Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-13
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arrived at the results, with the exception OF sghI
addition which will be easily coprchendcd lvessels de,
aiard in Erance) tpresented anamoant OF i3,I4|9v@
frcfses ~ centuries; WEsiF reduced to IL millions, on
se supposton that the price at the place whence the
vessels slcd and which to as measure tor
the indcmniGcation, less than the price OF sale on
which their calculations had been founded mus the
mai rty Of the commission proposed tcetrc RultonS %
rGYr rs rhc highest decentralization TO be offered; the
,:uary carriedit to rty mionS but it admitted all the
osrrs sustained by the Americans, as worthy OF indem
rAication.. .,
Tic Commission estimated the amount of the French
cI,s against the United States at 2124 SO francs with
tie reserve OF the claim Of the hsrs CT ScaHnafehas on
which it declared itself unab to pronounce an opinion.
Il also absaincd from estimating the commercia adVa-
tages which TO be received in compensation LOT
the privileges of navigation in the ports OF Louisnna'
expressing nj the same time lear mat SUCH coPc'
ton would in any case be Insufficient.
As soon as the Commission had seat IN It's report MI
Kves pessed ecicral Sebastian lcn Minister OF O.
reiun Aifnirs) to conclude arrangement MT hvcs,
in AIS spondence with his Government, gives oetaH
Of the conferences which led 10 this concfuson-l:nT.
G;.cs Aspatchrs to Mr. Yam Buren, Of April 2c, fny
H. md 2!hh and l4h 1871
General Schasans first offer, made April Is, was f-
ccn millions: was Pcre,np"rily reused the American
Minister declaring that the negotiation was at an end,H
this were the highest offer Of the French Government
NJ Casnr Pcrier President Of the Council athoughh nc
alleged the low state of the public revenues, ana inc
difficulty of obtaining The consent OF the Chambers TO
such additional burden, Ia the existing state OF affairs,
d not the less disposed to facilitate an arrange
mcnt and announced that General Sebastian would Do
authorized: within few days TO make a more sntisac
,orv proposon This appeared rather dtscouraSng to
Mr. Rvcs, he informed his Government, yet ne
waited for the promised proposition 1t was maze on
the 18th Of April; twenty millions wee onS't ~ VT
Rycs refused 10 ACCEPT Them and cndcavored BY Tarl
ous calculations TO show that this sum was LOO snaii'-
After sonc debates, General Sebastian consented 10 eA'
tend his Offer 70 twenty Millions payable IN SIX an
nual ius,aments which lc declared TO be ms last oer
Mr. Rycs entered into explanations as 10 his claim, and
fy.d forty millions the which he could accept III
COMPROMISE. Many intellectual conferences succeS
these two propositions. The PRESIDENT OF t''e Souh:"'
Al Per;er several tm4s ,ntercced; Dat Win all ue IN
,oros which he took in tho OF the negouaton ne
could obtain from MIR. Riyes no other concession IMAM
that of adopting between the two proposions:
I'm the beginning of june the Minister OF fore'gm AL
fairs socmnlv announced Mr.. Ryes, that the addition
re oyc million 10 the SUM already offered by the french
Government was its utimatam; and that even thougH
rreat political considerations and Inc aruent orSIe VI
establishing the most Intimate reiauol,S WIZ .'e
the limits which it had traced for itself, the 'eelhs OF H
own responsibility 10 the Chambers, and the serious t
6cul,ies TO which this affair might subject lneh'' "out'
no, allow single step TO be maze lur'hef' -,
The offer OF t,centy:frc millions was accePteo; inc
,,ber conditions of the treaty gave rise TO no dihcuty
The claims preferred in favor OF French cizehs iio
thc French Treasury either for old supplies OF
couns mr. Seizures capuea deentions, arrests ana "
In, destruction Of vessels cargocs or other french
nr1nc,ty were compensated by retaining one m'lion
and half OF the twenty-five millions 81 francs. AN
claims of any other nature were lett TO ce oecaea nc.
cordinu to the principles OF law; LOT ~
which. reservation was specially mace. IL,
T,hr reduction of the duties on French wines winch
,s 70 answer as compensation for DOR privileges OF M
viration il, the Louisiana ports was thus h3ea:
On White wines in casks, from 10 cents the gallon
to 10. , a., .,,,r -
On Red wines in casks, from ~ cents the gaoh 70 w.
~ III uines in bottles from 30 cents the gallon to ~
I, ,ras also expressly understood, that the proportion
established between French wines anu those OF oes
cnnn,rirs should be exactly kept up IN case OF aets
tons in The tariff OF imports
The cuualisalion of the duty on long and short staple
co,ons which has already been made in favor OF braz
By the treaty Of lcG, allowed to the onlteo otas
such were the provisions of the Convention slgneo at
Paris on the M of july 1881 The ratlcaons OF Me
rxchanped al Washington on thc 9th OF fep1ua'y, '
and the legislative measures for its execution "e1g ,;
atcy presented 10 the American 81 du,y which
ON our wines were reduccd the EXCESS OF 'Iy ,S ,s
hal hecn received since the 9TH Of feDfu"y' ,,
s,orcd and as new favor not stiPuia'eu l -.
49,, jch may be considered as growing oul ~ .s
cable relations re-estabshed py II; T ton nor cent
ted free whilst d!scn n!,
49,, Toni nm Oh those OF Chiha' . .;,,. ~
Wa" ~ rrcan Government was at inc same 'l.ns OF
.i' omnovcd in measures 10 oola'h Lne e.e u
u'eiJ ipt;ons in favor Of ITSELF a commission nao
thr suPo;ntcd for determining the rights o, Inc claim
hecn decentralization of Is millions, which rance
aStS W au. and bill of exchange on the french 1rea-
was amount of the first instament and the interest
soS u.s. also negotiated by the Federal Government az
cue iI Of the u S. The Duke of Broglie Minister or
the BANK V on learning this in his letter to the
& dAtfaires of the U. S., of March 10Th, 1898,
cd of a method of demand so unusual TO Inc IN
between governments he protested particularly
s,,ans the prctension of requiring Paymehe oe1ie m
Sno's Government had obtained from Inc CGai'1o 10
,sscI 10 the financial clauses of the treaty the
assem- ~ ,hougb not stipulated in the treaty, could