Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-23


now lay before Congress, two letters to
the Department of State, one from the present
PleDipotentiary of France, the other from his
predecessor, which were not included among
the documents accompanying my message OF
the FIFTH instant; the translation OF them be-
ing not then completed.
JAMES MADISON.
November Tn, 1911.
7ranslation Of letter from General 7Hr.
rean 10 the Secretary Of State.
dated l4th November, 1910.
SIR,
Although you may have been already IN
formed through another official channel ofth
repeal of the DEGREES of Berlin and Milan, 1t
is agreeable to me to have to confirm to you
this new liberal disposition of my court to-
wards the government of the states OF the
union.
You will recollect without doubt sir, that
these DEGREES were adopted in retaliation for
the multiplied measures of England against
the rights of neutrals, and especially against
those of the United States and after this new
proof of Difference to the wishes of your 60
vernment, His Majesty the Emperor has
room to believe, that it will make new efforts
to withdraw the American commerce from
the yoke which the prohibitory acts of Great
Britain have imposed upon it. You will at
the same time observe, sir, that the clearly
expressed intention of my government is,
that the renewal Of commercial intercourse
between France and the United States cannot
alter the system of exclusion adopted by all
Europe, against all the products OF the soil
or of the manufactures of England or her CO.
lonies a system, the wisdom and the advan-
tages of which are already proved by Its de-
yelopement and its success. And OF which
also, the United States, as an agricultural and
commercial power, have particular interest,
In aiding in, and fastening the completion.
Moreover, sir, this measure OF my government
and those which yours may think proper to
adopt, will prove the utility of the efforts of
the common enemy to break the ties Of friend
ship which humane and generous poiicy has
necessarily formed between France and the u.
States, and which the actual crisis ought to
draw closer. We ought hereafter, sir, to
hope, or rather we may be assured, that new
relations still more close and more friendly
are about to be formed between Americans &
Frenchmen, and that these two people will be
more than ever convinced, that their glory,
their interest and their happiness must eter-
nally consecrate the principle and the conser-
walton of these relations. | seize with eager
ness this occasion, sir, Of renewing to you the
assurance of my high consideration.
(Signed) TURREAU.
Translation of letter from NJ. Serrurier to
the Secretary Of State.
Washington, July %, 1871.
Sin,
The new dispositions Of your government,
expressed in the supplementary act of the Cd
of March last, having been officially Commu-
nicated to my court BY the Charge d Affairs of
the United States, his Imperial Majesty, as
soon as he was made acquainted with them,
directed that the American vessels seques-
tered in the ports of France since the I'd OF
November, should be released. Their car
goes have been admitted, and some of them
have departed upon conforming with the mu-
nicipal laws ofthe country; that is to say, by
exporting wines, silks, and the produce OF
French manufactures. Orders were to be
given at the same time, that all American vcs-
sells coming from the United States, and load
ed with merchandise the growth of the coun-
try, should be admitted and received in all the
ports ofFrance.
~ naSlSE, Sii, dSSOIoh'S W liiS oiuS'S nav
received to make these dispositions known to
your government.
In order to prevent all difficulty in relation
10 the cargoes of vessels, the table indicating
the merchandise of the growth OF the Unit
ed States, has been prepared /: And it has
been thought that ruiz could not be adopt
ed more favorable and more sure, than the
statement itself of the explorations made by
reded the embargo, viz. from lst October
1906, to soth Septcmber 1897, period dur
nc which your commerce of exploration was
IN full activity. annex this table to my
setter. Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa are not in
Guided in this statement. These articles of
- -rchandize have always been ranged in the
l.ss os colonial products, and whatever may
, : r.,[ n r;yin, his Majesty, while favoring,
- l.n...t ,,,.r,, branches Of culture and