The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-03-20 00:00:00, page 1

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THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED,
A New Theory,
7he DIURNAL ROTATION OF THE
EARTH:
Demonstrated upon Mathematical Principles,
from the properties of the Cycloid and Lite Epi
cycloid,
WITH
AN APPLICATION OF THE TIIEOBY,
To the explanation of the various Phenomena of
the Winds, Tides and of those Stony and Me
tallic concretions which have fallen from Hea
ven upon the surface of the Earth.■
By JOHN WOOD,
Author qf Elements of Perspective, prin.
ted in London, in 1799.
December 14.
FOR SALE, the following P/iOPEJtrr in
-the Town of Waynesborough, viz:
The Tatern occupied by William Brown—
The House contains ten rooms and live fire places,
■with a portico in front ; a large complete Store
Hocse adjoining, a cellar under the whole, and a
log kitchen on a lot opposite, a stable 60 by 30
feet- The builidings (kitchen excepted) are
frame, put up about five or six years: Also the
adjoining lot and old buildings, long occupied as
a Tavern. The garden ground is of the first
quality : Also two out lots, one of five, the other
two acres, together, with or without, as might
suit the purchaser. One hundred acres of well
timbered Land, lying on both sides the Turnpike
in Rockfish Gap.twq to three miles from the a
foresaid property :—All the roads leading from
flie west to Rockfish, unite at Waynesborough,
and being situate in a popular neighborhood, U ;
believed to be one of the best stands for public
business in the upper country. Possession may
be had on the 25th of June next.—Apply to Ro
bert Porterfield, who also offers for saj-b, the
following
MILITARY LANDS
IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY,
No. 164—1200 acres on the Ohio, at the mouth
of Delaware Creek.
No. 304—1333 1-3 acres on the Ohio, adjoining
the above, &c.
No. SI7—1200 acres on Delaware creek, adjoin
ing James Curry, &e.
No. 319—1200 acres on said creek adjoining No.
317, &c.
No. 394—12U0 acres on Hunting creek adjoiuiog
John Baytop, 8tc.
No. 548—1200 acres adjoining Wan. Campbell’s
entry, Sec. near the lands reserved
These locations are specially, made, copies of
which, together with copies of all live military
entries made belo\v the Tennessee, certified by
the principal surveyor of the military lands, are
in my possession. It has been stated to me that a
great portion of the above lands are of the first
quality ; £* that neck of land bounded by the Ten
nesser river, the Ohio, the Mississippi and the
Tennessee fine, lias been generally represented
fay these who have explorea.it, to possess superior
local advantages to hny Iruct of equal extent in
the western country. The Indian claim to the
X.ands in question is now about to he extinguish
ed, commissioners being appointed for that pur
pose, when those lands v. ill unquestionably be of
good value.
Also, 844 acres on the S. W. side of the
Cumberland, one to two miles below the town of
Jiddyville—This tract fronts on the river 43d
rles, part of the low- ground^ which is extensive,
heavily timbered ; and from the quantity of
earth eaten by wild animals at the river hank and
sundry places in the low ground, from my own
view and the opinion of others, it probably con
tains as rich a hotly of Fait, at any yet discovered
in the state of Kentucky.
Also, 483 1-3 acres adjoining the back line of
the above. These tracts were patented in the
year 1787.
IS THE STATE O f OUJO.
1000 acres on l)cer creek, about 3 miles from
Its mouth and about 9 or 10 miles from the seat
of government, includes an old Indian town, lies
W0 poles on the creek, affords an excellent mill
seat nnd a number of never failing spring*, per
haps from 5 to 600 acres of low ground, part of
which is henvily limbered, part prairie, a eons*
ilerable portion of which is inclosed and under
cultivation, some timothy meadow, fruit trce3
planted, and other improvements made. On the
high land are two large groves of sugar maple,
1000 acres of high land near Darby creek, a
faout three milts from the Sciotaand perhaps 23
miles from the seat of government—This tract
lies extremely well, is covered with a heavy
growth ol* oak, hickory, walnut, cherry, &c.
2000 in res on Mad river or its waj-eis, entered
second rate ; a true description i a shortly expect
ed.
333 1 3 seres on Whiteoak creek, not far from
the Ohio, entered second rate. Its true descrip
tion, together with that of two other small tracts,
is also shortly expected.
I am desirous of selling the ahoye lands alto
gether, ordhey will be sold separately for cash,
well secured bonds or other negotiable paper, or
part payment may he made in lands below, or in
the adjoining counties above the blue ridge. The
terms will hemadeknown by application to
ROBERT PORTERFIELD.
Augusta County, (Va.) Feb. 6. 2awtf
MANCHESTER TURNPIKeTCOMPANY?
•’■jf'MTE Stockholders are requested to meet at
flL Jlrookt't Tavern in Afanchette-, on the 4th
Monday in Alarch entiling. Special matters of
bx tinett important to the interest of the Company,
requite a full meeting and the early attendance •/
each member cit that day.
Pv oiuer of the IHreetnrs,
JAMES 11 RAND ER, Clk.
Mencbcucr, Feb. tdM
NOTICE.—The partnership *f John and Ro
bert Gamble, jr. will expire on thr first ol
Aprilnext. All those indebted to raid firm are
requested to come forward and settle their ac
counts, as longer indulgence cannot be given. —
Those having claims against the firm, will please
present them for payment.
JOHN G. GAM RLE,
ROBERT GAMBLE, Jr.
February 20._ ep6w
]^OH SALE—Earthen Ware in cratef assort*
. ed,
Green Coffee, Loaf Sugar,
Writing and Wrapolng Paper, an '.
Old rectified Whiskey of the very best qual
ity, by
Wm. W. DICKINSON.
March 9. t5 h A
READY MADE CLOTHE V. *
TIIE SUBSCRIBER intends keeping on
hand a constant supply of GAR ME N t’S
ready made, for the accommodation ofgentlcm i
from the country who wish to be furnished at
short notice. Apply nearly opposite the Eagle
Tavern to
C. FAIRCHILD,
Mt> chant Taylor.
March 6. tf
PENITENTIARY STORE,
DOMESTIC iVa RE-HOUSE.
DJ. BURR, in addition to the articles ina
• nutketun-d at the Penitentiary, offers for
sale an assortment of GOODS of ROME MA
NUFACTURE, viz :
Fine and coarse HATS of every description.
A regular supply of Cotton CLOTH, on con
signment from the Providence Manufactory, and
will be sold by the piece at the mill prices, viz :
Bedtickinc, Stripss, Checks & Pi.ain
Cloths, Spun Cotton, single and double,
home made Linen Sheetinc.
RICHMOND GUN-POWDER by the keg,
warranted of superior quality.
PHILADELPHIA PORTpR 8c AI.E in
cask? and bottles, and BEER in barrels.
Harness Leather, Wax Calf Skins, Boot Legs,
Coloured and Biack Roans.
Wanted to Hire, by the y3ar, a good
COOPER.
February 13. If
FOR SALE, at the Vendue Oilice ef rtie j
Subscriber,
30 hhda. 7 _, , _
20 bbls. C Muscovado Sugars,
10 hhda Philadelphia Loaf Sugar,
20 hhtjs Antigua Rum,
4 pipes real Cogniac Brandy,
20 bbls Apple Brandy,
Hare’s Beer in barrels and half bar aIs,
600 sacks Liverpool ground bait,
Green Coflee in bags, barrels and tierces,
A quantity of Seine Twine,
Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, IJ vson Skin,
ami Souchong l eas,
20 boxes brown Soap,
Rais.ns in boxes and kegs, and many other
articles.
JAMES BROWN, Jr. Juc'r.
March 2. ’ ’ tf
JUST RECEIVED, and FOR SALE—First
doer above the Eagle-Tavern :
Old Port, Claret ond Madeira Wines,
Gun-Powder, Imperial and Young Hyson Teas,
50 Bbls. and two hlids. Apple Brandy,
20 Bbls. Caruther's double distilled and rectified
Whiskey,
12 Hlids. and 10 barrels New-Orlcans Sugar,
20 Boxes New-York Tallow Caadles,
15 l")o. Spermaceti Do.
10 Bbls. Linseed Oil,
7 Hhds. Treakle,
1 Do. and 1 Crate Dottles,
25 Lbs. fresh nutmegs,
50 Bushels fresh Clover and Timothy Seed,
3 Hampers fresh Sallad Oil,
10 Dutch Cases white gdt bottles,
10 Boxes wall assorted Glass,
And in daily expectation of receiving 30 crates
of Liverpool green and blue edged Wares, Pas
sage Lamps, Candle Shades, See. Sec.
EDWARD HALL AM.
March 16. eptf
1 JUV&K. l.ftNUa PUK S.ILK.— 1
«» offer for sale, a valuable Plantation,situate in
Becir.iida Hundred, immediately in the conflu
ence of | an;es and Appomattox rivers, containing
hy an old survey 7.56 acres ; it reaches up James
river to the port and ballast hank, including near
ly all the wharfage ground. About one half of
Ike tract is cleared and the other half in woods
This plantation will always delight and reward
the fanner ; three hundred acres, or thereabouts,
of Hat land in the fork, on account of a superior
quality, hes been rated very high ; it would be
diflWdt to obtain land on James river above or
below the falls better adupted to the culture of
corn, wheat and tobacco. The fields are under
substantia! fences, mostly new. The buildings
consist of a comfortable small dwelling house,
with four rooms, newly done up ; an excellent
overseer’s houre with a brick chimney and two
rooms plaistered, a large granary with a wheat
machine on an improved plan ; h large tobacco
barn nearly new, dairy, smokehouse, negro lions
es, 8tc. This pixec possesses the advantages of
a thriving young apple orchard, many other ex
cellent fruit trees ; navigation to Petersburg, c
levi-n miles, to Richmond fifty, distance by Dm!
twenty three miles only, and a good fishery.
There is a plenty of meadow Isnd, also o mail
hank of excellent manure supposed to he inex
haustible.
The wharfage ground can he easily end expe
ditiously improved at a moderate ex[»cnce, and if
properly improved would instantly become the
resort of the Richmond shipping interest, ar.d an
important place of deposit lor that growing com
mercial city. Mr. Cullen Adams, my manager'
at the Hundred, will at any time shew thepre-'
jpiscs. For convenience, ! shall leave my terms
with his excellency John Tyler, and Daniel I,. I
Hylton, esq. of Richmond—as these gentlemen
have heen long acquainted with the Hundred, 1
take the libsrty of referring t<) them for further
information.
1 also offer for sale a valuable little FARM of
500 acres, situate on Appomattox river, adjoining
the lands of Mr. Jcrman Raker, Mr. George
Skip with and Mr. Edmund Eggleston in Cum
berland county ; for this tracf I ahouhl require
one third of the purchase money to lie paid down
and ths balance in t .vo annual payments. If no
private sale is previously made, I shall on th>»
Tract, expose it at public sale, to the h ighes’.
bidder, on the 2.»d dxy oJ Jrr,* next, and on the
payments already mentioned.
ARCHIBALD TJIWEATT.
Feteroburg, 16th March, 181(7, Hr
117 ANTED immediately, one or two good
V V workmen at the Coach-making business :
to master workmen liberal v/?ge9 will be given
by Messrs. Wren & Robinson, just Irtdovv the
j Swann tavern, on bhock/*-Hul, Richmond.
* February*!, ?*wlf
Europe,
Continuation of extracts from London fia
ficrs received at the office of the J\ier
cuntilc Advertiser, by the British Pack
et.
[We do not find, in our file of English pa
pers, that the following manly Address t(
the King from the Livery of London hat]
been permitted tq be presented to his ma
jesty. In consequence, the Lord Mayot
held a common hall, at which a number
of very spirited resolutions were passed.
The Lord Mayor informed the Livery
that the Remembrancer had calicd at the
Secretary of State’s office with the Ad
dress, and an intimation that it was inten
ted io present it on the levee day. Next
day he was told that it must be left at the
Secretary of State’s office, to be presented
'as was usual with all addresses except
those lrcm the two Universities and tl.a
corporation of London,) by him to his ma
jesty- On the levee day the Lord Mayor
told the Secretary of State that he then
had the Address in iiis pocket, and wish
ed to present it. The Secretary said it
was best to give it to him, and he would
save the Lord Mayor all further trouble.
To which his lordship replied, that he
would not consent tc present it to any one
except the King in person ; and that it
was the wish of both himself and the She
riffs to doit in any way which would save
his majesty mest trouble. The Secreta
ry said the King’s pleasure had been al
ready taken and expressed as to the mode
of presenting it. One of the Sheriffs then
demand? :•« audience of his majesty,
which the Secretary replied could not be
granted, except upon some especial and
expressed reason ; and that no audience
could be granted on a subject upon which
his majesty had al—ady expressed his
pleasures.] Mer. Adv.
CITY A D R D E S 3.
TO "^IE king’s most excellent ma.
JEST Y.
The humble and dutiful ulddress and Pe
tition of the Lord Mayor. jUdcrmen and
Livery of the city of London, in common
council assembled.
" Most Gracious Sovereign,
“ We, your majesty’s most du
tiful and loyal subjects, the Lord Mayor, Al
dermen and Livery of the city of London,
in Common Hall, assembled, most humbly
approach your Majesty at this awful crisis,
to exercise a duty no less paint'd} than im..
perious. It is to represent with humility to
vour majesty the deplorable situation of pub
lic affairs, that we have again approached
your Koval Person.
“ Attached to your majesty’s illustrious
house from affection 8c from duty, we should
ill demonstrate the sincerity of our loyalty,
were we to conceal from your majesty that it
is not amongst the least considerable of our
grievances, that attempts should have bean
made to brand your majesty’s faithful ruo
jects with disaffection to your person am*
government, whenever they have exercised
iheir indubitable right to complain of gross
abuses in the state, or to attribute the dis
graceful failure of expensive and calami
tous enterprises to the ignorance and inca
pability of those who either planned or cxe,
cuted them, as if infallibility were the
appendage of office, and belongs of right to
those who may be called into your majesty’s
councils.
vvuii equal gnei anu indignation wc
have seen the disastrous result of various ex
peditions in vvhicli your majesty’s armies
have been unhappily engaged, and which
most forcibly mark -he disgraceful imbecili -
ty of those distracted Councils, which have
so scandalously lavished the blood and trea
sure of a patient, loyal, and burthened
people,
“ Cowards the c.locc cf the preceding
year, your faithful citizens humbly expref/
seil to your Majesty their deep concern and
disappointment at the disgraceful conventi
on of Cihtra ; but wc have yet to deplore,
that due and efficient enquiry has not been
made into that disgraceful transaction.
“ It is equally painful to call to your ma
jesty’s recollection the melancholy fate of a
second army, assembled within the Peninsu
la under the gallant commander Sir <>>hn
Moore ; ignorant alike of the state ft, dispo.-u
lien of the Spaniard*, Sctlie force £c design's
of the enemy, this army being sent into the
interior of Spain, was in imminent danger
of being captured ; in this critical emergen ,
cy, and state of agonizing perplexity, aban
doned to his own resources, thi; hapless but
meritorious officer a,. length discovered that
lie had no safety but in flight; with the loss
of his ammunition, horses, specie, and bag
gage* harrassed and assailed on all
sulss, he secured the retreat of his gallant
followers, by the sacrifice of hie or/r. mvaU
uable. life,
“ Deriving no benefit from experience, a
third well-appointed army, under the com
mand of Sir Arthur Wellesley, was hurried
into the interior of Spain, alike ignorant of
the force and movement.-; of the enemy_
where, after an unprofitable display of Bri
tish valour, -and a dreadful slaughter, this
army like the former, was compelled to seek
its safety by a precipitate retreat before
(what we w-,re led to believe) a vanquished
foe, leaving thousands of our sick and woun
ded countrymen in the hands of the enemy.
This loss, [ike others, has passed without
enquiry, and, as if impunity h? 4 placed the
servants of the Crown above the reach of
justice, yoqr majesty has been advised to
confer titles of honorable distinction on the
General who had thus exhibited a rash
and ostentatious display of unprofitable bra
very.
“ After theue multiplied errors, and in
defiance of reiterated experienccj we have
seen another Expedition, yet more expen
sive, more disgraceful, and more calami toys
than the former. This armament, delayer
until the fate of Austria was decided, fan
dedonthe unwholesome shores of th Scheldt
where, after an unaccountable state of inac
s **
fft;nn, thousands of our brave soldiers liavi
miserably and ingloriously perisVd by pes
tilence, privation and disease, without hav
ing accomplished one ^national object. Oi
such an expedition, planned and conductei
■ by a Minister, who it is now known hat
been pronounetd unfit for his office by hi;
colleagues; an expedition that touches al
minds with shame, and fills all hearts with
agony, ivis too painful to dilate,
** Wc cannot refrain from representing tc
i your majesty, that, while the affairs of the
nation have been so shamefully misconducted
abroad^gke most scandalous waste, profusi
on, and mismanagement have prevailed at
home, and your Majesty’s confidential ad
visers, destitute of nlllhose qualities essen
tial to good government, and regardless a.,
like of the sufferings of the People, and of
the honour of their Sovereign and insensi
sible, or indifferent, to the surrounding dan
gers and the impending fate of thq Country,
have been engaged in the most disgraceful
squabbles, intrigues and cabals, that ever
degraded the Councils of any Nation ; a’,:cl
which cannot hut be ns disreputable to
your Majesty’s Government, as they are
ruinous and dishonorable to the Country.
“While we disclaim all interest in the
views of contending parties, from a firm
conviction that we cannot look for a reldr
J ination in the abuses of the State, from any
persons or parties, interested in tne preser
vation of them, we cannot but express our
| ardent hope, that your Majesty will be mere
: fortunate in the choice of the men to whom
[you may hereafter canfide the conduct of
i affairs; and that your councils will be no
longer embarrassed, nor the country insulted
[ and dishonored, by these disgraceful occur
; rcnces which, while they have exposed us
- to the ridicule of surrounding nations, may
i embolden the enemy to look forward with
I confidence to the subjugation of a nation so
j distracted in her Councils, and so improvi
) dently governed.
i “ That, while we forbear enumerating a
( long train of internal grievances, we cannot
but attribute such a series of failures and
disasters to the abuses and corruptions of
the State, and file consequent want of a con
stitutional control over the public expendi
; tures, and the Servants of the Crown, where -
! by the responsibility of ministers appears to
| tAui uuiy in name,
“ We therefore humbly pray your Majes
ty will be graciously pleased to assure yout
loyal and affectionate people, that the object
; to which their wishes are directed, is nci
| tlier to be abandoned or eluded, & that your
j Majesty will be pleased to institute a rigid,
' impartial and general enquiry into these
! great national misfortunes ; into the plans
upon which these Expeditions were under
| taken ; and into the conduct of the com
manders to whom they were entrusted.
“Signed by order
“ HENRY WOODTIIORPE ”
ENGLISH OPINIONS ON THE LATE
CORRESPONDENCE.
(From the London “ Times” of Jan. 3.J
We this day resume the consideration of
the correspondence between Mr. Smitfi and
Mr. Jack ton. The introductory part of the
letter, which we insert from the former of
these gentlemen, relater tc subjects of a
subordinate nature. It first disclaims the
intention of offering any insult to the British
Envoy, in requesting that his future com
munications might be made in writing; nnd
then quarrels with the mode in which the
explanation had beeti given, of his Britan
nic majesty’s motives for the disavowal of
Mr. Etskine’s treaty. It seems, nothing svill
satisfy America but an explanation from Mr.
Jackson ; and this, Mr. Jackson says, he
was not prepared officially to make, as his
government had, at the t'mc of his mission,
conceived the business to have been already
executed by Mr. ('aiming. We must, how
ever, observe, that if, as Mr. Smith vt&tes,
Mr. Canning did expressly tell Mr Pinkney,
on the 27tn ot May, that the explanation
would “be more properly made by Mr. Er
skilie’s successorthere must have been
the grossest blundering imaginable, to send
out that successor uninstructed to give such
explanation—but this wa3 at the time when
ministers were intriguing to get each other
out of their places—their attention was better
employed, than in studying to preserve con
sistency in the public acts of the country.
Vet does the explanation itself rest upon
grounds which even Mr. Smi .fi does not at
tempt to controvert: “ Certa'i it is,” says
he, “ thatyour predecessor did present, for
“ my consideration, the three conditions
“ which now appear in the printed docu
“ inrnt-——that he was disposed to urge them
“ more than the nature of two of them (both
“palpably inadmissible, and one more than
“merely inadmi -tiblc,) could permit.”
; Here, therefore, we have a direct concession
on the part of Mr. Smith, that the treaty
concluded vrr.i not consentaneous to the in
riructions ; and the explanation ot its dis
avowal, therefore, if properly made, upon
this principle, ought certainly not to be deem
ed unsat.sfactory to Ame: i. a.
And here, uifhapnily, the issue of the when :
dispute may be anticipated. The only terms
which our minister was authorized to make,
“were,” sf.ys America, “inadmissible:
nay, were mors than “merely inadmissi
jble;” so thatif neither government chooses
I to recede from its pretensions, war is inevi
table, and explanation useless. Mr. Era
j kine's act ha; only protracted the period of
I its commencement. It is, perhaps, super
I fluous to specify, that the proposition which
‘ is here called more Tan “ merely inadmEsi
ble,” is that tyhereby it was proposed, that
British ships should enforce the American
embargo against France: A proposition
which, we confess, gave 119 considerable sur
prize at the first, which undoubtedly ought
to he given up ; hut which Mr. Canning states
to have sprung from the acquiescence of Mr.
Pinkney.
The reparation for the Chesapeake,- is
next adverted to; and Mr. Smith here state"*,
that “ he ia authorized to receive, in a pro
1 “per form, whatever explicit explanations
" you (Mr. Jackson,) may choose to make
■ “with respect to the grounds of this part of
, “tho disavowal; and that, (he sneeringly
■ “^Uds,) without enquiring whether youf au
> t . * *
■ 1 - 1 1 ~ .
; “thority be derived from instructions that
- “have been addressed fo yourself, or that
. “have devolved on you, the successor of
> “the minister who had declined to execute
“ themThe motives for the retracting of
1 tl;is reparation, we explained yesterday, to
; consist in the insulting, haughty and oHn
! Mve manner in which it wr,s received. To
tell un independent government, even in :*c
ceptingof its humiliation for a supposed o^
fence, that, “ it would have best comported,
w'ith what “ was due to its own honor,” tn
have offered more, is language, which of
itself, demands an apology among civilized
States. When, therefore, Mr. Smith talks
of the “ conciliatory temper which has been
evinced by the United States,” he is certain
ly doing neither more norle3s, than laughing
our faces.
Upon the subject of Mr. Jackson’s going
out to America without instructions, to ten
der any precise propositions for the general
1 arrangement of differences, we have a few
j words to offer. This may at first sight ap*
i Pear strange; but yet our surprise wdj abate,
yvhen we consider that our propositions are
in effect before the Americans They are;
three in number, and were cited in o i paper
ol yesterday. But these, it may be said, the
Americans again and again declare, that
they will not entertain: tme-then the
most natural mode ol proceeding is. t!:r»t they
should now tender others; which, as Mr.
Jackson states, it w >s the object his mis.
sion to receive and discuss* * I (s;»vs our
envoy) have nothing farther tn oiler; you
know my proposals and rcbise tlmm ; let me
hear yours.'’ '■ No, ’’says the American Se
c ret ary, even “ were the way properly open
io. tot mat propositions fiom this govern
ment, a known determination on tiic p.u** of
his Britannic majesty to adhere to suchex
taordinary pretensions, would preclude the
iiopc of success in such advances, whether
| icgiird be hud to the conditions tiiemselvcs,
I or to the disposition they indicate.” Was
| ever doctrine so monsti ,us ts this, advanced
j before ? \\ hy, negotiation upon such a prin
i "•/uv.viiuciv ivci) ui'irnicncf
meat, if one negoclator m-.kes an offer which
the other deems extravagant : the rejecting
party has only to say, “ No, these are your
olfers, with which 1 cannot ciosc ; you ate
obstinate and ill disposed; that I know a pri
ori you will adhere to them : I, therefore,
will make you no other? whatsoever.”
lie it, therefore, always recollected, that
the negociation wi'h America has been sus
pended, not because ws will make lier noof
ier, but because we have made her one,
which she, not deeming satisfactory, has
refused to make any oth r in return. ’
1 he only remaining subject of importance,
discussed in the Amer z >;i Secretary’s letter,
relates to the injury said to be sustained by
his countrymen from the disavowal of Mr.
y.rskine’s arrangement. Now, it is umlel
mable that the arrangement itsrlf was ba
peficinl to the Americans; and the meaning
ot Mr. Smith’s expression, that they faith
fully. on their part, carried such arranges
iwem intoefi'ect. is precisely thi?, th;;t they
I instantly avr.,led themselves ot the advania
| ges resulting from it. True it is, that the
Order, whereby it was disavuv-ed might not,
!jv us, to have been hastily carried into ef
fect, soas to entrap vessels which hadc-ma.
tout on the faith ot tlie arrangement. Bn?
jthat this was not the c«se, wili be toleiably*
evident to those who consider that 'i - trea
ty was concluded about the middle ot April
|—was known in England, and disavowed by
| our ministers on the 24 th of Mr.v; . tid yet
; vessels were allowed to clear out under it,
i front American ports, ’till the 20 h of July;
Iso that it must be strongly suspect ■-*, that
the listot grievances given in Mr. Smith’s
j letter, springing from its abrupt auspensi
i oo.15 an imaginary one. We cannot conclude
our observations to flay without remaiking
| on the extremely bitter, act imonioos and
: sarcastic stylo in which this letter of Mr.
[Smith’* is .vritien.
an 11 co'r.innctntiear, with the great
est astonishment, but from so many res
pectable quarters, as not to be able wholly
to doubt the truth of them, the most confi
dent accounts of the manner in which Mr.
Erskine’s dispatches were garbled, before
they were presented to Parliament. Nay,
;t is even said, that lie had actually obtained
tile substantial consent of the American Ex
ecutive government to all the three matters
required by threat Hritain, ns inserted in
his instructions, and as printed by order of
the House of Commons, in the lost session,
on the motion of Lord Henry Petty; and
that the arrangement was concluded entirely
upon the basis of such instructions, except
that the arrangement was provisional, onty
because the powers of the American exe.
cutive dill not extend to give an official re!
cognition of the terms nr conditions required
by the instructions; although there was r.o
objection raised to them in any quarter, nor
any doubt of their being acted upon by Con.
gres-. We can only observe, that if ihe a
b vs statement be true, the American go
vernment must itself either be disavowing
its own act, or there must have been two sits
u! instructions, in conformity to the latter of
which, the treaty must have been concluded ;
in as-much as Mr. Smith’s letter, contain
ed in this day’s paper, again ami g.-.,n de
flates the indignation witli which any of
fers, founded upon Mr. Erskine’s acknow
ledged instructions, would be received by
hi* government. * r
Ii is farther assertrd, that ministers fcnev
of this conformity of the treaty to the in
struction*; that they were in f;,ll possession
•>f Mr. Erskine’s communication upon the
I object, when they disavowed the arrange
ment; which communication they conceal'd
from Parliament, at the time the production
of it was called for by Hurd Henry Petty,
when he moved tor the instructions.
L(Ondom, Jan. 5.
Three more American Vessels have arriv
ed, the Masters of Which report, thtup rvj.
ons to their sailing a general!embargo fiMd a
taken piece in the ports of the United I
I
ding, and determined to make a m u : /
they wi'-i several others effected their «•!
cape. Tbv. total number of vessel* wh (f«
they state to have broken the embaigu *
mounts to between 70 and 80. Mo • j*
a Ivies has yet been rccoivl.d upon tin *
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