The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-05
t Vol. .9-----No. 8.

|. II hope and am pretty certain now that
l shall dispatch the messenger MIR. Morris.
in five or six days at latest.
- send this by a MIR. Odn of Boston bv
way of England. / have given him pass
port as bearer of dispatches, and he goes
ny MoriaiX without eXpence to the United
States"
Extract ofa letter fran. Mr.. Barlozy TO The.
Secretary II STATE.
-. PARIS, Dec. 81, 1911.
have now the honor TO send you the
answer of the Duke of Bassano to my note
OF the 10th of Nov, accompanied by a tri-
pilcate copy of that note.
-. his answer if understood in its most
liberal sense, may doubtless be considered
full and satisfactory as a basis for the f,,
ture commercial relations between the two
countries for we can ask nothing better
than perfect reciprocity of advantage in
those relations. But although an official
declaration of the Emperor's intention and
readiness to conclude a treaty on such prin-
ciples may be fairly taken as an adontion Of
the principles; yet considering the irritati-
on ut the public mind in the United States
arising from recent injuries, and the diff
Guilty with which it can be brought to be-
leve in change of system so suddenly
adopted and so vaguely announced | thot
1t best to obtain, if possible, more precise
declaration as to certain points which had
created so much diff Guilty.
Accordingly l asked an interview with
the Duke for the 28th. | went to him q,
| that day with paper in my hand, of which
here enclose translation.
" My intention was to induce'him to sign
that paper, or the principles it contained.
either in its present form or such other form
as he might deem more cOnsonant with the
dignity OF his government, such as putting.
them into. the answer TO a letter which I
might write him. if he should think thar thu
most eligible method.
-" After we had read over the paper to-
sether, and had explained the motives of
my proposition, he replied that every one of
those principles was adopted by the EmDe-
ror and would enter into the treaty and
therefore it would be useless to announce
them in separate declaration / endea-
vored to convince him of the advantages thar
would result to France as we'll as to the u
States from an immediate restoratior, ,,s
confidence among the American Merchants
The great want of four in France as we'll
as spain, and the cum uation Of French
produce periShing on hand for want of for
eIgn commerce, were Sufficient reasons for,
SEEING the first occasion, not inconsistent,
with the Emperor's general system, for ei
Fihg aCtVlty 10 neutral capital in the ports of
the empire.
He then copied the heads of nv naner
and said ne would La the proposition Def re
the Emperor, & give me an answer the next
day. did not however get this answer iii,
last night. He then invited me to an inter
view and, after reading over the paper as
before, and commenting on every clause. he
declared the Emperor's decision precisely
to the following effect " 1t is not Drorer
FOR me to sign this declaration bur Won
may notify 1t to your government, word fer
word, AS Ii 1t were signed for the prnci-
pies are all adopted, and FROM this dav fcr-
ward they WILDE in operation have oi-
ven the order 20 the chief Of the customs for
what concerns his department the court
OF prizes IS ordered TO expedite IFS part of
| the business, and shall instruct the consnI-
70 give the certihcate of origin. But YOU
Will observe this regards only the prodnc.
OF the U. States. Colonial produce cannot for
the present be admitted, even ir a French
vessel, on simple certificate of origin, with
out a special licence"
| then desired him. to cause one nhrA
order to be given from the proper DEPART
i''eht' 10 the effect OF depressing the raDaci-
~ Oh PrlVateers. The Emperor owed it to
ms own dignity TO order his courts to sinh
Ject' at least, to cost and damages. the
owners OF such privateers as should capture
innocent ships without pretext, business
that WAS long known to be carried Oh. as
well it might be under the present system
Oh certain impunlty, with The sure prospect
OF great deal of partial plumber, and the
nope OF an advantageous Compromise with
the claimants. He acknowledged that some
thing ought to be done in the case.
His observation on colonial produce in
duced me to bring up again the subject of
special licences repeating what had often
stated before, the just objection that the Pre-
sident had instructed me to insist upon a.
gainst that system. He said that if the pre-
sident desired it, it should be discontinued
out they had not yet been able to find a
substitute He declared to me, as he has
often done before, that the Emperor would
do any thing on this subject that should he
most agreeable to the o. States, provided il
did not open door to the introduction oe
English produce.
| lie always insists upon It that the spe
clal licences are clear advantage, as far.
as they go to the commerce and NAVIGATION
Fof the y States. The system is an extern
sion OF favor to them inasraucn as it relaxes
the principle of the French navigation act.
which confines the carrying trade of the
colonies to French ships.
! lie added that the Emperor did NOT
pretend that this was out of pure friendsbin
to the Americans. We have need Of cofE.r
and sugar. We can get our supply in this
way, but IT you can point out another that
snail be more agreeable to the President.
without giving us the produce of English co...
! lonics, we shall adopt il ."