Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-16
THE FRENCH NEGOTIATION.

The last New York American states the orr;v,,
of the "France," from IIavre, with files to the o5th
Mny-and presents the following extract of n let
ter from Havre of that date:
al am told the American Treaty il very soop - oo
before The Chamber OF Deputies The Greek treaty has
We have just finished the perusal of the Docu.
mems, which were laid before the H. of r. ON the
18Th January last, touching this Treaty and ",be
French Spoliations, since 1900" We presume they
are just issued from the Press Thew are snreo1
over I'D pages. We have never read any Thing
with more profound attenton-nor any politicai
matter WIN greater pleasure We have laid il down
with deep sense of gratitude for the Administro
ton, which concluded the negotiations: md with rho
greatest admiration for the exerions and abilities of
the MINISTER who conducted it. For their and for
has sake, we wish that every citizen of the country
Iada copy of it to read Its contents are too voIu
mnous 10 he spread over the ewspnners-opd :,
would he exceedingly difficult to present sot;sC,c.
tory sketch OF the various negotiations il embraces.
the points which were made, both before and dir
ing The mission of MIR. Rives and the triumpIan,
manner with which he combalted and fnnII,, n,,
threw every difficulty, which was thrown in lis ,a
by the antiquity of the claims the ingenuity of The
French Diplomacy and the poverty of the French
Treasury.
The most of these claims were of twenty y,ors
standing They had called forth all the talents
of Messrs. Adams and Clay-of Messrs Crnwford
Gaatin and Brown. They were met Inv tJe ,r
gnment, that the American Claims had arisen on,
of the abuses of an usurper, BonaparteN for whose
mlsdeeds the present government was not resnonsi
ble-aso hy the Claims of Beaumarchais and Other
French citizens against the u. Sand still more
strongly by the claim which France had set IN I'M
der the 9Th article of the Treaty of Louisiana pIedg-
ing 10 extend TO her commerce i'm the por Of NeIv
Orleans all the privileges of the most favoured M
ton This had proved one of the greatest stumbIng
blocks during The previous admnisrratious-,nd
bafed all the eXertions of our Secretaries and orr
Ministers.
1t is impossible for us to convey an ndeouote lido,
in all article like this, of the mingled courtesv aud
firnness which Mr. Rves displayed d+rTii1S q n1oS;~
.oIIsoIne an1 ProIracIe Ggoation-o the patience
with winch he encountered every difficulty, of the
perseverance which overcame almost despair itself
of the talent with which he refuted all the nrou
mems of the French Ministers, in numerous notes
and conversations, and of the ingenuity with which
he suggested new substitutes, and new expedients
for an amlcable ad Justmcnt. The plan with which
he succeeded in laying the 9Th article of the Iousi-
ana Treaty to sleep, is indeed wholly his own.
lie COPIED with the ministers of two Kings He
discussed in every form with Polignac, and Mole
and Sebastian, and their subaltern agents. And
finally, he rewarded with the most complete
success. l. The Commission of the two Chambers
Ind fixed upon 10 millions of francs as the highest
sum which should be given for The American Claims
The French Minister himself by advice of the
Council, raised il to 15Mr. Rives contrived To ex
tend it to 25 millions, and with interest to about
28.-2d. The French claim against the u. s. was
put in at 1,609,211 francs-Mr II. succeeded i'm cut
ting 1T down TO one million and n half (Beaumar-
chais' tedious claim, and all I'D. He induced fine
French governmental give up for eper their claim
to commercial privileges under the 9Th article of the
Treaty-on condition that should reduce for n
term Of ten years only, our duties light French
wines; provision, by the bye, which is really an
advantage TO ourselves-and at the same time we
obtained from Hlem this further privilege viz: their
agreeing $40 abolish the distinction now rnnde i'm
the French tariff between the long stapLe and the
short staple coons of the United States the effect
/ of which will be reduction of thesduty on the for
mer from 40 TO 20 francs the 100 kilogrames"
! Well might MIR. X. appeal, as he does in his clos
/ ing letter to the State Department. to the under
standing of the President, as foIlows-and the same
appeal might equally be made to every citizen of the
! u. -, who reads these Documents
can arrangement which, amid many difficulties, has
secured Tor claims Of our citizens prosecuted in vain for
the last twenty years aud large portion not The whole
OF which has been considered desperately sum suIi.
ceht, in all probability, TO pay every cent Justly due and
nearly lreOe The amount pronounced TO be due by the
commission charged with their examination here; which
has at The same Tine extngushed claims of French sub.
Jeets against the United State the amount Of near five
mions OF francs by stipulation TO pay million and a
haj an1 has hnaly gotten rid of most embarrassing
cam Vounded on The language Of treaty. of perpetual
privileges IN the ports OF Of the States Of the Union
by temporary measure, ntDscsy advantageous our.