The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-08
DISPUTE WITH AMERICA.

and inpreflions of the adverfc party.
DISPUTE WITH AMERICA.
/" As this difpute is of comfortable importance in
cif, and as tits likely give rife to much public
dieuihon, will be proper fate the outfet tn,
nature OF the cafe, in manner fon,cwhat mere f,
and corret than YET has been ated in the public
prints The firit information Of the exinence OF the
dpate, was communicated to the public through the
Morning Chronicle Of the 10th int and as it is We
fy evident, that the article alluded to came from the
pen OF lone one, who wied put the people this
country upon the American fide Of the ,lifpute the
ne.ton OF the article here, previous my ilatement
ei the cafe, will, hope, be regarded as proof of
that fairnes, which, it is my wiih lould be appar.n,
IN every part OF that ihare, however trlrg it may
be, that l ihall take in the difcuGion:
appears (trom the American papers) that an
account OF the decilions which have recently taken
place IN Our courts of admiralty, had been received in
America and had given rife to the moi Gsrious COM
piai't' asaint this country The papers full Of
the matter, AND they threaten reprifals in way
which demands, our part, little Ieafonabls re-
neetion on our conduct. The Americans complain
OF all the European, powers in different ways, and
perhaps with reafon. 1t is material thar our readers
mould know the preeife of their complaint H.
CAN'T US, and we fhall endcavor to Rate i. in few
words. So long ago a, the year 1899, an American
iaP Called the Eex, captain Orne, took in cargo of
WINE at Barcelona, for Salem. II was landed ar Sa
lem, and paid the cuaom houfe duties there it was
then ihipPsd on board the fame vefel, and the hin
laiied Tor the favanna. In her VOYAGE fhe was ia
ken by an Ensh cruifer, and carried into ell-In
Ola iiiand where, after long diicuio, fe was de-
eiared lawful prize, Spanih property An appeal
was made To England and the cafe came on to he ar
guea mere about eight months ago, when the counel
or the captors et up argument for the fire. time
founded on old and an,ott abfolete practice ,bat
the touching at Salem, and landing Of cargo there, was
mere iuoterfuge that the original intention was to
carry the cargo to the HAVANA and that in fact the
voyage from Salem to the HAVANA, was a continue
ton OF the original voyage. The lords of appeal fad
t!i' was mott important confderation and require
'ie 10 ueliserate on 1t. After interval of three
months, they decided upon this argument, that it was
lawtal capture.-As foon az this doarine became
known IN our navy, the craifers ezed and BROUGHT in
inber OF vsiels under the fame Giro umtances and
ieVeral deeiIons have been made. Theira was the
Gale OF an American vefIel, which took in CARGO ar
Gnadaloups, carried il TO New-York, there landed
,ne isars pad the port dutes &c. forthwith re- ip-
i I, ,'.eh Ind iaiied for Antwerp. IN the vovsge
the IMP was taken and on trial before fir U;Il;n,
scott he iolemnly decided, on the new arpun,nt
lwmeh, however, he faid, founded on an old dor
''eJ 'hat it was continuation of the original vow
age and the hip was condemned. MANY others f.,
lowed. IL was a 6o1-iend to our men of war and
Pr"tesrs, LOT the Americans conceived themfeiyes
perfectly iafe III purifying this courl as il had h,e
acted upon without eueliion through tbe wb,s -
the iat war. Several infances have occurred ;ndeeJ
the iPs brought in upon this pretext have been
ieeeu' whenever the captured party could exhibit "a
'ac'ory PROOF, that the cargo originally intended
lot the American market thattwas advertledfor f,e
exPoied IN an open Gore, offered at price, Sc. and
that was evidently re-ipped only becaufe the own
er Could not md apurehaler then i, has been held
thar the CAPTURE w D..
trade was the other way, and though it was
good only until 1T came be known vet the depre.
Cations upon America, to which it has eiven rife are
enormous. And this complain is tina, the praa;c
having gone on, without interruption or oueI};op
during the whole Of the lat war; and until this
hon OF the Gale OF the Edex, they ought iu faruefs
to have had notice of return to the old obfos,e
praGce and that all the COMBINATIONS made with
out fuch notice, unjuA, violent and honile Thief
are the facts aswe underffand them. We truh w,
nave fated the cafe farly.-A ironc memorial ba
| neen preiented by the American mniler, TO LORI
! tiawkefbury the location and his anf,v.r :,
tranimittcd few days ago, was that it was cafe a
'nch importance d to demand time for ferrous nvef
tisation. We tru it will receive ferous ;nveG;,r,
ton, and ALTO candid, fpeedy, and fair apfwer-
| we have had TOO much of haGy violence and ,ard,
atonement. Our maritime trength does no, 60 muci
depend on the power Of fezure, as on the freedon
~ our commerce. And we ought not either in INF
ucs or IN Pohey, to drive America to meafires of re-
rrhai. The ihould lay embargo on all export, :,
Cur Welt-India ifiands for only Fix months. ,yb,
would be our and their condition? And even w;,b
out that act OF vengeance, non-impertat,on ,oree
ment OF Britih manufactures for one year, would h
lois to this country OF feven millions ferliny."
Inc obferyations with which this article close.
viii demand fenie little notice by-and.bye. A
pre'ent 1t is only neceilary to fay, tina, they anne,
20 betray the origin of the Naten,cnt; and, If
fhould be found that am correct, il viii cor, ,;,,
be evident, that this ftatemen, is not TO-"
ITO be eontinned.)