The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-07-21

-3cco1SfGnyiDS The Refort ~ tHe secretary
Of STATE rcshecsing our Foreign REID
tions.
Ersact ETA ie,teyt from Mr. Bario7v to Mr..
Monroe, dahd Paris, May l2, 1919.
After the cate of my letter, of which |
have The honor 10 enclose you copy,
found, f:oin pretty sharp conversation
with The duke Ct Rassano, that there was a
.sianular reluctance 10 answering, which f.
na!!y came, IF which q Copy is here enclos-
cd This, though dated the 10th, did no,
come 10 NC till last evening. consider
tie communication 10 bc SO important in
the nresen; crisis of cur affrs with Eng
land, that l despatched the Wasp iame-
.iiatcly to carry it to Mr.. Russell, with or
ders 10 return with his answer as soon as
possible.
am confident that The president will
approve the motive oil my so!icitude in this
affair. and the earnest manner III which
pressed the minister with /. as soon as my
knowledge Of the declaration of the prince
regent enabled me 10 use the argument
hat belonged TO the subject. When, il
the conversation above alluded TO, The duke
first produced 10 nc the decree OF the 18Th
Of April, 1911, made no comment on the
strange manner III which II had been Sc
long conc called from me, aud probably from
you. orly as <cd him il tina, decree ial
been published lie said, no !; but deciar
ed il had been communicated TO my pre:lr.
ccssor here, and likewise sent to Mir Scr,
ruricr with orders to communicate 1t .
you. IaSsured him IL WAS not amOng tlo
archives of this legation ; tia, never be-
fore had heard of il, and, since he had con
scented 10 answer my note, desired him to
send me. in that official manner, a copy o!
shat dccrce, and of any other documents
that might prove TO the Incrcdul0us OF my
country (no. 20 me) chat the DEGREES Of Der
lin and Milan were in good faith and I'LL
conditionally repealed with regard To tbs
United States. lie then promised me h
would do it, and he has performed bis pro
mise.
81 send you copy of the April decree
as likewise of the letter of the grand judge
and that OF the minister of finances, taougl
the two latter pieces have been before com
municated to our government and publish
ed.'
THE DUKE OF BAssANo TO MR.. BARLOW
TRANSLATION.
PANS, Nay 10, 1912
"SIR-In conversing with you abou
the note which you did me the honor TO ad
dress TO me on the lst of May, could no
conceal from you my surprise at the doub
which you had expressed In that note, res
pecting the revocation OF the DEGREES o
Berlin and Milan. That revocation wa,
proven by many official acts, By all my cor
rospondencc with your predecessors anC
with you, by the decisions in favor Of Anne
lIcan vessels. You have done me the no
Tor to ask copy OF the letters which iht
grand Judge aud minister Of finances wrote
on the 25th December 1910, To secure the
first effects Of that measure, and you have
said, sir, that the decree OF the 28th April
1871, which proves dcGnitively the rcvoca
cation of the DEGREES Of Berlin and Milan
in regard TO the Americans, was not knowI
TO you.
81 have The honor TO send you as yor
have desired copy Of th:ae three acts
you will consider them without doubt, sir
the pIainest answer which could give tc
this part of your note, AS to the two othe
questions to which that note relates, vii
take care 10 lay them before the emperor
You know already, sir, the sentiments
which his majesty has expressed In favo
Of American commerce, and the good dis
positions which have induced him to ap
point pIenipotentiary to treat with you oil
that important interest.
Accept, sir, sc.
(Signed)
The DUKE of BASSANO."
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