The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-11

we fele6 from the Traveller of the sth Decem.
Der. 1903. one Of the beft informed papers
now pubIifhed in London. We FAY ignorance,
bccaufe we have more charity than to fuppsfe
it was intended to prove to the people of Eng
land, that glittering titles and blafphemous epi.
thets, were in this country applied by its ci
items to their public fervants. as well as in
Europe, by fubieets to their matters. The pa.
ragraph fatcs, GA new title has heea confer
red on the prefident of TIE United States by a
committee of the Senate, and he is to be adj.
drei'ed, tnr the future, as his highnefs the Pre-
hdent OF the u. States Of America, and protec-
tor of their liberties" This ORDINATIONS mea.
lure, the Traveller informs his readers, docs
not however fcemto have been fuhje2 of Ca
e'sfaetnn to the Houie of Representatives,
whole committee entered regular protect a.
Santt the bill-So much for Britiih newspaper
authority. Aex. Exaot.
treaty has been lately concluded between
general james Robinf0n and Silas Dinfnorc,
elq. comniiiinners on the part Of the United
States, and the Mingois and Chiefs of the
Choetaw nations, in which the United States
have acquired ceiIion Of Ave millions of acres
OF land, sounded a. follows, viz Beginning at
branch ofthe Homochiro, where the fame is
'ntertected by the prefent Choetaw boundary,
and alfo BY the path leading from Natchez to
the county of Wilmington, urnaliy called
M'Ctarsy's path: thence eaftwardiy along
ki'Ciarey'spath to the ear or left bank of Pearl
river thence on fuch \ Cfireet line as would
touch the lower end ofa bluff, on the left bank
ct the Chickaiawhay river the fri above Hyoo-
wannie towns called Broken Bluff to. point
within four miles of Broken Bluff; thence in a
diFett line nearly parallel with the river, to a
point and Tine 10 he run from the lower end of
The Broken Bluff to Faluk,abunee Oh the Tom.
h. N
along the Eid line to Faiuktabunee. thence
eait to the boundary between the Creeks and
Choetaws, on the ridge dividing the waters
RAINING into Tombigbee: thence fouthwardly
along the fad ridge and boundaries to the fouth.
point Of the chotfaw claim.
The United States fipulate on their part, to
pay the Chntfaws fifty thoufand Ave hundred
dollars and An annuity of three thoufaud dol.
lars about the fun they have hitherto annual
ly received.
This ceilinn is of infinite magnitude TO the
UNITED States as well as to their territory. The
coded traa cuts off all commune alton between
Wet Florida and the Choetaws, aud affords a.
bout three millions of acres of land of the 6rft
qual'ty.--Motives of urgent policy will no DOUBT
enture its ratification. It is of the firIt impor.
tance to the United States that the frontiers
hould be thickly fetted. Perhaps there never
was more important ceflion hitherto obtained
OF native claim it connects the fcttlcment of
this territory which heretofore have been fepa-
sa!ed by wilderness ofnear three hundred mics
and circRmicribing US within fuch narrow Ii
mits as to admit of no extent of population.
We hope that government will fhortly difpoGc
OF this valuable acquifition on fuch couitablc
&Sroaaos, as to induce a fpeedy and exten!ive
emigration OF our northern brethren to this
land OF promiie; and as it will be confolidatsd
within our territory, we may reafonably fiatter
ouneiVes with the pleaine profpect Of being
Mortiy incorporated as Rate in the union. It's
advantages, in point of navigation as regard the
Fearlr river, fertility of foil and extent of range
are nnr,valed it istherefore highly interening
TO MS, that the boundaries fhould be afcertain-
ed and run as fooh as poilible, in order to pro.
mote 70 deGrable an Object.
The Generofty Of fhe Choetaw nation during
this trahfattion, In their referve of feven thou
land acres OF land in favor of MelIrs. Mitchell,
M'Crew, &c. does them honor the former
mad been many years their agent on a triaing
ialary, iec'nced AS II were from civilized foce-
W; the latter has been uniformly father and
afriend to the tribe. This is then, one tetimo.
NAL OF fdvage gratitude, and il is to he (incere
~ w'ihed that the Senate OF the United States,
IN their ratification of the treaty will concur.
IN the nooie principles by which our red friends
appear 10 DC atnatcd. Natekes paper.
Without examining the principles which e
BTtlin contends for, in refpcd to our inter
courte with the colonies of her enemies, and the
expectation of colonial produce the f,9 on
which tho!e principles are bottomed, are not AS
fhe aiierts. Great-Britan fays that we are now
engaged IN a commerce with her enemies,
which was not permitted to us in time of
peace-let Us examine into this fact. I'm all
the year 1909. and for part of the year 100 9,
Great-Britain was at peace. Then let us ex-
anime the itate of Cur commerce for the frf Of
thnie years the rerult will prove that the Unit.
ed States mnR have carried on an extenGye
trade with the Preach. Spanifh, and Dutch CO.
lonies.
In the year 1909, the amount of duties and
backs on fundry articles of colonial pro.
huce, demonftrate the error Of the aiTertion.
that we are now contending for commerce
which We did not enjoy in time ofpeace.
Amount of duties on coffee in 1909, l,ss.4se
lrdwoacS, I,2s5,s76
duties on cocoa, ID 400
drawback, os'oos
----duties on brown fugar, l,s2i.iI7
--drawback, 5,s'aaa
--duties on claycd fugars, 1851
----drawback, Isooos