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

ton into France OF Cotton and other Arti-
Giles. under !" certain Negotiations. viz.
Licences; as prescribed by this said De-
Icree of July
3rd To carry this said July Decree in,o
execution, two Consus have been SOCIALLY
appoia'ed by the Emperor; one fnr New
york the other for Charleston. The latter
Mr.. Focroy) did not leave France, but a
few days before Gen. Armstrong.
4th. HE Continuance of this July Decree
Is tn be inferred. not merely from this re :
cent appointme cut and arrival of Mr. Focrov,
but also from this consideration that the
Duke de Cadore did not suggest its discon-
tinuance in mis- letter OF the 18th Septs NIB err.
IN reply to General Armstrong; enquiry a 5
to the operation of that very Decree on A
I metlCan commerce.
/ 3th. The paper headed " advice to Mer-
chants, referred tom Gen. Armstrong; letter
OF the 27th December 1910, ought not to be
Considered in any other light, than as a No
tee communicated IN "a special OCCASION
Not'ce OF the duties payable on the American
SeQneStered cargoeS, which were to be SOLD
on the lst OF August last. And why did it in
clude IobaccoP Merely because that arti-
Gle composed part If these sequestered car
goes But the reader will remark, th.t the
DEGREES OF lie 5th of August and of the 12t.,
ct sept. which established ,,e7y Tariff If
r
therefore the argument, that the imposition
OF duties on the enumerated Articles i'm
pues the permission of their import ability
into France, does not apply al all to robao-
CO.
9th Nor does the imposisi n Of these new
Duties necessarily imply tie free unqualified
admission into France OF the enumerated
articles; as they may be levied on them
when imported under the wing OF the July
n.-r do 4,
has noe yet trans rii Ell.
q 1th. ne sentence IN the Duke de Cadore's
letter OF the 12;h Sept. ought to be con
/ sidered III connerion with the question put
! BY General Armstrong in his letter # the
I'm OF oeptenDer The question was-
What IS the operation of the lulu Decree
vpon American vessels? Does il enjoin ,hac
The cargoes must be exclusively o. French
accountf And What the reply of the
Freuch minister! fhe sentence quoted bv
the General states, that American vessels
/ loaded on either American or French &C
Counts will be admitted in the ports of
. Franee-tiat is, under the regulations o! the
+ Jui, Decree.
! otil Inc conclusion seems to be that
ooaCco cannot be imported at all, and that
C.tton Cannot be impdr ed but unde.r the
frrncn system OF Licences, which system
our Govern nent has declared to De utterly
inadn.iss,oie.
BHi y these conStISiOn8 are JUST. is not
France blind to- II erown Interest; ? does she no,
de;.r1ve Ia o. one powerful inducementto cop
ptrat' with h,ri' h;r opp, sition tt the BritiS
Overs in unci. 1t France, Nv her y 81, n
acts "a VII. Sec'y Smita most strongly urges
to Gen. iurfnAu, mas b o ked up her ~ rts
again st e Introduction OF he 40 iucss ~, the
U. States, Whist motive has t1is ver,tncn.
III disc ,s.ion with a lird power, to insist on
the privilege OF gong IL Fra &c Whence
'he inuuce sont t. urge Ene annulment OF a |
oiocS aCs OF France, wned, if annulleti no A.
nlerlcan c'rgoes could obtain - III arket in any
OF herpotts! In such seue OF thi,ys a
blockade OF he coast OF France would be u
ne y. y. as mimpoltant as would be a
BLOCK de OF the Coast VI the Caspian Sea-
Honor "ouio sei.tn-So Us on TO ssselriuu
CO Qur -19n '--t7 al II II ienti"g OPPOSITION to
the ~ la C.--but froJft would no. & ,nlu-
| iate Us al al. ~, perceptbie degr e.
mr. even II these conckuSio1s 40sre jusf.
they do ns inyaiIdase the CONSEQUENCES
Moving from revocation OF the Berlin and
M ian DEGREES. THESE arrangements would
DC out the traits of municihai regulations
which the Emperor has unGuestionabIy the
nigh to make. The, d" not "viulate Ike
neH9Ta' Commerce ots,s u. :! Nor would
,hcy have exempted the President from
| the duty o. rsn,' his Prpciamatio
B"t though these conclusions seem 10 fi.w
from the Documents coHectivelu taken
7uhfch are norv before rs : yet i, is possible
that the Duke de CAdore's despatch OF the
12th Selt. may have been he.e misinierpre
less- aere is, IN truth, some little ambiguity
IN It's expressions taken in conter! with
Gen. Arm stronS's Enquiry
At all events there j. the strongest reason
to believe th.ttle gOhoLe ground is moi 1e.
6efore ns---'hat France win adapt E spirit
II neg municipal code 20 the spiri, it, which
me hiss revoked the b sin aud Milan d, :
cresS--tnss she will do tni> nnur. particular
~, when she shall be Ill possession OF the
Presidents prCCtara alton; that new cegula-
lions are or Will be made which we have NJ.
Iyet heard OF qualifications which have al, d
| yer franSf't' ed, varying the operation of the
torntr decress--at all event there is ev nv
| reason to hope that she will receive the
groweh of the American state in a.
| IN fican oottomss----. eraaps confined tn
aking Gin some article or articles of
ref produce or niaDufactureS) the tull a
mount OF the cargoes they bring" to he
ports Oh France--that British goods will be
completeiy excluded; and colonial hroduce
| admitted only under Sfecim licences l5-But
even if she is yet watering in her vie VS. of
her municipal arrangements, let us con- ply
with our ehgagements--et us enforce the non
intercourse law against England, in case
England should per,evere in her violations.
- Ibis is the true course OF honor as well as
OF interest.
TIMOTHY PICKERING, ESQ.