The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-04
CVoLuME 3.

fhe Duke Of Montrofe, in explanation. ron.
tended that the bill was ato.ay different me-.
lure 'hainluch as il went, for the fra time. "a
ACT.
The Earl of Caernarvon, content,,d. th,. ~ 4.
prefent bin was Nprecifeiy the fsne mr.s,--
winch had received the fupport of the noble
lords who now oppofed i. when they were Il,
once, and the adoption of which by the cover.
nors OF oIr colonies, they fanctioned by renea..
ed bills Of indemnity.
The duIe, of Clarence profsGed bimG.,f ),
warm t'7end to the Navigation laws. b,,t r..
was He"eHhelel', friendly tp the ,,rrient bill.
Np,cn re conceived to be neceGary for the fun.
Eport or our Wef-lndia colonies The ar,;clex
winch were Immediately neceffary for the food
oIthe inhabitants, for their habitations and for
| ne cultivation ofthe foil, were with the crcer.
non or beef and pork, the growth and produce.
NJ America. For this country, therefore to ~.
,enpt to fupPy, exclu6vely the colonies. nue
| oe attended with an enormous exDsnce wifi
| 1T ''.e Lane time, during period of war, and
particularly when, as al prefsnt, the rpeyny b,d
adopted the mode of Tending out 3v;n, ;,m,-
hrons to different quarters, the films pf.ceG,r-
10 protectiuch trade would be more than we
could iPare from thofe efcn.ial fcrv;ces RI
"hich our navy ought to be directed. He did
not attach that Importance 10 the trad. carried
IN brit'ili bottoms, for the f;oply of our Wee.
mora colonies, which other noble lordc fsem-d
lncihed TO do, as he believed the vefTels en-
pIoyeo were ima'', being chiefly of the clafs of
ichooers and with refoea to the C.,msno,
board theft vefIsls they were n,of Of tLer,
olacks, whom he did not with to E-, cn,p,ovss
IN that deicr'ption of fervice. He did moi mean
10 extend ms opinion with refpect TO the necec
MY OF fuch meaitIre as the prefent IN neri.
Oh o, peace as he thought during peace This
country might, without difficulty, fuppIy the
HnN
its necefiity. IN
Earl Camden objected TO the bill. and ,bo,sb.
that the hiPping intereft of the country onsbf
10 nave been heard by their counfrl ae,;nff l.,
IN order that the lubjea might be fully inveRi.
Lord Holland, faid he never v;bsd "a
ocIect to any clatS of his Maiefv's fubiefs
pet'nonirg asainft any bill in that honrs
pe,hs heara by their council againf il
~ ."e Pe'a,oners' IN the petition prefentI
Cd ~ the noble Lord (Shefieid) had IN Ione
and ftudied petition objected gensraIyv to ,i
iuipenhon of the Navigation Az. ,v;tbont a..
ing any fpecihc grievance. Muah b,J be.,
laid ny noble lords Of the evils which v.,.rs 90.
petted to reiuIt from this meaf;,re I'm, h1
wona AK mad any evil arieu from this fyaem,
Jeeted to il? On the contrary, our commerce
and oar fhipping, 70 fan from being iniured.
had enc:eafed Experience therefore proved
the wiidom Of the meafilre which had TINS been
acted upon, and which it was till Intended to
act upon by means of the pref.nt bill. In f,ff
the very means they adopted to fspply the
Wes-inda Hands, tended to facilitate their
cultivation and Increate their produce, and con-
tsque"tiy 20 encrease our commerce and our
ih'Ppng. In carrying the produce of Amer.
ca to the Weh-Iudies, it was too much 70 rx.
Peet that Britfh bottoms would be employed
I've eoH'd' It s0a5 true, seaf yrRyil?ioas buf a
could TIE FateJ Of fuerica !; -aad be- debreeotsd
any quar- Of regulations qrifb that tozytr. ~,
A'nericanS eyese EngIi@ in tbsi- balits ami sbs;,.
Atl19hf'ont' and the intreajr Of tbeir projoe,ity
7VHJ deHeht font, as a nh greater mart auouiS
De J'Dnd TOR EaglJb manufactured. AS TO our
.hipP'ng Intercit, if an increafs Of it was 70 he
forced, let IT be done by any means rather than
by ipeoulating IN the fubiinence of ottr colonies
Lord Hawk"ioury commended, that our nayi.
eation was a paramount confidera.on and TIM.
ii the neceiiity ihould arGe, partial facrifces of
our commerce ought to be made, to inr1re tbe
continuance of that fyfem of navigation from
whence had arifen all our maritime fuperiority
i ne prcient bill, he maintained, was the Ern
relaxation ct the navigation laws enacted nv
iegilative att 1t was rleaft,re not called for
by the neceiiity of the cafe, and might be oro.
dnctlve OF the grea'ef evils to the Gi;nr,,rc IN.
tereit ct the country. He Acknowledged there
ei'd, at times, exit neceHity for allowing III.
importation into our colonies, of articles &c.
ientlal to their uie, in American bottoms: b,,t
ne deprecated making prospective regulation
and acknowledged the legality of fiIch a trade.
Objectionable as the mode certainly was. M.
VI thought 1t better that the refponGbiIitv
Mould REG with the governors of our colonies.
as II had hitherto done, of allowing fuch trade.
when they who were upon the fpot Mould fee
the necehty of fuch meafure, than that fuch
dhcretion fhould be vefted in the executivs
government at home, who could not know
wnen iuch neceiTity exifed in the colonies.
Ne agreed Goitb his nobie fy-iend Lord (YoHaa4J
IN much Of qObaf be bad E,id zvifb relbe7 10 ID
merieo, INT be fbongbf fbaf conccEoa5 on orr
Parf I5onH ratbrr bs tbe tefAf Of NEGOTIATION.
than faikrd efaJ Ddeeided on in tbf Er6 iagaaee.
Lord AukIand thought it unnecefTary thar.
que the quetion at any length, az noble iords
on the other iide had not brought forward any
tlatement TO NEW that no necelIity eSifed for
reforting TO other means befides the refources
OF this country for the fuppies Of the colonies.
To thow the fallacyofthe reafoning which went
to lIiew that by fuch mcafvre our lbippinr
and our commerce. would be injured and de-
created, he would fate the refiIt Of papers on
their IordihiPS tables which proved the direa
contrary. In 1898, the number of trading vef-
fels in the Britilh empire, was $4,000, their
tonnage 100000, and the number Of feamen