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

County, hetd their Court HoJie, on the I3tE Of
July, 1907 for the Purpoe of taking into coUllder-
acion the late attack of The Brth thip oil LccP
ard, on the u. States tigate Chelapeake--Docto
yal-sr Zones, was unani1louly called 20 the chair ,
and Inhn Miller, cholen fccretary. The chairman
having explained the ohe6t OF the meeting--on mo-
,or, d committee Of thirteen members apPonc
Ell, TO wit .--AIelTr.. I homes ID. Downing, William
ClIflchton Toleph 10. A"ouroe, Mostrom Ball, Rich
ard Edwards. WiiiIsrr Ball, Thomas Harvey, Hen
~ L. C.s-irs, John II. Fain, Leroy CPie, Charles
Ialand, Scokeiy To~ics and Thomas Eurts--to take
under their confederation the late outrage committed
on the frigage Che!apelke, and report 70 the
meeting their isntiments uron the ubjeet. The
committee then retired aud after fon,e time, return
Cd O rsportsd, by their chairman, Thomas ID. Down
ing, the following ref1iutons and address, which
were unanaiouA. adopted by the meeting
Refereed, That the United States have right, in
common with every othsr iovereigu power, the
free navigation the high !:as, 70 long as they are
f.hfr 20 their ,rraties and adhere, with integrity,
&c thoie laws which The civilized nations OF the earth
have adopted for the regulation OF their mutua! en-
terconrre with cath other
Rsfa!aed, That any nation which fhalI preiume to
Interfere with the exsrcile of this righ becomes i
wrong doer; and juGides reeourie, for amends, to
flch phyEci..l moral mean. as the injured party
ra1y be able command, CO thi..k proper to Pur-
fue.
R,fatv.6, That the ctzer, Of Northumberland, be-
ing fols,ulv i,nprsfed with the!e truths, have been
penetrated with feelings Of inexPrc!Fble Indignation
snd.horror, &c che recent and atrooious at
tack. ny his Brfauuck riajefy's hiP Leopard, OIL
ehe United States fr.gate CtefapeaEe; which ter
minated IN the morfyirg iresaeie q her colours be-
iUg lrueE, and Of the rlen OH board oil an American
p Of war, being made topsis under ihe yoke be-
f.se a Britt, officer.
R-,lyli, That ever fince the United States he
came independents their government has been nfiu
tnce in its relations with that OF Crsat Britain BY
fy;r Of peace, honor and Juice; and that the cabi-
Ret # that country iuil; ad Of aiding towards us
vyi,j. = eongenia> focy, has purfned eourf. uni
Family marked with uarqat'o's; till, At length, j:
lasl he'd thu. acme in crime, v hen fosbcaraace OH
our part, you'd july mp us IS degenerate and
f2lisu rcorlc.
E.afye{ IS7. 'he rgirited and patriotic conlu9 Of
~. f>sa -....ae-s o. Norfolk, Hampton and the,r
viciu;iies, cns ties Them 70 oar warrAeA thanks
They tave been animated with the" ijo'y enhuG
atm" o. ,.h.rty-.a l=nfnent. which, truR, viii
rauidv lilf,Ge !. elf over United Amcsjc. einbrac
iug IN ,,s p-o,rsi., every draopnItior Of citizens
as I'll thoe 10 have become 10 by adoption, as
ih-fe ~hn sre 60 by birth
R.Eivei. That VIII iu7rnrt the general GOVERN
Hisa, aJh cur treafurs sGd blood, in any moa-
lures they may adopt, for the Prr'eryaton of our
TShss the vndica,iou Of oar ioual honor ins5
IL IS the ura;tsrah!e purIofe Of fouls, 10 1--we
free, ae urei under the ruins Of the temple Of Ii
ber.y.
E,,fr.y Thl, cory o. thcrc rcroyion., be forth.
ph tTaiiri.rei, ly he chl.rm-u, to he frcratsry
cfga,e TO he Wy him al teio,r the freidcn, Of IN,
UDtel Sla;ss with COPY Of the folio. iay addrsf
aud trat another copy of,Ha wG1c proceedings o
zhi, nesting, by Forwarded the editor Of the En-
quirer, with reqaeA that they be Paahed in hi
Fs7s-
ever uiuG.ul Of orr rjpa's ard dignity ard within.
to av,rt the pref.rt crls. ~ his early and cotRan
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