Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-10

of gleat Empire they declared that they would be salts
fed, # an Interpretation were given 10 them which
would free Amcricsn vessels from harass
incnts and capturvfn1ly entering uto the views which
the Emperor had 50 often manfcsted, MIR Armstrong
declared, he said he authorised that i'm case
France should give the required interpretation and Eng
land should refus. an explanation which would be equ
valent, the President of tho United States would RECON-,
Power. ~ ''
These propositions were not accepted: The Emperor
persisted IN requiring repeal OF the Orders Of the Bri
tsh Council, before he would revoke the Imperial De-
crees and lef it with the United States to obtain such
repeal, by their own means[ Letter from NJ de CLaD-
pagny TO H armstrong, Of i1gnsi 22d 1901 This at
tempt at reconciliation was then abandoned and the
.fcit- Intercourse .fct remained in full yiyor
The reprisals provoked by the Non Itorcourse 9et
were not made immediately. The first was the De.
cree OF ka'nbouilet, of March odd 1910 This Decree
oraered the seizure and sale of all American vessels
winch should enter have entered the ports of the En-
pre- OF It's colonies, of the occupied by the
lrperia arms, after the 10th of May 1899 The produce
oil the sales was TO be transferred to the Casse d ori
semeRt-[Sinking fund
Enc decree of Ramboullet was in part at least,
confirmation of preceding seizures American vessaIs
which were forbidden from entering the ports of The en-
pre- by The NontercoUrSe c enea vored TO elude Ills
Intcrdiction they frequened the FOREIGN morris occ,I
oy the inPera arms, and thus established an indirect
intercourse with France the ports OF Biscay Nanles
anu Hoand being their principal places of
nufect trade, which essened the rigor the Non.
intercourse fe in favor of both countries was tolerated
6y ooih and by express permission of General
dnonvenot, who was himself authorized by the French
that number of American vessels entered
inc port OF Saint Sebastians towards the end of l0g
ana ana beginning of -[ieLers from dc Minister Of
UaT TO ne Minister Of Foreign g6airs of Je }d Is05
and from The Minister Of Mar 10 General Tbovrlno, f
.ae i9m 81 Jane, 1909 Under such circumstances,
We're these vessels seized in virtue of an
On the 18th Of February 1910 NJ dc Chnmmnnny ~
note to MIR Armstrong, informed him that The Eneror
a. soon us ne received knowledge of the mereourss
fct had ordered repsals be made in the morris of
land Spain, Italy and Naples and that the American
vessels had been seized because the Americans had
seized French vessels.
Although the French Minister in his communicates,
nuI lnaae an express distinction between sequesiraon
alu confscellon the American Minister made forcibc
oohPaht, IN ms reply OF March 10Th. 1910 He rem.
resented that the y0n-iterc0urse net was n efansiye
measure the penal provision of which, intended only to
give force to the warning, had not been apnl;ed - y
single French vessel; whereas in the course r ,n ro
prsas ordered in the ports ofhe empre and of allies
at ieast hundred American vessels had been sequcstcr
Ed report made By ~ de Chdmpagny To The Einneror
.iuguSt 18Th lSlO1 He compared the publicity giycn 10
me onintereorse .7et which promulgated Iony be-
the effect ofwhch extended beyond The Ii,ni, az
the empire Whence this sudden determination
ne toh-tercourSc -4ct officially communicated ON
the 25lh of April 1909 No dsconient hal hoen -"
pressed with regard to measure of retaliation ad
been announced friendly though fruitless NEGOTIATIONS
mad been set foot; aud it this state of pppnren
security that the American vessels had entered The mort,
OF allies othe empire, where they seized by virtue
oil a retrospective decision =
The vessels seized Saint Sebastians were cor, .,
Dayonne, where they were sold. The cargoes seoues.
terea IN The ports Of Holland, ceded to the Empe
TOT oy the treaty OF March 10TH 1870 his disposition
with the United States
ne commercial intercourse between Franco and tho
United states was again interrupted. On the LIST of
May, 1910, the American Congress PROLONGED The nr
biilons OF the NontntercOc 4ct as well as the dscre
uonary power of the President TO Withdraw Them II
before the I'd of March, Isl either of the two belIc
rent powers should repeal or modify its DEGREES I'D
cease to do violence TO the neutral commerce c ~. ~
Staes the President was to declare it by nrocn,io
ana IN case the other power should not follow, this
aPe, u'e N0Hfnferco"rse 4et 10 be put in force
ton. P'0oiaiha-
- ne act OF May LIST was communicated TO the bcige
powers ana France set the example of return to
.he customs OF civilized nations The Minister of Fo-
reign Affairs announced to the American Minister by
ielter OF August oh 1910, which inserted in The
oniieur four days afterwards that the Berlin and MI,n
DEGREES were revoked with the understanding however
mat IN consequence of this declaration the English
should revoke their orders in council or me An,er;a
greeaoy to the act OF May lst should cause their rights
to be respected. s
The repeal of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES was ac
conPaned by testimonial of great good will towards
the United States. His Majesty loves the Americans.
their prosperity and the of their ore
conforInable with the views of his policy THE ine
Pendence of the United States forms one Of the nri
pal titles of France to glory Since that period the F,
Peror has with pleasure enlarged the United States and
ne VIII regard as In unison with the interests of his
empire, every circumstance which contribute to the
Independence the prosperity, and the liberty of Amc
RIGA This return TO good feeling was however nc
companied by most rigorous proceedng W. r.
seen tat American vessels and cargoes had been seized
IN several ports OF the empire in those of its allies as
at antwerp, SAINT Sebastian and in Holland mart
OF these vessels and cargoes still remained under seors
ation the remainder had been Sold and the produce Of
PoSi'co III tue CgtSSe a fU0TtISSemenk On |
the 9th of August, 1870 decree was issued AT rriao
ordering the sale of the American vessels and goods
Whlcn were still under sequestraon and the nm vnnent
into the National Treasury of the produce of all The se
OF those which had been made previously as well as of
those ordered by the decree.
The Trianon Decree was not made public in onv y, m
1t was unknown in the United States Before his r.
turn to America, MIR. Armstrong was informed bv o
minister oil Finance (Ne Dnke Of G0eiaJ that fine Ram
Douiet Decree had been repealed as the repea
81 the N0H.iateTc0aTSo .9ct had been made knovn in
france and that the seizure of the property WAS no,
sure OF retaliation, which would be condueted conGora
bly, with the principle OF reprisals
Inc Federal Government conidng fully in these pro
lses iulhed the conditions which they were made
- On the I'd OF November, 1870 the President of the
United states, by Proclamation announced the repeol
ot the Berlin and Milan DEGREES and the removal f ali
lhe restrictions imposed upon the commerce of Franco
by the Won IntercOurSe Hct. Orders confornabe Win
Lhe terms OF thus Proctamaton given on the same
1ay by the treasury Department to The Custom
,ceFs and they were commanded to apply on nd ,ftr
he I'd of February following TO the vessels Of eo |
KIND and productions of England its dependenc;eS
All the prohibitions of the Non Intercourse 9ct
As SOON as the Emperor had been informed of CIV,
measures ne gave orders for carrying his promises into
Effect letter from the Minister of Financc fgaIcJ
DteeD1ber 10Th, 1910, and pubiiscd in the AoneDT 0fe
nm announced 10 the Director. General Of the CnsJo
iouses mat the DEGREES of Berlin and Milan were moi In
,e applied to any American vessel which should enter
ne ports oil The Empire, should have entered Them
ince the lst Of November, 1910 With REGARD 10 ,a
@hch had been sequestcred since the Isl az Novcrcr
he Federal Government informed that tne, sss,i
pc released the I'd Of FEBRUARY IS1 l. provided L
United STATES should at that time have fulfilled their on
,sgemens, Of causing their flag 10 be respectcd M
ro'nhs Minister Of Foreign .4giys to M Seya7,ier IN
ster PteaSpoteanary Of France IN tie Jnited SUITES of
This engagement was fulfilled Mr. Burrows letter Of
november 81 1911 shows that the commerce of EngInnd