Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-02-08

agent OF the American consul at bordeaux
to the secretary of state.
JAMES MADISON.
January 81, 1911.
Copy g a letter from Jonathan Russell,
Esq. charge d'asSairs ofMe q. States al
Paris, 20 Mr.. Smith, secretary Of state,
dated
PARIS, December IL, 1910.
SIR,
On the evening of the 9th instant,
learnt that the ESSEX frigate had arrived a,
L'Orient on the 4th, and had been put un
der quarantine for S days for the want OF
a bill o health, during which time the NEE.
senger is not allowed to come on shore
At the same time that I received this intel
l~igence, I was also informed that the brig
New. Orleans Packet was seized at Dor.
deaux, under the Berlin and Milan DEGREES,
by the director of the customs at that place.
The Simultaneous occurrence of these two
events, formed in my opinion a crisis
which required a prompt decision of his
government. Under this impression / i'm.
mediately addressed to the duke of Galore,
the note of which the inclosed is a copy,
and in which | thought is polite to rcmon-
strate with hrmness against the proceedings
of the director of the customs at Bordeaux,
and to leave the government here at liberty
to disavow them. This disavowal, how
ever, I am persuaded depends entirely on
the nature of the dispatches bro't by the
Essex. l feel therefore, the most lively
anxiety to receive them. In the mean
time I give this letter a chance Of reaching
you by a vessel about leaving Bordeaux
for New York.
Since my last the Hanseatic towns have
been annexed to this empire.
I have informed Mr.. Pinkney of the ar
rival Of the Essex, and suggested TO him
the possibility that the proclamation of the
president had come out by her, in order
that he might, if he thought proper. make
a final attempt to obtain a repeal of the or
ders in council while it was yet 10 the pow.
er of the British ministry to do it with a
good grace.
/ have the honor to be, sc.
(Signed)
JONATHAN RUSSELL.
Hon. Robert Smith, Secretary
Of St0fe, y. >.
Mr.. Rnssei to the Duke ofCadore.
PARIS, Dec. 10, 1910.
SIR,
have this moment learnt that the A
merican brig, New orleans Packet, lately
arrived at Bordeaux, has, with her cargo,
the iona 6de property of citizens of the
United States, and laden at the port of ".
York, been seized by the director of the
customs under the Berlin and Milan de.
crees. l have also been informed that
this director of the customs, not satisfied
with this hardy violation of the solemn as.
surances given by your excellency to gene
raj Armstrong, on the 5ih of August last,
and confirmed by your letter to him of the
9TH September, that these decrees were
revoked and would cease to operate Erom
the LIST Of November, has, without regard
TO the ~plighted faith of his government, an.
uounced his intention of selling The tyoyi.
sions, which constitute a part of the cargo,
under the Pretext that they are perishabLe.
The clear and unequivocal manner in
which the revocation of the Berlin and Mi
Ian DEGREES were announced by your excel
lency, forbid me for a moment to suppose,
that the violent proceedings of this man will
be sanctioned by his maj sty the emperor
and king, or that the least delay will be al
lowed in placing the property thus arrest.
ed at the free disposition Of the rightful
owner, whose confidence alone in the
good faith with which il becomes nations to
perform their engagements, has brought
him to the place where he is SO inhospita.
bly, treated.
AN persuaded that your exce!lency will
not, on this occasion, attempt TO remind
me of the conditions on which the revoca-
ton OF those DEGREES were predicated.-
These conditions were in the alternative,
and the performance of either is suficien.