Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-20
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Extract ola letter from Mr.. Barlow to
Mr.. Monroe, dared Paris, May IL,
! 1912.
t" After the date of my letter, Of which
l have the honor to enclose you copy,
/ found from pretty sharp conversa'
| ton with the Duke OF Bassano, that
there was singular reluctance to an
swering my note of the LIST OF May.
Some traces of that reluctance you Will
perceive in the answer which finally
came, OF which copy is here enclosed
| This though dated the 10th, did not
come to me till last evening. l consl-
der the communication to be so imper-
tant in the present crisis of Our affairs
with England, that | despatched the
Wasp Immediately to carry 1t to Mr..
Russell, with orders to return with his
answer as soon as possible.
a am confident that the President
will approve the motive of my sollcitude
in this affair, and tic earnest manner in
which l dressed the minister with It as
soon as my knowledge ofthe declaration
OF the prince regent enabled me TO use
the argument that belonged to the sub
iect. When, in the conversation above
alluded to, the Duke first produced to
me the decree Of the 28th of April. 1911,
| made no comment OH the strange man.
ner in which it had been so long conceal
ed from me, aud probably from you |
4, I'd NJ thaf hah
published: He said, no; but declared
it had been communicated TO my pre-
| decessor here, and likewise sent to lNr
Serrurier with orders 10 communicate 1t
to YOU. Iassured him it was not among
the archives OF this Legation that | ne
ycr befor. had nessd OF it, and since he
had consented tc answer my note, dc"
sired him to send me, in that official
manner, copy Of that decree, and OF a.
nv other documents that might prove to
I've incredulous of my country (not to
me) that the decree. of Berlin and Mi
Ian were in COED faith and uncondtlon-
ally repealed with regard to the Unitee
States. He then promised me be would
do it, and he has performed his promise.
send you copy of the April de-
cree, as like wise OF the letter OF the
grand Judge and that of the minister OF
finances, though the two latter pieces
have been before communicated to- our
government and published"
OBJ
The Duke of BasSano to Mr.. Barlo7v.
aNSIATIOM
Paris, May 10, 1912.
Z" SIR-In converslng with you a.
bout the note which you did me the no.
nor to address to me on the ist of May,
l could not conceal from you my sur
prise at the doubt you had expressed In
that note, respecting The revocation OF
the DEGREES OF Berlin and Milan. That
revocation was proven by many official
acts, by all my correspondence with
your predecessors and with you, by the
decisions in favor OF American vessels.
You have done me the honor to ask
COW of the letters which the Grand
Judge and Minister of Finances wrote
on the 25th December 1910, to secure
the lst effects of that measure, and you
have said sir, that the decree of the 2stb
April, 1911, which proves aehnitively
the revocation of the DEGREES OF Berlin
and Milan in regard to the Americans,
was no, known to you.
| have the honor to send you as you
have desired copy of these three acts /;
YOU will consider them without doubt,
sir, the plainest answer, which could
give to this part OF your note. AS to
the two other questions to which that
note relates. will take care 10 lay them
before the Emperor. You know alrea-
DIV sir, the sentiments which his males
ty has expressed in favor of American
commerce, and the good dispositions
which have induced him. to appoint a
plenipotentiary to treat with you Oh that
important interest.
Accept, sir, sc.
(Signed)
The DUKE of BASSANO"
COM ofa letter from the Minister Of FL