The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-24

liberation the late outrage committed by Briufh
iquadron, OH the U. S. frigate Cheiapeake. within
the juridi3oa of the u. 5. William o. Calls was
| called to the chair, aud william C. Ponidsx,er
| ehofen feeresary. A committee then appoint
ed Of the following gentlemen; David Walton,
Peter M. Daniel, Garland Anderion, John Pom
dexter, David Yancey, Robert Yancey, George
| Fleming, George Harris, Frederick Harris aud
Peter Minor, who prepared and reported the fol.
lowing addrefs and reioutious, which were un.ni-
mouny adopted:
We believe, tina, on ordinary oceaions, fufici-
emily dicharge the political duties of freemen aud To-
vers OF our country, by independent and careful
ielecon OF eonititutonal agents. who, under vi
giant eontroul, may truly exprefs our opinions and
execute our will But the principles OF our conlitu-
ton, and the practice Of country declare, that
there may be ocealions which the voice of the
people, uttered Immediately b. theml.lves mould be
heard We believe thasa cafe of this kind, has now
oeeurredin the atrocious outrage lately committed
en- our coait, upon armed Zip Of the u. States,
the Chesapeake, by Britiih flip of war, Leopard,
acting in obedience to the expreis orders of Britih
admiral.
Had this barbarous and bloody feeue, between two
nations, who fay that they are at peace been pro.
dueed by accidental difference between the parti.
GUAR individuals, who the ACTORS in it; did
TINS daring attack nPon our lights and indepen-
dence' tand alone tc reProach and difgrace Great
Britain for her conduct towards our country, we
might have remained flent, ana have left it to our
Contributed authorities to decide and a9 upon the cafe.
but when we reflect that this deed of favaee tyran-
n.y. ilngHiar only for its unparalleled audaci,y, has
been preceded by long train of injuries and infuts,
20 people whole love of peace has become proven
piai with all nations; we can no longer forbear
call aloud for prompt and deci(ve mealures, adopted
TO the exgiency OF the location. We have not pa
tence to go back to make detailed and odious COM
PARTON between the widely oPpoi:e tempers, which
nave Characterized the government of Great Britain
ana OF the United States, from the day that our indie
Pehdence as nation acknowledged We will
not retaPruate the numerous and various injuries
which have been inflicted by the one, and borne too
long by the other will we enumerate the many
friendly, but unfaceesful applications which our 90
vernment has made for redrefs and future fecurty-
But we nave now feeA with aloniihmcnt and indig-
nstion that, at time when Great Britain is in the
daily practice of forcing native citizens from on
board our own vefels and compelling them TO fight
her battles asainR nations with whom we are a,
peace, q at the momenr too, when friendly nego cia-
'ons OH TINS iublect were pending between the two
governments, then has been fuperadded TO all her o.
ther crimes aganft deed of fuch fragrant iniuf-
tee OF iueh hideous barbarty and infuferabe info
ienee' as may well provoke patience into rage, and
drive ienlbility to phreniy. Within fight of our
own harbor, where fhe then receiving the rights
o. hoiP'aty and friendihp, the lawlefs executoners
OF her oaroarIty, have feized by violence and muir
from ianttuary, facred houfes of dwell
ling or OF worihp; theie whom e eiair,s as her fub-
lfc's though her claims had been relpe tafuy con-
iioered' and JuRly rejected by our government.
nauoh VINO can authorize or fandion outrages like
Ems VINO 10 10 extravagant and perenptory in her
own claims to rights and previeges but 70 dead TO a
iene OF uitice, and 10 conteuptouly regardless of
/ the rslpect which is due to Others mut rely for
peace, not on the efeem but on the forbearance or
ON the fears OF other nations cannot elleem her
Our country haslong exercifed forbearance per.
maps e thinks it is fear but if On this prefumption
Inc unJuitly md haughtily withhold from us, ample
PREPARATION for the wrongs fhe has committed aqanN
u.s. to three fourths of the world with whom ike is
already at war. America mutt be added and then
Inc may glory, 1t The Pleafe in having all the nations,
Oh the earth Tor her enemies. We truly declare that
we iincerely deiire her" honea irendhip," and we
wen know the important benefit might reap from
/ 1t. Nor do we affect to defpife her enmity. We
Know her great power to njure us in war; for we
nave fet it. But ihe nun know for ihe has felt,
that we alto have the power, and that we may be
provoked to have the WILL rciiR and to ayenpe in
Juitice and infoence. In a conteR which we hoped
ihe would never compel Us to repeat, we tore oar
half OF her empire from her and flould her wicked
ana ntoierable perseverance in wrong conarain us
gam TO be her foe; are not vain when ,-e r,.rn
her that the addition Of our mean, of ANNOYANCE to
J thofe OF the numerous and powerful enemies, who
already Pres her to the brink Of run ziay give ia
/ tai blow to her exiftence nation. Nor do we
Perceige that her irrecoverabe fall would produce a.
ny coniequences more to be dreaded than the evils
which the exitlenee and tyrannica exercie of her
power, feems defined to iAia upon ourfelves ana
upon the world.
IN. R1l5!VHS, bs,s/sys, That IL the conduit of the
eritiih othrers, ia attacking the American frgate
CheiaPea6e, be NOT diavowed and difciained by the
Britlh government there ought to be an end TO ne
gotiaton fer the cup of Brth outrages nun be FULL
and there is alternative left to the u States but TO
break and tranple it under foot.
3D. Rjo!Ved, That If the condua Of admiral Berke-
ley, or the commander Of the Leopard be authorized
and Unclaimed by their government, iham trial of
the offender On the other de Of the Atlantic, will be
no iasiaetion to the injured aud nothing fort of the
eondign punhment OF the guilty, can atone for the
blood oil our fellow citizens, which has been barba
rouiiy and urjraly fplt, and for the luFerings and
perhaps the murder of thofe who were torn from,
their companions, and who may have bed under
the lah OF Br,iih cruelty have be en- hung at the
yard-arhi Of admiral Berkeey's ihip.
| Sd RJo!UsSt Tint government has the right
TO demand and ought to nifl in receiving from the
Britih government, full afTursnce, that no perlon
whafoever fhal be leizsd or mpreiIed by their au-
thori;y, from board any veTel, pabc or private,
belonging TO the Unite States, and being in our own
waters or upon the high feas
9TH. PsjoVrI, That we foemny pledge ourfelves
cheerfully, to iubmi, to every Privation and firmly
to encounter every rik and danger to our property
and TO our perfons, which fha be neteGary To- fup-
port any mealures our government fhall adopt, for
the attainment ofal or any Of the objects above
mentioned.
9Th. Roloivrd, That the proceedings OF this meet