The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-14
CNuMBER 45.

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ms MSiriy to keep Parliament together, it WIS
! IN incp criiis as the rrcfut. With regard TO
Que Power Turkey it had long been ulaiter
| al iu!2ence, wnegher Ibis country waS at peace
| ar at war with her. htts of nobility had Ger.
,Fio'Y seen cnTOnitted, although they had rot
| oecn ofhcialiv announced. His MaivAy had
bcen ad'ItiI 20 fenh Miniter, 20 nequcist.
with taa' Power. UnQueGionably he did not
call on Mnihsrs TO declare the ornqreis ofthat
ncHnc'aiIon, bot the refuIt OF il muf r0on be
expected. Rnfiia we knew, had entered into A
Treaty with France. lie wiG,ed to aGcertaii
land he did not conceive that any OBJECTION
cGn'd temade TO the sra.hcation of The Willy
whether any communication bad been made.
i'on' the court ol Prse fbre. 10 4ire Caur,.of
London, luce the iigHing of the Treaty. |.
certainly would not he prudent 10 al,, al the
prvieut moment, What ficps his Maisfy had
been advitd TO take with regard 10 any ever
lures ofPracethathad beenmade, ifany had been
made from France; he could not, however, let
Up the opportunity of aGvfing bis Maieny',
m'n'!ters mof earneftly and moit arsientiy (snd
~ giving this advice, he fct that he carried win
nm me hearts OF many,) TO avail theInievee of
any opportunity that nigh offer ofncgcciatics.
Inc piettui appeared to him to be period in
which II was pofEhle, if it were dexferosny
uied' and ii thstfpirt which ough! to peryad.
inch 'rahidttion', tEis Country might efcape from
cumiiances in which Britain was st the mo.
ment placed, he obfervsd, that we knew thar
IfLiha had been compelled TO conclude Trea-
y with France, by which Treaty our fhips had
been excluded from Drtficn, and from every
poi' under Prvihan Influence. I?thc rumor re-
!dNve to the late naval expedition were well
founded, Il WAS very poiibIe that new enemy
m'ght be created by it 20 this country h..
..s.S, lore called on Min'ters not to adyic his
M tJyiIy to prorogue Parliament, until the re-
tnli OF that expedition Lad been received. and
until Parliament ihould he enallsi to rive tbe;
oP'aon on The willom in which it .oEjzinated.
o. america, in the PIE cent delicate fitusion of
aHairO between thctwo counties, he wouldiay.
no hirg, From the tefcrip;ion giyes lit ,S6hf,F
appear tha; ihiscountry " :aI 'e6undedbyboi..
'iily, with The heaGlsee-str revenue cEtIoNvls
'h+ depTzson q btr WcH Tdaia trsds. ;a.e;ssf Z:
An e%pteit'on aAsss, the rofiai ofessl5tsh,aluft
100" be aIcertansd with Treaties concluded
between france Rniiia and Prulfia with the
h"feror Of Franz c re ugned to his capital, and
ready TO engage in any ente,prize which he
might th'rk proper to adopt; which vote OF
credit t'"m that houie 10 large, as to enable bit
MDety's minitters TO proroGue Parliament for
a '""E'r TING than ulual-wi,h all thefe alarm.
:. q ,rHu'''",ss"' 10 G--v~'s'y avI>Vu, 1uaf MS
MaJ' IS uniiters wpnid not couufeI bis Ma
Je'ty to prorogue Parliament at the preirnt mo-
meIt.
Mr.. Secretary Cauning-sf Sir to ftveraI %
~ me On, f'ons Propaied by the hon. gentleman
1t is not confident with my duty to aniwer. hut
to iuch as | can anfwer without any breach ~
any duty, am perfectly di!pofed to reply. The
non. GrT;irman probably attaches rnoit inonor.
tance 10 tina: qnettion which relates to the Rrc.
nan irealy. lie erquired whether any direF
COMMUNICATION has been made from RufIia 70
this Couatry on the fuhietf OF mediation he.
tween this country and France. Undoub,e,lv.
llr, dIreet communication from RufIia to t,,s
county mas been made; hut think it right 10
tate that that communication was not srcoo,-
panied by any communication cf the treatv Le.
tween Rniila and France n,i:her of the foe.
chic articles Which relates to mediation. nor of
any other at!tie whatever.--The conmunics
Ton 10 which a'Ude was received on the o.
OF the preient month but it was received AZ
that time wl;houeany knowledge on the Dqr, of
MS NASTY government of the conditions thar
nae been it'puiated in the Ruifidn treaty with
france, with refpee TO the period of Time IN
when the reply OF Ensllnd o the offer of ne.
uidtlon mould be limited. That articles Of the
treaty, as well rs al The ref, is known to hi,
majeity 'Snniaers o'ly through the fame chan. $
nsi as that by whith il is known TO the public IN
faI-French new ipaprrs. Uadrr tbtE. ,.ir.
c1mHancef have oaly TO ftile, that Ia a com.
mHWcatioh Il ihch nature it was imno(;hle
that any thing Gloud be returned hrt = cnnd;-
tioadl aniwer Wbs: the precifs nature of ,b,t
an:wer was, fir, am confident TINT nei,be, tls.
ho7. gentleman nor tie Houfe expeGls me TO di.
vu'ge; inc n az it wa, it was returned in mr..
lett 'gnorancc OF the fiRnlaiions of the irrsfy
the next point of importance in the hon osn-
'Itman'S address relates 10 the delicate fit.i-st
Ut TIE recent trinf,ttiong with America. Ire.
iolvei i'tfit INTO two pNrts--the cond1!9 oF HE
muc'y's government, and The events wbic.
have occurred. am anxious that what fF,ta
on this tabject hiAll be completely undcrGord
by the Eioufe and the publi:. In the fra crsc,
hr, / have no difficulty in flyjne. that whsfrvs,
may bcthe biuatlon Cf affairs between This cnnn.
Try and America, can aGi,re the hon. osp,lc.
tuan, and feel that il viii he fnurce Of yrlst
iitsIaciou to him, tia. it in no degree sr;C.s
ont Of The conduct Of his maieay's pref.nt mi.
niters. Finding on our aCceGion TO office ,
treaty pending with America, TO which the f1iti,
OF thts country vas prepared, VI the ropJifiora
ihonlh be accepted IN America, we held itinl
oer mon facrsd duty not to interfere vim ,bs
courte OF the re'atlOns eltabilhed between IN.
two countries, but to luffer them TO nroreeJ
with the fame impufe which bad be en- ir,nart.
ed TO them by heir predecenors Vbatev<
our private opinions might have beeu, we were
rc!olvtd to give The fnlist effect to the (tipul,.
lions OF the treaty; determined that If il nould
not come 10 4 fortunate corclaiion. i, fhould
not be Imputed o any thing fad or done bv ne.
WIN thCir views, v Z not only ahn aimed fvor,