The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-15

seFS complaint at fartS.
We had heard OF the vessel of a very en-
inent merchant in this city. which had been
laden with rich cargo of cotton, but the
merchant was not content with the profits
upon the cotton. he would ballast with log
wood. He WAS repeatedly told in this city,
that his togwoo would cndemn his cotton;
but he would make the most of his tonnage.
The vessel sailed, reached Bordeaux, and it
was too late when ne discovered that he
ought to have taken advice here. The cargo
OF cotton was sequestered for carrying Co
loiial produce. to wit-iog1uood.
Another case recently occurred in Eng
land, 1T we rccoilect right, it was the ship
ousqnehannah also belonging tn this port,
some one put tea on board 1, tea IN England
is like colonial produce in France, hrohr6it-
ed, a vessel taking tea into England, even
an English vessel, unless she belongs to the
East ludia company is forfeited.
When we read our Bordeaux letters, and
found the New-Orieans packet, that she had
colonial produce on board; when we consi-
dered that the schooner Friendship, and that
our Intelligent correspondent at Bordeaux,
mad told us tsat any vessel with a pound
weight of colonial produce on board, without
a icence to import it, would be siezed we
looked into Mr.. Russell's letter with some
earnestness, in order to discover something
besides the colonial produce, or declarati
on that there was no colonial produce On
board.
We have looked into the letter of MIR.
Russell. and remain still at loss to disco
yer upon what ground it was written. Eli
ther, there must have been something more
than appears on the face OF the dispatch, or
the dispatch is very absurd. 1t may be ,nu-
dent, and must be useful to the American
merchant, when American merchants are
so blind as to send colonial produce to coun-
tries where it is in,erdicted; but how could
1t be considered as throwing us all up in
the wind" is to us Uncomfortable.
Indeed, 1t is not easy To discover the ideas
which governed Mr.. Russell. in addressing
the French government OH the subject; he
could not have supposed, that the resembling
OF the operation Of the Berlin and Milan de-
crees as far as they relate to us, went also
to repeal the laws of France, concerning CO.
lon,al productions. We had believed Mr.
Russell to be man of more sense, and to
possess a better knowledge Of commercial
concerns.
BY that measure we were placed on the
footing of a neutral, with whom, intercourse
would be maintained, in our oxun ,1erchau.
DIE. aud France, not choosing to admit any
colonial produce into her territory, We had
no right to expect that she would violate her
experience had of the abuse Of our for.-
Our own products are admitted, unless to-
bacco, which is on the same footing as that
trade was under the 8ourbons. furora
BosroN, Feb @
In one of the papers of this town, the ex:Ysc,
from the Duke of Cadore's report to the French
Emperor, is headed
" Official Proof thar tie Berlin and Milan
II L. OIL T.
Der"
Had the Duke of Cadore's report the effec
Of an imperial Decree, it would still remain to
he proved that this report implied a revival of
those parts of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES,
which are extra municipal and which operated
directly against the rights of American com
merce. The mere municipal parts of those de-
crees, which were calculated to exclude British
commerce, and which contain the elements of
those regulations which are going into rigid op-
Grafton in the various nations of Europe, under
the name OF the continental system will un-
questiOnabiy be ca. ried into effect. The obvious
and most prominent features OF this system
are,
The eo1fscafion OF English merchandise up
ON the continent," in whatever form or under
Whatever flag it shalt appear-the detention, Of
course, for the most rigid examination OF ali
property which mas the color or suspicion OF be-
ing Englisil---.nd the admission of bona fde
effect, the French Emperor has issued various
DEGREES, which have been followed by similar
ones from the confederate powers, they will
probably continue to be till this system il con-
summated.
To these municipal and confederate DEGREES,
the Duke of Galore must, in common sense, be
supposed to aliudc. At any rate there is in his
report no proof that the Berlin and Milan De-
crees are not repealed till it he first proved
that this same Dukes report, repeal his mas
DEGREES to which he may reasonably be presum-
ed to reter-Pdtriot.
SALEM, February I.
PANS, goth Dec. 1870
EXTRACTS.
| " As I believe the Council Of Prizes have re
ceived orders TO condemn no more American
vessels, hope she will be restored"
Government here says that Americans may
come with the produce of their country but
they have no right to come with colonial pro-
duce"
From II. PREDICT
Mr.. Wagner is informed that the suppo-
stious facts in Fridays American, that
Randolph told DR.. Logan, and that DIR.
Logan told Mr.. Wagner, that Randolph
would shortly move repeal of the law au-
thorising the Presidents proclamation, as
limited at in the Federal Republican ; that
Mr.. Wagner showed the DIR. an extract of
the French Erh0se in proof, and that the
DIR. Consequently wrote three sheets of pa
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