Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-07-27
5ntfrfsttng Political aeisteIIauv
Repeal of the Berlin 81 Milan
DEGREES.


To give a full and authentic view Of
the contradictory acts OF the French *
American governments on this sub
ject, we publish extracts from the Off
cial documents, in the order oftheir res
pective dates.
In case either Great Britain or France
shall, before the Sd Of March next, so revoke
or modify her edicts as that they shall cease
to violate the neutral commerce Of the u
pited States, which fact The President ofthe
United States shall declare by proclamation,
and if the other nation shall NOT within three
months thereafter so revoke or modify her
edicts in Ike MANNER" then the non-iRter-
course law shall take effect against the ma
ton 50 refusing 10 revoke.--Act Of Gang LIST
Mag 1910, 4th sec.
Paris, Aag. 5, 1870" am authorized 70
declare to you, sir, that the DEGREES Of BeT-
lin aud Milan are revoked, and that after
the FIRST Of November they will cease to have
efIecL"-[.etter fine Duke de Cadore 10 Gen.
ArnlsroIK.
Nov. z, 1901, James Madison, Presi.
dent of the United States, do hereby pro-
claim that the said edicts Of France have
been so revoked as that they ceased on the
said 1st day ofthe present month to violate
tie neutral commerce of the u. States and
that from the date of these presents, ALI the
restrictions imposed by the aforesaid act
shall cease and be discontinued in relation
to France and her dependencies."-P,e5i.
dents Proclamation.
Feb. 9, lSll.-The non-intercourse
act recommended its operation, as far
as it related to G.. Britain, and all yes
sells which have arrived in the U. States
which sailed from an English port
since this date have been seized. Sey-
eral hundred thousand dollars, in this
Commonwealth, seized under this pro-
clamation before the 28lh of April, 1911,
are now under sentence Of condemna-
ton.
MarcA 2, lSIl.--An act Of Congress
of this date confirmed the non-inter-
course against @. Britain, its colonies
and dependencies, from the Cd of Feb.
preceding till the orders in council
shall be repealed. II neUer zyas fIrete2,
ded that this la4O zvas just, on any other
ground fh7a The PREVIOUS ref1eaI of the
DEGREES. Yet see zvhat follows.
"The DEGREES of BerliD and Milan, flow.
ing from the nature of things, shall continue
10 form the public code Of my empire, as
long as England maintains her orders in
counsel oils s and 1907, and violates the
stipulations Of zee treaty of Utrecht upon
this subject. p Ansver Of Bonaparfe to the
deputation tropI Hamburg and Bremen, March
90, 1911.
Ap,a 28th, 151I-e'Beilg informed Of the
law Of the 2d OF March 1911, BY which tie
Congress Of the United States has decreed,' 2
&c. g considering that the said law is an
act of resistance to the arbitrary pretensions
advanced BY the British orders in council y
&c. " We have decreed and do decree as
follows :-The DEGREES of Berlin and Milan
are definitely (from the Ist Of November
last) considered as no longer in force, as far
as regards american vessels" See The de-
cree at large ia our last
Signed NAPOLEON.
LETTER FROM Mr. RUSSELL TO Mr. SMITH
Paris. .JuLy 5fh, I8II--"I observe your
solicMude 10 obtain evidence Of the revoca
ton of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES. On
the 5Ih of Aug last the Duke of c. lore an
n0unced 10 Gen. Armstrong that these de-
crees were revoked" HE proceeds to state
two cases Of vessels, released for special
reasons, as evidence Of the repeal, but
makes no mention ufthe above decree.
Mr. Russell 10 Mr.. Smith.
Paris, July I4th l8lI--In this letter he
gives summary Of The evidence ofthe re-