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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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Before November 1, 1810, Bonaparte seized and sold hundreds of American vessels and cargoes worth over thirty million dollars without promise of return. Since then, he released sixteen innocent vessels worth about a quarter million dollars, but required them to pay high French duties and export French produce, including two-thirds in luxury silks.
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MARK WELL—READER.
Before November 1, 1810, Bonaparte seized, sequestered and sold Hundreds of American vessels and cargoes, amounting to upwards of THIRTY MILLIONS of dollars! not one cent of which has he even promised to or will ever return. Since Nov. 1. he has ordered the release of Sixteen innocent vessels and cargoes (amounting perhaps in value to one quarter of a million of dollars;) which never violated his Berlin. and Milan decrees; and the detention of which was no better than downright tyranny and robbery! But though liberated, these vessels are not free, as all American vessels in English ports are:—They are compelled, after paying enormous French duties, to export the whole amount of their cargoes in French produce or manufactures, of which two thirds must be in the useless articles of luxury, French silks. Yet, shame to tell, there are those who call themselves Americans, who are so base as to proclaim this last act of Napoleon, a mighty boon, and to chuckle and exult thereat.
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France
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Before And Since November 1, 1810
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seizure, sequestration, and sale of hundreds of american vessels and cargoes worth upwards of thirty million dollars with no promise of return; release of sixteen innocent vessels and cargoes worth perhaps one quarter of a million dollars, but compelled to pay enormous french duties and export whole cargoes in french produce or manufactures, two thirds in luxury french silks.
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Before November 1, 1810, Bonaparte seized, sequestered and sold hundreds of American vessels and cargoes amounting to upwards of thirty million dollars, not one cent of which has he promised to return. Since November 1, he ordered the release of sixteen innocent vessels and cargoes, which never violated his Berlin and Milan decrees and whose detention was tyranny and robbery. Though liberated, these vessels must pay enormous French duties and export their whole cargoes in French produce or manufactures, of which two thirds must be in useless luxury articles like French silks.