The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-01-16

those edlcts, if France herself has by her
swn acts rendered it 4 theoretical instead of a
practical violation, il is Tor this governments
to decide on the degree in which sacrifices OF
any sort may be required by considerations,
which peculiarly and exclusively relate TO the
L. States. Certain il is, that the inducements
TO such sacrifices are weakened, as far as
France can weaken them by having convert
cd The right, to be maintained, into a naked
one, whilst the sacrifices, to be made, would
be substantial and extensive.
A hope, however, is indulged, that your
Instructions from your government will soon
enable you to give some satisfactory exPlana-
tions of the measures to which referance has
been made, and that their operation in virtue
of notifications, which have not ye; transpir-
ed, will not be as has been herein represented.
The president has received with great sat-
isfacton the information, that the Consuls OF
France have been heretofore in the official
and authorized practice of furnishing certii-
Gates of origin To American vessels ; as we'll
TO those destined To neutral ports as 10 those,
whose sovereigns are in alliance with France |;
and that this practice, sane toned by the
French government, did not cease in any part
of the United States before the l4th of last
month, and then only in consequence of a
despatch from the Duke Of Cadore bearing
date the 3lth of August preceding This
satisfaction arises from the hope, that similar
information may have been given to the Dam
ish government, and for the sense OF happy
influence which such communication will
have had on the American property that had
been seized and detained by the privateers OF
Denmark, upon the supposition that these
certificates of origin were spurious and not
authorized by the French government. 1t IS,
nevertheless, to be regretted, that the func-
tionaries of France i'm Denmark had not made
known to the Danish authorities, during the
occurrence OF such outrages on the American
trade, the error of denouncing, as illegitimate
authentick documents, which had been law
fully issued by the accredited agents of His
Imperial Malesty.-I have the honour to be,
&c. (Signed) h, SMITH.
Gen. Turreau TO the Secretary Of State.
Washington, Dec. 25, 1910.
SIR-I have received the letter you have
done me the honour TO write to me the l8th
OF this month, and hasten TO transmit a CO.
py of it to his Excellercy the Due dc Cadore.
This despatch, sir, being an answer TO the
letters which had the honour to write to you
on the 27th Nov. and l2th Of this month, mat
urally takes me backto their object, TO which
believe ii is my duty again to call your at
tention.
pray you to observe, that the last instruc.
tons have received from my court relative
to the new directions the commerce of France
witt.the u States must follow, are of a very
old date the official dispatches from which
have taken them, are of the 18th and 28th
OF April last IL is the more probable tina,
the regulations Of my government in regard
to this commerce have undergone some mod
i6cations, as the consul-general recei, &C
by the Hornet, despatches of the 10th July
32I and 3Olh August last, III which it is spe-
cially stated that cottons may be imported
into France In American vessels and under
certain observation-disclosures, according the
instructions which were addressed 20 me or
the 18th and 2sth April proceeding, cotton
and tobacco are specially prohibited.
will add to these data ices Donnes) that
according to the orders transmitted 10 the
consuls OF H. NJ. respecting certificates of O.
rigin, and under the date before cited (3Otf
August last) they may deliver them to all A.
merican vessels destined for France, observ.
ing that these certificates are not applicable
but to the products of the u. States. If these
certificates of origin cannot be applied but tc
the productions Of the u. States, and canno
be given to any vessel but those destined fol
France, the introduction of these production.
IS not then prohibited there.
You will be pleased espcciallv to observe
sir, that the dispositions which we.e announ.
ced to me by the dispatches of the 18th and
7Sth of April, are of course anteriour to the
repeal of the DEGREES OF Berlin and Milan
and are necessarily without an object, the mo.
ment the said DEGREES are no longer in force
] do not know of any subsequent acts which
modify this rapeal-ior the instructions a!rea.
dy cited, sent to the consul-general the 3otf
Aug. last, relative to the certificates of origin
are only consequence of it, and formally ex
clude only colonial produce.
Furthermore, sir, have before me the