Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-05-30

| any manner inluring the commerce In them.
The merchants Of the u. S. are not subject
ed in France to any duties, or to any obliga-
/ tons that are not equally imposed On French
commerce, Of which they moreover partake
all the advantages. And whilst, in the y. S.
cargoes imported in French vessels pay ten
i per cent. more thanif they had been import
ed in American vessels, the flag of the Unit
ed States ISL treated in France as the Imperi-
! al Aag
| Nevertheless, treaty Of commerce, bot
toned on the principle of perfect reclprocl-
ty, could not fail to be entirly advantageous to
both countries. The undersigned is antho-
rised to negotiate, conclude, and sign, such a
treaty It is with lively satisfaction, that
he makes known to the minister plenipoten-
tiary of the u. S. the intentions of his majes-
ty on this important object. The U. S. will
be entirely satisfied on the pending questions
(questions actueHes J, and there will be no OBJ
stace to their obtaining the advantages they
have in view, if they succeed in making their
flag safe.
| The undersigned has the honor to renew to
/ Mr. Barlow, minister plenipotentlary OF the
! u. States the assurances of his high conslde-
ration.
| (Signed) THE DUKE OF BAoohNo.
Iacloaed in No.
The minister plenipotentiary OF the United
States and the undersigned minister OF foreign
! relations, being respectively authorised and
now ready to negotiate and conclude treaty
of commerce between the two countries, and
as several m0nths must elapse before such
treaty can be completed and ratified during
tbain al inf
fer loss from the uncertainty now existing IN
the u States relative to certain points that
are intended to enter into that treaty, the un-
dersiened declaresit to be the Emperor's plea
sure that in this interval the commerce OF the
u States in their own produce, and that OF
the French colonies, shall be free In his ports:
That is to say, the formalities necessary to
prove the property and origin of the goods
shall be as simple and expeditions as the ma
ture of the cases will permit.
No cause whatever shall warrant the cap
ture or detention of an American vessel at sea.
or her seizure in a French port, or in any o.
Their port, by French authority, but well
grounded suspicion of forgery in her papers
No other papers shall be required but the
passport and clearance, by the American au-
thorities, and acertifcate of origin by a French
consul: and the French consuls In the United
States are ordered to give such certificates.
His majesty will cause the liberation OF all
the remaining ships and cargoes now in his
ports belonging to American citizens, as fast
as the necessary enquiries now going on shall
prove them to be such.
Enclosed in No. s.
Translation ofa Letter from the Duke Of Bas-
sano to Mr. Barlo4u. dated
PARIS, 81 DEC.
SIR-I have the honor to announce to you
that his majesty the emperor, by decision
of the 18th OF this month, has ordered to be
placed at the disposition of their government
% Americans, whom the town OF Dantzlc had
by mistake comprised in a levy OF sailors 1t
had to furnish to France. These sailors had
been sent to Antwerp, and afterwards to
Rochefort and these successive removals ha-
wing rendered impracticable the immediate
proof of their citizenship, every decision on
that subject was necessarily deferred. The
usage is to deliver to the nearest consul those
who are claimed by his government. There
fore, the 90 American sailors could not be
sent directly from Rochefort to Cherboug, as
you desired but the minister of marine has
directed the maritime project Of Rochefort to
have them struck off the rolls, and to send
them to Rochelle, there to be put at the dis
position of the consul of the y. States.
hasten, sir, to apprise you of this, and
have the honor to renew the assurance Of my
high consideration
THE DUKE OF BASSANO.
AS the length of these documents pre-
cludes their publication at this time, we have.
selected from the residue the three last let
ters Of Mr.. Barlow to our government, which
will afford pretty good idea of the state in
which the dispatches by the Hornet left our
affairs at Paris. The publication of the do
cuments shall be resumed in our next.
E,ctrocf of n letter. Tram Mr.. BarIo7u to the