The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-05
report the justice Of his Majesty will order
la revision of the affsir.
pray your excellency. &c. &c.

pray your excellency. &c. &c.
(Signed) JOEL BARLOW.
MR.. BARLOW TO THE DVFE OF BASSANo
CORY ola tefter from IMr Barlow to The
Duke of Bassano, dated March IL 1912.
The undersigned, Minister Plenipotenti-
AIRY OF the Uniled States. has the honor to
transmit, here enclosed. 20 his excellency
the Duke ut BaSsano, minister of Foreign
relations, copies OF the protests of Thomas
Holden, raster III the American brig Dolly,
OF New York. and Stephen Bayard, master
OF the American ship Telegraph, Of New
York, by which his eNcei,emCy will leavn that
these vessels have been met with at sea by
his imperial and royal Majesty's ships, the
Medusa, capt Rabel, and the Nymph, capt.
Plassaw, who, after having pGndered
them of a part of their ca,goes, DESTROYED
the remainder by burning the ships.
1T is Il painful task to the under signed to
be obliged so frequently to call the attenti-
Oh OF his eXcellency to such lawlcss depre-
dations. 1t appears to him, that iii the
whole catalogue OF outrages on the part of
| the cruisersof the Bellgerents, OF which the
United States have such gre at and just rea-
sons to complain, there are none more veX-
atioas and reprehensi6le than this.
Upon what ground can such spolia tions be
justified Will il be a.ltdged that the de-
struction OF these vessels was necessary i'll
order to prevent their carrying information
to tho eneuy, and thereby endanger the
safety OF these fiigates upon a trackless o.
cean: This would be a poor defence. At
ter boarding these peaceful traders, they
might easily have laid their course south,
when they intended to go north. They could
even have maintained their assumed cha
acter OF British ships, hDder which it scems
they began the com mi sslon al these fragrant
acts. and thus have prevented all mforma-
I ton of their cruising in these latitudes.
But 1t appears t lat plumber and not safe
lty was the object fm which they have thus
disgraced the Imperial flag. For his excel
lency will probably have learnt from Brest,
where the trigates entered, that the twenty
boxes OF spices, and other articles taken
from the Telegraph, were sHuggled OH
shore, and, 1t Is SAID, were sold for the be-
heht OF the equipage OF the Medusa.
hus is the property of citizens of the
Un tel States seized, condemned and sold
by officers in the Imperial navy, who be-
came at once captors, judges and vendors
OF the property of unoifcnding neutrals. -
such Gisgraceful violations of every princi-
pie On which nations consent to live in peace,
oughl never to go unpublished, and surely in
this case they will not.
! he undersigned, therefore, most ear
nestiy calls on his eXCeilency, the Minister
| OF Foreign Relations, as the official guardian
| public right, to lay a statement of the out
rage before his uajesty in such point of
view as shall protucea speedy conpensa-
| ton To The captains Holden and Bayard, and
the owners of the ships and cargoes, for the
tIosses they have sustained and his males
lty will doubtless take measures to avenge
the dignity and signaize the justice of his
government by Furnishing such crime in
la manner to prevent it's repetition.
The valuation of The Dolly and her cargo,
and OF the Telegraph and her cargo, is
herewith enclosed the delay in obtaining
these valuations has retarded for some
weeks the presentation of this letter !; and
the undersigned cannot but indulge the hope
that his ozcellency will now give as early
attention to the whole of the case, as its inn
portance manifestly demands. 3.
l. Ihe undersigned begsh exceilency, &c
(Signed) HARLOW.
Enclosed in No-9, of 10Th March
| 1ranslafion ETA ritter tram tae Duke Of
| Bas$uno TO Mr.. Barlo4v, dated Paris, 15th
| Mar,h, 1912.
Dir have had the honor of informing
! you that the case of the ship Belisarius was
terminated and that / had advised the Mi.
Mister OF Commerce of the intentions o. his
majesty.
1t having been ascertained on the first
examination of this affair, that the owner
ship (le hour comhte of great part of
- No' 81 was Hol proven, ana THIS lrregu-
larity, as well as the insufhciency of the pa
pers on board, being formal contravention
! OF the rules of navigation generally adopted
and established, az all times, the decision to
which this point Of the cargo might be liable
had at hrst extended beyond it, But OH a
circunstantial report which had the hon
or OF presenting to the Emperor, his Males
ty' who likes to carry into the examination
OF all The affairs on which you address me
friendly. dispositions, has ordered that the
different questions which were submitted to
nm should be separated, to the end that a
decision may be had in the first place on
those which present themselves under the
most favorable aspect.
In consequence, sir, the vessel and the
part OF the cargo of which the ownership
(le -four comhteJ is proven. will be given
up TO the proprietors; and as to the other ar
ucies OF the cargo, which are not accompa
med with the same kind of proof, the necas-
saiy time and facilities will be given to -
tablish the fact of their being American pro-
perty, conformably to the ancient rules.
Accept, sir, the assurance Of my high con-
sideration.
(Signed)
THE DUKE OF RASSANO.
Extract Of letter from Mr.. Barlow 10
mr.. Monroe.
PARIS, 22d April, 1912.
am obliged, at last, to dismiss the Hor-
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