The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-31

chefapeake, all the circumstances Of TIE est. being
eonfdered, mua &c viewed as an al OF RI. Bri,;lh
government.
RsS!VNd 1nanirosay, Tha, copy Of thefe rvf,lu,i-
ons, be tranimted by the chairman, to the Pie ident
Of the United States and the governor of Viry;n;a
and that they be publilhed in the Enquirer
WIN. WARING.
JOHN p. LEE, Secretary.
AT numerous meeting Of the citizens Of Prince Ed
ward county, convened on previous pubic notice,
Mt the court houfe, Monday the 9O,h of Iuly
1907 for the purpofe of expecting their feelings
and opinions, on the fubjea of the late aa of hol-
UNITY committed on the Frigate Cheiapeake by the
Bri'iih ihip of war Leopard.
R5oIOea Hnonizaozfy, That Cen Tarlton Wooden
be appointed Chairman of this meeting, and Fran
c" Watkins, fenr. Secretary. A motion was then
made that committee fhould be appointed to pre-
pare and report fuch refoutions az ihall in their
juogemene be proper to be adopted by this meeting
on the fubject Of the above mentioned a Of hoiilty
ana committee was appointed, con6hng Of Gen.
refer Johniton, Col. John Psrnall, v air. Robert
heiloe, Col. Samuel w. Veuablc, Col Charles AL
Ien' Oiborne Lockett, Thomas Haikns Robert
Venab'e, MAR Thomas Green, John Nafh, ienr.
Mar James Morton, MAR. Archer Allen, Rich
ard N. Venable and DR.. Goodrich Wilton, who i'm
mediateiy retired and after fome time retu ed VIXEN
, preamble and retolutons reported by Peter
John'ton, winch after having been twice read,
ASeeed 10 by the meeting, and in thee words
WE, the inhabitants of Prince Edward County,
nave heard with horror, of the aw=is ar. atrocious
attack, lately made the Frigate Chelapeake be-
longing 20 the United States. by the Brit,if, hip of
war Leopard. An attack, especially when oOnfdsr
cd IN connection with the circumstances which prece-
oeo It, calculated aroue the Rrong feelings tree
men and patriots, and excite in the bofom every
american the warmea Indignation, and the bittereit
recruitment. II the fons of rapine and murder hali
~ r., ~
and to ihed the blood of feew citizens vain have
been our ilruggles for Liberty-And independence i,
| an empty found.
III. Therefore, Reetona, uaanimogRy, That we will
pledge our lives and our property the government
oi the U. States and that we prepared, with
OUT ihrnking, to meet the hazard of both in fup-
port OF any meaiures of redrei of vengeance for
the unparalleled outrage, which may be adopted by
the contributed authorities of our country.
zno' Rsf'lved Hnanimozly, That although we do
not arrogate TO ourfelves the right of determining
on any points, the deefion of which appertans to
government; yet it is our full conviction, that
tai prohibition OF Brtilh imports domehic manufac
lures the vigorous ule of the rifle and the bayonet
AFFORD the beit means of redrefng the wrongs of A
nerca.
srd. RsoIved nnanimsgGy, That the thanks of this
meeting, are due to the citizens of Norfolk Hanp-
ton and their vicni,Ies, for the prompt fpirt which
they have eIerted, and the decided meaiures which
9Th. Rslofvsd nn<niwe.ly, That copy of thefe re-
ioutions, be tranimted by the chairman of th,
meeting to the Preiident of the United States, one
to the Governor of Virginia, one to the ccrr.1pond-
ing committee of the city of Richmond one 10 the e.
dor OF the Enquirer and one to the editor of the
Virginia Argus.
TARLToN wooDsoN, Chairman.
F. WATKINS, Secretary.
We underftand that orders ifued few DAYS
ago TOR the barge of the Cavalry that went to
Norfolk from this place and PeteIfburg, under
the command of Major M'Rae.
we alto underitand, that the PRECEDENT ofthe
ohtsd states having been confued as to the
courie to be purified with refpeet to the Brtilh
fSamen taken by the detachment of Cavalry
under the command of captain Sheppard, has
directed that they fha be permitted to re-
turn to their fhipS. 1t is MOT clearly underftood
mat this direction is given, not in conf oueuce
| OF any right which they could urge for the acl
OF ConerefS on which the Prefdeut's Procla.
nation is founded, and which sfcer sins the full
| o"'hg relations between us and the Brifib
JqHaaFon remaining IN our zvaferJ, in defiance o.
| me authority If our gozernn1sns, would certain
y Juitify their being held AS prfoners of war.
we preinme irecial reafons have Induced tie
mcclure directed in this iuflancc by the P,ef-
aeht for we uDderfand il is the determination
90 the government not to depart from the.
ground taken in the P~oclamation; that the
vigilance of the military has been apolautsa,
and that they are infrutted to uf. force with
out reierve' If force be necentry, to intercept
all Intercourfe with the iquadron, and to pre-
vent their taking or receiving fupplies.
$&&
When Commodore PREBLE put into Gihral
TAR lone years ago, with one or two of the A
merIcau fquadron, ten or twelve fearen d, fett.
ed from the frieate Contribution, and entered on
board Brtifr fhp of war in the fame harbour
Com modore Prcble wrote note to the COM
mander of this fhip, reqpeRing him 70 have the
!eamen fent back, as a mark Of f.ierdiilip and
good will! The Brtiil captain arfwered, that
although the feameu were Americans, he would
| not give them up that they voluntarily eutered
the Britifh iervice, & that the Britfh " niould
protect thee. The feamen were never given
up. du,oro.
| [Thisfaa now becomes very important ayd into
reiting every Que will be tempted to enquire, what
1t is which allows the Britis, fueh an extraordins
ry presnnsnce, hen American failor dsferts ,bev
lay that their flag protects him but when BritG,
Tailor dsferts they only demand but enforce their
claim by arms and fuch are the doctrines, which
we are now called upon to fubmit to or oppofe-
The united force of America has refslved upon the
latter and the appeal is now about to be made to the
/ God Of Battles