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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-04
IN SENATE, Nov. 20.

Mr.. H1ifsbiH, from the committee on that part of
the pedsge OF the PRECEDENT of the Usited States,
which relates to the defence Of our port towos *
farbors reported in part, the following letter from
the Secretary of the Navy; alto bill to appropriate
money for the eOnEru6tiou of an additional num-
Der Of gun-boats.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

TIE subferber, reGdiog ~ Lynehburg, has COM
Il meneed the practice Of LAW, IN tire Hufine'
Court Of that Town, rhe county courts oe Campbell
Amherft and Bedford and the Dilris court of Frank
lin Thofe who may eonfide their bulibeis 20 hi.
care may depend on his attention
WILLIAM RADFORD.
Lynchburg, Nov. 81. law4w
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FOR SALE.

That Large, Yaimabje and EtN Bull
DRtCK LUMBER-HCUSE, lately the property
ID Of MefIrs. Vim Mckenzie y Co. so feet 'front.'
so feet deep, and three tories high, ,usted on the
back freet leading Foul the BsGn, nearly orpoi,e
the houfe lately occupied ny Mr. John Henry.
The terms will be liberal aud convenient to tn.
purehaicr. APply TO TAYLOR y BROWN. a
Nov. 70, laytf.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-04

In Puriusnce Of decree in Chancery, made by the
Court OF the u States for the 9Th circuit in the DIFF
tncf OF Virginia, the Nov. term, in the year lsOs
we hall e1poic to Public Auction, the ti1ne and
place hereinafter mentioned:
TWO TRACTS, in the county of Goochland, one
Il on Beaver Dam Creek containing hundred a.
and the other called Little Hand containing 10
acres, at Gooenand court houfe. on the court day
hereof on the Sd Monday in January, 1903 ms
dover of the widow Of VIM. Ronald will be FIR de-
duced, and the conditions on which the Tad lard are
dreced under the Iad decree, will appear therein ard
will be communicated the day Of ale The terms
Of payment will be ohows one fourth Of the pure
chafe money TO he paid in saGh, and the remaining
three lourhS in three equal inaImen,s Of fix, twelve
aud eighteen months credit. In all other reIpe6s the
sioreiaid decree will be pufiued.
WN BERKFLEY,0
JOSIAH FL LIS, 1o~.1"-
WS, MANN, }
Nov, lst Oaw2m,
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WISH TO fell the following TRACTS OF IAND
d and Will make the time 10 accommodate m. No.,
chaiers: F
~ acres in the county Of Creenbrer OF the Cre,,
Kana"ha Road, Rock Greek, patented IN nv,
name. 'S
'59 aereSin the fame county, lying on Rich ere Il.
patented m my name.
l'sacFe' IN the fame county on the fame creek, pa
-ented il my
$50 acres IN hanawha county, on Gauley river,
patented III my name.
1000 acres IN the lame county, the fame river,
patented In my name.
1910 acres IN the anIe county, the fouth fide Of
new river, patented III my name.
ZOO acres IN the issne county, OIL the waters of
Cole river, patented in my name.
5000 acres in the county of Monro., on The yyp,ers
oil Second and IufSey creeks, patentsd in nv nam.
Iheie lands were taken up at Z very earlv date and
rom the o=t information, am induced to believe,
that they are not inferior any lands in tina, parr Of
the country. JAMES c. ANTHONy
Richmond, Nov. @. laxAy
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Wo''i teass to ,. aprrdptia,ed for build
ing of SIS gsp. boats. ooi.. $50, SOC
Respectfully fubnitted.
Rr.l SMITH.
Hon. SANusi l.. MrrcHrE1, CLairman1
sfs Co~rif,es .ftLs Sensie.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-19
N @ T 4 c E.

THE subscriber, of the town and county
of Alexandria, in the district of Column
bia, has obtained from the Orphans Court of
the said county, letters of administration upon
the personal estate of Doctor James Gillies,
late ofthe town and county aforesaid deceased:
All persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, are hereby warned to- exhibit them'
with proper vouchers thereof, on or before
the first day .of April next ensuing, or they
may by law be excluded from all benefit the
said estate. And all those indebted thereto,
are requested to make immediate paymcnt.---
Given under my hand, this 2oth day of Sep
tember,. 1907.
Frances Gillics, Admx.
September -. ssT4w
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, SALEM, Oct. Is.


Arrived brig Alonzo, Barges, from
Lcghorn- Lett, July $ The Nestor. for
New York He,ty detained By the French;
Robersson Of New York, do. Spoke July
90, off Cape de Carr, brig Dispatch, Jones
so days from Boston, bound 10 Naples J;
BIZ, capt. Burgess lnformed him, that Ma
pies was b!oekaded by order Of The king of
Naples, toge,her with al she ports Of his
late dominloos. On the 4ih August rs
leagues eastward Of ceusa, capt. Burgess
was TAX en- by ! Spanish On boat they
robbed him Of Dumbsr of articles, took
90, 3 OH men, put on board Z Spaniards
and ordered The. brig for Albozeme, Spa
MIS-, port on the coast at barbafy. where
the Spaniards send their convicss by some
of Which the gun boat was manned. a.
mong capt B's men was an honest Per.
tugarses whom, as they COULD understand
his tongue, :hey en6eayored TO Induce to-
dselare the property in,he Alonzo 10 be
English for this purpose they threaten.
ed him. put him in irons, beat him, put a
halter about his neck az if to hang him
and all these means falling they offered
- N -. :.
him 500 dollars but he was too h!m 70
be moved. The ignorant fellows who
were put ia possession Of the Aloazo,
6nding themselves incapable Of getting
herinao Aibozeme, permitted apt B.to
carry her into Malaga, where she was no.
snediasely released as no cause OF de,enti.
90 appeared against her. Capt. burgess
demanded pay TOR damages but inssead
of granting it, they charged him 15s dol.
lars expsnces. The y. S. frigase Consti
totion, capt Campbell, arrived at Malaga
the 9Th from Leghorn. On the II h, a
schooner arrived from America, with cis-
patches for capt. Campbell, in consequence
@of which he shortly after sailed for Amerl.
ca. aud sent the Hornet, (which wac at
Malaga 10 Leghorn.
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aleranhrta Datlp anbsrttser.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10.
TRIdL or cOL.BURR.
LATEST PROCEEDINGS.

On Wednesday, CoMMoDoRE Stehhen De-
scatur was examined as witness on the part
of the United States.-Mr. Martin concluded
his argument; witch occupied on the whole
III or i hours.
On Thursday Mr.. Wickham continuedsthe
argument on behalf of the accused.
A letter from Liverpool of Sept. 9th, to a
mercantile house in this city, contains the fol-
lowing
6 Letters from London speak to a certainty
of matters being settled between this country
and America. Messrs. Munro and Pinckney
have had an audience with the Cabinet Coun-
ell, and all is put straight again. The pre-
sent ministry are more favorable to America
than the last" # Nezo- York 1der. I'D.
The Triumph, Capt. Sir Thomas Hardy,
the Leopard, Capt. Hunphries, and the Ha-
milton tender, have sailed for Halifax. The
ships now on this station are the Beilona, and
Vile de Milan.
IJyorfozk Public Ledger. IS
Commodore Barron, we understand, has so
recovered from his late severe illness, as to be
able to attend the court, which stands adjourn
led to Friday next. twill not be in our pow
.er to furnish our readers with any of the pro-
.ceedings that may take place, it being contra
ry to usage to make public any part of them
until the enquiry has terminated.
. ibid.
"a
We understand that the post master &c.
neral has resigoed.
Il is supposed col. Patterson OF Phila.
delphia may be his successor.
aurora.
The Legislature Of Conuecticut have
made choice of the hon. Samuel w. Dana
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NEW YORK, October 70.
ADDITIONAL TRANsLATIoNs
FROM LATE FRENCH PApi.Rs.
Geographical Explanations Of zee Treaty
of 7iksif.

\ 20 In.the year 1905, the extent Of Prussia
was 1916 square leagues with a population OF
e,seS,sl5 inhabitants. In 1906, the king OF
Prussia acquired an increase of 40, 200 sub.
iects by the exchange with France Of the pro-
yinces Of GIeves, of Essen and Werden, OF
Anspach and of Neufchatel, against Hanover
which reckons nine hundred thousand lnha-
bitants. Prussia therefore, had at the outset
/. of the war lo,so9 1885 inhabitants 5,oe7,59s
! of whichsshr loses by the treaty OF Tllslt
The following is the enumeration OF her loss
es, as well as . statement Of the countries re-,
naming to her
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-19

/ l,,. 49, Subscriber offers for sale the House
Vi ~ purchased of the Bank. 1t will be
tss, ssa below Its real value, and credit
~as shall suit the purchasers.
sold shortly it will be rented.
0aI A. Holbrook.
0' co
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CHARLES SLADE

Has Yeceived By The shin Eaziam and John,
the chief fart Of his FILL GOODS, con-
sisfing ofa general assortment Of
III A r ID w A r E.;
3 .4mong (which are--
Tin Plate in boxes, Crawlcy Steel, Shot,
a general assortment of Sadlery. Locks, Hin
ges, Nails, Stove Crates, Andirons, Shovels
and longs, Tenders, Coal Holds, Sheet Iron
for stoves, &c.
lily Of
Stoves, Bar Iron, Blistercd Steel, Hoop
Iron, Cotton and Wool Cards, Nails and Brads,
Pots, Dutch Ovens, Tea Kettles, &c.
October l9. St
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e. S II O E S.

IhaveFtiis day received from Philadcl1tiia and
Boston,
An extensive assortment OF SHOES, which
will sell low wholesale OR retail-Among
which are the following kinds. viz.
ANURRAY'S embroidered7 York
and plain Kid and Mo- Wirtemberg.
rocco SPRING heels
From other A4anu1arctories
Ladies, misses and children's blacl, md CO.
lored Morocco.
Ladies Cork soald walking shoes.
Mems and boy shoes of different kinks.
Ephralm Gilman.
Oct. ~. d3teoSt
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E.o, yb.SN Ynrk Eueniuo Post. 3
-: %.'.-.

From then. Turk Epening Past.
The editor Of tho American Citizen,
taking notice Of the infamous attacks made
lby certain democratic papers, on chief
Justice Marshal. has EXPRESSED himself IN
I a manner that does him IL finite cred;t. At
ter extracting scandaleus paragraph {rt m
a Baltimore paper entitled The Wing he
lgoes on thus:
I" Surely pr oof more ample than his pa
Itience, than his corious md elsborays t2i-
Enions, is necessary to WARRANT This a.sdaci-
Gus assault on the chief justice cf tbe su-
tpreme court OF she ~ S. Wha has be.
come of the oldsr and decofum, The 500
Ebrr reAec and the sedase TeasoniEg9or
which the u. S. are dis.lrguished, when
this violence aud outrage can pass w;.hcut
notice."
AFTER several very proper remarks he
concludes thus:
If, however, may be sIl9wtd to.sx.
press my opinion, j. is that the chief jus.
I ,ice ispot' The resi- cbjsc, Of attack. bu.ih
lin Baltimore, Philadelphia, ard New York,
a combination cf a ferv men land they are
very teo) exists 10 .tluow eff tie did and
introduce new order a7f things. make
no pretensions to The character ola prophet,
but beg the reader to bear the remark in
mind For the present ! will ;oniy add that
stand on my CID ground that have an
eye on some bad mer IF our farty in the
other states, who are co-operstirg with a.
few dures in ihi. city, spd that in due time
! will expose Them. The people at large
know but little Of what is now dc;rg, aud
perhaps it is well tina, they dc cot"
;ssss.s
Died al Norfolk on The IA h instsps, on
boyrd the United Safes frigate Chesa-
peake Lieut.. Benjamin Smi:h, 65st lieut..
ofihat frigaie.
Wantedsto Purchafe or Hire,
A NEGRO FELLOW, from 8 totwea-
ty-fve years ofage.
also, ;7c0nted to Purchase,
From four to five hundred weight of prime
GOOSE FEATHERS.
ARfb to the Printer.
October l9. s9 st
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ID hail
an, SIR,
Your faithful friend,
and obedrent servant,
JAMES WILKINSON.
j ra. n. CUsHlSGs
'gRegs. Infantry.
(D}
.,.,e,;gns from general williamson to col.
Cushing. G
ST. LEWIS, May s. 1906.
fo'clock, A. NJ.
=, say;cc yesterday received from major
nrr makes il my duty sosdircct the &C.
,a,,,iou Of your movements by every.
s.tssble means, and lrust thar 10 the
s,,.o, state Of the waters, you may reach
e. Adams 90 The 20:h instant.
a arriving at tina, port, the information
i raay receive must determine the course
!, ,,or ccoducs: should the Spaniards
he resumed their positions east of the
|s,,ia,, Or assOmed menaciog aspectsat
|yspsdoches, you must add TO your com
.,d every man at Fort Adams except-
y ! mere beam feneas, leavins orders az
III place Tor lienten ant colonel Kingsbu-
[wo lall down TO the mouth of Red River
n .!hsrel wait the, returoof sufficient
nn5ef Of yopr barges for his transporsso
y hga gsuads, from wheuce it may be-
ans sypedisns for you, TO march the
T,Ie Of your command excspting the
kas crews.
Iaaps msjar Porter may have taken,
Ii. wecsunon 10 transmit the executive a
tsycf TIC Information he has forwarded
nns, ADD thar you may receive from thar
pars, at 40 early period, decisive IN
sc:;ions for your government; IL the
asa,ias. tho war Be our trade, it's not
+ Wy oapssite 80 the gsoius aud disposition
daar country, but also to It's substantial
Nuss's The sword must cot, therefore,
\ drawn bur 10 the last extremity, TO
|psish ssfrsge, TO resist invasion, or repel
|1slatk.
Should Indications justifysit, (and you
hM,sks measures 10 ascertain, it posi-.
asAs designs of ycur sighbors, you are.
. aatoyour a;d, every man who can be
ssly spared from the garrison, under or
fs', and will employ every pains and ex.
shos, 10 pus,hsm 10 the highest state of
saes tor oGsnsive operations.
loo will find 10 the hands Of major
'a''sr 40 order from ahe secretary at war,
's'sh might jassiiy you 10 pushing your
Sgdboss beyond The Sabine river, should
Wy have secrossed i, 10 the Eastward.
s''as y appears 10 the public prints thar
spsrlhc negotiation has on cur part, en-.
a'd these orders,you mus. not strain their
Instruction TO favor the eGusion ofblood
- Involve our coaa.ry in the certain ca.
mites and uncertain events Of war. q.
l'asn with all possible precision, the
decomposition ADD station of the troops
yPwed TO yous be yourself prepared for
Sa0at aud if conAics mus, ensue. hav.
= previously animated your men by a
s'00S eshorsatioa, and sworn pour officers
os'r presence, 20 fail or conquer, make
ivy onset with the bayonet aud your own
s@y the housr of your arms snd the Ia
s:''s OF the naiion, will be ensured and
aa'ainsd.
Wishing youlife and laufels,
asal'h add fame.
lam,
your faithful friend
and fellow soldier,
JAS. WILKINSON.
W. Z H. Cushing, f,st regiment u.
1. = lou are to take with you from
i, ADAMS an eight inch howi.zer, which
ss, salhad there equipt and amply am.
4 ~ =
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x1reSenf Possessions IN Prussia.
Es Inhabitants.
That part of the Duchy Of
Magdcberg eastward of
the Elbe 10000
e he March Of Prignitz $4,000
y The March. Of the Middle $4,000
Tie March of Uckraine $4,000 s
The New March, the cir
Gle of Cothus being de-
falcated. 29l,Aoo,
Prussian Pomerania, $4,000,
Silesia, 2,o65,435,
Eastern Prussia, 969,9s7,
Western Prussia, $1,000,
Total of the inhabitants
ON 5000 square lea
sgucs, 5t2ll,7e2,
!" Saxony, which reckons but 100000
souls on 1923 square miles, has received by
the treaty OF Tilsit the following augmenta-
tons.
Inhabitants
BY the district Of Cothus in Low
Lusacie, $4,000,
BY the Duchy of Warsovia,
2,O27,567 assessed as follows
Southern Prussia, l,4I9,O27,
with The circle Of culln, 100000,
The department of Piock, SIS, $40,
A part of the department. of Bia-
,gstock, $4,000,
2,35e.827
Therefore SayUny has new 4, Ass, 80 inha-
bitants.
BY the treaty of Tilsit Russia gains in the
department of Bialystock 43e, 7so inhabitants,
but she cedes with the small county of Jever,.
IA to 1000. Russia therefore has obtained
an augmentation of 424,78o inhabitants.
The result is, that in deducting from the
losses of Prussiathe Duchy of Warsoyia, the
territory of Dantzic, the circle of Cerbus, and
that part of the department of Biaiystock
coded to Russia, France has at her own dis
pcsal 2,336,983 inhabitants which revert to
her from Prussia alone but to this is to be.
added:
Inhabitants.
The Electorate Of IIesse
Cassel and dependencies, 447 900,
The Duke of Brunswick's
States, ao9, 700,
The principally of Fulde, 10000,
Total 74e,7oo.
Therefore, the countries at the disposition
of France, and the disposal of which is but
partly known, contain S,o79,6S5 inhabitants.
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E.q. as 4 Senator il the Congress Of the
u. States, in the place Of the hon. Uriah
Tracy, Esq. deceased.

TIL. election ia the state Of New Jersey
concluded on Iuesdaylast- The federaIists
have ob.aned majority in both houses Of
the legislature Of course that state, will ~
the next meeting ofthe legislature. have
federal governor.
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. The city and territory Of
Dantzick 10000 81
That part Of the depart
ment of Biaystock, Of
which the emperor of
Russia acquires the six
sevenths 5l2,7so
s,547s47
Grand total of the losses Of Prussia ~.
in inhabitants, 5.o97,59s
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,.,,;bls fol- events. Ii.s trus! S s
;mOorsant one but i = WITH 8
sss g, ''<ssure i eau observe that ny
Is ~ ,;.nse Of yaur jadgmsns and ca
/ y ss2s''s - dsubgs on my mind, the
LII ga 8 ;as,ify The public confidence. g
II ssao1,bIs 10 your name and profess
~ ], therefore, submit one observation
soar consideration: L IS that you
81 : .. , fail 10 employ The force coohded
F''a q, command, whereser i may DC
i F s s,o,, ne cessary TO protect or defend
ts'e =. ADD ic,srea,s ct our country
q ]: he sphere Of your susaorisy.
! '' %s'b Il, warmess wishes for your ia''ae
|,jhspploess,
/ sas, sir,
Your faithful friend,
and obed,ent servant,
JAMES WILKINSON.
j I'll. RI. CUsHlSGs
: j Rsgs. Infantry.
(D)
s,,ae,;ons from general tptlkinson TO COZ.
9 Cushing.
sr Lewis Nav s. 1906,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-07-18


Ea.trqcf ot letter from a sergeant in The
Petersburg Trooyh Of Horse, to his friend
in tkis to7on, dated Norfolk, 13th Juiy,
1907.
GIVE arrived at Portsmouth yesterday
evening; about 4 O'Clock, after fatsuing
march of four days We are stationed at
present in Portsmouth, and have as yet re-
ceived no orders from General Mathews.
From whatI have seen and heard. things
seem to wear a much more peacea5le as
pect than they have done lately-There are
to day various rumors as to the station des-
tined for the Richmond and Petersburg
Troops Some say they will be sent on
board the Sun-boats: others that they will
be stationed upon the sea-shore about twen-
ty miles below Norfolk: but these r,mors
believe to be all unfounded for as yet our
commanders have received no orders from
General Mathews. nor have they any idea
of the manner of our disposal. We Shall
however, meet Tomorrow at six o'clock,
and Gen M. will be on parade to give us
our instructions. I think it is very likely
we shall be dismissed and allowed to re-
turn home, from the information have re-
ceived since i came here, which is that
two ofthe British ships, the Triumph and
the Melampus, left the Roads on Wednes-
day last, and that the remaining two, the
Beilona and Leopard, left their station yes
terday."
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-07-18
FROM TIE RgRLLD.

IN the Virginia Herald, 5Oth ult. / OBJ
serve a wantoH aspersion upon my charac-
ter, written by one of Cen. Wilkinson's
myrmidons, under the signature of Re-
cr5miHator, which is 50 mingled with sour
rility and invective, that | feel myself
absolved from every motive of delicacy
whatever, as respects the character of Gen.
Wilkinson. How far may have been all
unworthy member OF the Grand Jury, who
presided upon the trial Of Col. Burr,
leave to an impartial and unprejudiced
public to judge my conduct upon that
occasion gives an unequivocal contradic-
ton to the motive that has been ascribed
to me, of sympathy for Col. Burr and /
defy malignity itself to support the charge,
\ Of what has been very unwarrantably as
cribed to me, of misrepresentation. am
very we'll aware of what have said upon
! the enquiry that was made into gen. Will
| kinson's conduct by the grand jury, to sup
/ port an indictment for High Treason up-
on which question a vote was taken, and,
| if am not greatly mistaken, there was a
| division of seven to nine; and am not sure
that there was not an equal division OF
this last circumstance, / am not very GER
tain. There was a motion for misprison OF
! treason, as well as motion for violation
VI hiS NOlShtuIlOl) uPOIi an va nv" '.iSi
was a negative vote. IT seems, indeed, as
\ If the author of RecrimiHafor had been &C.
tuated by motives truly sordid and niggard-
/ ", OF why has he attacked my political
creed? it has never been dissembled;
lfave uniformly avowed myself attached tt
the federal constitution, and am an ADM.
rer Of the British government, and = lst,
I I shall at all times be found true and faith
full to the government under which live
"The gentlemen who voted in support
Of these motions were as well as remem
Der as follows;
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a.. . LoNDeS, May 81
Lord Howick made long and excelenr speech
at the nomination for the county of Eor,humbsr.
land. AT Morpe,h, on Thursday last. of which the
following is an extract sc Gentlemen" said his
Lordship Z" the late Administration have b. en-
accused OF inattention TO the shipping interest of
the country, Il wish now TO be understood as
addressing myself more particularly 10 the free
holders from Newcastle and Shields,) should be
very happy, if any gentleman would come for
ward, and STATE in what mauuer the shipping
interest has been neglected. believe the Amc-
rican Intercourse Bill has given rise 10 complaints
Now, IL must be sufficiently known, that our
| Wesi-Indian islands are in great measure de.
pendent upon America, for the articles of lum
Der and provisions. Tnst previously TO tie pas.
sing of this bill, the governors of the islands OIL
their own responsibility, constantly KEEP, up an
intercourse with America, 70 obtain such sup.
plies rs were necessary and, in return. permit
ted the Americans TO purchase and take away
articles produced in the islands. Bills ofindeni.
nifty 20 the governors account of this illicit,
but necessary traffic, were every year applied
for and passed in Parliament. ! submit, then,
was it not better to legalize a. once this inter.
course with America, and vest general pow
er in the prvy Council for its regulation, than
trust 10 the discretion Of the West India govern
ors individually for procuring such supplies as the
| islands might be in want of! Great complaints
the treaty we lately regociated with America,
although it would surely have been time enough
! TO complain when the terms of that treaty came
| before the public. The Americans have not.
however, though that the advantages were en-
tirely in their favor, for it is probable the treaty
will not be ratified by. their government.
Gentlemen, the great and unfortunate charges
which Rave been effected in the North of Europe,
cannon but have ope. ated upon your interests.
and it has been impossible to afford you any ade.
quate relief, Restrictions we imposed upon
ueuUas, which produced the strongest remon.
srances from he governments of their respec-
tive countries One OF ny late acts. while in
Office, was 10 write long letter TO Denmark
in vindioatoh Of orr measures in respect to neu'
trails and wish TO God could ay the letter be
fore you to convince you how utterly uufoundet
have been your complaints that his Majesty late
Ministers were inimical 10 the shipping Interests
of the empire"