The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-05

ludemntieS snail DC given 60 the Princes
who may be- affected by this grand measure
which necessity enjoins and whieh strengthen.
the frontiers of my Empire upon the Baltic o..
the right.
Before taking these determinations, ,ntima
sed them to England: she knew that the onl,
method OF maintaining the independence Of Hol-
land was to recall her orders in council Of 1906
and 1907, or to return at length to pacific SEN
t.inents. But that power las been deaf to the
voice of her own inter ests, as well as to the cry
Of Europe.
hoped to be able to establish a cartel of
exchange OF prisoners between France and En-
gland, and subsequently to profit by the resi-
dence OF the two commissaries at Paris and a.
London, IN order to bring about AN accommoda-
ton between the two countries. My hope has
been frustrated. have found in the mode of
negotiation If the English government nothing
but craft and bad fai,h.
The annexation of the Valss is a forcseen con-
sequence of the immense lsbors which have
tor these ten years past caused to be carried ON
in that part of the Alps AT the time of my
act Of mediation, l separated the Valais
from the Helvet,c Confederation, as then
had in view measure so useful to France aud
to Italy.
Estyact from the Report of the Minister of Fo-
reign Relations, Champ tyny, Duke IF Ca
dOre,) to HIS Majesty the Emperor and
King, dated Paris, Btu Of December, 1910.
SIRE,
AS long as England snail persist in her
orders in council, your majesty will persist in
our DEGREES Your Majesty will oppose to the
blockade of the coasts. the continental blockade,
and 10 the pillage the Seas, the confsca-
ton OF English merchandizes upon the CONT
nent
1t is my duty to say to your majesty /;
your Maj Sly cannot henceforth hope to recall
your enemies to more moderate ideas, other.
wise than BY your perseverance in this sys-
m.
:
Suppose this extract to have been fuirly
made, or to be complete in itself, of which we
ave some douot, AZ the translation appears to
aave been made IN haste, and may be material
y affected by the clause preceding or following
in the report supposing this, we will OBJ
serve, as the generality OF its terms may cause
to be nisapprehended on casual perusal -
nat the extract applies to those DEGREES only
avng operation on the continent, & of course
Il res not include the Berlin and Milan DEGREES
Ga the contrary, there is every reason to beliey.
Tat France will fulfil with good faith her en-.
:; cement to repeal those DEGREES and as pre-
sImptive evidence may be mentioned the fact,
lat no vessel has been seized, within our know
i.dge, under either of these DEGREES, subsequent
ia the LIST OF November, the period of revocation
6y France, unless under circumstances which
Gould have occasioned its seizure, had no such
DEGREES ever existed. This extract in fact has
no relation to DEGREES operating on the ocean (;
the phraseology IS Expressly confined to the con-
;inent, and preciudes the idea of any other de-
crces by the antithesis to the English blockades,
.iillage the ocean, Src to which the emperor
will oppose rigorous measures on the continent,
such as burning British goods. &c.-Editor MAJ.
Int.