Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-02-22
PARIS Dec. IS, 1910.

PARIS. Dec. IS, 1910.
Mr.. PREsIDENT-In conformity to
the orders of his Majesty the emperor and
king, the minister for foreign affairs, on
the 5th of August addressed a note to the
plenipotentiary of the United States of A
merica, containing the following passage
!" am authorised to declare TO ou, sir,
that the DEGREES of Berlin and Milan are
revoked and that, from the first of No
vember they will cease to be in force /; it
being understood, that in CONSEQUENCE of
this declaration, the English shall revoke
their Orders in Council. and rcnounce the
new principles of blockade which they
have attempted to establish or that the
u, States, conformably to the act which
YOU have just communicated, shall cause
their rights 90 be respected by the Eng
lish."
Ia consequence of the communication
Of this note, the President ofthe u. S. on
I'd Nov. published a proclamation an
nouncing the revocation of the Berlin and
Milan DEGREES, and declared that in conse-
quen&e all the restrictions imposed by the
act of May list, should cease with respect
to France and her dependencies the dc.
partmcnt OF the Treasury, on the same
day, addressed a circular to the several
custom house agents in America, %enioin
lug them TO admit French armed vessels
into the ports and waters of the u. States /;
and directing them from the I'd of Februa.
~ mex: to apply the law, prohibiting eve
ny commercial relation, to English ships
of every kind, and merchandise proceed.
ing from the soil, industry and
OF England, fiat the above date the revo.
cation of the British orders in council, and
every act initiating against the neutrality
of the u. States, should not have been an.
nounoed by the Treasury department..
In con.equenes Of this engagement on
the part OF the government of ahe u. S. to
cau.e its rights to be respected, his n,ajes.
~ orders that all causes pending in the
Coancil Of Prizes, on account of captures
of AMERICAN vessels. made from the date
OF November 1, and these which shall be
hereafter made, shall not be judged accord
ing TO the principles Of the Berlin and Mi
laD DEGREES /; but that they shall remain sus-
beneed: the vessels taken Or detained be-
fore being alone under sequestration, and
the rights of their proprietors being vescrv-
ed Ill the I'd OF Feb, next, the epoch
when the u. States having reached the
term of their engagement, to cause their
rights for to be respected, the said prizes
would be declared null by the Council, and
the American vessels along with their car
goes. restored to their proprietors.
(Signed) The DUKE of MAssA."
An Antigua paper of the 26th ul,imo
states, that a French privateer of 8 guns.
and 100 men, had captured, within three
weeks, of Sombrero, ship Bonetts, from
Guadalupe for Charleston /; the ship Ce.
res, from Martinique to Liverpool the
schooner Industry, from ST. Kits for
North Carolina ; and a 8 nasted Spanish
schooner from Cadiz TO Vera Cruz. The
privateer is modelled after the famous
Dame Ernouf, and carries fourteen IS
pound carronades, and is probably the
same that captured the ship Canton, of
Baltimore, from New-O orleans for Liver
pool, the crew of which arrived here in the
British sch'r. James, as mentioned in our
paper of Saturday last.
Charleston paper.