Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-01-11
FRID A4, yANUARr ii, 1911.

: 1911.
tor merchandize OF any kind, or uus
der any pretext Whatever, If. the yes
sells are not destined for France.
This reply to your second question.
sir, furnishes You with solution OF
the third. The Consuls and Vice.
Consuls of his ma;es,y viii have cea-
lsed to deliver certificates of origin to
vessels for any other place than France
immediately on the receipt of CHS cir
cular which will reach them few DAYS
sooner or later, according to the grea-
ter CIR less distance of the places, OF
their residence.
| concerning cotton, and tobacco
their importation into FRANCE is atttis
moment specially prohibited (; but 1
have reasons to believe, land Ispray
you, meanwhile to observe, sir, that
they donot rest upon any factsl tina,
some notifications will be given TO
this absolute exclusion. These modi
hcations will not depend upon the
chance of events but will be the re-
suit.of other measures, firm and pur-
sued with perseverance, which the two
governments viii continue 10 adopt. to
withdraw from the monopoly and from
the vexations of the common enemy a,
commerce, floyal] and necessary to-
France as well as to the United
States. f.
Accept, sir, the renewed assurance
OF my high con sideration.
Signed
TURREAU.
The Secretary of STATE to Gen. Trrreau,
Department of Slate,
SIR, 30 ''io'
[ have had the honor Of receiving
your letter of the 12,h inst. in reply
TO my enquiries in relation to certi..
ticates OF origin, as well as to the ad 1
MISSION into France Of the products Of
the agriculture OF the United S ases. |
From your letter it appears, that he
impor 4ation into France of cotton ard
tobacco, the produce OF the u. Stases,
is at this time specially and absolutely
prohibited.
From the decree fshe 18th July.
It moreover, appears, that there ca
be no Importation into FrSnce, bu
upon terms and conditions utterly Ia.
admissible, and that therefore, therel
can be no importatlon at all of the fol- |
lowing articles, the produce of the Z. /
Stvtes, namely, Fish-oil, Dye wood,
Salt Fish, Cod fish, Hides and Pei
try.
As these enumerated articles con-
stl'ute the great mass of thu exports
from the United States TO France, the
mind Is naturally awakened to sur
yey OF the actual condition Of the com
merciai relations between the wv,
countries, AMI to the consideration
that no practical good, worthy of no
tice, has resulted to the United Statee1
from tie revelation OF the Berlin anc
Milan DEGREES, combined, as it unex
pectediy has been, with change in the
commercial system of France, so mo-
mentous to the United States.
The act of Congress of May las;
had for ats object, not merely the re-.
cognition of speculative legi,i ale
principle, but the enjoyment Of sub
staut,al benefit. The overture, there
in presented, obviously embraced the
idea of commercial advantage. 1t in.
Guided the reasonable belief, that an
abrogation of the Berlin and Milan
DEGREES wouldieave the ports o; France,
as free for the introduction Of the pro-
duce of the Uniled States, as they
we're previously to the PRONUNCIATION
Of those DEGREES,
The restrictions Of the Berlin and
Milan DEGREES had the effect of re-
strnning the American merchants
from sending their vessels TO France.
The interaictioas in the system, that
has been substituted, against the adj
mission Of Americas PRODUCES, will
have the effect of imposing upoa the m
an equal restraint. If, then, for tn
revoked DEGREES, municipal laws, pro
ducing the same commercial effect,
have been substituted, the mode ouly,
aud not the measure has undergone
an alteration. And however true III
may be, that the change is lawful 10
form, It is, nevertheless, as true. that