The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-22

o3A soWb nav tSdhon law III ItVNr OF America,
and permitting her to trade unrestrictedly in
the produce of our w. India Islands.
Nov. 10.
We feel great pleasure in announcing to the
public the safe arrival of the homeward bound
India fleet, under convoy of the Africa, of "a
guns. They passed Portsmouth last night,
and we have no doubt reached the Downs car
y this morning. The fleet lef st. Helena on
the Sd OF Sept,
GenerslWhitelock was on Monday last put
under an arrest, preparatory to his trial by
court martial. The charges will be prefer
red against him by sir Samuel Achmuty.
liioy are seventeen. 81,
he ships The line going upon the secret
expedition are all IN readiness foresaiiing.
he are AZ Plymouth. The light infantry
q the German legion commented their
march tom Deal on Monday last from
rortsmoihi, where, it is supposed, they en-
bark to proceed to Plymouth,
November H.
Bonohc"te's Riockddc.-Lvc stated YES
terday, that a proclamation will be immedi
ately signed by his majesty, declaring France
and ever other country under her controul
ana influence, in state of siege, prohibiting
AZ intercourse with her or them and Forbid
dinS all ships to enter her or their harboIs,
except such as have cleared last from a port
49, - iNsiAii, W q POTl III the colonies be-
i1hSing to Great Britain. This is the strong
measure which the present chancellor of the
E%cheequer frequently urged during the late
administration, rs absolutely necessary to
meet Bonapartc's blockading decree. We
may therefore presume, that fit did not ap-
pear to some OF his coadjutors as measure
OF doubtful policy, it would have been. long
since adopted. twill, no doubt, cut off France
rom an intercourse with three quarters of
inc glohe, and prevent her from receiving a.
ny OF the commodities or produce of Asia, At
i1ca anc America. The only objection to the
measure, is the consequent injury to our trade
but this objection is treated, in the treas,,-
~ journals, as mere chimera. "Our trade. -
they say, would suffer indeed, if the arti-
oies IN which We deal, if our own productions.
ana the produce of our colonies, were mere
luHu.fes which nations might dispense with
bit Is tnat the fact Are not the productions
OF the colonies absolutely necessary to the
continent! Can Bonaparts prevent the con-
tinent from having them Can any decree
he can issue, induce the people of the CONT
nent to dispense with the use of sugar. ofcof
leei OF cotton, OF linen, of indigo, of logwood,
OF drugs, a hardware, and variety of other
articles' He may render the introduction of
them more difficult, and the circulation of
them more circuitous, but still they will reach
every part OF the continent. But it NAV be
said' IL the continent will not dispense with
the use OF sugar, of coffee, of cotton. of indi
so, OF logwood, &c. where is the great ne
cessity tor this measured Because neutral
nations know that these articles, the produce
OF our colonies, are liable to seizure and con-
fiscation in the enemy's ports-they therefore
purchase them in the colonies Of the enemy.
ana the enemy are thus supplied with them,
Ot oy the British ships nor by the British
coohes' but by Americanships & by French
ana Spanish colonies. But if we ineerdict
that trade, if we say that no ship shall con:
Vey to a French port any colonial production
but cur own, we shall then obliee the CONT
ncht TO take them from us the Continent mot
oeing aDie, as we have already stated, to do
without them.''
Now all this may be very fine logic, but we
lear IT is not fact The differences NAV be
true, but unfortunately the premises are false.
In the FIRST place, the productions Iof our Co
ionles are not all articles absolutely necessary
10 inc continent; and in the next place, if
their circulation upon the continent he rem
dered more difficult and circuitous. thew can-
not circulate to the same. extent and with
the same facility, after, as before the res.
taints. 1t follows therefore, that the con-
sumption VIII be less-but we trust the re-
ducuon VIII not be so great as the enemy ex-
poets. 1t is we fear, too much to attempt tn
prove, that our trade will not suffer at all
-: .. Globe
His majesty is expected in town, this dav
to hold private Levee at Privy Council at
the Queens Palace.
At two o'clock, yesterday afternoon, a Ca
binct Council assembled at the FOREIGN Of
fee. Their deliberations lasted until half
after four. The members present we're
the lord chancellor, earls Westrnoreland and
Camden, lords Hawkesbury and Mulgrave.
and the chancellor of the Exchequer Earl
Bathurst was admitted to the conference
from which it may be drawn, that it related
TO the rumored project of general blockade,
as the noble lord is at the head of the board
of trade. After the council broke ND. Mr.
Wilberiorce had an audience of the Cabinet
ministers.-
Mr.. G. II. Rose, who is charged with a
particular mission to the government of the u.
States, sailed on Monday, (the eth) from
Leyminton, in the Statira lrigate, for the Che
sapeake. ...
NETWORK, Dec. IL.
Capt. Henshaw, arrived last night in DO
days from Cadiz, informs, that the French
and Spanish fleets, consisting of eleven sail
Of the line and three frigates, were still lying
at Cadiz, and making preparations for sea.
Nine sail Of British men Of war were BLOCK
aiding the port