The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-06

licve, is far from improbable. Several frigate. had
failed from Plymouth with view, as was ccnieau-
red, to hoitilites with Spain Orders have been fent
to Falmouth to ftop the packet which was in ecuIfe
to carry the mail of the lSth of September. Poll
ces had been done very large amount On the pro.
liability of Spanifh Still, however, it WAS
fad tina, Mr. Weleney, who had been appointed to
iueceed Mr. Frere, was preparing to let ambal-
iador to the cours ofSpaa. ~. 7. Daily. AS-,
LONDON, Sep. ~
In coniequenee of menage from Lord Harrowby,
h's Majeitys Secretary of State fer Foreign Affairs
Committee, confting o. the following Gentlemen
engaged in the Spauiih trade waited upon his Lord
ihiP yetferday.
MIR. Murphy, from the houle of Gordon and
Murphy.
Mr.. Bell, from the honfe of Reed and Parin-
fon.
Mr.. Macdonald, Billiter-fquare. And
Mr.. Turnbu, Chairman of the Committee of Mer-
chants in the SPaniih trade.
Lord narrowly informed them, that he had def
red 20 Zee chem upon III ithbiett cur relations with
Spain, in which they were 20 materially :nterefted
His Lordlhp acquainted them, that there were GER
tam negotiations, on important points, now pending
between Spain and Great Britain the iflue Of which
was uncertain. Some explanations had alto been re-
CURED, as to the nentionswith which the ornaments
now preparing in the ports of Spain, to be hsted
out ; TO which no satisfactory anfwer had hitherto
been received.
" His Lordlhp thought it neceiIary to make thefe
communications, leaving it to the difcreton of the
GentlemeH who were prefent TO adop. that line of
eondu9 for the regulation of their mercantile con-
Germs, which they fhould think moA advifable"
The Committee entered into long difculion with
Lord Harrowbyupon efubje6t of the conduct ofSpan
toths country ,nce the gnature ofthepeace ofAuens
Thcydweltmore particularly upon the infraGon Of the
9TH Article NJ the DeEn;t;ra ,f
provides that "all the iequeitrasions laid on either
hide upon funds, revenues, and credits OF what nature
foever they may be, belonging any Of the Contract
ing powers, or to their citizens fubietas fha be
taken of immediately after the fgnature of the Deni-
tive Treaty.
" The decifon Of all claims mong the individu
ais of the REFLECTIVE nations for debts property eff
ie IS or rights, OF any whatfoever which hould
according to received ulage, and the law of nations
be preferred at the epoch OF the peace hal be refer
red 70 the competent Tribunals; III ali thoie cafes
iPeedy and complete juice fha be done in the coun-
tries wherein the clans fail be respectively prefer
red"
Of this article the Committee urged that Spain had
been guilty of direct violation--We are not inform
ed of the anfwer returned by Lord Harrowby upon
this point but had that been our fole grievance il
might have been nexPedient have inffed spor the
removal oft, during the continuance of the war with
France Undoubtedly the great grounds of COM
plant at pre.en are, the armamens recently ordered
in the Spaniih ports, upon which no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION has been giyen-the fupPlies furuihed to
Frere-the treatment Of Mr. Frere, and the n{ulting
conduct Of the Prince Of Peace. That any iatisfao1
ry explanation and apology will be afforded upon any
OF theie points we Courier confefs DO not enter
tain the 1ighteG expe6ation.-They feem to have
been intended and adopted with view to holilises
with this country. When the Spanh government or
dered hips 10 be armed they mutt have been prepared
% expect remembrance from our Court and to fup
poe that nothing les would content us than dilarm-
ing. Now we cannot imagine Spain to be 70 weak as
to arm, with determination TO diarm, if any diGatf-
faction ihould be exprelIed on our part.
We have above ffated the reiult of the interview
between Lord Harrowby and the merchants carving
on trade with Spain. We have now to ftate further
that the merchants have uce waited OH Cheyaier de
Anduaga, the Spanh Arnbanador TO afcertain as far
as could be confident with proprety, hi, EAcalencys
fentiments on the impending danger; and particularly
10 requeif, that he would favour them with an aIur-
ance, that ihips laden with grain from this country
for SPAIN would be protected in the fame manner as
thoie loaded with wood from Spain by our cruif
ers even in time of The conduct of his Excel
lency evidently proved that he only wihed 70 a
void an anwcr at the time to qUelions OF public "a
ture, but that he was fearful of fayng nay thing which
might commit his authority, inplicate precipitatey
in any degree the interca OF the two countries His
LHceency, however, went 70 far to fay, that Cart
doubt oil the iubjet, would be to fuppoie that the
SPanifh government were about to aG on a fy}em
oppofe 20 that principle which had HI
thereto governed their inercourfc with Great Britain
The merchants thea urged the propriety Of a,ranees
from Chevdicr Anduaga, in his ambaGadoria capacity
that no feqleitratou Of properly would take place r.
Tar as regarded vees laden with grain for the fupply
OF Span, and that fuch yeHels would experience the
lame protection asthoe now experienced thu. brought
wool from Spain to this country. His Evcellency nil
waved any dired anfHer or afurance; but when the
merchants laid that fuch mtruGtions refpearg the
wool Sps had been Gued and fant4iored by the Brit
lih government, aad thdt they could produce fneh
paper iorhe iaiadion ofhis Excellency fine pleafed
the Chevaicr Anduaga at laR obfsrved that IL they
ieierihed, lie would take the particular cafe which
ney repreicnied n,o coufderaion.--B. however, the
5Paniin ambaiador has received no inhriAion from
ms court on tins point it !. obvious thst hs caruo,