The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-21

as has been. represented, that Amer;c;
should force British manufactures int,
Frncc--i. is pursuing only;l just course q
retaliation on orr cacmy. II America wish.
es TO trade With France il French com
J .nercc is OF importance 10 her; We expect
she should exact To trade with her as she
mas right to demand i'll her quality OF neu-
tral. But II she does nos choose to exercise
this right, al we ask is, that She should ab-
stain from lending her assistance 10 the
trade OF France, and hot allow her com
merce to be Il medium Of undermining the
resources OF G.. is.
have thought it necessary thus TO CHI
ceavor to set these two points il their true
lieat.--Ihe repeal Of The law was asked
as being an unfriendiy measure, partial IN
ITS operation against Great Britain. and 4
prospect CT retaliation was held out OH its
commercial operation, if Continued 'riiis
is no demand ON the u. States to admit B,i-
fish manufactures; they are ut liberty to
continue that law, only as it is OF IN unfrienti-
iy nature, some restriction OF 4 similar kind
was to be expected from England; * with
respect to the aliedged demand Ter forcing
british goods, the property of nc;,rals, into
French ports, if thesUnited States are viii
ling to acquicsce in the regulations Of the
French DEGREES, unlawiully affecting Eng
land through them, they cannot surely be
surprised, If we consider ourselves as at Il
berry to refuse permission to the French TO
profit by that acpuiesccnce.
will now, sir, take the opportunity of
stating to you that have received from his
maJesty's secretary of state, the correspon-
dencc OF which you did me tile honor to
transmit to me copy, in your letter dated
October IL. My government have not been
able to see III it satisfactory proof Of the re-
peal OF the Frcneh DEGREES, and doubt whe-
Their the trade carried OH by licences be-
tween Frahce and America will not be re-
garded even here preof of the continual
ton ot them i'll their fullest extent; for
they were to any extent repealed, to tina
extent at least no license should be necessa
ry, alicense being, given to allow what, bu,
tor that license, would be prohibited.
The continued absence, hitherto, of any
instrument by which the repeal has been
effected, Is n matter also of surprise tor if
there were any fair dealing in the transac-
iion, no reason can be given by France for
cot producingit it; it is very desirable that it
should be produced, if such an instrument be
IN existence, i'll order that we may know to
what extent the DEGREES have been repealed
I they really have been sol any respect
Mr.. Russell, however, does not appear to
have been i'll possession of it at the date of
his letter of last July. 1t is indeed become
particularly interesting that we should sec
TINS instrument since the publication of Mr.
'tusselis correspondence with his own gov
eminent, by which it appears that really, &
IN tact, the French government did net re-
lease any American ships taken after Nov
L, until they had become acquainted with
the Presidents proclamation, and that YES
sells have been taken 50 late as Dec. 81, in
the direct voyage from this country to Lon
don; for until copy of such instrument is
proauccd,it is impossible to know whether
any other trade is allowed by France than
that between her own dominions and the
ports of the u. >.
have the honor, to be, &c. &c. &c.
(SgEcd) AUG. ]. FOSTER.