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Washington, District Of Columbia
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On October 15, 1803, French Foreign Minister Talleyrand informs Danish envoy Mr. De Royer of modifications to the June 12 decree on neutral commerce during hostilities, easing restrictions on northern goods, forced entries, land transports, non-English merchandise, and origin certificates.
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The minister of the exterior relations, to his excellency Mr. De Royer, the envoy extraordinary, and minister plenipotentiary of Denmark.
SIR,
The minister of the interior is charged with the execution of the decree of the 12th June, respecting neutral commerce with the French republic, during the actual existence of hostilities. I ought to have transmitted the notes which your excellency had addressed to me, relating to that decree; I did not receive the answer till a few days ago, which I hasten to communicate to you.
These communications import, that the decree cannot be absolutely revoked, but that the neutral powers will certainly be satisfied with the modifications which it has received.
For the purpose of making you acquainted with these modifications, I borrow the very terms of the minister of the interior.
'I. Iron and lumber from the north, and other articles which belong to maritime provisions, or which can come only from these countries, are admitted without exceptions, although they should not be accompanied with the certificate required by the decree aforesaid.
2. The entry of a vessel really forced by stress of weather, or by other accidents into England, and which does not unload her cargo, nor take in a new one, shall not be a motive for her being excluded, except her cargo shall offer some other motive for suspicion.
3. The returns of counter value prescribed by the 3d article of the decree, during their passage by land, concerning the precautions which transports made in that manner, in the case of exchanging, are precautions which neither shall weigh on the captain, nor on the strange vessel, but solely on the owner. or French consignee.
4. They admit into our ports, without any formality, all merchandize, which carry with them a character, such as one cannot suppose to be coming from England or from her colonies--an exception is made for the productions of the North, the Levant and of the French colonies.
5. Finally, the custom-house officers are authorized to receive as an equivalent, certificates of origin, delivered in form by the local authorities, when the republic has no commercial agent at the place of departure.'
Receive, sir, the assurance of my perfect consideration.
(Signed) TALLEYRAND.
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Paris
Event Date
October 15, 1803
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modifications to the june 12 decree easing restrictions on neutral commerce: admission of northern iron/lumber without certificates, leniency for vessels forced into england, precautions on land transports borne by owners/consignees, admission of non-english merchandise without formality (with exceptions), acceptance of local origin certificates.
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Talleyrand transmits the interior minister's response to Danish concerns about the June 12 decree on neutral commerce during hostilities. The decree cannot be revoked but has been modified to satisfy neutral powers, with five specific changes outlined regarding admissions, exceptions, and formalities.