The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-26


prepared TO enforce the terms of the treaty. 1t
appeared, that in September, 1908, Mr.. Frere
remonfrated on the fubied of certain prepara-
tions in the port of Ferro!, and complained that
a difpohton was fhewn TO afford aifance to
France. What anfwer was given To his note
did not appear from the papers already on the
table. 1t was however highly probable that
fome anfiver was given, and it was not at all I'M
likely that fome general explanations took place
on the fubieSt. To clear up this matter, there
fore, he was anxious to have laid before the
Houfe copies or extracts of all explanation re-
ceived from the Spanifh government in Scptem-
Der, 1903, refpecting the march of bodies of ar
tillery and marines defined to reinforce the
French fleet in Ferrol, and all aliurances afford
cd on the fubied of any march of French troops
through Spain, fince the commencement of the
war. While he was deiirous of information on
this point, he was not lefs anxious to know what
information was obtained as TO any advances of
money made by Spain to France, from the goth
September to the 9TH of December, 1903, which
was about the time that Mr.. Frere exprelied
his alarm respecting hottie preparations. He
fhould move therefore for an account of all in
formation received on this point, and copy of
all difcuilions which fIch information might
have created. The next period on which he
wilhed explanation, was in January, 1904. In
a difpatch of Lord Hawkelbury's to our minl-
reference
is made to fome previous information on the
fubjett of treaty of neutrality. 1t is then that
fome notice is taken of previoufly exiting trea-
ty, compact, or convention, refpetting the flu
ture neutrality of Spain. He thought it impor-
tant for the Houte to aicertau what that con-
vention was, to what extent it proceeded
With this view, he ihouid fubmit motion for
the production of a copy of fuch convention,
if it really was in exiftence. What he had next
L.. al.
papers from the Gift of January, to the time
that the ad Identification in which Lord Hawkef-
bury was at the head of the foreign department
Cloied. This was the more wonderful AS it was
hardly to be imagined, that during 70 long an
interval, no correipondence of any fort took
place betwixt minier at Madrid and the
fecretary of foreign affairs. 1t was highly ne
ceiary that this part of the buIinef, ihould be
fully underftood, and he ihould certainly move
for the correspondence which had taken place
during the interval TO which he had alluded
The next deficiency in the correspondence was,
from the 22d of May to the 2a.h Of September :;
iurely IT was not to be imagn that in the rela-
tive mutations or the two governments, all Off
cial difcuions explanations ihould have
been flfpended. But the papers were totally
hlent on this point.-He next adverted to the
difpatch of Lord Harrowhy on the gift of Oc-
tober, in which the peremptory orders were Civ
that difpatch ii was quite clear, that the fecre
tary of rate for the foreign department then al
luded 10 other Information received in addition
to that, on which the letter of the goth of Sen
TENDER was founded II was proper, there
fore, to have copies produced Of any intell
gence on the iubje6t of preparations in the Spa
nifh ports, which differed from that originally
received from our commander off Ferrol. o.
Their papers mutt have been received, or it was
l. L
euage held in the two difpatches.
The next paper for which he fhould move.
a copy of all the letters and notes prefent-
ed by the SpaniGi Ambafiador reGdent at our
court, and all explanations to which thefe let
tiers or papers referred. The information which
gave rife TO Lord Hairowby's difpatch in Sep
TENDER not, he commended, efficiently eX-
planned to the Houie.- He fhonld move there
fore, for copy OF that letter of Rear Admiral
Cochrane, on which the fecretary of States diff
patch was grounded, and the date when the
letter was received. The irft letter Of Admi-
raj Cochrane was in September, giving a fate
ment of the Spaniih force in Ferrol, and the
next, in October, fates, that the SDanilh force
in the fame fate AS defcribed in his lat
But here the Admiral could not allude TO his
letter in September, becaufe the Spanih force
was not in the fame fate in October. A num-
Der of fhips which had indicated fome appear
ance of preparations for Tea, had been hauled
back into the inner part of the harbour There
mutt, therefore, have been fome other informa-
ton communicated by Admiral Cochrane be-
fides that which the papers contained. He
fhould move, therefore, for copies of all intel
fgence received of the S5aniih force in Ferrol
and Corunna, as far as the period when the diff
patch of the 2lt of October was tranfmitted 10
our minfter at Madrid. He fhould at the fame
time, move for copies of all intelligence receiv-
ed from our relident Confus, or any naval or
military officers, of the force in Cadiz and Car
thagena, and alto the Pate of the arfenalS Thefe
accounts would Till, however, he incomplete
without statement of fuch information as Fir
Edward Pellew had communicated, refpetfne
the Spanifh force in the ports of Ferrol and CO.
runna, and the conduct Of the Spaniih govern
or OF Ferrol, refpecting the Z glib fhips off
that ftatlon. Connected with this part of the
fubject, he fhoud alto move for an account of
the amount of fupplies of naval flores and pro-
vifons granted by the Spanilh government to
the tquadron under that officers command
AS good deal had been faid of the Spanih 60
vernon of the ifand of Cuba, and the fales of
Eng'iih prizes in the ports of that inand, he
ihould with the view of obtaining faiisfactory
information, move for copies of all the intclli-
gerce, iuhru6tons, or remonhrances, which
had been received on this fubjea. TO con-
clude the whole, it was rcuui(ite that the letter