Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-12
Richmond, Va, Tuesday, Jan. ~


from the National gencer of the 9TH instand the
other, from the Pennsylysnian of the 9Th With the
exception Of The which the latter article points
out have doubt that the former n correct
statement OF the tina! proceedings of the Board of Com
mssioners under the French Treaty Our readers car
scarcely have forgotten the great hue cry which has
been recently raised for party purposes by the Orators
and presses OF the Opposition To the alcge
of the interests OF American citizens the adjustment
made by the present Administrative of these ancient
and disputed demands About l2 months ago, MIR
Sprague the Senate of the u States although he had
himself participated in the ratification of the
Treaty in that body, vehemeny declared that the Ad
:" minstraon had for the sake of a final adjustment
&c sacrificed the just and righteous claims of our mer
q chants 10 immense amount--to at least, ten mil.
az lions of dollars and that safer making the most
liberal deductions from the amount claimed the Arne
rcan merchants would receive but taeonty per centa
fifth part of their just due Aud, but the other day .
we have have seen Wing Orator in own llousc Of
Delegates who but three years ago loudes in prise
OF this Diplomatic achievement, tnreiiing Of his
ray on the mere occasion of the Election of Pubic
Irtnter, TO dcnounce "he bungng diplomacy by which
he (he said Orator) says, our Just claims France
have been compromised at less than QUO third"
And now. what turns out 10 be the fact: Why that
Instead of 20 or 80 l-3 per cent more Man si1fy per
cent of these stale and hitherto desperate claims will
paid by the stipulated in Tie Treaty. for the inte
rest Of which the the subioncd article speaks
being to be paid with the ;nstame they respective
~ become due fcrns an integral part of the stipulated
indemnity and is estimated SUCH by Mr.. Rives. in
his official communication of the Treaty the Govern
ment This DIVIDEND too is declared, after the whole
three years and haf-(ha being the period of the ex
sencc and Iabors of the Board of Commissioned
every species OF colorado claim which could by posi-
bility, be sustained.
| And what do the published Documents show? That
Mr. Gallatin, than " honi man has had inti-
acquaintance with this whole subject cxpressed in
official Dispatch 10 the Governnen mt his opinion that
the total amount and just claims of every description on
France did not exceed fire millions of dollars-and of
that amount there were tieo millions, which he said
:" there can be no expectation will be obtained" -
But, surprising that the in their natural
anxiety TO extend the benefits of the Treaty TO every
plausible case made out before them, may not
have fallen into erro-where is the of business at
all convcrsant with such affairs, who, considering the
character o these caimshoic long they had been pend
ing and ho,c SenuOmsiy contesed-that they had been
Intellectually prosecuted for quarter of cenury-that
three distinct Revolutions had passed over them in
France-and that three distinct Missions from this
country had failed to obtain the smallest
their absolute settementwi not say, that dividend of
even less Than 90 per upon claims ancient and
so disputed and which had been hitherto despared of
by the claimants was most advantageous and
ul compromise WHO will not say it-except the
facous parzan, who will say thing to-day and
| say it Tomorrow
(ErOna tho National InteHigencer)
"CLAIMs on FRAScE.-A letter to the Editors of the
Baltimore American, from friend at Washington com
inuncaes the information, that the for
the adjustment of the claims of citizens under the
Indemnity treaty. concluded their abors the night
the 3lst ult. and finally adjourned The Commissioner
allowed CT aims on 36l vessels TO the of nine
millions three hundred and iftytwo thousand one hun
dred and ninety three dollars and fortyseven cents
This is equivalent TO about SO I-2 cents on each dol
lar awarded without calculating the interest already due
on The original indemnity agreed on, and which would
increase the dividend about 10 per cent The whole
number OF memorials presented was 3l4S of which about
loOo obtained allowances the balance rejected Claims
about $40 vessels presented and 3Gl obtained
allowances; the balance rejected Upwards one mil
lion OF dollars was awarded claims allowed until
within forty eight hours of the expiration of the Com
mission, and which before that period considered
rejected cases -
(Fr0m tie Pcnnsyiranian)
''CLAiMs oN FRANcE.-ln paragraph the subject
OF our claims on France, which extracted from the
Baltimore Americans into paper of yesterday it was
mentioned that OF the by the late Board
of Commissioners, upwards of one million of dollars
were awarded claims allowed unii within forty
eight hours OF the expiration of the Commission and
winch before that period considered as rejected
cases
awe have been requested to that the information
received by the American altogether mistaken in the
particulars which we have quoted No claims were al.
lowed within the last few days of the commission nor
were those which formed the subject of the latest awards
OF class that had ever been rejected