The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-05

Affections of that fort had been made very con-
hdently out of doors for fome time pait, with
out attracting much attention; but Imported,
as they have lately been in both houfcs of par
farnent, it was become of importance, they
fhoIl with all other matters bearing upon the
a,;sj IN, be fully and attentively conIidered.
In o*der toa full inveftgation of every thing
that could affect the interetts as we'll as of the
petitioners againit the bill as the Wet India
propfietors, he had fouc weeks ago expreiicd
An anxious defre to nave the whole fubieet re-
ferrcd I'd committee above hars, before whom
s.fill hearing might have been had, and by
whom an attentive enquiry might have been
made, ON the allegations and proofs On both
htes, 1t was with a view to fuch an iuvcfigation
he fhould now preiume to propofe the fscond
reading being delayed for week, meaning, If
he ihould fuc reed in that, TO move for fuo h
committee, about which he was the more anxi-
Gus, as the merits of the meafnre, If now dfcuf-
fed, WOULD he decided %, withou. even the IN
formation called for NY the noble friend fort
night ago, from the committee for trade, aItho'
that would throw great light on the fubiett,
and might have hcen hnilied in two or three
days with cafe. II .vonld he feen how earnelt
the predecefInrs ct thofe who nov pr hded in
that committee had been to bring hack the trade
TO Britiih fhips, and how unfound-d the aupre-
berfons nf the gentlemen in the w. Indesare.
nericaps ihonld bc allowed to be the carriers
oflunber and provihons from the ". States tn
our colonies or not but no one would be
found to deny that il il nfinportance 10 fecure
10 valuable a branch OF commerce of our nlvi-
gation, If that can be done without, r. X OF scr,-
Gus Inconvenience To our iIllnds: nos could K
be deemed that the interce ofth- Britif COLO
nies on the co''irrnt Of a'nrrica, which mutt
be deeply af.eted nv this qliefior, caim at
e<x1 Y i IL.
his propofal for inquiry wcn, ror Re rei,tcd !;
he deiired no more, and wulId willingly give
up all further opnofitinn 70 the hill If he failed
in making out the cafe of the leti.iorers, which
he would fNe as briefly as po;iih'e h would
slfo refer 30 TIE alie..ations of the w. India
planters aud others, Whole cIairs for protect
on when a all fouuded, he"ould not be fup-
p fed 70 hr indifferent 70. as he and many of his
heareft connections had large proportion of
their property in the w. Indies. Their alarm
arofe chiefly from an apprehension that they
f,ould not DC furnfed with regular fuPplss
of lumber and provihous on reafarable terms,
and that they fhould not find fufficient mar
ket for their rum, conliierinE the obtaining vef-
fe's for the trade to be owned in the w. Indies
As perfectly hopeiefs aud viiionary. During the
Americas war, there was of courfe All inter-
fuption to all fupplies from the colonies, whie h
then feparated themieves from the mother
his maiefy in council TO regulate the trade
between tie American Rates aud Great-Britan
under the authority whereof proclamation
was ifined in December 1882, combining the in
ttrcouris between the American Rates and our
iilands to Brtiih niips. The w. India planters
took the alarm at that and on their petitions
10 the council an enquiry was entered upon,
which Occupied the Lords more than two
months and after full and patient hearing of
fh,.y .1rAfa a, A.
his m7ie'tY that iuch un'nanufatturea goads,
the growth and produce of the United States,
40 cannot be fnpplied by G.. Bvitan or ireland,
nor by the Briti1, colonies on the continent,
fhdll be permitted 70 be imported into the IT,
lands i'll Brtiih filips, and the produce Of the
iflands tn be Carried to the American tates in
Britifh fIips in both cafes by Britifh fubietts.
Thus confirming the practice as regulated
by the kings proclamation. The traie was
70 carried on accordingly. under the authority
thereof, till 1883, when the act of the 26ih,
Geo. 8, c. s, was paiird TO sf}abliih that mode,
10 which there was interruption 70 long AS
the peace lated, during the who'e of which
period the 'ilands were AZ :ibuuiantly and as
ch'aPiy fupp!Ied with all tie articles of which
they were IN want, AID fDpud ready mar
Eei for their rum, with m0it ABUNDANT NUM-
Der of fnall veiiels to carry it tn Anlcri. a, as
will appear by The irlt fatemeut next following
which exhibits NOT rapid ncreaie of colonial
ihipping.
OaOnsd M.and eqm2,.d frop, The H5,9- hdie,.
Ships. 1ots. Her.
No. :, 1890 7o5 $4,000 5Il5
Do. in Btitilh contisental
colonies, 22o .42le0O Ils2
. =.
o3a 10000 6J67
Let this be compared with the coaI quences