Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-07-24


Tor expressed any dissatisfaction TO
the government of France against such
concealmeDt.
These enquiries embrace two dis
tinct objects. The first relates to the
Conduct of the government of France,
in regard to this decree. The second,
20 that of the government Of the u.
States. In satisfying the call Of the
house. on this latter point, it seems to
Ihe proper to meet it in a two-fold
view first, as ii relates to the conduct
of this government in this transaction 1;
secondly. as it relates to its conduct to-
wards both he!ligercnts in some impor-
liant circumstances connected with it.
The resolutions do not call specially
for report of such extent, but as the
measures of the executive, and acts of
congress, founded on communications
|fraas The Executive, which relate TO
one of the belligeren,s, have by neees-
sary consequence An immediate relation
to the other, such a report seems 10 be
obviously comprised within Horoscope.
On this principle the report is prepar-
ed in the expectation, that the more
full the information given, on every
branch of the subject. themore satisfac-
tory will ii he 10 the house.
! The Secretary of State has the hon
our to report, in reply to these enqui-
iries, that the first intelligence which
this government received of the
French DEGREES OF the 2srh Of April.
1914, was communicated by Mr.. Bar
low, in letter bearing date on the
18th May. 1872, which was received
by this department nu the 43th July
following that the first intimation to
Mr.. Barlow Of the existence Of that
decree. as appears by his communiea-
tions, was given by the duke Of 3assa-
no III an informal conference on some
day between the 1st and 10th of May,
1912. and that the official cummunica-
ton Of il 10 Mr.. Barlow was made on
The 10th fthat month at his request :
that Mr.. Barlow transmitted copy Of
that decree, and Of the duke Of Bassa-
nos letter, announcing it to Mr.. Rus
l>eii,in letter OF May 4lth. in which
he also informed Mr. Russell, that the
luke OF Bassano had stated that the
decree had been duly communicated to
him that MIR. Russell replied in let
ter to Mr.. Barlow Of the 29th May.
tHai his FIRST knowledge of the decree
wa-s derived from his letter, and tina,
lac has repeatedly stated the same since
TO iins government. sIhe paper mark
Jed a Is copy OF an extract of Mr..
Har.ow's letter 10 the department OF
state. of May IL, 1872; q, Of the
Duke of Bassano's letter to Mr.. Bar
low. ii Tie io!h of the same month
&c. OF an extract oH Mr. Barlow's let
Ter TO Mr.. Russell of May. 18th ID, o:
an extract of Mr. Russeil's answer of
the 13th May, and Il, Of Mr.. Rassell's
letter to the department Of state OF The
.3Oth.
The secretary Of state reports also
that no communication ofthe decree of
the 2Sth April, 1914, was ever made t.
this government by the minister OF
France, or other person, than as is a
bOve stated. and that no explanation OF
the cause of its not having been COM
Imunicated to this government and pub
lished at the time of its date, was ever
made to this government, or so far as
1T is informed. to .he representatives or
the agents Of the U. States in Europe.
The minister of France has been asked
to explain the cause of q proceeding APP
parently SO extraordinary and excep.
ltionable, who replied, that his first in
;teliigenee OF that decree was received
by the Wasp. in a letter from the duke
of Bassano of May, 10, 1912. in which
he expressed his surprize excited by
Mr.. Barlow's communication, that a
prior letter Of May. 1911, in which he
had transmitted a copy Of the decree
Tor the information of this government,
had not been received. Further ex-
plantations, were expected from Mr..
Barlow, but none were given. The
light in which this transaction was
Viewed by this government was noticed
by the President in his message to Com
gress, and communicated also to Mr..
Barlow in u letter Of the 18th July,
i1St2, with a view to the requisite ex-
PLANTATION from the French govern
menf. On the 9th day Of May, 1912.
the Emperour left Paris for the North,
and in two days thereafter the Duke of
Bassano followed him. A negotiation
for the adjustment Of injuries, and the
arrangement Of our commerce, with the
government of France, long depending.
and said to have been brought nearly
to a conclusion, at the time of MIR
Barlow's death, was suspended by thai