The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-29

t7t- --1,ofencH a'rcgr Etnafio, from re Eays-
psdn Svortd, ana tie naizye eff on, republican
AsififafionJ, sviH geosy0iy exempt ms from all
roe oreGFons Of an ofen6ve svar. Sjonid a
syar eeerarf/e, Svifhany eftiefenafioas. car ebe-
rati0nJ aviH PrineipaIly a8ame dejss9lfve eLa-
rHdr' OAreoG4s seiHbe ira0drd, and our/f~pers
foaonJSOU 6e1oDs6araed.e0l aaeaiAGan am eaj.a!-
ties ofibis fort IL mag ferk4gs be good aOIisy ia
prepare tie means ef defence. Tlclt zyW Con-
IN sitber IN a HaT1y svbieb may e5onge ~, 49,.
OF dcTinati0n3 Sr5;eb may 0dvance TO y,ee, ~.
6ef!he feet, or retire from i.J poSver s,L;.s
nay accompany IL TO different quarters ami ~.
-fend different 5o;n.5 Of orr eo0R; or in fri,
and jortjfcrt;o1J ofonr kariow sobieb H. =
.Fafionaiy nGSy upou tie land may de,;uS -.
Pf0ff; svt'sre thcy are crrtff9 .6oxg6 f6eyore
ana0he fojbyf tie jceue ofaa7iov, asf,,J 80.
places, or march GgainR tie iaza.er. ~. 80
loSrine .siroh from Nrac-7crS ue,vIaos..
IS INTENDED TO iAi,yR..sfe lie GIy4ufoo.t oF
re9iHg finaely fortjcesti0ps 10 Atte,1l thaf bor.
bcur. N' gar
NEw-YoxK, Dec. ~
Oar old Frirnd.--The Britih frigate Ca,,5..
an, BraaIer, Commander, returned from Hal;
FAX on FRIDAY Taft and came to anchor witb;n
the Narrows. Thsis the fame Bradley who, in
the fame frigate, redaed the viitation OF on,
Health Officer, iInpreiIsd American feanrn ON
the Quarantine Ground, trenched upon the f..
vereignty this Rate, and oppoied the oprr.,;.
on ofthe Revenue laws of tle United State.
Mr.. Lang, the " confidential friend'' of CO.. 81
Barclay, His Britannia MaieRy's CorGtl e.
neral for the Eaitern States,' has not conde.
icended to inform ms whether Bradley or HE.
iuccehor beresford, is again to blockade onr
pour "graPefhQt',' mott vaantly into on,r 81.
fencelefs vefieIs, and plumber our merchant.
He It'll hnds US, however, in our wonted ,,,,r,r,
teetcd condition and as willing as ever to hear
whatever outrage It may peaic this fervant ~
the crown to offer. "
By the bye it may be worth while for Con-
ereis to enquire, now that they are in fiion. in
to the expedency, fnot necefity, of e,irff,,,I.
" terrifying the harbour of New-York. We,
nave iong enough been the fport, and we are =.
very day liable to become The prev of fore;en
nations. The iafety Of this opulent CITY. ner-
hapst the tranquility ofthe UnitedIStates, imne.
r1oniiy iolicts the attention of Congrefs 10 This
iubIeet. We have been bufeted, and kicked
and driTen from the execution of orr law bv
the Cambrian, the Leander and the D,,;o,e,
and TO add TO the indelbity of the tifprace.
the mlniiter ola Fief OF France has Threatened
US win three hips of the line and fix frirates
from the" King my mater ~ Were the Kim
ms matter TO put his threat into execution he
might lay us under a {" contribution eopal IN
amount to any expence which the mott con-.
plete and effeetnal fortifcation could cot II
VII COMFORTS with the pride and fafetv of the
nation to be thus unnecefiarily expofed 70 dan.
ger rem without. Perhaps we are more yut-
nerable than any other part of the union.
And yet as to its income of the greaten i'm.
Portance. Every one knows that the annual
revenue ofthe United States is fonacnhat lefs
than 10000, 900 dolls. Ofths fun the port Of
Newton has generally yielded about q third. I
But am informed, and believe corre,9ly.
that the commerce of this port Welded. the I.f
quarter, bat little lefs than l,5oo.ooo' dolls.
which is at the rate of 100000 PER ar,nurr. or
one half OF the revenue of the United Statesi
Apart from all otherconiiderations then. do nor
the receipts of our Cuitom Houfe REQUIRE the
mott efhcacious protection. It is no anfwer 20
lay that, under prefent circumstances; we have
nothing to fear from without--We know. we
feel that we have fuffered infut, and we are fen.
hble that by the leat as well as the ereate0 oe
European powers, our banks and wealthy indi.
| viduas may be plundered and our CITY RACED TO
the ground. We ought not to be at the uler.
cy OF any power on earth.
-d,neriean CifiSen.
The Rev. David B. Wayden, late precep,or Of the
academy in Kingfon, goes to France, private Sc
cretary to Gen -4rnsf,s1g.
PENNSYLVANIA
we uderftand that the hcufc of renref.nta.
tIyeS of this commonwealth