The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-21


According to public notice, meeting Of the citizens
oil " eitn.oreiand county, held at the Court
fonie OF laid County, on Wedne!day the 9Th day
:" jury Tor the PnrpOe of taking under theiriconi
ssfatitn, the late outrage committed on the fri
gate Ciisiapeake, by Brit :. iquadron.
John Campbell, Elq, fnggefed tine necelii,y of ap-
pointing Chairman, and non, tie Honourable
Richard Parker--Do9. John Peake feconded the
motion; and Mr. Parker ghaninouAy elected.
baia"n M. Lee, then nominated Secreta-
Iy ~ Richard E. Psrker, Eiq lecenaed by Samuel
Lewis, Eiq aud was upaoimcuGy rleeed .
Niesard E. Parker, Efq then prcfented MIRA
i've OF the outra2es committed uponthe Ckeiapeae,
ano the refoutions adopted by rhc citizens of Nor
toik' t'seie were PuLliihed in izte Ensuirer.l
MT X. T.. Parker moved that the narrative lould
sereao' which was unanimouily copfentsd to. The
HArratiVe beng read, motion was made e.. the
ApPoitn'ert OF committee, to take into coniGera-
''o' me outrages csimmted on the Cheiapeake, and
10 report Immediately the me citing their fentn,ens
oh tie fubjea. 1ke meeting came to re!elution
-, ~, 'he appointment of a committee Of five. The
S"aifn'an ieiected the following gentlemen Mir.
samuel IemPien,sn, Richard Stuart Iohn Campbell
h'ehard l.. Parker ard Thomas Rowand. The
o,''"ttee fctiTed, and after Gvberariug for iore-
ti'e' reported the following refoi0tions, which were
fsaa and uns.irionily agreed to.
We the cit;zeIis of IgeGn,orelzud County now
co"vededto exprefs feelings and opinions on the
safe daring vioationof our national Rag by Brtiih
iqiairon; have read the narrative of that tranfa al
Oh, with Tie deepch concern and the noa glowing
'noisiat'on. Like fellow Citizens IN EVERY par,
o. she uiOH, ~e eonGder it. the demberate an Of
al ANnfhg and vicious government, whole ruling
Pahin - Inte.eh and vho!e only law is force -
ffood o! '.ir naval fnperorily, nfoieDt III the con-
eioJineis ~ her Gfength; t, modern 'lrthage
tFAnPes Gpoe al neural rights ard graf the ac-
'hai depoti!n .. the ocean. she has pIundsred our
commerce, iniTreh:d aud efavcd our ieanicr i1iult-
ed our laws aud our government, and murdered cur
g. 80 The hiss let ~ c the hGniblc ferviie iEru
Terts nf Ler ambition a't iufce i.th ahjees tool,
OF hSr powe. as Whi,by att Lore, as Humphreys
Douglas and Berkeley, to go4d, to abuie and TO de-
iroy us. When ne complain OF her uiiniouS l,e
n"tkJ us with a fham-tria aud places them in iitU
9iion TO comn1it crimes Of deeper dye and greater
Frorriiy. Whcn We Offer to negotiate, fhe an,ufts
~ wi.h rr0mifss Of redref and The fame moment
Continue md extends her depredaiions. We have no
toPe that this'ne' s7icus ynsm will be abandoned
n nAion Jealous Of our IivaIhp in commerce ge-
vsrCed 10y Corrupt @ud narrow nlnded uniGers, will
haINy d. % JG,tr, until fhe s.aught that juGiee
sni'Dtersh .are inis able OSr rational delige to
aT"id lie evils Of ne will COB inae TO tcinake
Tor PriiiiaEnn.y, and the sl act Of vol.nee wi be
hu' Pregdo to further aggfeIjon. 10; hing there
i"Te, Remains Tor ~ hut unconditional obedience or
inaniJ relitaueea iubr9iihontU national degradati
OIL, OF firm dee rmination 10 fupport rational ho
nor ~ eanDo', Will not, hefi,ate in the thote-
a'theuEh yourg and fmpe people, utseqaah.;ed
Win the aF.s Of war and the caug Of arms; yet, =,
iueh TING, the man who dares not rique his lille
IN defence IS has Country and her ians has oa in To-
"stJ the dsafeG etergrs Of nature we ackrow ledge
bone iueh a'Hong c,.e will all come ore arI cheer
i"ly, az uie Cal Il our country tnd az our part,
whether Il fall b. with The heart 20 conceive the
L'deril@nding to dtetl, t., puiic fuppost the
hand to execute. The inebihiat.e prize Of Anieri-
can independence IS not Ike az empty pageant TO
bs taken up md laid down at pseiure liz IA
ffedtrn'i conhded 70 us - auceiors obtained by
them through iorns 81 opyoEtlou--b, torrents o.
blood aud We srs ameHabie 80 poi,erity for the
b'snner 40 Which we ba pfs;srve &C. The bright
example Of our beloved fellow ecghtynfo,' the ii.
lui'rious Ws1js-,on, IS Giu Before US The ;res,
American ifTit, gsdsd b hins ~ former hte,, r,sy