The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-19
To which address Mr. Nfunroe retained the
following answer;
ToTHE
Mayor. aldermen, and Common Council Of
the BOROUGH of Norfolk.


it would be the very hattering reception which
has been given me by the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Common Council Of the Borough OF Nor
folk, CT their own part, and in behalf Of their
Felow-Citizens. So kind welcome could
not have failed toproducc, under any circun-
st noes, its merited effect, but in the present
case it has excited III apeca.iar degree my
sensitiity,
In the high trusts with which ! have been
honored by M government, with several of
the principal powers in Earope, for neTr Eve
years past, have, indeed. felt all that splici-
tide which you So justly describe, well know
ing that the honor of my government and the
happis css of my fellow-citizens were so es-
sentiaily involved in the result Of the npor-
taDt negotiations in which. / partook ii am
conscious of having done every thing, in MY
power, to acquit myself in every instance to
their Just claims and expectations.--Their
appreciation is the high reward TO which i
have looked, and Ibeg you to be assured that
it will give methe greatest possible satisfac-
ton tic ind that am thought by them, in some
degree, to have deserved it.
The assurance which you have been SO good
as to'exprcss, Of your confidence in the zeal
and integrity with which have discharged
my public duties, and the interest which You
have taken in my future welfare, merit nv
warmest acknowledgement.
| That you, Gentlemen, and that all my Fell
llow-Citizens of Norfolk, may continue TO en-
| JOY the blessings, which are so cmincntly due
| tovour merit and patriotism, is a hope which
| l shall never cease to cherish, asst seeks an
object in which / shall always take the great
est interest. JAMES MUNROE.
| CAPTAIN HOWE, in the fast sailing shin
augustus, whose arrivals noticed in the pre-
ceding article, has favored us with a ree,,l-
lar lille OF London papers to the 2srh of Oc-
tcber, and also London papers of tie eIeverth
and t7oetfh IF November. Extracts from
these papers are given in this days paper.
The whole of the Danish Fleet had arrived
in England, with part OF the British ships,
the balance was daily expected.
| Private letters, well as the publick pa
Pers received by this ship, express the strong
est expectation that all matters in dispnte
between England and this country viii be "a
micably adjusted. Merchants had acted up
on this expectation, and American ships were
chartered for various voyages, some by sre-
Icial license, and others in their accustomed
Iemployments.
The account of the capture Of the Russian
ships IN the Archipelago, published III the
northern pap rs, is incorrect, that feet having
arrived at Gibraltar on ito way to Russia. 1t
| is probable from the advanced season that il
/
fairs between England and Russia, are very
equivocal yet, though the aPprehensions of a
rupture had greatly subsidized.
Mr.. ROSE, the envoy extraordinary from
Great-Britain to this country, sailed from
Portsmouth, bound Is this port, in H. B. ms.
frigate Statira, on the I'd of November but
meeting with contrary winds, she returned
on the 9th, and sailed again on the 9th, two
days before Capt Howe. This minister may
therefore be looked fer daily.
Another grand expedition is fitting out in
England, destination not known.
| One OF our late london papers states, "the
object OF Mr.. Roses mission 20 the u S. to
be, IN order to endeavor to colCiliate Ameri-
ca, by allowing her to convey the colonial
produce of our West-Incia Islands tothe con-
tinent OF Europe it being understood, that
the French Islands are to be strictly block
AIDED, and no egres5 whatever allowed 10 ar
tlcles OF their growth"
Mr.. Rose, the envoy extra from c.. B. to this
Country, sailed two days before the Augustus,
in the frigate Statira.
We learn, that Courts martial are ordered
to be held on Commodore JAMES BARRON,
and some Officers of the Chesapeake, and that
Capt. Rogers 10 to be PRESIDENT
~ The .foiioroit4g remarks on, the British
hn5'S Proclamation, hubhshed III our last,
are taken from one cfthe most Influential
hahers ia London, % The TIMES" and
are 40orihy Of tie EeruSat Of The american
reader.
His Majestys Proclamation, is at the pre-
sent crisis, an extremely important public
document; InaSmuch as it makes us ac-
qualnted with some material facts in the ex-
lstlpg state OF the negotiation between this
country and America This is tie -tirst mo-
ment at which any of tn propositions on Ell
ther side have seen the light; and therecer-
tainly is degree OF shame facedness at their
exposure to view, at their first coming into
public, that Indicates consciousness on the
part OF their authors, that they arc not quite
50 manly and energetic, as we had reason to
suppose. The right of searching national
ships is Tecedcd from that of Selling them
In, and taking them from, merchantmen, is
retained bat we believe most people will
find 1t necessary to read the third clause of
the Proclamation, in which these principles
are contained, al least three times, before
they will Clearly understand thcm---such am
biguity is there 10 the expression, such tint
dlty, and want of what is called in Coloauial
idiom, speaking Out" But further, we
learn from the clause just cited that though
British seamen may net be pursued into for