The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-13
LONDON, July S.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF LORDS,
July 4.
Colonial hsereoar,e svisb Ameriea.

LORD HOLLAND, Roie to bring forward his
pronfrd motion for fome i'm portant informant
on on this iubjeGt.-He prefaced it with a very
able and argnmentative fpeech, Of comfortable
length. He Iefcrihed the proceedings which
had taken place in fome of the w. India III
ands, particularly in Jamaica, which induced
him to think the prefent appeal to the wiGlum
OF parliament uecefiary--They arofe principal
ly from the conduit of the governors of thofe
iaands, with refpea to the Discretionary power
cxerciied by them, relative to the commercial
in,ercourfe between the iflands, and the United
States of America.-He alluded TO the fufpen-
Gon of the navigation laws, in one point of
view, but more Especially to the sfrittive pow
er exercifcd by them with rsfpe6 to the impor-
tation Of American produce 10 neCeiiarv for
the fuflenaucc OF the iiiands, or the fhipping of
that counirv.-The line Of conduct to which
Ire referred, either in political or commercial!
point OF view, was of the mot ferrous impor-
lance, and Gill more, as it effected the fupply
oithe Hands with articles Of the frf necefiity,
as lumber and proviions.--The inhabitants of
jamaica in particular felt il 70 itrongly, that
theirlesiilative adcmblics made repeated repre-
fentations, TO the governor upon the fubie6t,
who, in of his anfwers. ftated, he could
not permit the Importation in neutral bottoms
longer than a given peri,d.-With refp;G tn
the queNion, though as cfcetinr he intcrcfss of
the ,fI,nis. of great Importance, was fil of
greater, as it mar affeet the commercial inter
courfe and good understanding between this
country and the United States of America
He deprecated every thing like narrow, feliih
commercial policy with reipttt TO America
Mi',i!tcrs fhoVid coniscr the circumstances and
htuat:on of America, the great importance of
CONFIRMING .hat COED unie.f a ding and e.ten
FIVE ce,nnercia; and friendly ntercourfe which
HOW happily tubtifts between the two countries,
and to which their common origin, language,
and manners, 70 very fortunately ,lifpufe them
One OF his obie,as in coming forward was to
give an opportunity to his maiefty's mniners 10
tlifcaim aay tuch notions or principles As attu.
a.ed their c,duGt with refpect To the restrictions
OIL the trade and commercial intercourfc be-
tween the Weft-India iflands and America. II
70 happened, and fortunately, he thought, that
our WeR-India iflands could not be adequate
ly fupplied with articles of the frft neceiIity,
except fyom the United States. He thought
this was eventually fortunate, becahfe the i'm
rortant confederation to which he adyerted
would operate as an additional iniucement with
tic government of this country to cultivate 4
friendly yuJera anding with America Headyert-
ed tofome Intellectual attempts which had been
made under former administrations to fuprlv
cur Wen india inands from the Britilh dornini.
sin North-America. Adverting to the incal.
culab'e Importance of the American commerce
70 exclude America from the trade of our w.
India iGands, would he worfe than the conduit
as related in the ancient fable, of the dog in tine
nnanger, whole determination was comparatiye
IL wife and liberal. Ii would go to remind him
of the fable of the two petitioners to Jupiter, TO
whom the yodtIead faid. that whatever he gave
TO the one, the other fhould have double-then
faid one, in a paroxifm of folly and masnity,
give me biindnefS in one eve, that nv NEIGH
Ior HI nd in rth c.
metaphOricaly, did this country win, to ex
ciude America from our Wef-In trade, up
on the narrow principle Of commercial ieaIou.
fy. His lord!hip took view of the policy and
effects of the navigation act, in its different
bearings-and argued, that the changes in the
iy!tem of Europe, and the relative lituation of
this country, rendered the policy of acting up
on it very different from what it at its firft
enactment. In war, generally fpeaking, it was
iInpraStcao!e. He wi,hed the affairs to which
J adverted were placed or liberal footing and
permanent BATS : and it .vas important that
Ininiiters ihould declare what line or fyitem of
conduct they intended to adopt, rcfpetling the
intercourse between Amerioa aud our Welt In
\da colonies. in time of war.-Through the
whole of his fpeech, more Especially towards
tht concuiion, the noble lord expatiated upon
the great national importance, either in poll
teal or commercial view, of maintaining an A.
Iricable iutercouife and cole connection with A.
1rerica--and repeated, that one of his princi-
val objects in coming forward was 10 give mi
nifters an opportunity of dfclaiming ali notions
OF narrow or fefih policy, with reiped to their
irtended intercourfc in quetion, circumttance
ksghich would give great fatisfa6tion to all par
ties and with refpeet to their intended fyffem
in future, he tho't they ihoud be explicit
His lordfhip concluded by moving an sddrefs
TO his maitRy, " for the production OF the com
rnunication which took place between the le-
eiflative aiicmblies of Jamaica and his majeffy's
government Of that iGIand, touching the inter
courfe between that colony and the United
States of America, from the commencement OF
the war with France to the 2lft of May lat
ALTO for copies of the correfpoudence between
Lis msiefty's fecretary Of fate for the colonial
department and the governor of jamaica, on the
HIhieSt, within the fame interval alf3, for va
rious documents rsfpecting the quantities of
proyiiions sc. imported from America into
the ifand of jamaica, at certain given periods,
difingu;Hiing thnie imported from Britifh Anne
RIGA, and thofe from the United States of Anne
rica."
The queftion being put on the Grt motion
The Earl Of CAMDEN, in alIuion to what
had traofpired on the fubeH on former even.