Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-10


Z, Influence in The present instance, in cmbodenng
France to violation of her pghted faith aud the con-
tempt OF her solemn engagements
A FRIEND OF TRUTH
ITEMS about he French Treaty.
Inc ~ T. Journal of Commerce publishes the follow
ing extract OF letter from very respectable source
dated Paris Dec. q:
'lf Gen. Jackson in his Message should recommends
nonntercoursc with France unless our claim is allow
cd, the strong probability is that the appropriation will
be made IT he does not, there is strong probability
that the appropriation will be denied"
The New York Gazette Of Saturday says:--"Priyatc
letters from France late the 10Th of last month
give various opinions TO the result of the deliberations
IN the Chambers, as to providing for American ndcmni-
ties agreeably to the Treaty. The most prevalent be-
lief was that the Treaty with this country would be APP
proved Of
The National Tntellgcncer states that lc,crs have
been received in this city, from different citizens of the
United States, public well as private men now i'm
france expressing the most decided opinion that the
Dill Tor carrying INTO effect the Treaty with the United
States viii pass the French Chambers The proceedings
IN those bodies, however. sometimes in Congress
slow and occasionally datory so that seemed moi
to be expected that bin would be carried through the
two Chambers very early in the session Every hing AT
the latest dates, porended the passage of the bill"
The following is extract from t,co volumes of Let
tiers Just printed at London and Paris under tho name
of "Simcons Letters TO his knsfolk and other great
People written chiefly from France and Belgium in the
years 1852, 1888 and lS3f--by Simeon South. ESQ"
Letter TO the Right Hon. the Earl GREY
"PARIs, May ~. 1884.
There was a solemn Treaty entered into with the IT,
millions OF francsdae justly money scas due
from nation to another and although in his speech
OF Nov iS2 the King said the question naiy set
ud the Dill drawn for part of il protested and the
Treaty of 1881 annullcd. The Americans have waited
patiently three years-will they submit any longer?
think net Theirs, Gulzot, and the Docrinaries may
affect to dcspse the United States Ju there are
for snspecting that Amoiea acU assume an aAituds t
eW make her more respected than in Europe What
would you say, my Lord, u you hear Of iona
than setting GuddaOipc and AfaTtini0tc and MocLod
ing all the ports Of France? Would YOU my Lord
interfere? should think will take upon myself
TO say that Jonathans tu ships, arh their hts of
striped bunting, would be able to prevent either French
ianof-war or French merchant vessel, showing the
end even of jb-boom beyond the mouth of a seaport
uutll not only the % millions with interest," but also the
expense of such expeditions the process
The debt may incur. grant that if you put all the
French ships of in the Navy list in full commission
with well trained sailors to fully them the case
would be altered " The empire of the French" as
MADAME De Stoel justly observed, sis the land" and
happen to be sufficiently acquainted both with the Anne
rcan and French Naves to say, that the latter has pro-
portonaby fewer ships ITS lists fit for service and
worse trained sailors TO them than any other power
and that the former has not only the greatest proper
Tomato number in their fleet of the best equipped ships
but also Sailors all equally well trained and Courageous
as those OF any country.
Lafayette is exceedingly annoyed at the manner in
which The American Claims have been treated spent
some hours with him two days ago. He was i'm tcsDar
about the affairs fFrance;when We talked of America
all his energies seemed revive His last e1ressioss
TO me about Colonial niSrale, hare registered He and
others have also protested the Associations BILL but he
weak and confined to his bed do think he will ever
AGAIN appear on the theatre of public affairs The div-
SION IN the Chambers che American question: has
ed modification, not for the hetter in the Ministry
The only man In it, whom the sensible part of the COM
mun!ty respected, although DcctTnaire was the Due
de Broge. lie has resigned in disgust. Theirs takes
the Portfolio OF the INTERIOR dragging along with him
nearly all the attributons of the Minister of Commerce
and leaving very little in the power of his successor
NJ Duchatel.'
letter from Washington states, that Mr.. Clay had