 conclude every species of con.
vention tending to renew the treaty Of com.
merce with America, and in which all the
measures proper to consolidate the com.
merce and the prosperity of the Amsrisans,
shall be provided for. ses,.-z.-. ;,.....s.,r
The urlrirrsigusu has considered Il his
duty to answer the verbal overtures of the
American minister by written note, that
the President OF the u. States may the bet.
ter know the friendly intentions of France
towards the u. S. and her sfavorable-dispo.
si,ions to American commerce.
The Undersigned prays MIR. Armstrong
to accept the assurance of his high con.l-
Iteration.
(SienedD
CHAMpAGKY, Dut DR. Galore:
Paris, 14th Feb. 1910.
His excelency the Minister
Pienipotentiary of the y.
- States Ut America.
Extract Of letter from Mr.. Forbes, con-
sui of the United States at Hamburg, to
- General Armstrong, dated Copenha-
!: gen, Sd March, 1910.
" Agreeably to royal order, priva-
vesring is Immediately to reeomrence.'
[TRANSLATlON.] ...
TRIESTE, 7,h March, 1910.
Mr.. Inspector General,