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Emperor Of tie Frrseb sc. &c. 70
mr.. Smith, Secrstary Of STATE.
WisAINGroE, Dee. IS, 1910.
Sill have received the letter
you have done me the honor 70 write
TO inc on the 18th OF this month,
and I haftcn to tranfmit copy Of it
to bis exccllcney the Duke de Ca
dore.
This dsfpateh, fir, being an an
fwcr 10 the letters which | had the
honor to write to you on the 77th
Nov. and I2th of this month natur-
ally take, me back to their Object, to
which | believe it is my duty again
to call your attention.
/ pray you to oblcrve, that the LAR
infru6hons / have received from my
court relative 70 the new directions
the commerce of France with the U.
States mutt follow, are of very old
date the Official defpatches, from
which nave taken thems are of the
I2th and 28th of April latt. 1t is
the more probable that the regula-
tons of my government in regard to
this commerce lave undergone lomc
notifications, as the Conful General
received BY the A." Hornet," defpatch-
es of the 10th July, 22d, and goth
Auguit laft, in which it is ipcclalIy
Rated that cottons may be imported
into France in American vcRels, and
under certain regulations-whereas,
according to the infru6tions which
were addre1cd to me on the izth and
28th of April preceding, cotton and
tobacco are fpcclally prohibited.
will add to thefc data ices dom
nes) that according to the orders
trsnfmitted to the Confuls of his
Majehy, refpe6ing certificates Of orr
gin, and under the date before cited,
goth AuguR laft) they may deliver
THEM to all American vcdcls defined
fer Francc-obfcrving that thcfc GER
ti6cates are not applicable but to tie
Pr0dHSs5 Of the y. Staftf If thief.
certificates Of origin cannot be ap-
piled but to the productions Of the
United States, and cannot De given
TO any veAcs but thofc defined for
France, the introduction of theis
productions is no1 then prohibited
there:
You will be plcaCcd Especially TO
obfcrve, fir, that the dfpoftions
which we're announced to me by the
dcfpatchcs Of the I2th and 28th Of
April, ars of couric anterior to the re-
peal of the DEGREES of Berlin and Mi
Ian, and are neccfariIy without an
Object, the moment the faid DEGREES
are no longer in force. | do not
know of any fubfcqucnt acts which
modify this repeal-for the initruc-
tons already cited, tent to the Con-
tul General, the goth Aug. la(t rela-
tive TO the certificates Of origin, are
only conicquence of it, and formal
Iy exclude only cctonial productions.
Furthermore, fir, have before me
the letters of the Duke Of Galore to
Gen. Arnfrong, under date Of the
9Th Of Aug. and I2th Sept. of which
copies have been fcnt 70 me BY order
OF my court. TheGc are the only do
cumcnts on which it fecms 10 me
reaionablc 70 fix the attention, (s'Ar-
reterl and fee IN them nothin4
which can caufe it to be fu2ooled
that the French government nav have
had an intention TO modify Of to re-
ftrlct the repeal OF the before cited
DEGREES. This act contains 90 re-
fervc: it does not exact any auaran-
tee. The declaration of the Duke
OF Galore is formal /; and Il i the
provltions themfclves of the act Of
the honorable Congrefs Of the.1f
OF May lalt which have dictated 70
him the confequencc.
ieize this occafon, with eager
neis, FIR, TO renew to you the af-ur-
ance OF n = high confederation.
Signed TURREAU