The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-04

Il ~. t'u''v rece'vet of rvs or ~ tut what
isiald to have been Mr.. M,iif,n's anrxer, mr.
US ou' ortne power of our government AZ
pfe'enft TO employ Gen. Miranda: that TYP ,,pr.
at peac- with Spain that il was sc,in0 the
. constitutional powers Of the executive 10 =, =.
, hepce d utilities with any nation, and contr.rv
:" cur laws TOR any IN {ividual whatever to t,t
oa' '"intary expedition in our ports. He
"d,neh mn - put gulcd Upon his enthiS,C,n
ton of our laws.
u IS lnpoiliole, however, to fay that /" RI.
curtain has eloied frever" upon the .x,edit;.
o' :" MIRANDA, until the fate of his So rop,,i
''s' woo Ie-e carried into Porto Crvelio. IVA.
: osen dec'ded. To their fate, il is imnotI;his
Tor us to he Indifferent. A few of ,h.uo
c'e orr countryme1. They were engaped ;n !,
h,' wnich, with all its diiconrapements.
! -, ~" 10 od FAR 70 be emiHently ufeeul.
o'idn! OF them were deceived nv the w;Iv
tratagems of Miranda. Trre !, !.
lpne con'oiat on in rehectiap that there mr..
''heas' whole death can be no ferrous ofs e, anr
constry. O'' ~ a"y
:. as ne lf' of theft men are now in leonardo
" nay DC proper To euqurc beforehand p,o
wv 'e"'' o' Tue Soani IA .iarEiiaion that we
10y VIC prepared to Judge az far as D ,ilihIc Of
."e p'o>r'ety of th.ir icciii ,os. Tn. 6,it o,.r
ton before ieir tribunals v,,nId H., :, .t.1r.e
"'tnI proof thtt this expedition was dirr,le1
80" 'he' opartth oodciIi,ns the next. wt,,t
- 'ne pun hneat fur tuct, an ILLEGAL ofr.n -.
ID" er'h'ns that the frf is clearly proven.
I. WIZ reqare no -nsthy refearches to fett,e
w '". IhS law of n hon. on this point. il
'eioy pr.cie. The different ,fes on this
10y "e ha'eo Hthe f,i;owiDe gradqtiou.
nc nfit cas- Is where ftj-fs not <sorelji,
an'r""te,i by ne- q ,ver,iI,-,t ,evs.. Thcco;,
.eNss 10 hmP': dsfluee. W IN refpsa % thia
e''e W trtens fys, at w aid a,oe r thai ,.;,.
shn''n'ts 'ugIt to deer ,oiIic whether ,Sf;rc
Wy 'he pr iuined order of their fbvereipn, thew
oNF"' I" oe>treaied aSIawfui enemies nr nor.
Hv as h""ever' e'ne-aNy treated with more
~ ~, IN mol who at ny cxpreG authority
DIX F1u. CD 3. Srl7 =.
he fecond is the cafe, where tbe T,I;.,eo &C
government not being lawfully autnor;,sJ
,'Ae upo' th,nfe!yes to otfyef the enenv
=" t'''' Gaze, lays III irteRs {" tn v are treated bv
80 u" as oaA"ifH and even.the tate 20 which,
n'y n.!ong, ought to puniih them as fuch. ,,
nIos iii'e6 = /ec. Q. &c rtofe Continues h.,
mIo, unauthorized by their protection, or the
80 VI o"eV leue,eigH, excrc lie Wilderness 4.
sd'nt an enemy, and fall into that enemv,.
nands' have no right TO cspett tb,. ,re,tn,s i,
sus % pninners of war the enemy is ;y0;s-
(e9. 6. 80 'N'"'"' ID.
IN iat c"ie is, where the Af7silanty are nor
nv Gyereigq, but where thar
Is Pr"teiiedly at beace With the nation
a. 49," ' TN 'ffaes. This cafe is not quoted hv
nil. ~. ou' mere can be no doubt Of the pc.
to it. '"' "'a'a a'taen
ny the law OF nations, therefore, tie c,,,,,
mons OF Miranda, If they hav. aqeA v;,hn,,
~ irom any efahIilbed government
= "e I""hhered as Banditti & as liab,rto
s''n ihiu n acate there can ne o refuge but in
wy se"eroh'y and mercy Of the SpaniGl govern.
-. III iuch cafe, our own aininiarati,,
a =, ,h 90 nothing, but to f,cit this indulgence
a, q, Tue nands of Spain. Tnsy may 6f;.;, 80
they canRot demand Il, '''' oue
hiit IS there not all one refuge from N. ;,,,,.
"i-h'y or Spain May not Miranda b,va Ia
Gu "nlSr the authnriiy sc A. n-:.:n ~
.'ieht When his companions. therefore, are
ofoa!n before the Spani'i1 trihu al, may they
not have th5ir commfHons in t,eir pool, rs, fign,
ed hy Wn. Pit, Under the iav ,r az ftich de-
Gu went, the expedition under Miranda may We
'onhdered as Britiih expedition, and the
captiYes or Porio Cavelo as common bri(,ue-s
IF zy0r.
Bn: of what uf-, ia ii aIed, will this com.
million be TO the americans concerned IRE
NV of nations gives the reply: "IoLynt-e-.
eken nv the enemy GAS V t,-) are .req.el ar
'art If lie army in qybieb thy .fybt.' No.hny
can b. more re dorsnie thcg. IN fst, un,e
remfclves to this army, they fuppor: the fine
Aui-, no m utter whether il DC FROM anv OH.
,gation or of frcc-wiIi.''
The U. States brig Hornet, capt. Dsnt, nv.
rived at L'Orient, in IS days from New.YIk.
1t was on board this vsf1el, that Fn!war SKIN.
Win, Eiq. filled with powers to treat for th.
pnrchaie Of the FI>rihas, AMI as it has beeu
talely fad in the federal, papers, with two mil.
hons OF dollars, for ballaR. The truth ia. thar
MIR. s. Only carried with him LMf to that A.
mount one for 4 million of dojlars, on mer-\
chants IN Holland and another, on the Tr.afury ]
of the q. s.
Could any thing 70 we'll atone for the irnprI.
dence OF having prematUrely pubhed the IL
rTef journals Of congreis, as this exoedti0hs
pailage of the Hornet? MIR. SktDwith will nov
arrive in Pars the nalrn,.i ltil,r, 49, ha 90 q