Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-13
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The Commission being guided by the some documents
arrived at the same results with the exception of slight
addition, which will be easily comprebended (vesses de-
tanned in France( IL presented amount of 10 747 $50
francs, ~ cenmes; which reduced 10 millions on
the supPositon that the price at the place whence the
vessels sailed, and which was TO for
the indemnhcatiOn less than the price of sale ON
which their calculations had been founded. Thus the
majority at the commission proposed tcei5e millions of
francs as the highest naturalization be offered; the
minority ITO Thirty millions hut admitted all
losses sustained By tlae Americans, worthy Of ndem
nGcation.
The Commission estimated the amount of the French
Claims against the United States al 22 $50 francs with
the of the claim of the heirs of Beaumach ON
which it declared itself unable pronounce opinion
1t also abstained from estimating the commercial adyan
tagcs, which be received in mrensation Sor
the privileges of navigation in the ports of louisiana
expressing at the same time fear that such compensa-
ton would IN any Sase be insufficient
AS the Commission had sent in its report Mr.
Rives pressed General Scbasan Chen Minister Of Fo-
reign AtEiirs) TO conclude arrangement Mr. Rives
in has correspondence with his Government gives details
OF the conferences which led to this concl1son[Nr.
Ri'es dcsPGiehes 10 Mr. Han BOren IF 3pra 2StA, bay
7th Gnd 2!th, and Nm, 1871
General Sebastiani's first offer made April G was ff
teen millions; il was peremptorily refused the American
Minister declaring that the negotiation at end, if
this the highest offer of the French Government
Nj Casim Pcricr President of the Council allhoughhe
alleged the low state Of the public revenues and the
difficulty of obtaining the of the Chambers 10
such an additional burden, in the existing affairs
did not seem the less disposed TO facilitate an prronre
mcn and announced that General Sebastian would be
authorized within few days, to make satisfac-
tory proposition This appeared rather dscouragng
MIR. Rives, lac informed his Government, vel he
waited for the promised proposition. It was made on
the 20th of April; twenty millions offered Mr..
ives refused to accept them and endeavored by var
Gus ca!so@ons 10 show that tins sum was too small
After debates General Sabastiani ccnsented to ex-
tend his offer to twentyfour millions, payable in six
nnaI instruments, which he declared TO DC his last offer
MIR Rives entered into explanations to his claim, and
fxedi forty millions the which he could accept in
compromise Many Intellectual conferences succeeded
these Two propositions. The President Of the Council
Nj Peric several times ineTered; but with all the in
erCst which he took in the of the negotiation he
/ r. than
thai ot adopting mean between the two propositions
In the beginning of June the Minister of Foreign AT.
fairs suemny announced TO Mr. Rves that the addition
Of one million TO the already offered by the French
Government was It's Itimatum and that though
great political considerations and the ardent desire of
establishing the most intimate relations with the United
States SHOULD have determined the Council to overstep
the limits which had traced for ITSELF the feeling of ls
own responsibility TO the Chanbers and the serious diff
hculies to which this affair might subject hem, would
! not allow single step 10 be made further.
The offer Of t,ceHty.fre millions accepted; tho
other conditions of the trenty gave TO difficulty
The caiins preferred in favor Of French citizens from
the French ITeasury either for old supplies unsettled
accounts seizures captures, detenons and H.
legal destruction Of vessels oargoes other French
property, were compensated by retaining one million
aud half Of the twenty five millions Of francs An
claas Of any other nature left be decided ac-
cordng to the common principles of la for recourse to
which, reservation was specially made.
! The reduction Of the duties on French wines which
was TO answer as compensation for privileges Of
/ vigation in The Louisiana ports, was thus fixed
so 30
/ o O..
On all wines in bottles, from 30 cents the gallon TO %
1t also expressly understood, that the proportion
thus established between French wines those of other
countries should be exactly kept up, IN Of acra-
/ tons in the tariff of imports
The equalization Of the duty long and short staple
cOttons Which has already been made favor Of Brazil
by the treaty Of 1896, allowed TO the United States
Such the provisions of the Convention erned AZ
Paris the 9TH Of Jelly 1881 Tho Publications oft were
exchanged at Washington the 1th Of February 1882
and e legislative measures for execution were inmed.
aely presented to the American Congress. The duties
wines rvduced the Of duty which
bad been received since the 4th Of February 1882 was
restored and favor stipulated in the treaty.
but which may be considered growing Of the ami.
cable relations reosabshed by It, silks we're admit
ted fee, whilst discriminating duty Of ten per cent
was kept up those Of China.
/ The American Government was at the same time ac-
lively employed in measures TO obtain the execution Of
I the spuations ia favor Of itself A Commission had
been appointed for determining the rights Of the claim
ants Tire decentralization Of - millions which France
was to pay and bill Of exchange tho French Trca-
snry Of the FIRST instamcn and the interest
doe was also negotiated by the Federal Government
The Bank Of the u $. The Duke Of Brope Minister Of
Foreign fairs, learning this in his letter the
| Charge dAlfaires Of the u S Of March Goth, 1888
complained Of a method Of demand so unusual to The in.
ercoursc between governments he protested particularly
against the preension Of requiring payment before the
the financial clauses Of the treaty the neces4.
y of which though not stipulated in the treaty, could