Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-29


rated by MIR. kivcs ZOO dollars had been estimated
at $4,000 dollars by the American commission Of c;l L.
The value of another ship had been augmented from
5000 to 81 600 dollars IL lislt be said that mean
term had been taken Tor the valuation ofcacl vessel;
the Inconvenience was, that not only the cllis of the
anhricanS had been increased from 2,,,tU,OuO 30
!uO UOn, but that o,hny could be- known az The par
ties Ia whom the - DuU.uuO ought TO IL, paid. The
bill had been rejected last year aud at present new do
runirnts in proof Oi the debt furnished and vet
strange 10 say, the returns OF SD had with
those oi tie preceding car; not te lcas, resemblance
ist'd between the document tor the years
Tie would ask II burdens TO the Of 81 900 900
ior, ncludny the interest the would extend To
uat sum- ough, 10 be imposed upon the nation on the
strength oil such documents? IL had been said the claims
OF the Americans had been invariably admitted, but he
would assert that they had been admitted except
with regard 10 vessels burnt To prevent them from irving
Information relative To- the manosuvres of the French
squarons, and also with respect To vessels by
tine French Government subseqncntly TO $50 Claims
OF this nature would amount 600 900 at the utmost
Much has been said of the reduction OF the duty ON
French Wines bu. that reduction far having
been advantageous 10 France Interruptions from the
sloulders)
NJ Berycr.-" My assertion seem TO excite the dis
dam OF the Minister, but let be heard to an end
CLEAR, hcar)
The Minister of the Intcror'' Not word has been
uttered from the Ministerial benches"
NJ Lahtte-A gesture is often significant tllun
4 word
NJ Berryer, in continuation, said that Nj Dumon for
the sake no doubt ofbrcyity had omitted quote
ports of the Duke tie Bassaiio The frs, OF these reports
stated that no claim prior TO 1910 should be admitted
n he
was stated that A. under existing circumstances any
favor could be shown could only be vessels IA
had no knowledge OF the DEGREES lie would entreat
the attention of the Chamber to The fact that favour
not right here talked Of The grant OF favor was
by no means the recognition of right The Hon. De-
putty then said that Nessrs dc Nlontnorency d. Danas
and dc Polgnac, had more acknowledged the Anc.
rcan claim than the Duke dc Bassano With regard TO
The treaty Of the Floridas. he unable conceive
mat Span had been made TO pay what had been paid in
lSO3 lie then passed to the question the compensa
lions admitted in the treaty To the of 800 OOOf
IN favor OF France. lie considered that by the accent
ance oil that pay sum- the interests of France had been
sianeiuy sacrificed The danger of rejecting the bin
had been talked OF; the misery which rejection would
bring upon 900 900 oil the working had been
cd IN glowing colors France also gotalion with
NJ dc Lubrck but II would be argued the claims of
The Russians should be satisfied IN order TO pfeyen the
nIurmurs OF the working classes In uson the Hon
Deputy said that the chamber ght TO pronounce ON
inc American claim at n moment when that claim was
demanded with insult NJ Berger here quilted the tri.
bunc and received the Fluctuations vera ohis friends
on whom his speech produced considerable impression
NJ Nauguin requested the minister Foreign Affairs
10 produce IN The course OF o-inorrows sitting, the
gInal returns OF the American claims. lie intimated
mat compliance with this request would spare him
lthc Hon Deputy the necessity of entering tomorrow
INTO explanations that nigh prove dsagreeabe TO minis
teIs (Sensation amongst the Deputies of the cenue9
The President of the Council maintained ,hot tho 60
pies certified and delivered by the Government were in
every respect worthy of confidence Besides the or,ri-
nal documents relative TO the abors of the American
commission were not in his possession.
NJ lsaInbcft supported the demand of NJ Nauouin
NJ Dumon complained that Nj Berryer had arrued
iloHi new documents without having
ncated them to the committee.
The further discussion of the bill then postponed
IN tomorrow CThursday) the sitting was adjourned at
half past six.
THURSDAY, April iG
NJ. Dupn. Presdcnt--The sitting did not commence
un past clock IN consequences Of the slow arrival OF
uie deputies All the Ministers in their places
with the exception of NJ. de Rigny and NJ de Bropr
The attention of the Chamber particularly directed
towards the seats occupied by the Duke de Fitzames and
NJ dc Berrycr before whom placed formidable piles
OF papers and documents.
The order of the day the adjourned debate upon
he project OF law relative to the American treaty and
indemnity.
NJ tealier Dumas ndcd the tribune but from the
noise of conversation from almost all directions of thc
body of the Chamber the honorable deputy found il i'm
possible Tor ten minutes TO command hearing He
soicd himself during the above interval with drinking
several glasses OF water, to the small amusement Of
pe tia'oer AMER repeated efforts the part of the
President, a kind of half silence was obtained
NJ healier Dumas then observed, that notwithstand-
ing the extraordinary display of talent exhibited during
inc arguments made use OF on this occasion by the Hon
Deputy, Nj. Berger. On the contrary he ,hought !,
his duty to defend the first article of the treaty as con
sistent with the true principles of Justice and he should
equally give his support To the treaty of 1881 being con-
WINGED That was IN perfect unison with the true inter
est OF the country The Hon Deputy then entered into
certain Details which have been already giyep and CON
GUIDED oy strongly recommending the adoption of the
NJ lIenncqain next addressed The Chombcr ohsc,,;no
mat ine opinions expressed up TO the present moment
must nave had the effect OF involving the question in
Inc advocates of the
OF law would have 1T understood that the Americans lad
been very indulgent towards FranGaf 4a it was said
tlat the DEGREES nft}T Milan of spola-
non, from which IT argued that it the Americans
pressed their claims TO the full extent, they would have
demanded an indemnity for all the TO which those
iccrees applied The Hon Deputy trusted that he would
u able 10 convince the Chanber of the equity of t
Berlin and Milan decrces bat for that purpose he cons
ieTed necessary TO remind the Chamber OF the situation
81 the maritime rights of Europe the period in oues
on Here the Hon Deputy observations were totally
naudibc in the gallery consequence of the noise that
prevailed III the body of the Chanber1 When silence
ad Oeen partially restored he urged
On The subject of the vessels captured at ST Sebastian
Alter paying high compliment to the eIoouence with
which Nj Berryer had treated the same subject yester
lay The Hon Deputy concluded by voting against The
ifst article of the treaty
The Minister of the Interior ascendcd tho tribune -
lie commenced by soliciting the attention and patience
81 The Chamber on account Of the gravity of the sub
Get under consideration and Of the difficult
lies under which Ministers Observation-Disclosures fer treat
Than those of their opponents. The latter could com
nand the attention of the Chamber by producing some
xpectod documents, whilst Ministers were under he
painful necessity of establishing every fact in posye
manner. The Hon Deputy who had spoken Yesterday
with so much ability had departed twice from The qucs
onj he had At first talked of the legality Of the Berlin and
Milan decrees and afterwards made numerous attacks
against the American Documents; but this proceeding was
foreign to the real point of the question Ministers
lad used tie American documents only TO lie
french documents brought by them i'm proof Of
what they had advanced Since the debate of Yesterday
Ministers had verified different points in a manner cal
culacd 10 remove every doubt and to explain the pre-
tended enigma which explanations had been demand.
ed Ministers had been accused of eagerness 10 pay e
demands OF the United States; this head he would
remark that almost all the powers had granted u1cnni
TICS TO America Denmark had granted her 400 0O0f;