The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-16

Your memorialiits have no lef. ground for ap-
pretending that Britiih crui!tis, availing them
feives of the abfsncc of domrnic protection, viii
under the colour OF expe,lmg the Rreuch, az
fume and occupy ,h,irgiound, add either re-
tain us in the fame degraded fate, harrai'ir ;,
our veliels by ft.rches and drtentons, or fulieet
us to the difcraceful and nefiiSvins obligations
of gratitude FOR alien fuccour and rciicf.
Your Memorialita are the more alarmed ut
theic 'iepredations, becaufe much valuable pro.
perty is fill expected this fimn'er, from other
quarters than London, and comfortable inpor-
tations will be looked for in the fall, for Our
winter tnpplies and shouii there not be an
early check 20 the!e aserelions il,ould our
tall importaeions be aiio in;erruotcd, the GAIA
mi.;es Of the Ian year, produced by the hurri-
cane and other cauies, in which this City has
10 largely participated, would be aggravated
'uch IN extent, as 10 even;uate Ill genera! ru-
in--ant thcie great alarms aud approximations
osyour memorialiits are heightened by the
we'l known cirs' umalucc of many of the cruz
frrs which insea our flores, belonging to st.
Jagnde Cnha and Barracol, in which recepta-
cies our veiels and their Clrgoes, with the
knowledge OF the government OF Cuba, are in
itaiiilyioid, without even The fornaIity OF tri-
al, az any condemnation whatever, there
ty precluding every future probability of re-
dre,s.
Your menorialins avail the,nfslves Of this oc-
coion to notice late 6eciion Of the tIi6riCi
court within this Gate, grounded on an act of
Conereis, whereby the territorial iurfdi6tiou of
the United States is limited to the fhort diitance
of three miles, or marine league, from the
COATS or flores, which, by the faid court, is
contrued TO mean three miles from the lard /;
consequently, the middle channel of our bSr,
being more than three miles ditant from the
neareH land, Is pronounced, by judicial aptho-
r;ty, 10 be without the jprifiittion of the Uni
ted States! The very entrance of our harbnr,
in full fight of the City, where vefiels are fire.
quentlv obliged to anchor while waiting for a
tide, and with pilot On board, is, by our own
tribunals, acknowledged to be withou; the pro-
lection of eur gov 'rnment
Your memor,aIifs refrain from comnlentiru
on the perncious efttts of fyRem OF policy
f. pregnant with diiho nour and ruin to the trade
and navigation OF the Unon at large, hut more
particularly 10 thnle of Chaslgintiiii from the
Geography of whole flores, and peculiar To-
cal ftuation of whole bar and harbour, every
Ycfei in her ingrefs and cgreFs, is thus fnbicct-
cd TO iearcb, detention or ieZurr. We content
I curie!vea with bare Abatement of the above
! grievance, fuperadded 70 10 MANY others, not
Doubling that the PreGdent viii take the fame
into confederation, and being duiy impreiicd
'~lt'i NAiS iSSSsIItN VA CdiAy lCUlCG!si az
raneement, either Of lrgGative or DIPLOMATIC
nature, will recur to tuch as may ap9>ar .nofi
conducive to the defired end.
! Your nemoriaii!ss h1ving tl,us exhibited but
an Imperfect view Of their rumcus, un9rnteEi-
81 and degraded t!tnation, rely with confidence.
on he prompt iRtcrpnl,io: o! tie Pref lent, 70
ohtain, hy repvefcuta;Nn - The r:,iniilrr of
France, and Of Spain, Gin TIC ven, q! the lwo
Friends being carried into Spa1iii port) ref
tuition of the iaid Hip AID her cargo, and to
caufe flop TO be put TO E,niar fpcliatiors
and your memoriaiiils further MOT carrcttly
ioicit fome Immediate aud ei,> tftii.i naval pro.
tettion for our harbour aud thores. together
with fnch other UeaiureS as tic national coun-
cils in their wi.dona, may deem exped:en;, as
well for prevention of the rene val OF the outra-
ceS we have fuGained, as for the permanent.
iaiety and protetsio. os oar commercial and ia
vigating rights and mi ereas.
CbailS?on, Saa!b Carolina, June 90, 1908.