Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-13
DOCUMENTS
ACCOMPANYING THE
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
coSTISuED.
Dehartment of State, October IL, 1911.

1 have the honor to communicate to you a
copy of two letters from the Charge DIES AT.
flares of the United States 1t Paris, to their
Charge des AHaires at London, and copy OF
correspondence of the latter with the Mar
quis of Wellesley on the subject. BY this 1t
will be seen, that Mr. Smith was informed by
the Marquis of Wellesley, that he should
transmit to you copy of the communication
from Paris, that it might have full considera-
ton in the discussions depending here.
Although an immediate repeal was to have
been expected from your government, on the
receipt of this communications If the new proof
which it affords of the French repeal was sa.
tisfactery, yet it will be very agreeable to learn
that you are now authorised to concur in an
arrangement that will terminate both the or
.dcrs in council and the non-importation act.
p S. Hearing that you will not be in town
for several days, this letter, and one bearing
date on the LIST of this month, which had
prepared and intended to deliver to you on
my return here, are forwarded by a special
messenger.
| have the honor to be, sc.
Esigned1 JAS. MONROE.
.AusuS,us J. Foster, Esq. &c. &c. &c.
MR. RUSSELL TO Mr.. J. s. SMITH,
dated Paris, 5th Jniy, 1911.
SIR,
observe by your letter of the 9TH ult. your
solicitude to o5tain evidence of the revocation
c. the Bsrlin ana Milan DEGREES.
On the 5;h Of August last the Duke of Ca
done announced 10 Gen. Armstrong, that these
DEGREES were revoked, and that they would
Cease 20 operate on the FIRST of November
Slnce the first Of November these DEGREES
have not to nv knowledge, in any instance,
been executed To- the prejudice OF American
property arriving since that time. On the
Contrary. the Grace Ann Green, coming clear
u within the penal terms Of those DEGREES,
lad they continued in force, was liberated in
December last, and her cargo admitted IN A
prl. This vessel had indeed been taken by
the English and ret.ken from them but as
this Circumstance IS not assigned mere as the
Cause of the liberation Of this property, it
ought not 70 be presumed 10 have operated "a
lone as such.
Whatever special reasons may be supposed
tor the release Of the q acc Ann Green, that
or the New-Orleans Packet must have result.
ed FROM the revocation ct the French edicts.
The New-Orieans Picket had been boarded
hy two English vessels OF war, and had been
some time at all English port, and thus doab-
!; transgressed against the DEGREES ct Milan.
. arriving at Bordeaux, she vas In tact SELF
cd by the director of the customs, and these
Z very transgressions expressly assigned as the
Cause OF seizure. When was informed of
this precipitate act of the officer at Bordeaux,
demonstrated against it on the sole ground
that the DEGREES, under which it was made,
had beea revoked. This remonstrance was
heard. All further proceedings against the
New-Orlcans Packet were arrested, and on
the 9th of January, both the vessel and cargo
were ordered to be placed at the disposition
OF the owners, on giving bond. Tnis bond
has since been cancelled by an order OF the
governments, and thus the liberation of the
property perfected. The New-Orleans Pack
ct has beea some time waiting 10 the Garonne,
with her return cargo on board, for an oppor-
tuni,y oEly of escaping the English orders IN
council
know Of no other American vesse! arrived
voluntarily in the Empire of France or the
Kingdom Of Italy, since the first OF November,
70 which tas dccrees OF Berlin and Milan could
be applied.
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant.
JONA. RUSSELL.
]. S. Smith, Esq. Ca4rse dee fairs,
London.