The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-26

VIZ vi. PoSittNS oao RAC~.oO NosuTdutSS vi
the Duke Of Galore, ON the 5th. of August,
relative to the revocation of the Berlin and
Milan DEGREES. That these DEGREES have
not been executed for an entire month, On
any vessel arriving during that time, in any
OF the ports of France, may, when connec-
ted with the terms in which their revocation
was announced, fortify the presumption that
they have ceased to operate. know of no
better evidence than this which the mega
tive character of the case admits, OF how
the non existence OF an edict can be proved,
except by the PRONUNCIATION of its repeal, &
Its subsequent non-eXeCution.
Our attention here is now turned towards
England and the U. S. The performance of
one of the conditions on which the revocati-
OH of the DEGREES was perdicated, and which
Is essential to renderit permanent, is anxi-
ously expected, and it is devoutly to be
wished that England, by evinciny the since
rity OF her former professions, may save the
U. s. from the necessity of resorting to thev
measure which exclusively depends on them.
l need not suggest to you, the Importance
OF transmitting hither as early as possible a.
ny information Of a decided character, which
you may possess relative to this subject, as
an impotence is already BETRAYED here, to
learn that one or the other of the nditions
has been performed. $3.50
am, sir, with great respect, your faithful
humble servant.
JON. RUSSELL.
His E1ceiieney WfiliGm Finkney.
MR.. RUSSELL TO MR.. PINKNEY.
PARIS, 18th Dec. 1911.
SIR, have had the pleasure to receive
your letter of the 22nd ult. by MIR. Page, and
! thank you most sincerely for the paper
which accompanied it. 1t is no where more
necessary than at Paris to hear both sides of
a question in order to give near guess at
the truth. The way in which the story is
told on your side of the channel will enable
me to correct many errors which it contains
as told here. The obligations you confer
on me this way shall endeavor to discharge
IN kind.
wrote you few days since by the way
OF Dieppe, and gave you the best statement
of affairs here that the truth would war
rant, in hopes that you might derive some
advantage fromit. l assure you have felt
disappointed and grieved at the conduct of
the British Ministry. If they distrusted the
sincerity of their enemies with regard to the
revocation of the DEGREES here, still it would
have been good policy to have appeared to
believe them and to have acted accordingly
BY pursuing different course they have
missed golden opportunity of hcnorably re-
pealing their offending orders, and in so do
ing to have proved at once their own since
rlty and conciliated the good opinion of the
United States. If the frigate Essex which
arrived on the 4th inst. at L'Orient in %
days from Norfolk, has brought the Presi-
dents Proclamation in pursuance of the law
OF the first of May, the British Ministry will
be placed in an awkward situation. They
will have to persevere in their orders at the
expence of theiryeracity and at the hazard
Cf<t rx,,,tl T~:&
draw them under very equivocal circumstan.
ces, which will give to their conduct the ap-
pearance of being rather the result Of neces-
sity than the dictate of principle. That the
frigate has brought this proclamation, there
is good cause to suppose from the time when
she LETT the United States. being few DAYS
subsequent to the period when the Berlin &c
Milan DEGREES we're to cease to operate. IF
she has brought this proclamation, il will,
without doubt, render absolute the revocati-
on OF those DEGREES whatever uncertainty
might have before attended it. There are
probably then but few days left in which
the repeal of the British orders can appear
to be the spontaneous act of the Ministry, &
l sincerely hope that by properly improving
this short period, they may do with good
grace what cannot be done afterwards in a
way either to save their pride or deserve our
friendship.
Agreeably to your request, shall change
the file of the Journal de D'Empire which +
intended for you for that of the Moniteur.
am, sir, very truly and respectfully, your
obedient humble scrvah.,
JON. RUSSELL
HIS ErceAeney, HIM Pinkney.
Cohy ola letter from Mr.. russell 70 Mr..
Pinkney, dated
PARIS, Dec. 9th, 1871.
SIR, have received your letters of the
5th and 9th of this month by Mr. Bowdoin
and Mr.. Wells.
The vessel you mention (the Charles) ha-
wing on board large quantity of turpentine.
which is considered here as naval stores,
willprobably be condemned for carrying con-
trabahd OF war to an enemy, without any re-
terence to the Berlin and Milan DEGREES.
On the other hand the American vessels
which have been permitted to land their out
ward cargoes in the ports Of France, and to
take in return cargoes to the United States,
are, as tar as can learn, but two in num-
Der, and, III fact, arrived before the first of
November, and to them the DEGREES were
not applicable. The other vessels which
nave taken away cargoes arrived here in
ballast, and were recommended by special
circumstances to the consideration of this 60
vernment.
Nothing can therefore be inferred either
foror against the revocation of the French
edlcts from the facts referred to in YOUR let
ter OF the 9th inst
Since last wrote, however, have learnt
the seizure and capture oftwo on three Ame-
rIcan vessels, but the course which this go