Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-03-09

/ send you ac4y Of The. Aprl april a1 Indss
as like wise the ter ofthe u rE.ucss
and that of the Minister @os 'hah hasn
!, , ba,,sh the ,wo after pieces have oeea
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The Duke Of Ba.sano 10 n''
TRANSLATION. 100
PARIS, 10th May, 1917
s,,-In conversing with you aoou.
the note which you did ne the honor ,, ~
. s to me on the lst of May, couia
not conceal from you my sarprlze at
the doubt which you had expresseu ~,
that note, respecting the revoca''o msO,
the DEGREES Of Berlin and Milan ! "a,
revocation was proven by many otbci "a,
acts, by all my correspondence =, the
your predecessors and with you' oy 'ne
decisions in favor Of American Vesse
You have done me the honor to ask a
COW of the letters which the dFaha
judge and the minister OF the FINANCES
wrote on the 25th Dec. lslo' TO seeu's
the first effects Of that measures anu you
have said, sir, that the decree OF the zo,a
of April, 1911, which proves dens1.lvS2
the revocation of the DEGREES OF neti'"
and Milan in regard to the Amefle5"S'
was not known to you.
have the honor to send you as you
have desired copy Of these three acts
you will consider them without oouo',
sir, as the plainest answer, which cooIa
give to this part Of your note. AS 10
the two other questions to which tna'
note relates, | will take care to lay
them before the emperor. You Hho"
already, sir, the sentiments which MS
majesty has expressed in favor OF Anne
rican commerce, and the good dispose
tons which have induced him to appoint
Q pleuipotentiary to treat with you Oh
that important interest.
Accept, sir, SIC.
(Signed)
The DUKE OF BAssANo.
1Translation.
Palace Of S.. Cloud, AtrH 2s'h, 1911.
Napoleon, Emperor Of the French'
&c &c. On the report Of eur Minister
of Foreign Relations.
Seeing by law passed on the "a
March 1911, the Congress OF the Unit
cd States has ordered the execution OF
the provisions Of the act of non:inter.
course, which prohibits the vessels and
merchandise of Great Britain, her colo
nics and dependencies from entering
into the ports Of the United States.
Considering that the said law is an:
act Of resistance to the arbitrary preten.
;sions, consecrated by the British Orders
in Council, and formal refusal to adj
here to system invading the indcpen-
dence of neutral powers, and OF their
flag, we have decreed, ana do decree as
follows
The DEGREES of Berlin and Milan are
dcfnitively, and to date from the lst
day of November last, considered as not
having existed, (non avenus) IN regard.
to American vessels.
(signed9 NAPOLEON.
By the Emperor,
The Minister, Secretary OF State.
(Sisned) The COUNT DARU.
OBJ -
Mr.. BARLOW TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE.
PARIS, Oct. 75th, 1912.
SlR-By the letters from the Duke
of Bassano and my answer, copies OF
which are herewith enclosed, you will
learn that am invited to go to wilma,
and that have accepted the invitation.
Though the proposal was totally unex.
rected, and on many accounts disagree
able, it was impossible to refuse it with
out giving offence, or at least risking a
postponement Of negotiation which l
have reason to believe is now in fair
way to a speedy and advantageous close.
From the circumstances which have
preceded and which accompany this
proposition, l am induced to believe
that it is made with view of cxpedit-
ing the business. There may indeed be
an intention of coupling it with other
views not yet brought forward. If SO,
and they should extend to objects be-
yond the simplicity of our commercial
interests and the indemnities which we
claim, shall not be at a loss how to an
swer them.
/ shall have the honor to write you,
as soon as possible, from wilma, and
shall return to Paris without any unne.
cessary delay.
remain, sc.
(SigneO J. BARLOW.
Translation.
THE DUKE OF BAsSAHo TO MR.. BARLOW.
Wiina, llth Oct. 1879.
SIR have had the honor to make
known to you how much regretted, in
the negotiation commenced between
the United States and France, the de-