The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-25

which had expired, was the pending negotiation
with America. He truted that when the treaty
which was the refut of that negotiation game to be
dculIrd, il would be difeufsd as treaty ratified,
and he felt asisied it would be found that every poi
hble attention had been paid 10 the interens OF this
country. He thought it but fair to late, tina,
when the que1ion Of the renewal of the American
intercourse a9 came To be difeuded, he ihoud pro-
badly he of opinion, that tile fame reaGons which be-
fore operated did exit for the continuance OF the
aa One part of il in particular he objected to, and
did object to during the Negotiation he alluded to
that part of it which allowed TO the Americans 4
carrying trade between poeilions in the Eait-n-
dies and Europe.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, JymE 90.
America-Lord Temple faid, tia, feeling the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his place, he would
beg leave to ak him Suelon. In tie courle Of the
Ian FELTON, it had fallen his lot to bring in BILL
which had been paed contrary the opinion of hofe
who competed the prefent administration, he meant
the American Intercourse Bill and he wiihed to
know the preient Mnilers meant to move for its
repeal.
MIR. Role iaid that he For ene, had renuoully op-
poied the bail alluded to- during its progrefs through
the Houfe becaufe he difapproved the mesiure bu,
ii had received the appreciation of the Houfe and
Pafed into law, he did think it would be decent
w "'oTe Tvs IePedi TIL us operation was iome~nat
better known.
June so.
,Fo'iig~ ars BSifj6 Slipping Eden rofe in
pnriGanoe of his notice, make motion relative
this iubjed. This he prefaced by fpeech of conf
derable length, Eating the obet9 he had in view
be TO 'how the PROPERTY and increafe Of naviga
tion while the country was under the management
oil ihe late administration. One great oaue which
the decline of the Britifh navigation was afcribed
was the pa!ling of the BIZ, called the American In-
| tercourie Bill, which had been Represented as
wonton innovation and yet, by the anfwer given
lat night, by the Treafurer Of the Navy he learned
that Winters had no intention of repeating it, al
though they had alleged that went do for enc
mics what they could do for thcnlelves and to
reign to other nations naval iuperiority. The
fiouie had been told that the whole conduct of the
late Miniry was ferries OF concef1ions TO neutras
| and that they were weak enough to commence ne
gotiaton during the exiitenee of the Nom mportat
on Act
Mr.. Role faid, he did not rife to oppofe ,hi. mott
on, but to fate that he 1t lois to know what
the Hon. Gentleman could politely make out from
iuch an account. The only law paifed during the
at FELTON,, which had any relation to this matter was
the American intercourse Bill, and upon that iubiea
the Noble Lord oppoGte to him, Lord Temple had
aied him yei lay whether Mnifters intended to re-
peal it, in oonledaence of the objections formerly
Rated to it To this, he anfwercd thar it was ra
ther an important queaion to be determined during
the pending of treaty with America; although he
was convinced fuch repeal muli be of advantage to
the country. Daring the time that Bill was pending
| he convinced it would prove a mfchevious Bill
and he was now more confirmed in that opinion as
he could to fay, that it actually puts this
country in a worle ituation than we were in before
by enabling the Americans to drive the Britih ihip
Plug of the colonial trade the Welt Indian had
no means of carrying his fugar America On theie
grounds, he very much doubted whether, upon
competition between Brith aud American ihips the
latter would not gain the aicendency
Vfcourt HowcE faid there was no man more de-
iirous than he was to cultivate the good will and
/ triendthip of America, being convinced it was for
the ntereit OF both countries but he could carry
that deire 70 far fay, than A Of Parliament
detrimental our intere4s, and deHruefive of the
Brith colonies, ould not be repealed as foon as its
evil effects were diicovered. If the RI. Honorable
genterlan had experienced the Inconvenience he ex-
preiled, nothing could juaify him in not repeany it.
The truth was, all the charges brought forward upon
this head formerly were totally unfoanded, and had
been only made by the prefent Minihers, to ferve
their own purpofes, when in oppofition, but which
they in their conciences could rot now venture TO
iupport. Before he fat down, he could not help fay
ing word or two relpectiDg the condud Of another
Right Honorable Gentleman oppoiite (Mr: Perez
vaD repetting the Order of Council paiied in COME
quence OF the French decree of the 81 II of November
That Right Hon. Gentleman had nated, that he tho't
then, as he feemed Gill to think, the mealsre of the
Ian standardization wholly inadequate to the purpofes
intended; and flo, why did he not now take upon
himfef to adviie His Majely 20 correct the fpirit
le.s meaiure was not that decree juit as much in
force again0 this country it when he frlt OBJ
jeced to it1 The whole conduct of the prefent
Minfers manfeitly fhewed that they do not believe
what they themieVes formerly lad when in oppofti-
on.
Mr.. Rofe repeated that 70 far from repeating the
American Intercourfe Bill, he would rather under
exiting circumstances, advfe its renewal
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer rofe, he faid, not
for the Purpoie Proongng this dileuiion. He did
Till continue lament, that the meaiure which the
late Government had thought proper adopt the
time when the violent decree of France reipeaing
neutrAls was pafied, was not met in manner more
efEcacous; but Aill he did not conceive that this
would be proper or convenient time to make any
alteration in il.