Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-16
that tho frst intelligence which this 60


yernment received of the French ce-
cree of the ssth April 1911, was com
s,un;cated BY MIR. Barlow, in letter
bearing date on the 18th May, isi2s
which was received by this department
on the 18TH July following that the
srst intimation TO Mr.. Barlow, OF the
existence of that decree, as appears by
his communications. was given oy the
Uaks of Bassano, in an informal confer
esce On some tav between the list aud
fo.h of Msy, 1912. and that the otrcial
communication ST it TO Mr. BARLOW, was
made on the 10Th nt than month, 81 MS
reooesi: thai Nc Barrow transmitted
. ceoy Of tia, decree, aud OF rhS Duke
&c B 4ssaaa's letter announcing It 10 Mr.,
Roz.en. in a letter of Nav llth, IN
waich Re also informed MIR, Resell,
thar the Duke OF Basssnn had stated
that the decree bad been dolly commnni-
ca,sd 10 him: TIA: Mr.. Russell replied,
in a Letter 10 Mr.. Barlow of ,he 2S'h
Nav, that his 6rs, knowledge OF the de-
cree wss derived from his letter, and
that he has repeatedly stated The same
since - this government. The paper
marked 4 IS a copy of an extract OF Mr..
Bariou's letter IL the Department of
State, Of May Il, 1912: b, ii the Duke
Of Bssssno's letter 10 Mr.. Barlow, OF
tie iota of the same month; Z, OF an
exsrsc, OF Mr. B2rlow's letter &c Mr..
Russell of Msy .llth D. of an extract
Of ar. Russeil's answer of the goth
MAY. and E, of Mr. Russell's letter TO
the Department of State of the Solh.
The Secretary Of State reports also
tha: no communication of the decree of
the 90 b April, 1911, VS. ever made to
this. government By the minister of
France or other person, than as Is above
sls-ed, and that 10 explanation of the
cause Of It's not baeing been commual-
Gated to this government and published
al the time OF its date, was ever made 10
this ivernnent, or, so far as it is in
formed, to the representatives. or agents
Of the United States In Europe. The
minister of France has been asked TO
explain the cause of proceeding ap-
parently so extraordinary and exception
able, who replied that his first intelli-
gence Of that decree was received by
the Wasp, in letter from the Duke Of
Bassano of May 10th, 1912, in which he
expressed his surprise, excited by MIR.
Barlow's communication, What prior
letter Of May, 1911, in which he had
transmitted copy of the decree for the
information OF this government, had not
been received. Further explanations
were expected frosu Mir. Barlov, hut
none were given. The light in which,
this transaction was viewed by this goi
yernnent was noticed by the President
IN his message TO Congress, and CONT
municated aiso 10 MIR Barlow II. : ietter
of the Ash July, 1919. with view 10 Toe
requisite expla0atio1 f~n the Fsenci.
government. o. :,,e o;h Aav OF May,
1919, the Emperor lit Paris for the
North, and IN two rays thereafter the
Duke Of Bassano followed him. A Nc
goeia,ion for the adjustment of injuries,
aud the ARRANGEMENT 4 our commerce,
with the government Of France, long de-
pending, ard said to nave been brought
nearly to conclusion, at the time OF Mr.,
Bariow's death, was suspended by that
event. HIS successor, lately appointed,
is authorised n restfine the negotiation,
ard 10 conclude it. He is instructed TO
demand redress of the French govern
men, f1s every injury, and % explana-
ton Of lis motive for Withholding from
this government knowledge of the de-
cree fer so long time after its adoption.
II appears by the documents referred
to, thai Mr.. Barlow lost 10 tine, after
having obtained a knowledge of The eS-
isleHcc Of the French decree of ;he 2Sth
April, 1871, in demanding copy Of it,
and transmitting it to Mr. Russell, who
Immediately laid il before the British
government. urging, On The ground of
this new proof Of the repeal OF the
French DEGREES, that the British orders
in council should be repealed. Mr.
Russeils note to Lord Castlercagh bears
date on the Goth OF May Lord Castle
reagh's reply on the Esd, in which lie
promised 10 submit the decree to the
consideration of the Prince Regent. II
appears, however. that no encourage
meut was given at ,hattime to hope that
the orders in council would be repealed
in consequence of that decree; and that
although it was afterwards made the
ground Of their repeal. the repeal was
to be ascribed to other
60 ses. Their repeal did not take effect
until ibe Cad Of June, more than month
after the French decree had been laid
before the British government; delay
indicating, in itself, at period so mo-
mentous and critical, not merely neglect
but disregard Of ne French decree -
That the repeal of the British orders IN
council Was not produced by the French
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