The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-13


were, enabled TO ALERT. iolemily axd conf
IDENTIFY, that our conduct has afforded ground for
the injurious fufpicion viii ch fish object would
Imply. The view is proteiledy regulate and Affect
our traffic in articles fairly purehaied by us from o.
thers-and if the conequencesto that traffic were not
intended TO be ferious extenve and permanent, your
nieaoralits fearch in vain for the motive. by which
la Rate in anity with our own, and moreover con-
neeted with it by the ties OF common interet, to
which many considerations feem to give peculiar
trength, has been induced indulge in parcxyfn,
OF caPreious aggre!ions upon rights, by which it
| d'ihonors hieii, wi,aoue promoting any OF thole
great nterens, for which enlightened nation may
fairly be iolicitous, and which ony.a Ready regard
for jufee ultimately i.cure. When Zee a
powerful Rate, in roiieion Of commerce Of which
the world affords no example, eiideavoring tn inter-
polate into the laws of nations, eauical ncetss and
hayward dntinSions which forbid citizen OF aro-
Their independents and commercial country, to export
from THAT country, what unque(ionaby belongs to
hun, only bceauie he imported hn,ixF and yet al
low him to iell right of exporting it to auoiher,
(which prohibit end, becaufc it ;riics our of
intention, but permit il when it ariies out Of two
which, dividing act into fta,es, fearch into the
mind tor correspondent divilion OF in the
platDn OF its author, and determine It's innocence
crinna.,y accordingiy no, DENYING tina, the
property acquired in All unauthorized traffic by peu-
| trail nations from be!gerents may become iucorpo-
rated into the Datonl ock, and under the beiter o!
IT'S neutral character, thus fupernuc,i and ill pre-
ierved, be afterwards traniorted every quarter Of
the giobe-rejett the only epoch which di!tin a'y
marx that corporation, ard point other i'll it.
Piaee-whieh propoing to fix with accuracy and pre-
ciiion the line of demarcaton, beyond which neutrais
are treipaers upon the wide domain Of bellige rent
rights, involve every thing i'll darknes and confuon
there can be but one opinion - the purpole which
| all ,hisist to accomolih.
Your menorians have endeavored with all that
attention, which their natural anxiety calculated
To produce, to aicer,an the various apes which the
doctrine in guenion is likely TO ailume in practice. but
they have found it impoilibI conjecture in what
way confidently with this doctrine, the excefs Of eur
imports from the bellieerene colonies, can find their
| way TO foreign markets The landing of the cargo,
and compliance with all e forms and fantons up.
on which our revenue depends, will not 70 terminate
the voyage from the colonies, thar the articles may
be immediately re-expored Europe, by the origi-
nal importer. But they cannot be exported imne-
fiateiy wha. iaP!e OF tia,e will give them title TO
| oe lent abroad! And fnot By the original importer
how is he to dsvo!ve upon another power wiici, he
has not himle!f! Andfby fae he can oon,muni-
cate the rower by what evidence is the transfer to
be n,ani!e,d, 70 furnlh an .fwer 70 tbe ready
accuiaton of fraud and ovation!
IN proportion as this doctrine has developed tfelf
1t mas been found neceary to invent plaubIe oualif-
Cations tending to conceal its real character from oh
eTvition. Il has accordingly been furn,iied that,
hot"nnisahamg the obtacles which it provides a.
sa'nh the re expectation OF colonial cargo by the
importer, iuch Incorporation may perhaps be law
ul. Attempts or his part To fell in the u STATE.
without effect, (which mutt eften happen) NAV If is
inppoied, he tuicient to fave him from the ner of
the rule But, admitting Il to be certain, inhead of
being barely fql3At, that theia attempts would form
any thing like fecnrity alan final condemnation II is
MI mott material to ak how they afford pro-
lection againft fezurc, by what document thew can
be proved to the atisfaon of thole to whom ;n,er.
Nuggets doubts, and whom mpunity encoura,,es m
act upon them /? The formal tranfaSlions of tbe
cuttom- houie once deferted as criterion IKE CARGO
mutt be followed through private transfers, into the
warehsues OF individual MERCHANTS and, when
proofs have been prepared with the u,n,oa repua-,v
TO eitahiih hoie transfers, the other facts which
may be deemed 70 be equivalent, they are ii liable
to be tuipeeted, and will be fufpeaed, as fictitious
and colorado, and capture will be the couf.ouence
FOR the lois and damage which capture brings a.
long with it, Ertilh courts of prize qrant mn ,du-
quate indemnity. Redrefs 20 aoy extent is difficult
to competent extent impollibie and even tbe coas
which an Ubiquitous ieizure con,pels neutral n,er
chant to incur in the defence of his violated r;uh.
before their OWE tribunals, are fcliom deeresd anil
never paid. ALAN
Your memorialns have thus far complained only
the recent abandonment, by Great Britain. of
kh'"h rue' by which the oppreiive character of an
important principle Of her maritime code has bsro.
tofore, been greatly m;tigated Bur thew nou, bc,,
leave to enter their ioenn protef aeain the 1ins;,
pie iteIi asan arbitrary and unounded preteufon by
which the nif liberty of neutral commerce is ,nar
ed and abridged, and may be wholly deRroyed
The reafons upon which Great-Britain allnn,e, 70
hereis right to inserdt to the independes, nation
OF thu earth, commercial inte-courfe with the colo
nies OF her enemies tout of the relaxation of ,ybic
pretended right has arifen the diitinaion. in h.
courts between an American trade FROM the coIor;e
oil the u States and from the fame colonies ,o En-
rope will we are confidently perfuaded, be r.pelled
with effect and irmnefs by our government.
l. IS aid by the advocates of this hiob bell;,ersr
ciM;" that neutral nations have no right to cafrv nm
wth either OF the parties war any other ts,n
they have actually enjoyed in time opeace. This 20.
or forms he balls, upon which Great Britain has
heretofore reited her upPofed title to proven. Alto
geth' or TO modify her difcretion, the Interpolation
oil neufIas, IN the colony trade Of her adyerG,riss
But ii we are called upon to admit the trr,b or b;
pobton, 1t feems redfonable that the concert or :;
would alo be admitted that war lhould No, ne n.
lowed to dturb the cufton,ary trade Of ncu,raIs IN
Feaee-hai the peace .eaffic houid in every view
De held to be the nesiure of the v,sr.,raG;.ard
that as on The one hand, there can be no epar,se,
on the other there ihall be no refriaioD. WIN,
however, is the fac The fri noouen, IS boG;,;'
ties snnhintes the commerce of the nations =, ,,,
m articles deemed eoufraband &c ,,.,.