Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-03-15

FRENCH Commercial .dRRANCEMEN7S.
CIRCULAR I-FoKEIeN AFFAIRS.
PARIS,
Sir-His ma je.ty having determined
to direct the efforts of the administration
10 he improvement of commercial To-
gis!ation and the discovery of the best
means of increasing the prosperity OF
our agriculture and our industry, by pro.
curing for their produce greater ex.
portalion.
You are called upon to contribute to
the accomplishment of these paternal
views Of MS majesty, by the intorma-
lion which your situation enables youlo
collect on the present state of tue ex-
i,ting commercial relations between
France and the country in which you
reside; and by the observations which
your zeal and knowledge may suggest
10 YOU, Oh the measures to be taken tor
facilitating and multiplying these rela-
tons.
Ihave the honor of specifying to you
the points to which it is requisite you
should principally direct your attention.
|. Our maritime commerce, carried
Oh by means of licenses granted by 60
vernmcnt, and the means of forming
positive opinion Cd the advantages and
Inconvenience of this systc',. desire
therefore. to be informed daily Of the
arrival of vessels having licenses in for.
eign ports of the nature OF the car
goes; Of all the circumstances of their
. navieation; whether they have CONFORM
cd IN England to those arrangements
which they should have made tor the
success OF their operations, either with
respect 10 the English government, CT
the merchants of thai nat!cn, ct the spe-
eies IF facilities which lae English go
vernmeEi a.iuiTi to ships having licenses,
tire motives which determine them to
grant those facilities, and the conditions
which they impose. desire also to be
informed of the obstacles which the au
,hori,ies of the coGn!ry thtow In the
way IF the admiss ON Or sale OF our
merchandise, imported by virtue OF IL
censes, and of the tIscosten;s and COM
plants 20 which cur licenses gave rise,
on tie part of fareIgn governments.
2. Wnat IS he price current OF wheat
according to- the measures used Ii
France Observe and make known the
remarkable variations which 1t expert
enc..s, point out whether the country
has in this respect a superAuily, or IS
deficient In the first case, what are It's
accustomed places of export in the Sc.
cond, from what country. and by what
way daes it derive its grain.
8. Are the vines and brsndies OF
France consumed in The country What
are their present prices? What were
their prices before the interruption OF
commerce Let me have price cur.
rent.
4. What species end Whit quantity OF
French manufactured articles does 1t I'M
port? Does the insushciency OF the ma
nufactures of the country, or It's CONNER
cial relations, give rise to, or permit
these importions Does - derive a
nro6t from her commerce: what IS 1t,
md how can France succeed TO the same
advantage? This, it will be seem must
he briefly set forth, and 40 much as pos
sible founded On fsc's, not conjecture
What arc the difficulties encoun.
tered by our manufactures 10 the coun'
,rva JNba. Is necessary to be done 10
remove these difficulties. and isvor the
;nnortstion Of merchandise manufacture
ed in France.
s. VIVA, nations can enter into COM
,.,;,ion with rs in the sale OF r'an0fac'
,vred goods? What species OF advantage
have they over Us, either IN their Gem
merce or their industry!
What arc the raw materials which
FRANCE exports to, or imports firm, O.
Their countries
q WHAT'S the price current OF colo
| NAL produce!
Amongst these questions there a'e
| ..,,r which il will be eesy for you !"
answer BY means Of TIE bulletins cire"
s.,;np amongst merchants. l proP"se
- Won others, Sir, as the habituai &C.
;ect Of yeur study and yenr researches
+ is impe,tan,, in order that Tie IN
,eo,ions of his majesty may be iS'hiied
.h,, YOU should frequently corrssP"ne
9TH me on your commercial interests
ling care 70 state nothing but fos't7u'
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