The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-05

the note, inCiosipg with it a written reoues
Tor an inierView after ne should have reat
the note. As yet have no ans wer, but ha
wing met him once since, he assured m,
thata Very great press of business occupied
Kim every day at ST. Cloud. He gave m,
no other reason for the delay thus far, ant
| have learnt, through other channels. tina
they are discussing in the Emperor's coun
ellis OF commerce and of state the principal
points in my note. If this discussion is ir
good earnest, shall probably have an an
Iswer, OF some sort, before many days"
Enclosed in No. 81
MR.. BARLOW TO THE DUKE OF BAssANo
Lrnatt Of a letter from Mr.. BARLOW Il
the Duke IF BasSano.
PARIS, 9th Nov. 1911: i.
For all these considerations and others
which have had the honor to explain &c
yoHr excellency in conversation, l am con-
hdent that shall urge nothing contrary tc
the true interests Of France, when / pro-
pose that his Majesty the Emperor and
King should order prompt and effcctua
execution OF the arrangement of the 5th OF
August and 21st November, in the true &
Liberal spirit in which it was proposed, sc
that the privatons which the United States
imposed upon themselves, by excluding the
productions of Great Britain and her Deepen
denotes, should as far as circumstances will
allow, be compensated by free access to
those of the continent of Europe, and that
they may carry thither such means of pur-
chasing those productions as their own soil
and industry, those of other neutral hati-
Ions, and those of the French colonies, will
furnish "'
Should his Majesty adopt this principle,
the means OF arriving at the end are.so OBJ
vious that it will not greatly add to the
length of this note, if i here point them out
First, let the American ships and cargoes
now under seizure, capture or sequestrati-
; On. ard the procee DIS of such as have been
sold. which are now reserved for the party
having right, be immediately restored to
their owners, and they declared free to
depart herewith for their country. This
article is not intended to embrace any
thing but genuine American property as
protected by the acknowledged law of ma
itions."
Second, such property acknowledged
to be American, as has been coniscatcd
and no longer III a state To- be restored, will
lremain to be paid for in some manner the
least onerous to the French Treasury. to
on"
"THird. sighi6 cation of his Majesty's
pleasure, if such it be, to form a new com
mercial treaty with the United States, on
principles of reciprocity both with respect
to the rate of duties GAS far as the different
| nature of the objects of our mutual COM
merce will permit) and the facility of buy
ing and selling, entering and departing with
such articles as shall be agreed on, the pro
Tduce of their respective countries, colonies,
territories and dependencies
Gone principal reason why system of
this kind has been deferred so long, has
doubtless been the difficulty of distinguish
ing American from English property, and
OF ascertainng the origin of prodtce. We
regret as much as you Can the frauds that
have been committed in this respect our
honor, as well rs interest, is Concerned in
suppressing them. We are ready to enact
and intiict penalties, and agree with the
french government on the marks, signals
and other measures most proper to attain
the end"
! "Ib beg your Excellency not to consider
1t improper or indiscreet in me to close this
note by suggesting a cogent reason for de-
STRING as speedy an answer to the principal
propositions as the other weighty Concerns
OF your department will admit The fri
gate which brought me to France is detan-
ed only TOR this answer. Congress is now
j6eginningits session, and the President will
lbe anxious to lay before it as early as pos
slble the result of these propositions, and it
has happened unluckily that my arrival
$500 81 VIZ h'O'hChl "a tilt CllipcTOfS Ue-
parture has already occasiUned considerable
loss of time"
- "(No..4) ,. =.
MR.. BARLOW TO THE SECRETARY OF
| STATE.
Extract ofa letter from Mr.. Barlow TO the
Secretary u STATE.
"." '+ PARIS, 9th Dec, 1911.
!" Since the date of my last (21st Nov, )
haSe had many interviews with the Min
ister of Foreign Relations. have explain.
Ell several points and urged every argumen;
Tor as speedy AN answer to my note Of the
10Th as ITS very serious importance would
allow He always treats the subject with
/ apparent candor and so!ictude, seems anXi-
GUS to gam Information, declares that nei-
ther he nor, the Emperor, had before un-
derstood American affairs in the light in
winch they now appear, and always as
sures me that he is nearly ready with his
answer.
But he says the Emperor's taking SC
long time to consider it, and make up his
decision, is not without reason, for it opens a
wide held for meditation OH very interesting
matters. He says the Emperor has read
the note repeatedly and with great attenti-
! on. that he told him the reasoning in it was
every where just and the conclusions unde-
nlable but to reconcile its principles with
his continental system presented difficulties
not easy to- remove.
From what the Emperor told me him
self at the last diplomatic audience, and
from variety Of hints and other circum-
| stances remarked among the people about