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

"s'"s rmn;re thew declared that '''sy .h, which |
fed if nterrr,sa e vessels from harrass
5wouiu nv .n,urr-inaly entering INT" tie w" wiz
!ne"tS sr,r had often manifested: MT 800
the shpt ~ lr said he authorised, that III case
dec:afiuld rive the required interpretations ano cns
Ira should refuse explanation which would DC ae
isnt th. President of the United stales "ouu II,sr
nnd an instant declaration of war against 'e '''''
Power. o, ,,.a,,s5 The Emperor
persisted in requiring repeal ct the oraefs 81 De-
- C,opnc before he would revoke the lHlperal D'
os and left it with the United States to OBTAIN s"c
8 renea bv their 'neansl letter tr0m a. "s THa
paGay to Mr. ARMSTRONG, Of i"tsf 3D. l9o9 in,S a.
fc4nt at reconciliation Was then aoahaoeo, anu ie
N,y Intercourse .ict remained in full vgor.
= rbc renrsals provoked by the Nom Intercourse 1ct
=. were not made Immediately. The htst was the De-
c,er Of Rambouilct, of March 2'd lel0 This Decree
the seizure and sale of all American vessels,
which should enter have entered the ports OF the En-
pre its colonies or of the counires occupied oy the
fmperal arms after the 10th Of May 1909 The produce
OF the sales was TO De transferred 10 TIE C"sSe 1No'
misunderstanding fund
- The decree of Ramboullet was in part, at least a
confirmation of preceding seizures American vessels
which forbidden from entering the ports OF the EN-
pre bv the Non-inercoursc 7 endeavored TO lude this
introduction: they reeuented the foreign ports occupied
by the imperial arms, and thus established an indirect
intercourse with France; the ports OF bscay Naples
and Holland being their prnc pal places oil rendezvous
This indirect trade which lesSened the rigor OF the '0R
intercourse in favor of both countries, was tolerated
by bo,l and it was by express permission OF General
Government that number Of American vessels entered
the port of Saint Sebasans towards the end Of loOo
and beginning of l5lO.-[Laters from The Minister Of
Var TO the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Of June 81, loO9,
and from, the Minister Of Var to General 7hOurenot, of
the 18Th of June, 1901 Under such circumstances,
were these vessels sezedn virtue Of Imperial decision
On the 18th of February, 1910, NJ de Chanpagny in
note to Mr. Armstrong informed him, that the Emperor
as soon he received knowledge of the Non intercourse
qct had ordered reprsals be made in the ports of o
land Spain Italy and Naples, and that The American
IL. IoI n1oH hncan The AnR a
seized French vessels.
Although the French Minister, in his communication
had made express distinction between sequestration
ard coniscation the American Minister made o9coie
complaint in his reply of March 10th, lSlO lie rep
resented that the ron-intcrcourse 7et was defensive
measure, the penal provision OF whlcn, INTENDED ony "
rive force to the warming had not been applied 10
snole French vessel whereas in the course OF the re-
prisas ordered the ports othe empire and OF It's aes
at least hundred American Vessels naa oeeh
ed-rReuort made by 81. de CkamPagny TO me Emperor
4vgua 2jth 1901 He compared the publicity given 10
The Nouintcreourse 7c which promulgated long be-
fore its execution, with the secret and ardy cprsas
,le effect Of which extended beyond the limits Of
tho em,;rc Whence came this sudden determination:
The Intercourse 7et officially communicated on
the 18th of April, 1900 No discomfort had been ex
messed with regard to measure of retaliation had
been announced; friendly though fruess negotiations
had been set FOOT and was III this state OF apparent
security that the American vessels had entered the ports
of allies OF the empire where tey were selZeu ny Iue
The vessels seized at Saint ebasans carried to
Bavonne where they sold The cargoes seques-
tered in the ports of Holland, were ceded to the Enpe-
ror by the treaty Of March lGth 1870 for hts disposition
according circumstances and to the political relations
with the United States
The commercial intercourse between France and the
United Sates again interrupted. On the lst OF
Nav $50, the American Congress prolonged the proh
billions of the N0ancgcoursc . well as the d.scre
tsnary power of the President to withdraw them. If
before the Sd of March, ISL, either Of the two begc-
rent powers should repeal or modify its DEGREES, and
cease do violence to the neutral commerce Of the T.
Saics the President to declare IT by proclamation;
and the other power should not follow this eX-
ample the tonatcrc0urSc .7c to be put ia force
against H. three months after the Presidents prociaa
ton.
The act of MAY 1st WAS communicated to the belge
rent powers, and France set the example of return to
the customs Of civilized nations. The Minister OF Fo-
reign Affairs announced to the American Minister, by
letter of August 5th 1910, which inserted in the
Moniteur four afterwards that the Berlin and Milan
DEGREES revoked with the understanding, however,
that in consequence of this declaratlon The English
should revoke their orders in council or the Americans,
sgreeably the act Of May is should cause their rights
to be respected.
The repeal of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES
compand By tesm9Riq fyeR tt ssod saf
their prosperity and the extension of their are
conforlnabe with the views of his policy The indie
pendence Of the United States forms of the princi
pal titles of France TO glory Since that period the En-
peror has with pleasure enlarged the United States; and
lie will regard in unison with the interests Of his
empire, every circumstance which contribute 10 the
independence, the prosperity AID the liberty OF Anne
RIGA" This return TO good feeling was, however, ac-
companed by most rigorous proceeding. We have
that American vessels and had been seized
in several ports Of the empire or in those OF its allies as
at Antwerp Saint Sebastian and in Holland A part
of these vessels and cargoes still remained under seques
ation the remainder had been sold and the produce Of
the sales deposited in the CaSSc d3mortisssmest On
the 9Th Of August 1870 decree issued al 1ranon,
ordering the sale of the American vessels and goods
which still under sequcstraon, and the payment
into the National Treasury Of the produce Of all the sales
of those which had been made previously well Of
those ordered by the decree.
The T,anuu Decree was rot made public in any way;
it was unknown in the United States. Before his
turn to America, MIR. Armstrong informed by the
Minister Of Finance (thc Duke Of Gdetu that the Ram
boue Decree had been repealed soon as the repeal
OF tile Non-initrcourse Act had been made known in
France and that the seizure of the property
Of retaliation, which would be conducted conterna
bly, with the principle Of repsisas
The Federal Government, cohtidag fully in these
misses. fulfilled the conditions which they made.
On the I'd Of November lcl0. the President of TIE
United States, by Proclamation, announced the repeal
of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, and the removal Of all
the restrictions imposed upon the commerce Of France
by the Nom Intercourse .7t Orders conormabe with
the terms Of this Proclamation, givon the
day, by the Treasury Department to the Custom house
officers, and they commanded to apply and after
the I'd Of February following, the vessels of every
kind and productions Of England and It's dependencies,
all the prohibitions Of the Nom ktecourSc .7ct.
AS suon the Emperor had been Informed Of these
measures he gave orders for carrying his promises into
effect. a letter from the Minister Of Finance [datcd
December 2lLh 1870 and published in the dfonHeur eMe
2thl announced TO the Director General of the Custom
houses that the Decreesaf Berlin and Milan to
be applied TO any American vessel which should enter
the ports of the Empire, should have entered them
since the LIST Of November, 1910. With regard TO those
which had been sequesered since the lst of November,
the Federal Government was informed that they would
be released the I'd Of Feb uary, 1911, provided the
United States should at tut E,e have fulfilled their
gagemens. ofcausnS their flag 70 be respected Letter