The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-03
[ Vol. 9------No. 90.

hnrrane aud generous policy has necessarily f,rmc:S
between France and the L. States and " b;ch H., 90.
tn;i cis's ought to draw closer W, o,rl; IcreaR
s', s'f, 10 nope, or rather may BE- assured tlaf
rcH,o,:s sun more close and more friendly are
aoout to ne formed between americans and Frencl
men, and that these two people will be more thai,
er Ioh'h'scd, that their glory, their inter. ST. aud
tner happiness must eternally the piinci
PIE ana the conservation OF these relations seizt
WIN cayerness tins occasion sir, of renewing 10 yta,
The assurance OF my high consideration
Sisned' TURREAU.s.
Translation eta letter from .H .Seryie, 70 .kc
secretary cj state.
-, Uashiagton, July 2S 1911
SIR he new dispositions OF your eovernmenS
expressed IN the supplementary act of the second az
March l&s. having been officially corrmupc.ted n,
my Court by the Charge d'Nfaires of the T. Stotes
ms impeiie majesty, rs he was made acouau.
.cu WIN men, directed that the American vessels
se4uestered in the ports of France since tn. 2d Of
NOV: should be released Their cargoes iSye been
admitted, and some of them have tepa,tea nron
conforming with the municipal laws of the country.
ti''' is 70 say, by exporting wines, silks ard TIRE pr.
nuce OF French manufactures. Orders were Ao bc
gwen at the same time, That al American v.ssefs
coming from the u States, aud loaded with mcis
ehaioi2e The SrowtI OF the country, should h, ADJ
mittcd anu received n ell the po Is Of France
hasten, sir. accoIdineto the orders lhave fecefY
cd to make these dispositions known to your Govern
ment.
In order TO prevent all difficulty in relation n TIM,
croes OF vessels, the table indicating the nereEs-
dze OF the growth of the l.. States has been prr.-
pared-And il has been thought that :, r,,I. ciuIF
not ne adopted more favorable and more sure than
the statement itself of the explorations made hy tina
americans curing the year which preceded the en-
barge, VIZ from LIST Get. 1906, TO 3Oh Sept. 1907, X
period, during which your commerce of eNportation
was M full activity. annex this table to ny letter
'"''ee, sugar anu cocoa arc not included in this
statement These articles of merchandise have al
ways been ranged in the class of colonial products
and whatever may be their origin, his majesty wbk,
iavorins in his states, ma.y branches of sulture and
many new establishments, with view of SUMMING
their place by indigenous predictions Gould not en.
courage indefinitely their expectation. Vessels arrf-
wing with permits, by means of which the importaff.
ON o! merchandise oi this sort is authorised will be-
admitted
The Introduction of tobacco is not prohibited II
forms III. first object OF culture OF some of the states
oil the Union, and his majesty having equal inter-
es ia the prosperity OF all, desires tn the r,ator
oi commerce should be all parts 81 Il fs.
dcra territo,ybut tobacco under an adr ihistr.r-
ton Zen regie,) in Francethe administration Is lt,
only consumer, and can purchase only the quartity
necessary for It's consumIton 1t became necessary.
that measures should be aken upon this subio ct and
they have been confnrmabc to th, common nfclesN
Tobacco viii be received i'll the rots of Frac ant.
placed Ia actual deposit Gen ennt6ot reai)- and I
more arrives than the admir- istration ca I,,Ic' ase.
the Transit OF the surplus 'Yi be permitted acros5
France for Germany and the other of Europe
in which the American merchants may find sale foT
it.
All the vessels of the q. States which NAV arrive IN
France will have to discharge the custom-hous du.
ties, 10 winch the merchandise they may bring M
subjcctand their return must he effected nv expo,s.
ting an equal value in French vines silks and othef,
articles OF French manufacture, in the proportops ia
termined by the regulations
Merchandise ofthe growth of the u. States com
posing the caIgnes of American vcSseis must be et
CONTAINED witt, certificate OF origin delivered big
the French consul OF the port from whence the YES
sci departed.
| fster myself, sir, that the communication a
these dispositions Of the Emperor in favor of Amc
rican eommertc, sill be asaertcabc to vonr Govern
me1t, as It is to me, to be the means Of making it
OF my high consideration,
The Minister of France,
sERURlER.
M. .Eon~oe, sscretary Of 8aate.
. Productions Of the soil end IF the munu6r
turrs ofMe u. S. rzhorted from The 1Sy
Oct. 1906, 10 the SON Sett. 1907.
Salt OF smoked fish, dried or picked do
whale and other fish oil, whalebone, sperts
macetti candies, stavts and heading, Shin
sles,hoops, plank timber, lumber Of ali kinds,
Tnasts and spars, manufactures ofwood, oak
/ bark and other dyes, tar, pitch, resin, tur-
entinc, SKINS and furs, ginseng, beef, tallow,
/ hides. horned cattle, pork, hams and bacon,
I ard, hogs, butter, cheese, pot and pearl ASH
les, horses. mules, sheep, poultry, mustard.
| cotton, wheat and flour, rye meal, buck.
| wheat meal, biscuit or ship bread, Indian
corn, Indian meal, rye, oats, barley, buCk+
wheat, beans, peas, apples, potatoes, rice, ilr-
digo. tobacco, fiaxsecd, hops, wax, house
/ hold furniture, coaches and other carriages.
hats, saddlcry, boots, shoes-silE andleather.
| beer, porter and cider, II casks and bottles,
spirits from grain, ich, cane les, 81 az, AK
candles, hair powder, nuff, tobacco III nu-
| featured, bricks, essence Of bark, linsed oil,
,spirits ofturpentirc, cards-wcol and cotton,
maple and other brown sugar, bar iron, nails,
castings, canvas and sail cloth, cables and
cordage, spirits from moIasses, refined SUI
gar, chocolate, gun powder, copper manpr
featured, medicinal drugs.
(F,ue Copy.)
The Minister If Fot ign Relations.
| (Signed) THE DUKE OF BASSANO.
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