The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-21
CVoL UME 2.

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OF rum, or manufactured articles for our ordi-
nary iuppy, and the revenue fhould be thereby
anee'ed FOR time. We ought not to be 90
verned by this confederation. But believe the
INQUIRY and edterpr.Zs of our merchants would
loon obtain from other markets, a fufficient
iupPiy OF every article, woolien goods, perhaps,
excepted.
In November 7es, Great Britain adopted
hmIar principle with regard to the colonial
trade, except that the orders ifIaed at that time
went further than the prefent principle. In
conieqnnencc of thefe orders four or five hum
dred or our vefiels were feizrd. Every one
Knows the conduit of the American govern
ment 1t that time. Atreaty was finally mad,
in which Great Britain promifed to paw forths
agerefiions committed by her veffeis on neu.
trairehts BIT nearly ten years eapfrd be-
fpre our merchants received compensation for
their ioties. The principle flept III 1901. g.
Britain didnot End it convenient &, call If span
MIRO exiitence before that tine. 1T then appears
by co,refpondence between Mr. King. t,,eo
our mniter ar thctceurt of Great Britain and
Lord Ha'vkefbury, that The attempted 70 re.
newt at that time.-Mr King, however. re.
non'trated and he finally received a note from
lord Hawkefbury, who had referred the fnb-
leet to the attorney general of Great Britain.
Pile, was not warrahtabe. The opinion,is tb;s.
that the neutral has right to carry on 4 com.
merce with the enemies colonies. That th,
continuity OF the voyage is broken when the
return cargo IS landed in the neutral country ,
and has paid duties there, and that the Goods
can afterwards be fafcly transported to any bel
lrgerent country in Europe in the fame bottom
on which they were originally imported OF, ons
any other neutral bottom whatever. This ~.
pears to have fettled the q,ieition. and num-.
rous deciiions in England both before and fnc.
that time have confirmed the principle as a cor.
rect one. Eut notwithstanding ali this. to ,,,,r
aftonithment, the fame adjudi 1ations have beeu
renewed, AID the fame principle conlidered as
abandoned ialt war, is now revived. In the
early part of the lait fummer we find il ON,
more brought into exiftence, and the foIlowine
cafe was made nit of, as fit pretext to war
rant the new captures which were intended
ihould he made under this extraordinary dec;-
lion of the court of appeals.
inthe latter part of the late war which vss
terminated by the treaty of Amiens, an AM
rican vefiel was carried iRto the iland cfNpw-
Providence, and adjudicated. An appeal was
carried to Great Britsip, where the con,,emra-
tion was affirmed on the ground thar fbe wa
carrying on trade during war which was nor
allowed IN time of peace. Under this deci-
non the crn'2ers of Great Britain have feized
great number Of other vetfels. know this caG.
particularly. The veHel, have referredto.
rect importation of her cargo into Sam. i,
Slafachuletrs, after REMAINING th.rs 90 y,
three or fonr weeks. the Jusi.o 10 .;.,- h 'o.u
it was fhipped for the HAVANA. ,Cn,her psE.
fage to the Havana, fl,e was feized and atl;n.
dictated in New-Provldence. There was an an.
peal, and after remaining nearly four years &.n.
decided, the Judgment is AT flft CONFIRM, IN
England, and he Capture of American ysfTels
commences. Can we put UP with fucb drci.
6ors! Can we agree TO them i! Ifthis mini.
pie he allowed, l defre to know whether the
whole carrying trade of the u. States win NOT
eventually be iacrihced. By the CARVING trade
/ mean the direct trade to and from The oolo-
mics, as well as to Europe. we acouiefce in
their capturing part, Great Britain will cx.
tend her captures ftiil further, and make tween
or our whole trare: For my part am NOT
VIKING 10 make ms iacr'hcc ifit were no
more than million could not agree to it.
AS to theinrpie dImen of our feamen. tina, too
rs iuted OF Erot ferious complaint. We have
called tor document on this point, which nm
fortunately is not yet on our table II fo
extenfve, and the information drawn from f,,b
various ionrces, that the Gecretarv of State has
not yet been able 10 prefcnt it, We have. boys-
ever, undertood, that the number of our i'm
preiied ieamen amounts to above 600. D,,-
ring the lat war @. Britain impreT,d UPWARDS
OF 1000 of our feamen, Of which Re renored
i'2VO, proved 10 ne American, and 500 re-
rnalred VI her pofieilion at The peace In The
hort period of two years fhe has impreGrd
5000 fSamen. believe that we are bound. nv
ali pdaceablt means, TO obtain the liberation of
thefe men. Lately, one Of our frigates was {hir,-
wrecked of Tripo!i, and 500 men taken can.
tves. We Immediately paffcd new apprn.
priatioh bill, and frnt ont teoeral additional fri
gates. The affair has terminated honorahlv To
our country, and our fcamcn are relea(ed.
VIII we not do as much for 9 900 men. a, we
then did tor 800, which are but tenth rar,
After the cohrie We are now taking, n ouId Bri-
tain periit in her captures and in her purcTive
treatment otsurieHmen, &refufe TO give ~, m mn.
would not hetiiate 30 meet her in war Bot. az
J ob'ervsd before, do not believe o. Il. will
go 10 war. Our trade is too valuable tolher
She knows too that in fuch an event Che will Iofe
her EaHern provinces. The fates Of Vermont
and M1iiachuie'ts will ak no other afIinance
than their own militia to take Canada and No.
va-Srotia. Some of her Wefi-1uda nards will
lkcwitt fall. She knows ALTO Other things.
Her iubjeas own fxteen millions of the cid
public debt Of the u. s. eight millions of The
Lon.Ilana itock and three or four millions OF
Bank itotk; and have private debts to the 4.
mount Of ten or twelve millions, ar,cuntinr IN