The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-14

with plauGbty that the produce of the enemy's
colonies, arrives At the mother country, by the aid
Of neusras, with lefs expenee of freight and uur-
asee, than is paid by the Brth merchant that ex-
duiive of duties. (ugars are (Auguil) cheaper in
france than in Engand) and that the Englif planter
unieriold in every marke, in Europe-he Jays, tina,
&c though the preceding tatements and calculation,
naturally lead this reu it will perhaps be regard
I'D with fome aitonihment. We defend our colonies
u, vAn expence maintain at a lill greater ex-
pence, irreilble navy chale the Gag of every
enemy from every fca, and at the fame moment, the
the hot'e colonies able, from the hyperion faety
and cheapnefs Of their new-fsund neutral navig alton
10 nnderell in the continental markets of Europe
Where is the partial compensation that our plan
tiers aied to find for the heavy burthens and dangers
OF wars II the coR Of their fuppies erroneouhy
enhanced If war taxes preifsd them hard, f freight
and nfurance doubled and thrcbled If their in
terror defence became expenGve and laborious, and
they were fometimes invaded plundered by the
foe-itill the hyperion prcfare of the upon the
hottie colonies, injured to the beaeits of
saarkets more than commonly advantageous. But
oy the prefent unprecedented and artificial Fate of
things, this compensation has been narrowed and al
mott totally loa and much Of that ilenty progref
live ruin OF eur old colonies may be traced this Tin
gu!ar fource. II appears then, the whole, that
our enemy carries on his colonial commerce under
the neutral flag, cheapy well faely; that, with
out the charge of defending his colonies, or their
trade, by a Jingle fquadron convoy, he receives
heary all the tribute from them that they would yield
under the mott expenfive protection. The mitchell,
however, by terminates in futtanng the
French exehecquer it arikes in various directions,
at the very vitas of national fecuri,y it tends
to the deprefion of maritime power, and to the
exatat'on OF the navy of France BY this lcenticus
Vie OF the neutral flag, the enemy is enabled to
employ his whole military marine in purpofes of
ofsniivc war; He is not obliged to maintain faua-
Hrn, To- If. r.
aud by avoiding the dfperon of his maritime force,
and the cnnieqaent rilk OF its defeat and capture he
obtains by its concentration the feat of empire
. mott formidable advantage. After enla.ging upon
the advantages aecrung to the bellgcrent from their
commerce being conducted entirely by neutra!s in
the direction of their whole marine to purpofes pure
ly ohenive-in preferving their ve:ls from dsfruc-
ton OF battle or of weather, and their feamen from
eap;ure he proceeds to the confederation of the
remedy for hefe evils, and the right on applying it
and this remedy he confders as fufciently obvious
If nsutrais have right" he fays bu, through
our own gratuisous coEceion carry the coloni-
al trade ct our enemies, may, after rcaonabe
notice, withdraw that runous indulgence IT, after
the revocation os the licence the commerce fha be
aill continued, we may uafaby puniG the violators
OF orr belserent rights by the feizure AMI con,cl-
tion of fuch fhips, hal be found engaged in th.
offence, together with their cargoes But is this
cafe in which we have rg ht any remedy at all
This Il attended with doubt, would be indeed mot
important quelfon IF cannot be ratisa aorily an
i"ered On the part OF our country, there oud be an
end to every thought of reGance if no, to complaint,
Nothing can be more advanta seous for us than the
t2ppreion OF this commerce, but IT, like the advice
cenlured by Artdes, 1t requires breach of iuflce
let us naexibly abtan" He proceeds to ailert, tha,
IN this cafe, moral right and vifbe expediency har-
nonze-that IL ihouid ra be obierved that the neu-
trail powers have all a0ented to the rule Of the war
OF lT56, in point of principle, by ubmitting to IFS
partial aPp!ication-that whatever Indulgence Great
Britain may have ince that time granted to neuras-
1elf-pretervatiou now demands the revocation-rhat
tae trade in qaeon has been ihown to BE- ruirnus TO
her Preient hopes in the war, and her future prof
fstts-shat it would be mott extraordinary (i,uati
N Sr two friendly powers Rand in If the one had
arrhs to dosn5 thing which is denrudive to the o.
eifss, and yet that the continuance Of this trade by
RAGS at preicnt IN anity with G. Britain, will in
ATS satural conle9uencc, draw down denrul: upon
k..--fhat ise is engaged in coptel the adverle
iiu OF which may be fatal her fafety, ard that,
le cutting eff the colonial refources of her enemies
b. neSetiary means of preventing iuch an inae to
afa,s her r:l'e is difpue her right Of fdefence.
EsI yaSing the argument Of neceify lac proceeds 10
SJiai:r, al! TO deny the ri t of tine neutral n.cs TO
AVA fhcmie'ves of their Ambition into the ports of
Gil. hottie con- les, aud. after feveral pages devoted
sothis enquiry, he proceeds, After all tha has been
flh be faid on this important fubieG, one
fh"h iiSiuoh pTopSoIy DC ItN 20 De Deceive
sItry equitable mind.
Z" QsO amino With what intention did the enemy
., n the ports OF his colonies to foreign flags
e If il was With commercial views, or for the
nm c fake OF in?arting benefit friendly pow
e's- her acceptance Of the boon may perhaps be
J4lilb!e b,it ifthe iineie, undii.mbed nauilr OBJ
Us was to obtain protection and advantage in the
ii, to prelerve his colonial intercAs, without the
rIil OF defending then and to lheld hmGelf in this
NC vulnerable part againa the naval honilities Of
30 land, Fay il Iuch the rnanileh and known
rd'por OF the n1eaiure, fee not how any diipahon-
al mind can doubt for moment, that co-opcrati-
or in iuch al expedent, by powers in ami;y with En-
~ nd, WIS violation Of the duties Of neutrality"
I! az this the ole intention of the belligerefits
he proves from their coniua after the peace Of a.
Ia:-s. So far the change of colonial yem from
h.Hg permanent, argued on behalf of the neu-
tr1l claimants, III the la war; that orders were fent
TO rGverie it the moment the fword was heathed and
al the other hand, the frit advices Of new war
Uhh G. Britain accompanied in all the colonies
with orders open their ports again to their former
extent He concludes the feeond divion BY aifert-
mig, that as in ;ts motives AID purpofes, the Who'll.
trlnilioI Is Of holiIe character, 70 are the eff
fcls afuay proiIeed Of kind MOI directly bottle
AMI injurious that the iegality Of this commerce.,
is e..;an rs T1iiciregous tendency and to en-
gaze in it is nerpoGe in the war, for the purpofe
OF refcuig the enemy from the hyperion naval force
Of Great Britain, or, in the Of an expreive me-
taphor Gonetifrps APPLIED 70 il: B7gi i5r,yiey .yf-