The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-16

Direct Trade With Hranes.
Xne foliowtng - = trAuslatIon Of ~ lAtteY
from Mr. =. Lacoutufe 10 Kader Bleex. Esq.
President o. TIE NorfoIk 1Esrchants, and 1Ee-
shantcs' Ass0ciAtion, 10 which ~ briefy a.
luded yesterday:
PARrs, Oct. a, 1859.
Dsav Ss. War and obstacles Of every kind
suscitafed ~ jeaions rivalries had paraiy yzed
tiit now All my efforts 70 create direct rela-
tions between France and Norfolk to contend
agsinst them was Obliged TO rcdeubie my en-
ergy. caused the letter. Of Colonel Payne
20 oe Published, with the resolutions of the
cities OF Norfolk ard Memphis had the
maps OF the Railroads Of the Central and
southern States published In the columns Of
tne 'Mur1oIk Argus" expressly engraved; In =
word 2 followed your counsel. interested
the press on the question and by dfnt Of pub
hciSys O0mmerce has understood at last the
se1icus advantages that the limo Of Norfolk
was Offering to IT in the present and the fu-
ture. l:made the most Of the arguments pre-
sented by Colonel Payne and demonstrated
t1At II Was not simple mercantile operation,
out IN reality national undertaking that was
to De created contrived at last to organize
at Paris an important compton commercial
agency which will represent the interests Of
the South. / took the charge with the aid Of
liar house at Norfolk which will represent
the French interests. Both Comptoirs will be
In regular correspondence and will consign
rectprocally leach other the goods Forwarded
each other of the wants of both countries, of
the price and nature of the goods TO forward,
SO as never to encumber the maj ket nor cause
any depreciation.
The Compton at Paris. represented by
Messrs: Aycafd. Grand and Girard, very able
ana Influential mon, will solicit g0ods from
the French producers and manufacturers to
have them known as specimens (sampies) on
the Norfolk market; and the French Compton
at Norfolk will take orders which he will
transmit to that at Paris. In return the Comp
toir of Paris will sell or cause to sell for the
best Of the American merchants the goods for
warded to France.
hope that the first vessel will arrive at
Norfolk on or before the 25th of December
next; she will serve as a pioneer OF the steam
line, and when this will be in operation, it
will find profit Of the relations thereby crea-
ted The first vessel will be consigned to the
Merchants and Mechanics Exchange. in tho
person of its President.
I made a contract with the Directors of the
Compton of Paris, to fix in a regular manner
its relations with the Compton of Norfolk.
l am happy, Mr.. President to announce to
you this good news. spared neither care nor
trouble to obtain this result and justify the
confidence of which you were pleased to honor
| me in the name of your Association, which
receives in its bosom my son and myself.
The means of the operation depends now on
Norfolk: if French goods can be sold advan-
tageously, the line will be created forever, and
we will have no more rivalry to dread.
did not want to leave France before had
attained to the aim had fixed to myself ]
Will make now my disposition to return SO as
| to proceed with you in Norfolk, to the same
organization.
The establishment in France of the general
warehouses created by law, will permit to
sell probably all the American produces with
out having to fear any depreciation.
Ipray you to accept personally, the express
sion of my distinguished consideration.
EDWARD LAC0UTURE.