The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-07
LORD MELPHLE.

Mott OF our readers will fcarcev recognize under
the title of Lord Melville, the celebrated Henry Dun
das; the uniform and able friend OF monarchy and
corruption. He was the younger fon and by fecond
marriage, of Scotch family; became an early and
ready adept at the Sco,ih bars and advanced his for
tunes by marriage with the heres of the eitate of
Melville, in the vicinity of Edinburgh He role I'm
der the administration Of Lord North to the Office of
Lord Advocate for Scotland, and foon became re-
PREVENTATIVE i'll the Britfh Parliament. On this the
atre he filed character equally dhtnguifhed for its
influence and ITS infamy Under the yourg and in
experienced administration of Mr. Pitt, MIR. Dundas
became an invaluable inftrument He was made t,.a-
~er IF tSe naey P'dtn .. TIE heard Of eon.roal Of tue
E. India company, in tbe management of their oSiys
7vi1 FEAT in TIE cabinet eonae In his knowledge of
the details of f. India affairs, his Geographic rappears
to have given him unrivalled alcendancv The
American revolution found in him an implacsble foe
he French revolution excited his oppofton in the
fame proportion, in which appeared to favour the
intereRs of the people. Under the prefent mininry
of Mr. Pitt he has been elevated to the Office of frt
Lord of the Admiralty. Such is the man, who ha,
lately been dimied by the king, on the petition of
the Houie of Commons. Such is the ftatefi,an,
whole exalted foul
No bonds OF lgar prejudice controul.
OF fhame unconfcious in his bold career,
He fpurns that honour, which the weak revere:
For true to public Virtues patriot plan,
He loves The Nfinjfer and not tie Man;
Alike the advocate of NORTH and Wit.
The friend of SHELBuRNE & the guide of pI+T.
His ready tongue with fophffries at will,
Can fay, unfay, and be confident fill;
TINS day can cenfure, and the next retract,
nipeech exto, and lign,atize in act;
Turn and return; whole hours at RA srINGs bawl
Defend, praife, thank. affront him, and recall.
BY oppoftion, he his King fbaIl court
Ard damn the Peoples caufe by his fupport
He like fome Angel, fent to fcourge nIahkind,4
Shall deal for the plaques in charity defgn'd.
The Wei he would have Garv'd; yet, ever good
But meant to fave the e6nGon of her blood
And If, from fears of his Controul releah
He looies Rapne now, to fpoil the EAT
IT'S but TO fire another SYKES TO plan
Some new harvation-fcheme for HindoRan,
Secure, to make her fourth as before,
More popplous, by lofng myriads more.
RoLLIAp.
of fuch dilinguilhed Handing in England
fcarcely have experienced 70 difhononrabe diff
initial. without producing lom- other impreliion up
on the miniitry. Under certain circumstances, the
popular oppofition demands victim, as in the cafe
of Byng; and one victim fometimes fatises the people
II may be 70 in the preent nftance though there are
fome probabilities again it. From the long and init
mate connection between Mr.. Pitt and Dundas, both
in public and in private life the fr will carcely ef
cape the odium, which has been heaped upon the
lat and MIR. Fox has already declared, that the
country was governed by dygraeea miniflry.
Had the mirnry fuffered this facrifce to be made
without any oppoGtion, they would have merited the
thanks ofthe Commons & have averted that portion
of dionour which the affair is of itfef calculated to
bring upon them. Mr.. Pitt has not probably purfu-
ed this policy; for find that taking the votes on
MIR. Whitebread's reloutions, there were GIG for
and GIG againf them. The eating vote of the
fpeaker and the gracious acquefccnce of the king,
may however be fone compenations for this oppoti-
Should the fate of Dundas involve with il the
unpopuar.y of Mr.. Pitt and the change OF a minif-
try, he will have rendered more fervices by his fall
than injuries by the political labours of his life
more pacific policy may pervade the Britiih Cabine,
and peace may once more revit the powers Of Eu-
rope.