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

the Britifh government has not received from
fhe American government, either thIo ugh the
American miniter in this country, or through
the BritiG, miniRer in America, any reprefenta-
tion on the fubjett. ~
"No longer ago fir, than tbisday, in COME.
quence of the Proclama atom purporting TO be
Proclamation from the PreGdeut of the Unit
Cd States, Of which Minifers received the frft
animation, in common with the ref of the pub
Tic, from newspaper, thought il my duty
to afcertain from the American MiIiiter, whe-
Their or not he had received any initruetonv or
communications from his government on this
point. He replied that he had not received any.
Thcfe, fir, are the two queftions on which the
honorable gentleman mutt have been 70 anx;oas
to be fatsfed, and am very glad have it in
my power to fatisfy him. Wit. regard to the
other two, which relate to the relations between
Turkey and Great Britain, aud to the objects
ofthe Naval Expedition, cannot be e. expli-
cit. With reipett 10 the former, can only re-
fer to the exprefions of his msjc.y's fpeech--
''that he had thought it right to adopt fuch
meafures as might bef enable him to take advan.
tage of any favorable opportunity of bringing
the hoftilies in which he was engaged with the
Sublime Porte to concluGon, Confident with
his honour, and the intcrefs of his people"
Sir, II cannot be expected from me, that !
fhoul6 &c into the que}ioD, how far the chang
es have recently taken place in Turkey may In
f]uence his MajeRy's determination, with re-
gard to tie conditions on WHICH his naety
may be willing to conclude peace with that
power! and wi'h refpec to the osjecf Of the
expedition, il will not, ] am iure from the ma
ture of the fuhjed, be expected OF me, n pre-
fent to enter into any explanation. And now,
FIR, as to the fuhied on which the hon. gen.
laid 70 great Rrcfs, namely, the intended pro.
rogation of parliament, his majety's mini'tcrs
will feel ii their duty to give to his ma ny luch
advice as may to them feem mott expedient.
1t is furely new doctrine to Introduce into the
theory or practice ofthe contribution, tina, 70 long
as any events pending the refult of which
may by po!1ibi!ity be foon afrertsined, or 70
long as public information of any kind wbate-
yer, may by poiiibility be fpeedily received,
that 70 long his majsfy fhail be advifed to alb
ftain from prorogune his parliament, and from
giving them tina. repofc which their labours de-
maDd, and which the recefs naturally affords"
MIR. Wbthread thanked the hon. gen. for
the candour with which he had replied to his
queftions. With refpe6 to the propagation,
he had never Infatuated that his MsjeRy's right
TO proroeue parliament in any cafe was doubt
ed he had merely tated, that in the prefent
emergency of the country, he confidered it to
be mott announcement and mott dangerous TO ex-
. srt this pserogative to its full extent.
TNe EngElh in Rufia will now, it is faid, be
fnbjeG to the following hardll,ips IF they do
: not chooFe to becone altogether RufIian fub-
jees,t they mnf become foreign guefs IN which
capac ity they. ste aiabIe to asheavy tax On CAPT
tai; they mutt difpofe of particular articles Of
commerce to particular guilds aud they mutt.
If required, fubmt their commercial concerns
to the infpeetion of the Magistrates. If they
with to quit the country, they NUT pay tax
of ten per cent. on computed capital, n!tead OF
three years dues; and, in addition to this, by
an old law of the country, which has become
town mSgftracy has the power of levyne a tax
of ten per cent. on the amount Of capital fup
poied to De taken out of the country, without
any reference 10 what is brought in, which take.
muit be paid before they be discharged from
the burg'arihiP. In cafe of death, ten per cent
Is deducted from the property bequeathed to a.
ny relation or friend rehdent in other countries
and various other vexatious taxes on wills. and
on the property of petfons dying inefate are
impoied. Whf the treaty of commerce wa.
in force, the B'i'ifh factory at St. Pete, tburyt
bad the privilege OF paying all the duties on ex.
ports and imports, in Ruliian coin thew are
by Ukaie obliged TO pay in rix dollars of Hol.
land, amounting to difference of from ten to
fifteen per cent. TO their disadvantage.
-, Of. FFTtRsBURGH, July l2.
''The General of the Cavalry, Baron Ben.
nngfen, is difsniIed from the feryice, far tge re-
eO1s,y Of bis beaiib."
r. The Emperor Alexander arrived here at ele.
ven in the evening Of the 10th. Cnthe 18th
thankfeivings were offered up in every church
on account OF peace.
The anniversary Of the independence Of Anne.
Yics was celebrated on the 4,h of Jnlv, at Cron.
fadt, by the reiident Americans, about forty in
number. Lieut.. Harris, the general coniul O,
the United States, preiided. Various RulIjan
officers were preient, and ioaits in honour OF
America and Rufiia were drank; the lalt O,
thoie enumerated is, "The freedom of the
frss."
Since the IN of July, o. S. the marifeno OF
lati January, refpectDg the merchants of Ruff
ha, has been put IN execution to its full extent