The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-07
Bos1 ON, May 81.
LATE FROM FRANCE.

ByCapt. PRRLRY, from Bayonne, we were ia
vored with papers to April IS They are pr;n.
c'Paily filled with paragraphs respecting the in
| fant e" King of Rome" and his mother. conera
tulations, &c &c.
With regard to American affairs we hear of
no favorable change in the conduct of France
Ihe people OF the great Empire were in a state
ct wretchedness, business was stsenated. and
cnnfidence destroyed Many troops had return
ed from Sbaix, but conscrpts were collecting.
and were frequently marched through the city
in chains.
We understand the U s. frigate John Adams
had arrived ouf.-Pdiiad;unl
The following address was delivered bv the
Emperor Napoleon to deputation from the
Council OF Commerce on the 31st day of March
last. Manuscript copies oft were in the pos-
session OF individuals, but as il has not appeared
IN the Moniteur, no printed Copy of it could be
obtained. 1t was handed to our Correspondent
by merchant in France, and its authenticity NAV
be relied on. The French Manuscript is in our
possession
address delivered BY his Imperial Majesty, Ma
PoIroN. to the Council Of Commerce in Paris,
51st March, 1911. :.
The DEGREES, of Berlin and Milan, are the fun
dsmental laws of my Empire. For the Neutral
navigation, consider the flag as an extension
o' territory, The power which suffers its har
TO be violated cannot be considered as neutral
The fate OF the American Commerce will
soon be decided.-I will favor it iftbe u s.
Conform themselves TO these DEGREES In a com.
trary case, their vessels will be driven from nv
Empire. -
The Commercial relations with England mus,
Cease, i tell ii TO you very loudly, Gentlemen
Merchants. who have any business to settle. and
funds to withdraw, ought to do it as soon as pos-
sbie Igave that advice to the inhabitants Of
Antwe,6, and they profited by it.
wish for peace, but not on frail foundation.
wish for it in good faith. and such that it will
otter sufficient guarantees, because do not lose
sight OF hufens or ST. Domingo, nor the losses
that commerce has experienced by the declara.
ton of war-I should not have made the peace
OF Tiisif, should have gone to Wilma and fur
Their, had IT none been for the promise of the
Emperor OF Russid, to bring about peace be-
tween England and France Previous TO the re.
union OF Holland, ! made overtures of peace, but
the English Ministry did not even listen to
them. The continent will be shut against the
importation from Engi1nd 7 am armed eab n
PIE to enforce the executions Of my orders and
to Illustrate the intentions Of the English TO the
ba'uc. There exists yet some fraud, but il shall
De destroyed. Iknow the Dealers in English
Commerce those who think only of escaping
the laws, and those who by ex ravagant specn.
iat'ons have become bsnkrupts but if they sue
coed m evsding my officers Of the Customs. M
sword VIII reach the m sooner or later, in three
tour, live, or six months then they cam 1t com,
PLAIN listen to what is said on the parts If ne
merchants. j know that they censure loudly
my measures they say that am badly advised
! cannot blame them, nor be angry at their opn
IONS, because they are not placed in a situation
to see and 10 calculate as I do Those who
have lately arrived from England, q who have
seen the effect, the interruption Of the continent
tai commerce bad in that country, cannot beIp
saying that II is possible 7 may be right, and
tiat may az last succeed in my undertakings
In my Empire the Commerce Of the Interior or
oil Exchange is above fourteen millions, leouof
to fourteen hoosand million, of France ] Il ls
on tins basis that its sources and its prosperity
ought to bc combined. know that Bo,oeog..
Hdo'bayg, add other sesports, suffer by the in.
terruptIon OF Maritime Trad. The late mum
clpsl regulations made by the Emperor of Rus
STA have burt the msnofactory Of Lyons. These
are individual losses, Witty to mitigate ther
Ibe expectation OF Russia, which did not e zceed
twenty tive millions, when the profits on the To-
tai mount did not exceed two per cent, csnno,
impede or change tie general system
Russia he's gotta large paper medium Avs.
TPIA, also; England is overrun with !,
traHttis the richest country on the globe her