The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-28
JouN MILLER, Secretary.

At meeting Of the s.;izens Of Brunf,vick, to the
number OF abou, SEQ, a, the Court-Eouie, on the
9Th ina. for the Purpoie of taking irso conf era-
ton, aud expecting th.ir fentinents re!Peelng
the late hottie attack of Britih iquadrcn, the
American lrigate Chelapeake, which terminated in
the horrid aud brutal murder OF ievera of our fell
low citizens, and IN the ieiZure OF four native
Americans on board thereof.
DR. RIcHARD FIELD, was unanimouay called to
the chair and
EBrNEzEa M M'RosEKr appointed ieeresary.
The chairman proceeded 10 appoint a committee OF
the folio wing gentlemen, TO draft reloluions aPpro-
pria;e TO the fuhject, VIZ Thomas Ghoilon, jun.
Phil Claiborne, Maj. Charles Cordie, Thomas
Mac.in, David Mead, Col. Harswe fucker, James
Fsrrilon, Col. Robert Wat on and Nathan Fletcher
The committee retired, and after .hort time, Capt
Thomas Ghollon Jun. in their behalf, made the fol-
lowing report, viz:
WE, the citizens OF Bruulwick county, have long
viewed wieh ind sna,ion, the eourie of conduit pur
lucd By Great Britain towards the United States OF.
America Whit th= Federal government has been
inf pacific and forbsaring; Whit It has contorned
the mott rigid neutrality, not only as it relates to
Great Britain, bat all the European Belligerens;
We have feen the Britih government, in the wal
, abandonment Of her mott folemn treaties with
US caultsn1nong her nfo!ent navy, in the inrrei-
of fellow citizens, in arreGDg lawful
cuied Of illicit trade, aid j. every ipeeies Of piracy
robbery and plumber FoE The redres of thele a-cu-
mca!ed iujnrcs to our GeafArins brethren, we have
isU'ly rePoed coli .en.e n the public authorities
iutTuited with ;heir protection But y hen the natl
ton tlefis aiIed, and our rEhtful limits invaded
vhtn o. Cur iils of war ha, been attacked With
lRpetior force, and brave countrymen murdered
by the fleet Of power with whom wee at the
very moment ~ treaty il IS incompatible w'sh the
character o. citizen and patriot, any longer to be e.
lent We drpTscale the calamtes Of war we are
eOa:cicus that icarceiy any portion of the American
people, would be more deeply aheCied, than our
ie'v=s BY iuch event. The lsple commodity We
raiie, is exported 10 foreign markets, through tic
medium o! our commerce. We apprfed that
ft7f commerce, wouid be iulpended by rupture
wi!b Great Bti,an yet we would prefer tile mot
dls;trou5 warfare, either to pulilIanmous fubnif-
f.on, tn the multiplied wrongs and unprovoked in
iuiJs Of any nation, 70 diihopCUib bic peace
/ Wherefore,
Ia. ~ ,gcd eqac;q'G b. That the late outrage
conaui,ted D. tic Dr'ti, iquadTon, under the com.
riaud q commodore Douglas on Jingle unlulpe e.
| ing frlsa'e Of the Uutcd States, tie Chefapaake
within the iurd;9innal limits Of the United Sta,es
sas an inft asa.nit the American foy.reirnsy and
lhe american iiagi was, in ust, act a. perfdy
! a''d c7wagdicc, g"d the killing part Of the crew
! thsrscf. YVES =. of ad4aineron.
] 2ojiy. Essivni vrnIz5gFy, A. the fsnf. Of hi.
n, th4t il is ooty, whch he lie }sral govern.
nsen: to oar Escianei Character aud DIGNITY 10
v.ag- unce 4hng war aga.uh Great B.it-in, unt we
iha,l have obtained the mot ample a.o.ement aud
rs.rbu;ion ior TIE ol.rages sud injuries afcrsfaid
/ Sadly. RaLtyeJ a7Ia'gg11y, That in the furpnTt Of
fuch rieafes, as the Federal government NAV IN III
wlion adopt to aveage the various Eiul:s and par.
ti.uIa7iy tie 7'c nobility we have received at the
hands Of the BrllIb nation, we pledge our lives out
I fortunes a.i our iacred honor."
4:nly. R3oje.S arariao,Gy, That 2, ,he prefeu, IN
p'rant cTi.s, we have 5--.ilr eeufisas. IN the fa
ci~r ZEAL che iirrnus.s. vuiosl AMI pa,riot Of r.,
Pfeiiicnt oitHe Uuj,ed State; ruGipg, thtt s,no
the advocate f2f oaioi in od,cs he ,gill not retir
from tie hem q Gus political Safque until the florn
is over.
5thy. P,6ivsd prrtiv,gdy That the citizens q
Norfolk, orunou,h, Hampton and their yiciri.ieI
dserve well OF their country, Tor their manly EXERT
OTIS, preventing the sfore aid Bria iquadr0n from
Obtaining fupP.ies, from t'igr coat, ana IN prohibit,
ing al utercourlc with them
6t.ly. Rgshei, That he chairman appoint com
n,ittse to ,or.r!pond With the corresponding com
mtts-s appointed by otasr meetings of our fellow q
zsns, upon fhe lu.je& oi the foregoing reioiutiou
1thly. Rg5'ved 1hata copy e The foregoing pro
Z cesdurs, Le forwarded 80 tire PrtGdfut ol the u
n.tcd jts'ss auj thst the Zane bc clio Inherited
Gleh o. the Eioamond and Pe,c,G1s5g papers, IS IT,
chairman may GioC. .or ihat psfpols
4, The foregoing Trclm5ie and reColU,ions bsiu
tv'eg READ, were s,eeed TO without a daentln
vyioe.
= The eisiIn7n then proceeded 70 appojn, the &c
loving s,1'lcaico, . committee Of correfpcndenc
$ w; Ihcnas Gnojiou Jun Phil Claiborne, Thoma
S mscklm, llartweH Tucker and James Harrjfon,-