American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-10
FITZSIMMONS.
FRENCH SpOLIATJONs -No IT.

OFOl1LA lOINo.--NO IL.
In order more iuy to show the justice Of our
claims agains, France, it may be proper first to
STATE that convention was concluded al PARIS, on
he 8 st OF July, 1901, between the United States
and France, which contains the following stipula
lions:
Article 1. I" There shall be firm. insiolable, and
| unvei sal peace, and true and sincere friendship
between the French republic and the United States
OF America, and between their respective countries
territories cities, towns, and people, without excep.
tions OF places.'
Article 2 @ 1t shall be lawful for the citizens OF
either country, TO sail with their ships and mercLan
die, contraband goods always excepted from any
port whatever, to any port OF the enemy of the
other, and to sail and trade with their ships and
merchandise with perfect security and liberty from
the countries, ports, and places, OF trose who are
enemies Of both OF either party, without opposition
or disturbance whatsoever, and 10 pass no, only d.
rectly from the places and ports of the enemy atore-
mentioned neutral ports and places. but also from
one place belonging 10 an enemy 10 another place
belonging to an enemy whether they be under the
jurisdiction OF the same power. under The several;
unless such ports or place ae actually blockaded,
beseged, or invesedo
Article IA I" Ii is hereby stipulated that free
ships shall give freedom to goods and that every
thing shall be deemed to be free and exempt, which
shall be found on board the ships belonging to the
citizens of either of the contracting parties.'
Article %. 1t is further agreed that in all cases
the established courts for prize causes in the coun
Try to which the prizes may be conducted, shall
alone take cognizance of them And whenever
suchtrhunsl of either ofhe parties, shall pronounce
judgment against any vessel or goods, or property
claimed by cinzens Of the other party, the sentence
or decree. shall mention the reasons motives on
which the same shall have been founded and ap au
thentcated copy Of the decree and Of all
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delivered to the commander agent Of the said YES
sci without delay, he paying the legal fees for the
same.'
! Such is part Of the solemn compact into which
the French government entered. with this nation
and how far they have fulfilled il, shall endeayor
hereafter to show. FITZSIMMONS.
FRENCH SPOLIATIONS.-NO. III.
| Towa'ds the close OF the year 1905, French
squadron sailed from Rocheiort, under the com
mand of Admiral L. Allemand, 10 cruise in the West
| Indies.
During this cruise, upwards of twenty neutral
vessels destroyed by Admiral L'Aemand, Of
which, four were American. Representations of
this transaction were Immediately made to the
French government by the accredited agents at Pa
rs OF the different nations to whose citizens and
subjects these vessels belonged, and commission
was appointed by the emperor, TO ascertain the
extent Of the injury sustained This commission
awarded ull restitution of the value OF the property
destroyed; but 10 this day no indemnity has ever
been made to the American clainlanis. What adds
TO this injustice, is that after the restoration of the
Bourbons full compensation was made to al. the
European powers, whose property Was destroyed by
this squadron. On the 2lst of November, 1906. q
decree was issued al Berlin by Napoleon, declaring
the British Islands in state Of blockade. This dc
cree, however, did not authorize the confiscaicn Of
vessels, in consequence o! sher having been in En-
gland, bur merely prohibited their admission irto
the ports Of France. The 1nly ground Of coahs,