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

turn the attention of his fubjeefs to fome other
quarter, and he has therefore refolv:d to force |
America into war with him. 4
" Our vefiels and icanen are fuhieet TO the !
caprfci ous will OF the Britiih king often no
doubt, expreffed to the willing tools of his DOW
er through a /ceret ebaxnei, which conveys roy
al 'nitrnetions, fuch as the oftenfbfe miniters
would not fanGtion, and which are therefore
never entrulted to them. Young captains in the
navy who are proud Of the royal fmies, and
who long for promotion, or penlions, receive
through this fecret channel, orders which have
been productive of 70 much vexatiou to our
| leanen, ana dearnetion of our commerce.
Thefe fecrct inftruaions were fnppofed to be
| hrtt iilucd by the king to the governors of his
colonies, about the time that he was urging the
coonifts to complain, and az Burke expreifed
| II, was "CoADINo them int reERnee" For
lord Botetourt, the governor of Virginia, having
been convinced, that the acts of Parliament of
| which the colonies, had complained, were OPP
| preflive, and unconstitutional, honeltly through
! that ebann:I exerted his influence to prevail on
the king to content that thofe acts fhould be re-
| peaed, and the taxation of the colonies by the
Parliament, fhould be forever abandoned--The
| royal aiiurance of compliance, or rather, an
ahurance that this was the royal fentiment and
| intention was conveyed to lord Botetourt, which
| ne eagerly communicated 10 the General Af1sm-
! bly,, who being better acquainted with G.
| the Sd, than his honef unfufpeeting governor
was, although he had been lord of bis bed
chamber, did not rely on the royal promife, but
thanked the governor for the communication, &
gave him credit for his good wines, although
they could not for his S,gacity-rhat theie in.
! tructIons did not come through the ufual public
ottenible channel of conveyance, was evident.
oecauie, the Br'ifh miniftry openIyr!diculcd lord
botetourt's communication of them to the af
| iemoly, anG in the mean time, the king had the
addres to lei the odium of partial repeal of the
obnoxious acts, fall in America on the minRers
| ana MS Parliament, and to let the ad which was
lent to lord Botetourt fully complying with
his promiie to the General AlIembly, & which
| ne believed was the very act America wifhed
TOT, TIL the lily fentence was fhewn him.
which retained the duty on foreign Paper, Paint,
G'ais and Tea. and honeRly confetled to him
that the act was hut deuGon, and had retained
as ne fuppoied, from the firft mention Of arepeal
II would, what the Parliament never iHtendsd
to give up. lay the king had the addrefs to
let this act appear in England, and in America,
as proof that the taxation ofthe colonies by the
Parliament, was favourite object of the parli.
ament. BY which means his favouite project
OF taxing and fubjngating The colonies, was rem
dcred IN Tome degree popular in Britain, Whit
ne retained his popularity in the colonies !;
where, until they were forced to renounce their
allegiance to him, his fleets and armies which
were laying waite our COATS, burning our houf-
es, and butchcring our people, were called the
hINIsTERIAL fleets and armies and his hcalth
| was drank in a bumper with the addition of
may be ioon find better ninifers.' The truth is,
that the finding good or better z,iniaer5 was OF
no confcquence. He who would net comply
with the royal WILL, was fpeedily removed to
make place for one who would. There ought
to be no doubt that t:- late Mr.. Pitt was fin
cerely ditpofsd to do all the patriotic things, to
make the parliamentary reform, &c. which he
had promifed, but that he could rot gain the
royal afent: and undoui teddy Mr.. Fox was as
intent upon fulfilling his prom,fes as a man
could politely be--but he, too late found that
ne could do nothing contrary To the royal will.
| The resignation of minitter, or the cal: of a
new parliament has never altered the cafe, ex-
cePt In an extremity: AS when it was necefa.
ry to acknowledge the independence of his re-
volted colonies, to fave his WeH-India IQinds,
and Canada, and his armies then in CharIetton
and New. York, &C. which would have heen
overwhelmed by the endorsements which were
ready to fail from Cadiz with feventy fail of
the line and twenty thoufand excellent troops
on board, bound TO join 2 feet and army IN
the Weft-Indies, which were already fupcricr to
the Brtiih forces there, but which, after the de-
feat OF De Grafs, were prudently directed to
wait for fuch an effectua reinforcement as
ihould enfure decifive victories. The whole
combined fleets OF France and Spain were on
the point OF iailing from Cddiz, when the Bri-
tiih government found an immediate acknow.
iedgmept OF our independence, could alone pre-
vent their ruin in America. In this cafe, the
royal will yielded TO ferrous demand of natl.
onal intereft. Again, it yielded to the wifi Of
the nation when it longed for peace, and tread
ed IN fact Bonaparte's threatened invaiion....
ne royal will, to avoid revolution, Yields to
evident immediate fate pecef1itics, and the beft
wings in England, and the mott virtuous pstri-
OTIS upon all other occahons, find it the intereft
OF their country to yield to the qviN of their
fovereign, although they fee and feel its perni-
cIous effects, for they have no remedy but in a
recourie to arms, and revolution from which
they expect greater evils than any which the err
rers and tyranny of their king can produce.--
The late revolution in France has certainly rem
dered it prudent and patriotic to fubmit to the
SvW OF their king, deltructive as il a..
hsto the channel Of /eeret in4rWf7ion5, there
was great reafDn to believe that the order to
the governors of the colonies, TO feiZe on the
powder and arms in every colony on the day on
which the attempt for that purpofe was made
at Lexington and Concord, came through that
f6anHfl, as governor Eden, Of Maryland, laugh
ed at It, telling fome of bis friends That he had
received fuch a FLY order, but the people
might take the ammunition for their defence a.
gainit any iulurrcction of laves, fighting, il
may be isppofed, flly inftrucfions comirg
through dirty conveyance, and at H. e fame
tune gaining popularity, and actually luiiog
Maryland into fate of fecuriy, from which
they rcufed ill h. c,,l