The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-08-05
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Mn. MoShoE TO SIR. harlow.
Department Of STATE, Jane i6, rs

House of Representatives, ana, from "h"t ID A"o""
of the disposition of the Senate, It's assent Is expect
cd without delay.
This result has grown out of the continued ag-
gre sion OF that power on our commerce rroposi-
tions were made in both Houses OF Congress 10
comprise France in the same declaration, and IN the
Senate the vote was Is TO IL against IT, In inc
House the majority against it much greater us
defeat in both Houses has been doubtless IN great
measure owing to passage in your last letter, winch
intmatcd the intention OF the French government 10
make some proposition in favor of indemntes, 10 DC
comprised III tue treaty you were cnegociatng,where
by an expec alton was excited that that interest," would
he provided for and satisfaction given on the grounds
of complaint against France. The sentiments OF both
Houses, as it is with the nation, generally produced
by SO many acts Of injustice for which PREPARATION
has not been made, is strong against france INC
arrival OF the Wasp, which you PROMISED 10 ae'-
patch in two or three weeks from the date OF your
last letter with the rcsu. Of your abors, and which
NAV DC now daily expected, was another motive for
DELAYING uteror measures with respect TO her IN
advising the war against England, as was distinctly
Implied by the late message, which brought tnat
subject under consideration, the President stated 10
Congress his strong dissatisfaction with the conduct
of the French government every former ground
of complaint and to which others OF more recent
date have been added, with the single exception OF
the repeal of the decrecs lie promised also 10
bring our affairs with that power fully before Con-
grcss, as soon as he should receive the commanica-
tons which you had promised to forward by the
Wasp. communicate those facts. which are OF
character too marked to require any comment, that
you may be enabled to turn them to the best &C
count, in promoting amicablc accommodation
with the French government OF every wrong rccev-
ed from il, which is sincerely desired.
You were informed by my letter of the 9th Mayor
such outrages commucd by squadron which was
reported To have sailed from Nantz in January last,
ms were at that time known here. 1t appears that
several vessels sailing from American ports tor LIS
bon and Cadiz, laden with the production OF the u
nitcd States were seized and burnt at sea. The
crews of those vessels were taken on board one OF
the French vessels, and atcrwarded transferred to
another Of our vessels cngcged in the same trade,
which was also seized, in which they made their
way home The men forwarded here the evidence
Of these facts, copies OF which have already been
transmitted to you. l forward to you by tins con-
vcyancc the evidence Of other aggrcssions, which
will claim in like manner your particulyr attention
Most Of these documents have been laid before Con-
gress, and referred by it to this department.
You will analyzc all these cases of recent spolia
tion and place them in the class of aggrcssions, TO
which they scverally belong, on principle. In de-
manding of Great Britain the repeal OF the orders m
council on the ground OF the repeal OF the French
dccrccs, this government has, from regard to jus.
tcc, given to France all the credit to which she had
any claim, believing that the notification alone OF
the French Minister OF Foreign Affairs to the Minis
ter Picnpotcntiary Of the United States at Paris, OF
of the repeal Of the British orders in council OF g.
Britain on her own principles. But it was never the
intention Of this government TO conccde to France
any thing on that subject to which she was notfair-
ly entitled On the contrary, Il has been ITS nen-
ton, as is sufficiently evident by your hrst mstruc-
tions, to exact from her most strict and rigorous
compliance with her pledge, in regard to the repeal.
If any act in violation of that pledge has been com
mittcd you will not fail to point it OUT in the most
distinct manner To the French government, and to
communicate to this Department without delay, any
answer which you may receive from IT.. have to
add admitting that the repeal OF the DEGREES is OBJ
served with perfect good faith, that il the French
government has given other orders, permits acts
of another character, which violates our rights,
the wrongs will not b. less sensbly felt, or less
ccnted by this government.
Your dispatches by the Hornet were received on.
the o2d of May They arc the last which have
come to hand have the honor to be, &c.
(Sgned) JAMES MONROE.
Joel Barlow, ESQ. -
Mn. MONROE TO MR.. BARLOW.
Department Of State, JR,y Ia, 1912.
SIR--your letters by the Wasp were received on
che 18th instant.
make this acknowledgement, in the hope that it
nay reach Mr.. Morton a, Baltimore and be convey
cd with the letters and documents with which he is
already charged for you.
The President has seen, with great surprise and
concern, that the government of France had made
no Accommodation To the United States on any the
important and just grounds OF complaint to which
you had called its attention, according TO your in
struc,ions, given the time of your departure and
repeated in several communications since 1t APP
pears that the same oppressive restraints on our
commerce were still in force that the system of
license was persevcrcd in that indemnity had not
been made for spolaticns nor any pledge to inspire
confidence thatany would be made More recent
wrongs, on tho contrary, aud OF very outrageous
character, have bccn added to those with which you
were acquainted when you left the United states
By documents forwarded to YOU in nv letter Of the
2ist Of March, you were Informed of the waste OF
our commerce. made by squadron from Nantz
a January last, which burn, many OF Our vessels