Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-10


cial communication OF the law Of the first
Of May"
CTRANSLATION)
THE DUKE OF CADoRE TO GENERAL ARM.
! sTRcNG.
Paris, Aaeust 5th, 1910.
SIR,
have laid before his majesty, the en-
peror and king, the act Of Congress Of the
1st of May, taken from the gazette of the
United States, which you have sent to me.
His majesty could have wished tina, this
act, and all the other acts oftae government
of the United States. which interest France,
had always been officially made known to
him. Ingenrral he has only had know
ledge of them, indirectly, and after long
interval of time. There has resulted from
this delay serious Inconvenience, which
would not have existed, if these acts had
been promptly and officially communicated,
The emperor had applauded the S. neral
embargo, laid by the y. States, on all their
vessels, because that measure, if it has
been prriudicial to France, had in it at
least nothing offensive to her honor. 1t has
caused her to lose her colonies of Marsi-
nique, and Guadalupe, I'D Cayenne the
Emperor has not complained OF it. He has
made this sacrifice TO the principle which
had determined the Americans to Law an
embargo. inspiring them with the noble re-
solution of Undertaking to themselves the
ocean, rather than submit to the laws OF
those who wished to make themselves the
tyraots les dominateurs] oft.
The act of the 1st OF March has raised
the embargo, and substituted for it 4 mea-
sure the most injurious TO the interests OF
Frsnce,
This act, Of which the emperor knew
nothing, until very lately, interdlct.d to
American vessels the Commerce OF France,
at the time it authorised that TO Spain, Ma
pies and Holland that is 70 gay, to the coun'
tries under French influence. and denoun.
ced confscation against all frencn vessels
which should enter the ports OF America.
Reprisal was right, and commanded by
the dignity of France ; circumstance Oh
which !. wa. Impossible to make compro-
mise (de sran,igir.) The sequester OF all
,hs American vessels in France has been
the necessary consequence OF the measure
taken by Congress. .
Now Congress retrace their steps lrrvi-
en-. sur ses pas1 they revoke the act OF the
LIST of March ; the ports of America are
omen TO French commerce, and France IS
no longer interdicted to the Americans; in
short, Congress engages to oppose itself to
that one of tn. belhgetent powers which
shall refuse to acknowledge the rights OF
neut.als.
To this new state Of things, ! am autho-
risrd to declare to you, Sir, that the DEGREES
Of Berlin and Milan are revoked, and that
after the first of November, they will cease
10 have effect; it being understood that in
conse quence of this declaration the English
! shall revoke their orders ia council, and re-
nounce ,he new principles of blockade
which they have wished TO establish; or
that the United States, conformably to the
act you have just communicated, shall cause
their rights to be respected by the English.
Iei.with the most particular satisfaction,
Sir, that make known to you this deter
mination of the emperor. His majesty
I, loves tho Americans. Their prosperity
and their commerce are within the scope
of his policy.
The Independence Of America is one Of