The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-05

the produce OF the United States, is at hi
tl'.. specially and absolutely prohibited
From the decree OF the 18th July. il more
= over appears, that there Can be no hnDor
'a,,oh 40 france, bat upon terms and con
diSions utterly inadmissibe and that. there
lore, there Can be no importation at all %,
the Following articles. the produce of the
Cni'eu otates, namely, Fish-oil Dye ood
oait fish, Cod-Fish, Hides and Petry
AS these enumerated al ticies constitut q
.ne great mass OF the exports from the u.
States to France the mind is n,tur,,i,, ,
waKened u survey OF the actual condition
Vi tue commercial relations between the tw H,
countries, and TO the consideration t,iat no
practical good, worthy of notice, has result
ed to the United Sjates from the revoca,;. N
OF he b rim and Milan DEGREES, combined
as Unexpectedly has been. with change
III ehe commercial system OF France, so NO.
mentous {" the United States.
The act OF Congress of Nav las, had for
us OBJECT, not merely the RECOGNITION of y
speculative legitimate principle hur tb.
enjoyment OF substantial benefit. The ~
Vertare tnerein presented, obviously embr.
ecu the IDEA OF commercial ADVANTAGE
IL 'hCiuued the reasonable belief, hat an
aorogatIon OF the Berlin and Milan d.creee ,
would leave the ports of France a. f,en fcr
ne introduction o the hroduce ofshe Omit. d
"1uteS, as they were previously 20 the nro
mitigation oil these DEGREES.
he restrictions of the Berlin and Mia,
deCtees mad the effect OF restreininp TIE A
merica" merchants from sending tt1e,r yss
sells to France. Ehe interelictions IN TN. svs
'eu' That HIS been substituted against the
aVh'ss!en ni Amer can products will have
N"e eject Oh Imposing upon them an eoual
ieSHa!ht' IL Thea, tor the revoked deere.
municipal laws, producing the same com
merciai effect. have been subsrituted n
mode only, and not the measure has under
gone ae alteration. And however true .
may De- that the Change is lawful in form
10, ne'er'neiess, as true, that it is essen
'iatiy untriendly, and that il does not -,
comPort with the ideas Inspired bv ~
letter - the 9Th ult. in Which Won xera
pressed 70 declare the " di ii civ pronoun-
cta attention OF his Imperial Mtiesty ot "a
voi1HS ene commercial relations bat ,,a
FRANCE and the Unit d States. 10 ali tSa
OBJECTS osTaHic, which shall cviden.lv NJ
eeeo rom their az icu;tre or manufac
l! Fr-nce, by her own acts, has blocked
W .isi i'or against the III ,roauctun of the
pouue] oi 'he O'.'ecd States, what motive
naS thlS governments, III discussion wiz 4,
eiifd power. To insist o. the. pr-, iieae ~
lag France! Whence the indncemsnf
'ulSe ehe annuiment OF a blockade of Franc
ca,en' Il ahnulled 10 American Gro
LII snch state OF rings, blockade OFT
coast Oh France wo. ID be "a the u. Stat-.sao
uhimportant, as would be a oiOck ade of fhe
oast If Caspian sea-
ihe bri ish cdicts may be viewed. as ba
'i"s = dou1!e Relation; LIST t. the wrong lone |
20 me on!ted State; Cd 70 the ,yrt,.. 2 done
" ranee. ana 1t Is In the Latter reiati ~
ohiy' that France has right % sDe;.k-l
A l.
SuHer irom BRUSH orders, which co-oDecatc
WI her ON equations.
however sensible the u. States NAV he
10 the Violation OF their neutral r,.~nt ,,nder
those eults yftis France herself has nv her
own acts Transferred it tHr r zeal ms .ad ~
a practical viola ion it is for tni, yover.-
insnt o decide ON The de gree il wnisl. sacr;-
i,oes o any sort may be- required Nv consi
uera1ionS, which psculi RI, and exciusiveI,
'e'ae 20 inc linked 81 tes. Cert,i it is
'nat the inducements to such sacrifice are
"edAenea' as lar as France can weak n
| them by navi"g Converted the rien, RI IN.
maintained, into naked ore, whist the .a-
crlnces t. be made, would be substantial
and extensive
n nope however, is INDUCED, that your
t"SfrHcfio rs rom your government, will soon
ehaoie you TO give some satislact DRY exul.-
| nauons OF the measures to which reference
has been made, and hat tl .ir onrr, Ion
lii virtue OF notifications, which have NOT
yet transpired, will not be ashas been he
in represented.
ne PRESIDENT has received with prea,
satisfaction he information, that the CO..
sulS oil france have been heretof re IA, En-.
othcia AID authorised practice of fur hin
cerlhcates ol origin 90 American Vessels. as
wen to those destined to neutral ucr,. ae
TO those, whose soyereigns are in al6a,c.
with France; and that this practice sane
toned by the French government. did M,
cease IN any part of the United States he
fore the 18Th of last month, and hen n, ~ i,
consequence OF despatch from the NIL
OF Cauore, bearing date the SOth OF AuTI.t
preceding This satisfac ion arises fpnm
The hope, that similar informat,on ,o.,,
nave been given to The Danish goyernm-,Y.
ana from a sense of the happy inAueuc
winch such communication WI! have had
on the American property, that had ben
seized and detained by the priyateer. a.
Denmark, upon the supposition that ,ha.e
certihcales OF origin were spurious and NOT
authorised by the French government. n
IS, nevertheless, to be regretted. that tl,e
functlOnaTies OF France i'm Denmark bad no,
made known TO the Danish authorit;es dn
ring the occurrence of such outrages on Inc
American trade, the error of denouncing
as liiegitlmate, authentic documents. which
had been lawfully issued by the Accredited
Agents OF his Imperial Majesty.
have the houor to be, &c.
(Signed)