Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-02

toms. III WAS HOT tiCH hho"h
United States had vet :" caused their rights 10
be respected by the English" the only con-
dition upon which their exemption nom inc
operation Of the DEGREES was, from the tlrst'
declared TO depend In this situation matters
remained, the DEGREES still in operation, ana
American property still seized from time to
time, and held in sequestrd!ion under them'
till intelligence reached France OF the passing
Of our n0n-importation act, OF the "a OF Marcn
last, and Of the actual prohibition OF all M
portations into this country, from w. britain
and her dependencies. At what time and III
what manner the act wss officially commune
Gated to the French government, does not ap-
pear; nor are we informed Of the manner In
which it was received all that part OF Mr.
Russeli's correspondence being suppressed
By the government. But that it was officially
communicated by our charge d'affaires, and
that the subsequent release OF part OF the Sc
questered property was III consequence OF The
= ne7y dishositiors" of orr government eX-
pressed in tina, act, is positively affirmed in
letter from the French minister to our secre-
tary Of state.
In letter to the secretary of state, dated on
sells account Of the measures adopted by the
French government, in consequence OF the
non-importation act OF March. From this
letter it appears. that on the 4th OF May, the
duke of Bassano addressed note to Mr.. Rus
sell, Informing him that the emperor had or
dered the minister of finance to authorize the
admission of The American cargoes which had
been seized i'll port and placed in deposit, af-
ter the first Of November. All these are de-
scribed by Mr.. Russell as the carSoes of YES
sells which had voluntarily entered the ports OF
France, under the belief that the DEGREES had
ceased TO have effect, having come direct
from the y. States, and without having dore
or submitted to any known act which could
have subjected them TO the operation OF tie
Berlin and Milan DEGREES" In other words,
they were cargoes which. after the lst of No
vember, had been seized ard held under 10
other pretcxt than that Of pledge for the full
flmeEt Of the engagement made III the prcsi-
dents proclamation IL further commenting
upon that aota Mr.. Russell SAYS to the secrc-
tAIy Of state, Oh the 9Th Of May: 1t may
not BE- improper to remark, that no american
Ucssc! CAP7C26B -L!cc the Isl q AsvembeT,
iaa get 6ern reisa3 d, or lad Il ridi." Ii
should be KEEP; in mind, that the cat'ured YES
sells here SPOKEN OF, were such as had been IL
yowedly taken n virtue of the operation orthe
DEGREES, at II the Isl Of November Ia regard
20 there, SIR. Russell SAYS, he deemed II pIo-
per TO wait few DAYS, to give the govern
meLt al opportunity IL pursuing, "spontane-
ously, the course which the relations between
he two cou2trie, appeared 20 require" But on
die llsh Of Nay, having learnt. a, the council
ofp!izes, that no new order mad been received
there, Judged it my duty" says he, gro
longer to rcm.in silent, lest this government
should erroneousE suppose that what hid
been done was completely satisfactory to tie
United States, and constituting my silence il
to an acquiescence il this opinion, neg.ec, to
10 more" Accordingly on that dav he adj
dressed note 10 the duke Of BassaBo, with
list of American vessels cat.ured b. French
priYateers since the Ist o. November, ard We
" ecmPlaisantly and submissieely expressed
MS hate, that such q them at least IS were
bound &c French ports, or to the ports Of the
allies OF France, or to the United States, eshe-
ciaiy fhose in ballast" would be immediately
released. This humble tetitio1 was laid be-
fore the emperor " but his majesty declined
taking any decision with regard to it before it
had been submitted to council Of commerce.
{" Uayfr:uHG:eiy," says MIR. Russell, thi.
council did not meet before the departure Of
the emperor for Cherbourg, and during bis
absence, and the festivals which succeeded it,
there was no assenblage Of this BODY
Thus, finding that nothing could be done in
this business, Mr.. Russell turned his attention
10 the condition attached to the admission Of
those American cargoes which had been seiz-
ed and held merely as pledges for the good
behavior OF our government which condition
was, that the proceeds must be exported in ma
ticnal merchandise of which two third. must
be in silks. He accordingly, on the 10th OF
June, addressed Dote TO the duke of Basss-
TO, in which this enormous demand is treated
in very proper manner. He declared tina;
the obvions tendency of this restriction adj
ded TO the dangers of vigilsnt blockade and
70 the exactions Of an excessive tariff, was to
annihilate all commercial intercourse between
the two countries" " Il is, indeed, apparent"
ne remarks, 4" that trade that has 10 run The
gauntlet of British blockade and is crushed
Il