The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-07

tie Asec Of nationt, was publifhed by admiral
Mellon, In which all neutral commerce with
Spain was forbidden. The plea OF neceility
was not fetup. 1t was thought fufficient to an
nounce that England had Z" fond ii rigbf t54t
Spain Bonn no longer havt any trade" Our
neutral nsanutaaHres and our neutral crops were
thus unlawfnly hut out Of Spain by the friend
" navy of England. Yet we are to fight the
whole continent of Europe for refuiing Britifh
goods.
With thefe and many other evidences of car-
y, and unremitted, and executive Epghfh vio-
lations OF neutral rights and commerce aad
epen of EngiJB hsus before our eyes, it is i'm
poiiible tor the government or people of the u
nited States to afIent to the preteniion, that
our aledged fuferance of later and letter
wrongs from the enemies of England, entitle
her to claim OF our neutrality an indulgence in
the numerous and executive injuries of the cur-
rent featfnl. With a calm and reafouable firm
nefs, therefore, we recur to the recommendati-
on OF 4 continuance of the peaceable and legiti-
mate projections and indemn;fcations for our
propefty, commerce, and fufferings, which the
Legislative power in Nicholfon's law, has begun
to adminifter. and of fuch of thofe which are
respectfully fuggefed for confederation in this
publication. There is yet another and far
better courfe which the preient Britih govern
ment hold at their own command--t6e mfr
Fon of american moderation into the old An
gfo- american (yFem of commercial monopoiy,
end frank jufiee andsr The Lazu of naficnJ
1t cannot be doubted by any reieGting man,
that the recited injuries to our neutral rights
give US large claims upon the masnanimity of
England, and jufify temporary diainetons a.
gainft her. They have touched American fen
hbility to the quick, and deeply affected our
interefs.S The perverfions of the principles of
iearch and blockade, the violation of mariners'
and paHengers' CONTRACTS, and the legalized ex-
tortions in the admiralty bufineis, with tbe pak-
Pd6Ae GyAmpfion or The risbt 70 bind as on The
OCEAN, in all cafes spbat/oeper, By exeenfipe orders
have laid foreign axe to the root of the tree of
our PROPERTY. Nor navigation, nor trade,
nor vents Tor our crops, nor fales for our furpus
imports, nor tafety TO our mariners will abide
our fubmfiion to thefe DOCTRINES, Ito thefe prac-
tees, to this new fytem of annoying her enemy
and monopozine commerce, adopted by c.
b. and the changing circle of her friends. IF
The permits with her executive orders, and other
injuries, the road which our refpe6ted govern
ment has already entered lies open before our
eyes. Ii is the path of yirtuous peace, for we
are not wont to feek even juftice by the fword.
irotettuu ina, iu.., anu .,i, .Ii.iifi, all
on to the /xfsring, at the expence OF Tx iuiwi0e,
is our wife, our moral, and our relis ious plan.
The following articles of intelligence prove,
that Great-Britan fill continues her monltrous
attempts TO force independent neutral Nates into
jafal r0a'' and treaties by her naval power
C0sfaniinotie, May s, 1906
Mr.. Arbuthnot, the Englifll arnbaIador, ha,
had frsls conference with the Refs EHendi. Tor
Iurkiin tecretary of fate) at which he eebssiesH,
declared that if the Porte Tor Turkih government
did not zpifbi1 affr0 dayS, TO determination
to renew Its treaties with England, an Euelih fouad-
ron would certainly make its appearance in the Lee
want, as any further rsfufal mutt be coniidered as
rupture between the two powers"
The Turkifh government fmply replied. thar II
was reioved to maintain the neutrality which it had
hitherto obierved. Thele executive meafures of a
naval power are calculated to work an abroga,ion
OF thoie precious rules in the law of nations WHICH
have hitherto ieeured ndufrious, peaceful, and ho
nett communities from the expenees, miferies and
crimes of war.