The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-27

RIcIlioA.0. &EIoTAAHBER ", 1896.
SpNcULAr1ow CoNr,aMED.

SPECULATIOE CONFvRMED.
II was originally asserted by Pickering.
and has since been re-cchoed by his follow
crS. that the President OF the u States had
no adequate motive ior recommending rht
e':baF;so; that tie British orders OF council
were u"t known IN this country, at the mo-
mcnt OF is suggestion that il is idle II as.
Grille II to the anticipation ri such orders
a;'d that 1t ;he time, when the embargo WA,
recommended, there WAS no ADEQUATE. rea-
son Tor framing such antiCinat;oas The let.
ter ct M. Adams, the sptcc:! o. Mr. BrougA-
AN. g various iu.,sG'0'is AS in or ncws-
p0pc"S, nave retutcG these assertions
Ine*c politicians have rrohlccd such OK
tracts from, ,hc i,ng,i>h prints. and the let
tcrs ct Intelligent merchants of london sta
ting the very object ana eject NJ the British
oiders, ans! III such conclusive terms IS could
scarce leave d ,ubt uvOn the mind cf the
President, that these orders thus indirectly
announced through the American ncwsDl-
pers, we're Immediately to cmanarc from
the cabinet ri =. Hritain.-The dispatches
brought BY Dr.. Du!ius zoo from Franco con-
tr'butcd TO show the uccssitv Of i preventive
measure Oh Shc part of;le u. States.
Enough these statements are almost con-
elusive eli the subject, yet we are abic 20
produce a;hcr facts, y.hi:A nave not vet lecn
quoted by these authorities, bat which bear
directly and conc.usivrly on these points.
These facts will serve 20 convince Us, that
from TIC Months OF April CT Nav 1867, du-
ring tlie whole OF that wear these antic-
pations were 90 have been formed, these
-: S'lsi~ ~ ir,.,u ,vvri cHl:cCreti anu
that when the newspapers and letters of
Loa'ion uSaered these reports so thics upon
us last winter, the mind whicn was iamili-
az with the course and prospect &C. cyeuts.
would nataratly and easily accede II their
r:litH.--lncse fact, VIII 20 20 SHOW, that he
principal members whonow compose the En-
Giish ministry, were long attached to that
system Of enctoachments, on which the Or
GERS or November were built thar Ties
men had long formed such designs against
the rights and Independence Of America :;
and that it is rather a subject Of astoniah-
ment, that these designs were so long with
held, than that they were brought into e,t-
ecntion in November last.--''o demonstrate
these positions, we shall lay before our rei-
, ders the following extract from the Enqli-
rer o. May 10th 1&07.-This extract shows
how cXacily he cUent& themselves have tai
lied cur own ernec;ations
In the debate before the House of Com
mons, of February 4th, respecting RcstYc-
tons on the Trade OF France by Neutral
Vessels - Mr. Percjval contcnded that The
British Cabinet otgh, to have extended the
pii'Nil iS VI ttCltiidllCt nloCH .ciIner than
the late Order os Council had done that it
was nor . too severe TO involve ucutrq.s in
the 'n'SchicTS OF a retaliation to the JtU O.
MONT. Mr.. Perciv4l thought the CRANE!
object should be, to loci. t.r the best mean;
OF coGntcractinE the designs OF thu enemy.
and Of making him feel the evils OF his
own injustice. And as;:in--" The best
mode OF making the enemy feel the mis-
Chief ot his own injustice was putting a STOP "a
tae enemy : trade; * ii this rc.pect The order
OF Council was deficient - I'd again--.. lie
thonga5 the best mode ofgetting r,d Oh ,he in
c-u'enlenccs cast upon our own trade & fin
j"ilng the enemy, WAS 20 interrupt the nter-
course with his colonies, and if not to de-
priTe him Of ali communication with thea,
al least to render 1t 50 pei ilous and 30 much
more expensive, as to give to uur cola n obi
ties better opportunities of introduction and
competition This trade was that which
was most easily interrupted and the inter
ruption Of it would lead to embarrassment
and distress, from wh:Ch we alone could
give relief 1t was desirable not to in er-
rnpt the accHton0ed channels in which
hcutTa.is traded, and the Colonial trade wa,
that III which they cou!G best attend To-
tie would abstain from the consideration OF
particuIa" laws, OF treaties. Bat the colo
NAL trade WAS certainly shat in which ncu-
tTal' had TIE =ast right, and while ne dis
Canned every intention OF g!ancing at The
provisions OF the american treat, he could
net help lcmari;lng, that the right of retail
Iation for such measures as NAV be aJoyt,d
bj the enemy, which the noble lord stated
to be expressly reserved in that treaty, was
vi no use when j. was not acted upon -
And again" Without notification 10 rcu-
trails. VIC may trohi6n theii. Shtns firm
if1oceedih8' ~ The e1itHiy's hor.s, bHt we
may not eizc them. He trusted government
J. had not acted 80 weakly, upon the fear al
offending neutfa,s; it vas motive oF acti
Oh which tney cola no. ow.''-. tg.,in--
. Or If The measures he alluded To wc,r
more eiiicacious, why were they not adopted
But the! were not the OILY measure he jyould
have recommended. There we're measures
Of atrect rctniHticH which would have the
most speedy elect il bringing the enemy to
hIs svuscs The eucn.y has ordered. thn,gh
his want g! power rcnIy~s the threat hnt
am empty boast, that no vessels of Enrlish
destination OF English Connections shall be
p rmi,ted to pass freely Oh th. tcas. NJ
may say, HoMiHg snail culer france 7y5jcb
ShalI not .Jtl8t e17ter here We may carry
this restriction TITO execution in the Who'll
or IL part We may not h~oh;bif i.lc ria
nal commerce altogel her. bG; We nav mai,
the cEcmy's Colonial supplies cHlc,, oqy harris
and pay Il duty towards the crHeacrs o
= thcw war, q relieving ourselves b. discharrine
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