The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-01
fe",oNnrnnee BY tie nia;qer ainibiienfiary off5,
United States TO tie B,iijB goqnumen;.
| Aefomponring a MeDageef t6e prr6aeut.7
GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE,
No. II, S.ptsmker2a, isoi.


GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE.
No.f2, Ssptsmber23, iso5.
My LoED,
f"''ered myfeit, from what paf1sc. in our
= ,ais 'n.efv'ew' That lould have been honored.
before this, with IN aniwer from vour I,r,,n,:.-'
10 my letters, refpetling the late feizi,r. rs 4
! nlerlcan vciieis. underGoud it to be ayreed
t q the dhcuthon which then took nl,cs
ihouiu De conhdered as Unofficial. 40 rxnI,n,
tory only of the ideas which we miybt ...r,.a
tive'y entertain on the fihie4. and ,bst -.
.oro'h'n would afterwards give me fi,ch > III,
10 my letters, retpecfing that meafnre. az b;s
mDetys government might deGre to b,vs
10 the government OF the Unit
gu o'dtes: N coniequence, l have iince waited
expectation Of receiving it. II is far So ua.,y
my dehre 10 give Your lordlip any tro,hls ;H
''is huhnets, which can avoid. as fb,. ,;r,
whch mas i'nce eiapfed efficiently fflews. R,,t
inc great importance of the fuliett. which bas
i,'oeed become more 10, by the continn,nrs &c
me iS'ne policy, and the frequency of fs;ynreo
wh'cn are It'll made of American ve{I;ls. ILL.,
me M ]" htua'ion of peculiar rerponf,';,itv
M!goSernment will expect of me corretf infoyr
n'd''on on this point, in all its views. and an,
10y oeh,o"s or complying with its iuf, expec-
~ i mutt therefore, again reqaeft that
your lordil,ip will he 70 good rs 70 ens,,,e ' a
TO make iiich a representation 70 nv onuo 'ne
'neht' OF that meaiure, as his r1aiefv,s Cover
ment may think proper to give.
am forty to add, that the longer boz.
hected on the inbiecl, the more conirrea 7
nave been IN the objections TO the n,a.f,r, Ie
we examine it in reference To the Law of ,,,t;,,,a
1t appears to me to be repugnaE, to everv ,,r;,
clPie OF that law; if By the unierfand;nr ~
as IL may be more properly called, the aeree.
n'e"s ot our governments, refpeaing the corr
.neiee 10 queHion, coHfder it equally repup-
nant to the principles of that apr.er,s,t T.
both thefe views your Iordfl,ip will nern,;, ~,
to make fome additional remarks On ,he c,,,
jet. - y" '''e iuo-
by the law of nations, as fattIed hv rho MN
approved writers, no other refrain, ;s ,cLno,y
'eogeo on the trade of neutral nations. sb;c h
thoie al war, than that it be IMPARTIAL h..ween
the latter; that it niaIl not extend IN .r,;r,s.
WHICH are deemed Contraband of war po. 70
the transportation of perions in military fer
vice nor TO places actually b!ocklded or he
neged. Every other commerce of a ncntr,I
WIN os'isercDt, rs coDfidcred Lawful com.
'SeiIe ano every other rehraint on ii 10 either
or the belligerents by the other, an unlawful re-
itraint. " -" y" io' ie-
The lift of coutrablnd is well defined "a az.
a'io the circumstances which conGitute BLOCK
aoe' nc bef authorities have united in CON
hh'ng the hrit TO fuch articles as are ufcd i'm war
dh" ave applicable TO military purpofes and
requiring, To couis'tu,e the latter, the difoo6-
tioh Oh fuch force, conliitng of hationarv
ihiPS, 10 near the port, by the power which At
tacks 1t, as to make IL dangerous for the VET.
lei of neutral power TO enter it. The LATE
treaty between Great Britain and RufTia. e,ef;o-
mates theie circumfances as necefary TO CON
ttute 4 blockade, and il is believed that il wa.
never viewed before IN light more favorable TO
the invading power.
Inc yste's condemned were engaged in
commerce between the ". S. and ome M, =,
EUROPE, or between tboie tlates and the Wee
lndia Hands, belonging TO an enemy of Great
britain. l6 the European voyage the CARGO
conhhfd OF the productions of the colonies
IN the voyage to- the Wefi Indies, II con(i0ed of
the goods OF the power TO which the COLONY he
longed, and to which the fbip was defined
The ihip and Sarge in every cafe, were the t,ro.
perry of American citizens, aud the CARGO had
been landed and the duty on il paid in the II. 6.
II was decided that tbefe voyages were CONT
nuOus, and the Veftls aud cargoes were con-
denned on the principle that the cop,mere r.
WAS Illegal. beg TO refer more Especially in |
ms statement 90 the caf ofihe Enex, and ap |
peal from The Judgment Of the vice admiralty |
court, at Newt Providence. IN which the lords |
;ommBiio"ers oF appeals in confirming that
Judgement, eaabliihed this doctrine.
~ requires bat light view Of The fnbic4 FOL
x laits'ied thai fbefe condemnations are incom-
1afihb With the law of Nations as above Rated 1
None of the ca5es have involved quetion of
ouirzt$tnd, Of Blockade. or ct any other Kind
hal W. ever coRtcGsa I'll Of late, in favor oil
hcliigcfeot agatna 4 Bcu.t5l power. Ii isnot