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[No. 14, of Vol. lII.]
R E
OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE,
» ON THE SUBJECT OF THE
COD and WHALE FISHERIES.
[con T I N UF.D.]
No. XI.
AN ACT of the King's Council of State, for the
encouragement of the commerce of France
with the United States of America.
December 29th, 1787.
Lxtraß frem the Records of the Council oj State.
rpHE King desirous of encouraging the commerce of his sub-
JL jests, with the United States of Americj, and of facilitating
between the two nations connexions reciprocally ufeful : Having
heard the report of the Sreur Lambert, Counsellor of State, and
of the Royal Council of Finance, and Commerce, Comptroller
General of Finance, his Majesty being in his Council, has ordain
ed and does ordain as follows :
ARTICLE I.
Whale oils and fpermacasti, the produce of the fifhe r ie* of the
citirens and inhabitants of the United States of America, which
shall be brought into France dire&ly in French vefTels, or in those
of the United Slates, shall continue to be fubjetted to a duty on
ly of seven lvres ten sols the barrel of five hundred and twenty
pounds weight, and whale-fins shall be fubjeft to a duty of only
fix livres thirteen sols four deniers the kental, with the ten sols
per livre on each of the fa id duties ; which ten sols per litre shall
cease on the last day of December one thousand seven hundred
and ninety ; his majesty reserving to himfelf to grant further fa
vots to the produce of the whale fifheries carried on by the fifh
ermen of the United States of America, which shall be brought
into France in French vessels, or in thole of the United States, if,
on the information which his Majesty cause to be taken there
on, he shall judge it expedient for the mtereft of the two nations.
11. The other fifh oils, and dry or salted filh, the produce in
like manner of the fifhenes of the citizens and inhabitants of
Untied States, and brought also dire&lv into France, in their,
or in French vessel-, fhal not pay any other nor greater duties
than those to which the os and fifh of the fame kind, the produce
of the filheries of the Hanfeatic Towns, or of other the moll fa
vored nations, are or shall be fuhj in the fame cafe.
111. The manufacture of candles and tapers of fpermacasti,
shall be pcimitted in France, as that of other candles and tapers.
IV. Corn, wheat, rye, rice, peas, beans, lentils, flaxfeed and
other feeds, flour, trees and shrubs, pot-ash and pearl-ash, {kins
and fur of beaver, raw hides, furs .and peltry, and timber brought
from the United Stales direflly into France in French vefTels or
in those of the United States, (hall not be fubjc£t but to a duty of
one eighth per cent, on their value.
V. VefTels built in the United States and fold in France, or pur
chased by Frenchmen, shall be exempt trom all duties, on proof
that they were built in the United States.
VI. Turpentine, tar and pitch, the produce of the United
States of America, and brought directly into France in Frerith
vefTels or in those of the United States, shall pay only a duty of two
and a half per cent, on their value ; and as well the duties men
tioned in this as in the fourth article, shall be exempt from all
addition ot sous per livre.
VII. The exportation of arms of all forts, and of gunpowder,
for the United States of America, shall be always permitted in
.French vessels, or in those ot the United States, paying for the
arms a duty of one-eighth per cent, on their value ; and gunpow
der in that cafe shall be exempt from all duty, on giving a cau
tionary bond.
VIII. Papers of all forts ; even paper hangings and coloured
papers, paste-board and books, shall be exempt from duties on
their embarkation for the United States of America, in French
vessels or in thofc of the United States, and (hall be entitled in
that cafe to a rcftitution of the fabrication duties on paper and
paftc-board.
JX. The admiralty duties on the veflels of the United States
entering into, or going out of the ports of Fiance, (hall not be le
vied but conformably with thcedi6l of the month of June Jaft,
in the cases therein provided for, and with the letters-patent ot
the tenth of January, one thousand seven hundred and seventy,
lor the objetts foi which no provision shall have been made bv
the said edict : his majesty refcrving to himfelf moreover to make
known his intentions as to the manner in which the said duties
shall be levied, whether in proportion to the tonnage of the ves
sels or otherwise ; as alio to fimplify the said duties of the ad
miralty, and to regulate them as far as (hall be possible, 6n the
principal ot reciprocity, as soon as the orders shall be completed
which were given by his Majesty aceoraing to the twenty-fixih
article of the said edi£t of the month ot June last.
X. The entrepot (or flonng) ot all .the produdtions and mer
chandize of the United States, shall be permitted for fix months,
in all the ports of France, open to the eommcrce of her colonies ;
and the said entrepot shall be fubje£l only to a duty of one-eighth
per cent.
XI. To favor the exportation of arms, hardware, jewellery,
bonnetery* of wool and of cotton, coarse woolens, small dra
peries and ftuffs of cotton of all forts, and other merchandizes of
French fabric,* which lhall be sent to the United Slates of Ame
rica in French vcflfels, or in those of the United States, his Ma
jesty reserves to himfelf to grant encouragements which shall be
immediately regulated in his council, according to the nature of
cach of the said merchandizes.
XII. As to the other merchaudizcs not mentioned in this ast,
brought dir diy into Fiance from the United States, in their or
in French vefTtls, orcarricd fiom France to the said United States
in French veflels, or in those of the United States, and with ref
peft to all cominerc al conventions whatsoever, his Majesty wills
and ordains that the citizens of the United States enjoy io France
the fame rights, privileges and exemptions with tne fubje&s of
h:s Majesty : saving the execution oi what is provided in the
ninth article hereof.
XIII. His Majesty grants to the citizens and inhabitants of the
United States, all the advantages which are enjoyed, or which may
be hereafter enjoyed by the mod favored nations in his colonies of
America ; and moreover his Majesty aflares to the said citizens and
inhabitants of the United States, all the privileges and advantages
which his own fubjedtsof France enjoy, or shall enjoy, in Asia and
* Th-s te r m :rc f udes bcnnets, Jocks, under tcaiftcoati
4;2uers, £ 'll\s and m ,'tcns, as fold by the bonneiiers.
POR T
Wednesday, June 15, 1791-
in the seas leading thereto : Provided always that their vefTel $
shall have been fitted out arid dil'patched in ioine port of the Uni
ted States.
His Majesty commands and orders M. le due de I'enthievre,
Admiral of France, the Intcndants and Commissaries de parti in
the provinces, the Commissaries oe parti for the obfrrvauon ot
the ordinances in the admiralties, the Officers of the admiialtics,
Matters of the ports, Judges des twites, and all others to whom
it shall belong, to be aiding in tfieexecution of the present regu
lation, which shall be regifteied in the offices of the laid admiral
ties, read, published and polled wherever (hall be necessary.
Done in the King's Council of State, his Majesty present,
tieid at Verfalllcs the twenty-ninth ot December,
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.
(Signed) ' Le Ct. De La LUZERNE.
[ To be continued.)
Edenton, (N.C.) May 27.
To the President of the United States oj America.
The Address of the Merchants, Traders and prin
cipal Inhabitants oj the tow/i oj Fayetteville.
S 1 K„
\LTHOUGH our voice can acid little to the
general acclamation which attends you,
nid to your Excellency must be of finall moment,
/et a mid It the warm congratulations on the ap
pearance in this state of their beloved Chief Ma
gistrate, our silence would indicate a want of re
fpeft ; a silence which would be the more repre
hensible in a community so largely interested in
trade and navigation, more peculiarly under the
directing hand of that government in which
you prelide.
Could any incident encreafe the veneration
we feel for your illuitrious charadter, heretofore
so fully ellablilhed as the soldier, the Itatefman
and the patriot, it is your present expedition, in
undertaking at an advanced period of life, a
long and laborious journey for the purpose of
advising yourfelf, by personal observations and
enquiry, of the true interests of the several Jlatcs
which compose our confederation. From this
tour we pref'age the happy consequence, that
those who are not yet iatisfied with the renden
cy, operation and effects of the present constitu
tion of the union, will be convinced of its superior
excellency to ail former systems of government.
Throughout your journey we wifli you as
much fatisfadtion as can attend it, and if in its
progress we are to be honoured by your visitati
on, the citizens of Fayetteville will be happy in
every attention which may contribute to your
pleasure and convenience.
Under the impression of the importance of a
life so valuable to our country we commit it to
God, with our moll fervent prayer, that it may
long be preserved as full of liappinefs as it hatli
been already full of glory. '
D one at the general meeting of the Citizens of
Fayetteville, at the State-house, on Friday, the
I Jth of jjpril, I 791.
JOHN HAY, Chairman.
The above address was to have been presented to
the Frefdent at Wilmington, but he had Ljt that
place before the paper arrived, it was delivered to
him in Brunfwick county, on the ibth alt. To which
he returned the jollowing anfwtr :
To th/ Citizen.< oj Fa yett e v 11, le.
Gentlemen,
IT is due to your goodness and to my own feel
ings, that 1 fliould express ihe sensibility ex
cited by your address, and that I should acknow
ledge the grateful pleasure with which I receive it.
My best services are more than compensated by
the affectionate partiality of my fellow citizens,
and my most anxious willies are gratified ill ob
fervingtht happinef, which pervadesour country.
The very favourable change already nianifeft
ed in our political fyftein, juftifies the prediction
that the future operations of the general govern
ment will be alike conducive to individual pros
perity and national honor.
Should it consist with the necefl'ary arrange
ments of my journey, 1 fball be happy in a per
sonal opportunity in confeliing my obligations
to the regard of the citizens of Fayerteville. In
any event 1 entreat them to be persuaded of my
lincere willies for their welfare.
The Apdr ess oj /he Inhabitants of the Town oj
Wilmington. North-Carolina,
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Sir,
WE wait 011 you to offer the tribute of vefpec r t,
gratitude and esteem, so jufllv due toyour
exalted flation, your eminent public services, and
the extraordinary virtues that adorn your cha
racter.
53
0 :0. WASHINGTON.
[Whole No. 222.]
We thank you for the high honor conferred
on us by your vilit to this place in your tour
through the fotuhern Hates, and you with
the most cordial welcome to the chief feaporc
town of the extenhve Itate of North-Carolina.
It may be proper to oblerve, Sir, that if the
progrefsof agricultural and commercial improve
ment, in the llate of which we are a part, bore
any proportion to the great natural resources it
contains, this town would probably have fur
inounted some of the obvious disadvantages of
its situation, and become more worthy ot the
honor it now enjoys by your presence.
Truly sensible that a system of government, at
once benignant and efficient, is the Aire source
of fafety and prosperity to every country where
it obtains, we anticipate, with great pleasure,
the effectual operation of the new coniftitutiofi,
persuading ourselves that the fame wisdom, libe
rality, and genuine patriotism, of which there i«
so illiiUrions an example in the conduct of our
Chief Magiltrate, ai;d have hitherto influenced,
will continue to temper the councils of the na
tion ; we aidently hope that admirable political
fabric, reared upon the basis of public virtue, may
prove a strong pillar of support to the union of
the dates—improved and ftrengthed by revolv
ing years, may it be as durable asyour fame, and
extend the blessings of civil liberty to the latest
ages.
Accept, Sir, our humble testimony, in addition
to the innumerable instances you have experi
enced, in proof that the fame sentiment pervades
the bieafts of the citizens of the United Stales
universally, that to you, principally (under Pro
vidence) our common country is indebted for li
berty and independence, that those invaluable
acquisitions are become the means of permanent
happiness, is equally an occasion of gratitude to
you.
May you long continue on earth your coun
try's glory and human nature's great ornament,
and finally, in an immortal lhite receive from the
Great Protector of the Universe, the rich reward
that awaits the diltinguifhed benefaiSors of man
kind.
THE PRESIDENT'S ANSWER
To the Inhabitants of the town ofW ilmincton.
G F. N T I. F. M E N ,
Appreciating with due value the fenrj
ments you are pleased to express for my Ra
tion and charaJler, 1 lhould fail in candor and
refpetl: not to avow the grateful sensations excit
ed by your address, for which I thank you with
unfeigned sincerity.
Reasoning from the rapid progress of improve
ment throughout the United States, and advert
ing to the facility which every undertakinginuft
derive from a fettled system of government, the
obviation of those disadvantages, inipofed byfitu
ation on your town, may, 1 think, be calculated
upon within no very distant period.
The fanclion which experience has already
given to the salutary influence of the genera] go
vernment on the affairs of the United States, au
thorises a well-founded expectation that every
aid which a wife and virtuous legislation can ren
der to individual industry, will be afforded, and
creates a pleasing hope, that the happinefsof her
citizens will be commensurate with the growing
dignity and importance of our country.
1 express a heartfelt sentiment in wishing to
your town and its inhabitants a full proportion
of general and particular felicity.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
{IMPROMPTU.) M. MIRABEAU.
WHENE'ER he spoke, the world aftonifh'd heard;
For, more than everTuLLY was, appear'd—
Pajl, prefcnty and to come, were all combin'd,
And foim'd one simple idea on the mind.
As lightning quick, and as a fun-beam clear,
He flafh'd convi&ion, or he trill'd with fear.
But ah, the fad reverse, when pleasure fmil'd,
This Giant politician—was a child.
A Lift of arrived at the Port of Philadelphia,
jrom January the Ift to June jft, 1791.
27 Ships, "]
76 Brigs,
4 Snows,
27 Schooners,
44 Sloops,
509 Coaiteis.
G. WASHINGTON.
}• From Foreign Ports.
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