The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-11

hc'h'n their Ave md in their fpi,it The Pre-
hdert does not once mention the "Iiiand OF
St. DOMINGO" though the allutiop. which Re
makes I" the American trade with that iland,
can icarrcy be miflken. Nor does he recon-.
mend !, 10 Comyrefs 20 interdif an kinds of
communication between us ard ,h.t II Mt
but Emply 10 regulate the mooie Of commune
cation, by "eHettna.ly ret,rair;ry" every at
tempt To " arm merchant-vei;tls ard force
then way" into is ports. WIZ :hen, il NAV
be a'sisd, has he Paris paper differentiated the
fentiments of nnr Preiien.? WHY does il TINS
AZ empt TO make them out TO he more hottie
than they really are TO ,rscie with this r. he,-
hnus Hand Could they have had any other
purpoie in view than LAYING foundation for, the
to'iowi = corolarv: That " a more fatal blow
could not be aimed A. Denaliaes, who drew all
his rctonrces from the U. States % They knew
that the lofts OF this valuable iiland, which their
emperor has attempted to recover. but IT.
tempted IN vain, has reflected no litilg tiiprare
upon their unconquerable hero and they hive
attempted to io!pre the French nation wi,ha
new hope, that if ST. DOMINGO was not to he.
retaken by the force of their own arms, II m,c,t
fiji! he retrieved by the refourcelefs deftitut;on
OF its inhabitants
The French Government feen no, vet "a
have reiiuquiihed this hope of ftarvinc the re-
he's of Hsyti into fubmiifion. AS Congrefs
has not interdieted the American trade with
this ihand, they feem refolved to do every
thing in their power TO interrupt our trade,
aud thus TO deftroy all the refourccs Of the
enemy. If we n,ay believe the reports which,
have been ruhlii!ied in our D epcrs q French
government OF tie CITY OF St. Domingo has
Determined after the firt of April TO conifcatc
every vettrl and but to death its cyezv, which
nail he found within three leagues of ary of
Tie rebel ports. Should this be the truth, the
law ct nations muf once more rafs in rrvieyy
before MS. We 'hall have to enquire ,yhat
right the French matt IN has (e2en AS a mother
country TO ln'erdict trade altogether with
their rebellions Colony. IF they have this riph..
we HAIL then examine their right of iurifdiction
over three leagues from the fl,ore: the cunom
ot nations having hitherto extended their iurf-
dleton to no more thsn one marine league.
Even thould they poiirfs this power in US NJ
NOT extent, fill we NAV enquire, whether they
could exercifr this ri sht without previous ne
Goc'ation with ? foreign government; and whe
Their the French miniNer had already fulfilled
this diplomatic duty, bcto,p the government ut
St. Domingo had iiiued its prohlbitory decree.
=! The editors of the Aurora and Of the ~ York
Evening Pon have honoured this p.rer with Gr,e
critical remarks. We hall return their compliments
in our next paper.
Delegates ebejsn 70 FREE in tie nsst General -4e
.iembLy.
Ctr Of Ricbmond-Lewis Harvie.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Cheathan and Beverly
c. Sta ma d.
A'5ensar!e-Wm. w. Hening and Joel Yam
cey.
Sl'cftGiVania-Hugh MERCER and Iohn Mi.
nor.
P,,ineen- Anne-Edward II. Moftly and Le-
! murl Cornick.
Nr JTisb.-DodorP urdie and RichardIV
Bird.
Giomeeff'-Morgan Tomkies and Thomas
Baytop.
SZDSx-Miles Selden iun'r and John Jarratt.
On Tuefday Ian, an Election was held a, the
Courthouie in this county, for representative in tie
next Congrefs, for the dlr9 competed of the couu-
ties Of Spo,fylvania, Ioufa, Orange ard Madon: q,
the ci"ie OF the poll the flood as foows:-
f0r Mr. DazJon, 473
| Mr.. Barbour, 10
| Alyorny Il" Seotiivonin for Do4vfSa 46I
poll was at the fame time taken for t,vo rarr,
entat've' in the rate Legislature the reful. is as fol-
lows -
For Cal. Rugb Mercer, zoG
| Gen. JOHN Ezinoy, oa7
Capt. Larlin SfaxayL oIS
(ri,g. HralAJ
! ne voters tor perfon TO reprefsnt the conn.
ties OF Prnce-William. London and Fairfax.
IN the Houfe of Representatives of the United
"tates, were Yesterday taken for Prince-Nilli.
am ; the refult, we are Informed, was
| For Col. W.EIlzey, $50