The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-26
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PaiLADkLpH1A, April II.

Yesterday arrived, brig Fox. Cullen, from
Bayonne, in France This is one of the
vessels seqxeSsered by Bonaparte. at StSe-
bastian, in 1909, and was, together with
the Eagle, Hawk, and a nun 'er of other
American vessels carried to bayonne, and
cargoes, sold by the order of the plunderer
/ of the world. =
After having purchased his vessel at the
sale, he got freight Of Brandy, Wine &
| Dry Goods, when he got permission and left
that port March IS. in company with the
Eagle, Alton. with passengers, for, this
port. Left there. the Hawk. and brig Roe.
buck, Brown, both loading and would sail
in one or two weeks for this port-,he brig
Tantivy, of and for N. York. was also load
ing, and the Andrew of Boston, these were
all purchased at the sales.
At the time of sailing, the 18th of March.
capt. Cullen. says, nothing that he heard,
had been done in the repeal of the French
DEGREES. or liberation of the American
trade. as the schooner Spencer, Mcffat,
schr. Purse. and brig Ann, all of whom had
arrived at Bay onne fr. N. York, we're laying
with their oargoes on board waiting the
ihse DIGIT Of Bonaparte from Paris.---The
brig Meteor. Hauy, is said to be arrived at
Bordeaux from this port and said to be in
the same condition.
In the Fox came passengers captain Che
vers OF Salem and four sailors, who had
been prisoners among the French for some
time.
Since writing the above, arrived the ship
Eagle, Alton, from Bayonne. in ballast,
with Is passengers. all foreigners except
Messrs. VIM. Russell and Peter S. Harris.
horne, of Virginia /; Abraham Kintsing, Ro-
bert p, Graham. John Kolto. and Ed
mund Ronvet, Of PHILADELPHIA. Captain
Alton adds nothing new.--7rue 4n,erican
The verbal and written news are of such
nature as aimdet to extipguish hope. Not
only was American property (which was
faithfully promised to be restored ON the Cd
February not given up on the 18th March,
but all American vessels arriving in France
were refused an entry, were put under Sc
questration. and their papers sent to Paris.
On the 9th of March the Birec,or-G eueral
OF the customs, announced =, The merchants
of Bordeaux tina, the emperor had adjourn
ed the expression of his opinion respecting
the admitting American vessels to an entry
Another letter states thar the Director pe-
neral ut the Customs had declared that no
| more affiliations for adiriting American
vessels to enter, would be received OF
course they will remain under representation.
The vessels hich sailed from Anne RIGA
under Napoleon's special licences, were
Equally sequestered with these which had
Journal
No American vessel is permitted to leave
France, except under special license,
which it is difficult to procure, and costs
large sum
What the event will be (says letter
which we have seen) no one can teli--but
beware, and advise your friends also to be-
ware OF shipping any more property to this
country"
From all we have been able to gather nv
this arrival. there appears not The least pro
bablhty OF Napoleon restoring American
property, or resembling his Berlin & Milan
DEGREES, which are still III most vigorous
loperation.
Extract Of q !efser from, an American gentleman
dared
"PARIs, March /, 1911.
"Our affa;rs here have assumed black az
Ipect orders have been received at the custom
house, to do nothing more in American cases.
until further orders; of course no more Ameri
cans will be admitted "-whis.
Esr0ct Of a letter dated Bordeaux, March 6,
| 1911
The last advices from Paris, are rather a.
farming for the Americans. report being
presented to the Emperor in favor of the admis.
sion of several American vessels the Ernn ror
instead of issuing DEGREES 60 that effect ordered
l -hE LnCCtOT SCbSItt OF the customs to SuSDend
! all admissions of American cargoes. until fur
Their instructions from him on the subject. Il
| appears that nothing short of a declaration of
war on the part of the u s will satisfy this gov
eminent. Our American friends here are much
alarmed.
"N B. One of the vessels included in the re-
port had imperial license, and the others were
loaded with Cotton."-H.
| BORDEAUX Feb. 49,
| On the Goth ult. advised you that the Minis
! ter of Finance had in letter to the Director
General ofthe Customs, declared, that on tho
I'd OF this month the Emperor's intentions as to
the dciinltve measures to be adopted TO distn.
guish and favor the American commerce. should
/ be made known. This desired commune aton
| however, has not as yet been made and n i q
supposed will not, until official adyices are re-
| ceived from the United States of the Non
Intercourse Act having been put into executi-
ON.
We have now six or seven American vessels
IN port. After the crews are Intercepted, their
papers are laid before his majesty; those found
in rule are liberated together with such parts
OF their cargoes as are composed of the products
OF the u. S. articles not such, are held over for
| further consideration.
| The proceeds OF the inward cargoes must be
exported in the manufactures and produce of
4 France-one half whereof is silks
| Owing to the uncertainty of commercial rep-
ulatons and the many failures and embarrsss
nents throughout the continent; business is in
| the most profound calm We fruet bo..o.,..