Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-06-10
BosroN. Nlay 81.

- +i-tNh t@S'. .'A-n4sC:lpG copies II 1t were
in the possession cf Individuals, Dat as it has
not appeared II the Monitcur, TO printed
copy or 1t coeld oe obtained. Twas handed
10 oar coIreS Dondent By a Merchant IN
<fance, and as Authenticity may be rc:;ed
Ca. Inc French Manuscript is in our pos
session.--4'eaa0A<m.
address dea0sred by his Inhcrial ISSajestu,
.fAPoLE0N, q me Council q Commerce
in Pans, Star .iLlrch, 1911.
The dccress OF Berlin and Milan. are the
fundamental laws Of my Empire. For the
NcntrAl navigation, / consider the flag as an
extension q territory. The power which
suffers It's fig tc be violated cannot be con-
sicered as neutral
The fate OF the American Commerce viii
soon be decidcd.--I viii favor it, if the Uni
ted States Conform themselves TO these dc
crees In contrary case, their vessels viii
be be driven from my Empire.
The Commercial relations with England
must cease. tell it to you very loudly. gen
tiemen merchants, who have any business to
settle, and funds 10 withdraw, ought to do il
as soon as possible. Igaye that advice the
inhabitants OF .dat72ey7l, and they profited by
wish tor peace, but not On a frail founda-
ton. Il wish for IL in good faith, and such that
II VIII offer sufficient guarantees. because lido
not lose sight CT .frlie'iS or ST. Domingo nor
the loses that commerce has experienced
oy tho declaration dwarf should not have
made the peace Of 1Rsif, should have gone
TO IFHra and furher, had il not been for the
promise OF the Emperor Of RusSi1, to bring
about peace between ENGLAND and EyQ77cc
Previous 10 the reunion OF Holland. ,nade
overtures of peace, but the English Ministry
cid not even listen TO them. fhe Continent
VIII be shut against the Importation from
GHSIeitG. am armed cat q NE! to enforce
the executions OF nv orders and TO frllstrate
the intentions OF the English to the Baltic
There exists yet some fraud, but it shall be
destroyed. know the dealers In English
commerce; those who think only Of escaping
the laws, and those who by extravagant spe-
culations have become bankrupts but ifthev
succeed II cvading my officers Of the Gus
toms, my sword viii reach them sooner or
later, in three, four, five, or SIX months; then
tney cannot complain. I listen 60 what is
said on the parts of the merchants, know
thas they censure loudly my measures they
say that am badly advised. / Cannot blame
them, nor be angry at their opinions be-
cause they are not placed in a situation TO
see and to calculate as I do. Those who
nave lately arrived from England and who
have seen the effect, the interruption of the
continental commerce had in that country.
Cannot help saying that i is possible / NAV
be right, and that may at last succeedGn
my undertakings In my Empire the com
MERGE OF the interior or OF exchange IS a.
bove fourteen millions, (egual 10 fourteen
thonSGnd millions Of Frames. 1t is on this
basis that its sources and its prosperity ought
TO be combined. l know that BordecH,,.
i7an'6tt';e', and other seaports, suffer by the
interruption OF Maritime trade The late
municipal regulations made by the Emperor
OF Russia have hurt the mandatory OF Ly-
ons. These are individual losses, will try
to mitigate them. TheexporTation of Russia,
winch did not exceed twenty five millions,
when the profits on the total amount did not
exceed twope cent, cannot impede or change
the general system.
Russia has got q large paper medium
AUSTRIA, also; ENGLAND Is overrun wirb
II france Is the richest country ON the
globe; her territorial resources are immense.
she has money in abundance. From late
report there has arrived in France up-
wards Of one million lone shousard millions oil
fraHeSl by war contributions. have two |
hundred millions in my private chest in the |
Thuilleries
/ receive nine millions of inpositions. Maid
IN crowns of wfiich very small rropo-tion |
only proceeds from Maritime Commerce. |
am told that by late experiments France |
can DO without the sugar and the indigo Of
the indies. i will encourage those means of
industry.
Chemistry has Of late made such wonder |
ial progress that il is possible it Will operate |
as great revolution, and as extraordinary
IN the commercial relations, as was occasi-
cd BY the discovery Of the load stone.
do not say that do not want Mari
time Commerce, but we must abandon Il !
tor the moment, and until England retgrns
70 Just and reasonable PRINCIPLES. or mill I |
can dictate to her the conditions Of reace
II / was heir 70 the Throne of Lewis the
Ky. or XVI. l should be Obliged to 90 ~, rn,
knees % beg peace, but have succeeded
to che Empire Of France have united IN
my empire the mouths Of the greatest riyers
anu lliu 'ne AarlatIc. Nothing can prevent me q
from building feet Of two hupdred san of
the line, arm, and man them,
know the English have bette, A6-,-;,-,1s
1t rs great advantage bat bv fyb,;n.. 49,,
VIII learn to vanquish them if We looee one
swo, Or 'lrec SaUics, we win gain the fourth,
10y TINS SIMPLE and natural reason. that yglo
are tne strongest Wiil vanquish the weakest.
mao no thouShi that the market Of South
AtneI,co Wonid have been 50 soon glutted
WIN .ic En5hsh manufactures, but j have
{, 8. iIouidtea on the nuility ofthe returns The
\ 4. en-IIc'it'i MARKETS being shut up, the En-
ghSh "il DC obliged 70 throw into the Thames
tne oiSar ana Indigo which thev have ex-
changed Tor ihc objects Of their industry.
"hich FURNISHES chem with such immense re-
Here, as well as in England, the Manu-
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