Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-01


The French CiuinS.-lnr Mex York Amar.
lean has the following interesting artcie Ca the
snbJrct of the adjustment vi our claims ou
France
The french Claims. il may we believe now
be stated with confidence, have been settled,
or rather C"mprumIsrd, hy our minister IL
France, Mr lH,es-sohjac! 10 tue approba-
ton OF the President aud Senate.
Tie Arrangement OF tae. e long outstanding
claims has been Ell. cted mainly a,e dis
posed to think. 10y the untIrng a,sidults. pcI-
severance aud Zeal OF M Nves, and though
tho sun secuted falls IA CHI shptt OF tre lu,t
demands Of the country ga,nsr rance, II GOES
Tar hey oni what The French government eA-
pected, OF intended orig uaDly TO pa, With
odt say lng, therefore, lnHt under no ppssIble
future circumstances more might not be Oh
tanned from tthuCr, VIZ Ihink ~ IL Iusl 10
NJ. Nves 10 express the upIutonl TINT ~ Tue
actual Cou,htlon OF thugs ue has dUue we'll III
oba,n,ns hns much.
IN arrangemen', as we understand it---and,
A. the French hureanx are sometimes leaky
w imdgiHe oar ImpIes SION, are well founded
has take tho iprm I'll II Irepiy, which WAS
ekpcc,eI 10 be eRetutei and f,rwardrd TO
! Aasnlngt BY the packet OF J Il, 10, nov
da,ly IKE t,r lhc sum stp ted TO lie
paid Is hcentg five miifious Of francs, with n
1
whol' spn tceHg eight anil haLJ nations -.
payable IN su avs. he CLAIMS OF tren1e
nprn ne Unurt olrl,s, uClidns mat oi l,raa.
| naIChiI>, Sntcn hdse been e sumated AT 6sp
mllIous, ar Brought down e., aud are 10 be
! lqnId,ted to-, one and u haif million ot
francs.
France. likewise, gives up her claim uadrr
tau houIsldnt treaty. mutual rrduCtiou OF
1nurs "ron certain a,ncl"s OF export from
each CuUn.ty Is stipulated, Ga our Sea Is anl
onon, the present iuly IN France is 10 be Ir-
dGc,d one balt--trpm 10 u - tr. the loo
klagr. We Ia aka manner are 10 reduce the
dules upon Frrn nIhes,--to TX cents prr
gallon Ton red nine IN CASKS, IN 10 cents tor
"hite WIN in casks, aud to y cents on both
kinds IN DO Hes.
ouCh W. O,lIrve 10 be SUBSTANTIALLY the ar
rangemeut negutIttea by Mr.. Ryrs-and clio
sing as II dos all points IN dispute btrwren
! tbs oouulr, anu france We canunt bar look
| upon II as satisfactory one = Ith how mu, II
reason IT Is mus TO b looked upon may be
| gathered from the fact. that the Commas. on
| appointed by tHe French government of which
| NJ. Lame was P,rsldrn,, COM o ed o. SIX
me mDr's, undertook 10 Jnoufy, on piincIpt.,
III whole item OF measures OF the Impeual
GoVrInhe"t towards the United States, d, tar
| aggrtS'Ipns 81 Great Britain on the one hhnd
aud the conduct OF rha Uuiied STA es tnrm.
selves on tue other. They SAID ina, mheIr
In's - stem was regularly APP heo. we are Gu
utlen' To no redGtss aud that 1t IS only IA cases
Of aO"Sre u Irregular application, ,har IN
DENNY Is dur that out thee classes of our
ciaims are admlss,tls, 10 VT: Tor vessel,
pafnt OF sen, captures mad btIore no ice al
| existence oi tue ueCrees, a"d such as ntie
made ai'et the LIST of Nov,m1.r, 1910, cine
"'od hhed ior 'htir reptaD AID lheJ lndIaa-
ten the sum II tea ml1uus OF IiauCs ss the
| inii extent Of what we are entIled 70 clam,
.hey decided unanimously the LoulsIan, aus.
| non against US, such WAS tue state OF I'M. no
sotiation as late as las, Apri