Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-01
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States for Pennsylvania. The decision of
that court was in favor of a discharge of the
vessel An appeal was taken from it to the
circuit court, by which the sentence was
reversed. The cause was then carried by
appeal, at the instance of the government,
TO the supreme court of the United States
%hereit is now depending, The whole pro-
cess in favor of the French government is
conducted on the part of, and at the ex-
pense of, the United States, without, howe
yer, making themselves party to il.
This vessel was one of those that were
seized under the Rambouillet decree. The
French government took her into service, as
appears by the documents in possession of
che commandment, and sent her with des-
patches to some distant quarter. She came
into the port of Philadelphia, as it is said,
lin distress (; she having on board 4 cargo,
distress may have been a Pretext. AS this
government denies the justice OF the RAM
houillet decree, has demonstrated against it,
and expects an indemnity for losses under
it, you will be sensible of the delicacy and
difficulty which it has experienced in inter-
fering, in any respect, in the case To take
the vessel from the court, and, of course,
from the owner, and restore her to the
French consulor other agent, even if, under
any circumstances, lawful, would have ex-
cited universal discomfort cannot dis
miss this subject without remarking, that if
the government of France had not violated
the rights of the u. States by the Rambou-
illet decree, this case would uos have occur
red; and that it is painful to see question,
connected with the public law, originate I'M
der such circumstances.
The public vessel which takes these dis
nafr hot RI xrp Iac IN, oh
d. affairs at London. After landing Mr.. Bid
die, who is the bearer of yours, at some port
IN France, she will proceed immediately to
the English coast, and land Mr.. Tayloe, the
messenger who ischarged with those torLon-
don. i is expected that She will be subject
TO a short delay only on the English coast,
and that your despatchse will be prepared
for her, on her return to France. 1t is
highly important to this government to OBJ
tain, without delay, or rather, with the
greatest possible dispatch, correct informa-
zion from you, and from our Charge DAT
flares at London, of the policy adopted and
the measures which have been already ia
ken on. the important interests depending
with each government, on which you have
been respectively instructed. A short de-
tention of the vessel, for an obvious and use
ful purpose, as intimated heretofore, will
not be objected to; but such a delay as has,
on some occasions, occurred, is utterly in
admissible.
have the honor, &c. &c.
(Signed) JAS. MONROE.
Finding it impossible, from the length Of
these. documents, and the late hour at which
We were able to obtain copy, to get them al
into this days paper, we have culled from the
residne the three last letters of Mr. Barlow tC
idea of the state i'll which the dispatches BY tn,
Hornet left our affairs at Paris. The publ
cation of the documents shall be resumed anc
concluded in our next
b &akaet 9fa LETTER from hr, BARLOW TO Hse Sc
y get0y Of STATE, dated
PARIS, March IS, 1912,
81 have scarcely been able to get an inter
view with the Duke of Bassano for the last /:
days though he has appointed several, He ha
disappointed rue in most of them, and an
sure with reluctance Last evening obtaneC
short audience, in which he declared tina
his great work of this continent was now fin
tshed, and nc would be able after tomorrow
to- devote himself very much to the treaty wit
United States, till it should be completed
And left him rather with the hope than tn
full expectation that he will have it in bus pow
srto keep his promise"
NO 81
Extract Of le,ter from M Barlozu, 10 III
Secretary Of State, dated
PARIS, March 10, 1912
&c Since bad the honor of writing to yo
Yesterday, the Moniteur has come out with tn
Senatus Consultum of which spoke This
now enclose This despatch goes b. sal
hand for bordeaux, there to be confided to som
passenger to go byone of our fast sailing scho,
pers. You will notice that the Minister in b
report, says nothing particula, of the Unite
States, and nothing more precise than her
eoiore of the revocation of the DEGREES.
=" This furnishes an additional motive for
alng all efforts to get the treaty through, ca
rying with it an mequivocal stipulation ths
shat put the question TO rest. Its importanc
is sufficient to warrant my OBTAINING the Ho
net.
" The Emperor did not like the bill we ha,
seen before Congress for admitting Englis
goods contracted for before the non-inport.
% ton law went into operation.
was questioned by the Duke of Bassar
on the bill, with good deal of point, when
first appeared, and gave such decided expl
nations, rs thought at the time would reno,
all uneasiness. But have since heard tb
the Emperor is not well satisfied. IF Conere
had applied its relieving hand to indi, idua
cases only, and on personal petitions, it woul
have excited no suspicion.
"In consequence ofmy repeated remonstra
ces in cases of condemnation Of American ca
goes, on frivolous or false pretences, ] thin
the career is somewhat arrested, and they she
disposition to revise the judgments. nj
Dctscy, the Ploughboy, and the Ann, arc orde
ed for revision The Belsarius is in progress
and is likelyto be liberated, as you will lea
BY the correspondence now have the honor
enclose respecting the case"
NOTE. Mr.; Bsrlot's Of the 18th and 10