The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-22

A, Ptefert ccrersl ou,lire of law, which fec.rs
! not evcn to have oeen generally uBoerit God !;
al q de- cry few curtoryrei, aions, on a
few ~ its pow mons. $50
tt fra Z, , (: 'ates to. psriors comnittipy tr-a-
400, fe"y, e. Sc. Within the )uriijeton of the U.
S. and taking refuge fs,eisn armed ve.ls in our
ports: who may he arr-a-d uron the warrants of a
Judge or juiiiee of the U. S--By this lection too,
/ Marlh~ls may have the AID, upon an order of the
Judge or juice oil ay military loree their vicinity
1.-THE pfc e'zitatSs be Inefficient vnure the
ton ot proeeis. Hdea,h euue the perloQ he
refed, it isjuihabIe homicide: if to the MARTIAL or
his Importers, it is feonious homicide. =
BY the tecond lection; the aid of the y. S. is
be given to the Executives of particular Stase in
der TO srref any Offenders againt tier laws taking
iuge IN public armed veels of foreign nations in the
ports harbours of the u S.--lf iuch offenders ~
beyond the Jurifdicton of the fate and within the
executive jurifdiaon Of the us. the faid officer
with the iaid armed force may purlue and arreit
them IL the faid offenders fly to foreign armed vef-
ies, within the executive jurifdietion Of the u. S.
they hall hrlt be demanded from the commander of
the veiie; and upon his refuIa the officer hsl uie
all the means in his power, by force and arms tn en-
ter on board the ve!it and apprehend the f.nder,
| The third fiction provides penalty no, exceeding
5ooo Dollars Tor every officer of militia, Of regular
troops, or armed ve.ls Of the U. S. who fhsll refufe
| 10 obey this requi!ition.
| 1heie three hrlt fe6iions do not bear at all
upon the cafe Immediately before us Bur we
may obierve en- pa6ant, tkatthe meaiures which
they dictate are in iome cafes Inefficient for the
very purpofcs for which they were adopted.
! fo9v, tor example, could narfhall with his
| P2De Comi.atnJ or his file of foliiers--reco-
yer fugitive criminal fromsa BrtiGh man of
wal Would they venture to attack her in
| common boats mount up her tides aud fall
! upon the crew? Were his troops as well
trained to the water Gas the fwjmming corps of
| rfel
once was on the Potomac, with twivel perch
ed on the pnmmel of their faddle, they would
| be unequal to the enterpriZe
Inc fourth lection provides, that in order to pre-
vent iniults to the authority of the laws, the en- =
trance into our ports and harbnurs of foreign armed
vehsis, may be permitted ntermitted At the plea
iure of the Proficient
| The sth fe9 empowers the PreGien, or finch
other perion as he hall have empowered for that
PurPoie, TO employ fuch part OF the land and ma val
FORCES OF the u 5. or the militia thereof as he Ihall
deem necefiary to drive any foreign armed veIieI
from port, who has refuied his regulation TO de-
Part-or 1t he ihall think it proper, to forbid by
Proclamation, all interooure with tuch veIsl and
with eOs,y armed veif-l of the fame nation and the
crews and officers thereof prohibit all fupplies
&c. being furniihed; and ado TO ntlrua the colec-
torot the dittrie, where fuoh armed veflel mall be-
and OF any or every other dtricl, to refuie entry
TO every veiiel belonging to the fame nation or to
>Aei@cis ANU 10 long ag the laid yetleI
mail remain within our jurdiction, in defiance of
the public authority and whoever violates fuch a
proclamation by furnihing uPpies, al be liable to
Profecution.
Two oueftions here occur: is the Prefdent
authorized TO turn the guns of a fort, as for
inttance, Fort Johnton, upon fuch vefTei !?
And are the meainres for cutting off fuppes,
efficiently rigorous !-When the Cambrian
came into Norfolk, ihe was not fupplied from
the h1ore, but from other Brti!h veaels lying
there; and 1t is likely that the Driver was fup
piled in the fame way. BY this crcuitous me
thod, they completely evade our laws. Ought
not then our laws to be 70 contributed, as patti
cularIy to embrace this very cafe?
The 6thie provides that when any officer of an
armed vehel eommiiioned by asy foreign power,
fhali conmi. trepais, * c. upon auy vee of the U
States, &c. or trading vees coming to or going from
the u. u bsbigb a5 the PRECEDENT may by procla
nation interdct the of the fad officer or of
any vefiel commanded by him, &c.
According the 7th feet: the preident is to give
to the collectors of the reipe ditrtts and other
perons ntereited in carrying this acl into effect par
ticularly the Marhas, fuch inifru6iions as he NAV
deem neceiary for performing the duties prsieri5e
by this ae.
4 The 9Th fea is mmateral
The 9th iect limits the duration of this aa 10 two
years and from thence the end Of the next fefion
Of Congress
The Iri..l Catholics have been hitherto kent
in tranquility, by the expectation OF resolving
tomc ditinguiihed privileges from Great.B
ta'n.-But amdit all thete proipetts, 70 Rroug
was their fenfe of oppreflion, that party OF
them called 1hreihers, had Tome months pait
broken outnto infurre6tion, even in apart of the
Hand, which had hitherto preferred its tran.
| guilty. 1t was thefe uifurbances, which ac-
cordng to Lord Howick's explanation, was the
great incentive for laying his late propofed re-
i formations before the Houfe of Commons.
| No doubt theie disturbances were mitipated
! by the Prudential communications OF the
Brltifl minltry othe Lord Lieutenant of ire
land aud through him, to the Irih Catholics.
Lord HowiCk has detailed the fubfance OF
| thefe dispatches * among other things g. the
pledge to the Catholics, that they lheuld be
admitted to hold any commiifion, however
high IN the army. All thefe fairy profpeets are
now vanlihed. Lord Howick is driven from
the mlniitry, for the gallant exertions whic he
made IN their behalf. he bill amending their
iituation has prematurcIy pciifhed and the
king has 70 decidedly fet his face aganR it, as
to leave them not the remoteft hope of obtaining
the qualification of their willes during his lite.
time.
Under fuch circumstances, is it not prefums-
bic, that the 70 lately fmothered fire Of Ire.
land may BURT forth with redoubled rage :
G that thofe dilturbances may be re-kindied.
which the common policy of governments and
all fhs Ia ~ iulic