The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-09
DOMESTIC.
From the National LntelKgencer.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE U. STATES

No II.
It will be frankly admitted, that the OBJ
ject OF the former number of this pa
per was to render manifest some of the
earliest and greatest OF those aggressions On
the rights and trade of neutrals, and those
intractions of usages Of war among civil
lied nations" whereby it is believed that
England has brought the world to its present
extreme condition of passion and violence.
We shall now pursue the subject
K IS !.!aay years, more than fen, since
England, through her late admiral Horato
Nelson, announced to Spain, that for the
mere cause of her having made war against
England, g, IL 7cos found right that Stair
1880 - Igor haUe am trade" IfSpain
now, IN. concert with s7.snce, Tekoti.z.s,e pzi
excessive idea, it was England that set her
the unfortunate and unwarrantable example
of an unheard of ihfraction of neutral rights
In the first case England notified the neu-
trails that they were to conform to this de-
termination. She cannot deny that such con-
duct in Spain now, is simple and usdeni-
able retaliation on her, and use IF neutraks
Ike TO her o5cn use Of them. All this was
done as punishment to Spain for joining
France, and of course gave Francs a right
to consider the irregularity of England to-
wards her allies and towards the neutrals,
rs matters for which she might retaliate.-
Thus neutrals were either drawn too close
to France and Spain, ifthey were kind and
just, OF were subjected to like evils from
them IN consequence of these irregularities
and violations.
Britain with Spain early in 1898 before
her June orders, openly threatened Tusca-
ny and Genoa with violence, and declared
the neutral conduct of Tuscany inadmissible,
and forced her to abandon her legitimate
neutrality. At Copenhagen also in 1907,
they declared, that the Danes could not be
neutral, and forced them out of their neu-
traity The British ministry, through their
ambassador to Tuscany, declared in pub
lie letter, that to be neutral in the war a
gainst France, was to be " an accomplish"
with her, treating neutrality as guilt
If France has been guilty of similar decla-
rations since those acts, has not England by
those prior perncious acts, of fatal exam
pie, brought on this conduct of France? En-
gland and Prussia drove the French minis
ters and agents from neutral Hamburg in
1898, and England and Spain drove the
French minister from neutral florence, in
the Sd me year. The same attempt was made
i'll 1795 on Denmark. Thus England used
and abused neutrals against France This
was q prelude provocation to many of those
acts, of which England, culpable as we prove
her, now complains against the French gov
eminent. lfthey now commit such outrages
of neutral right, England by her pernicious
and early examples, has excited France to
these things.-Towards England they are
mere retaliations. We speak known--re-
corded--hstoriCal truths. We commend
not England nor France, but We shew--7ee
hroUe that England really and long ago be-
gan the perversions and injuries Of ncutrals,
on Shorc--on many Shores, as well as at sea-
She had then no plea of necessity, se she
was then at peace, and afterwards supper
ted in tie war b. the vast forces Of Russia.
Sweden, Austria, Prussia, Spain and Hol-
land against France alonc.
Britain has subjugated all India monopo-
lied its trade, and excluded from It's French
produce, manufactures, ships and men,
And India, As acquired by England, has
more millions OF men and once had more So
yereign princes than Europe, as acquired or
even influenced by France. England holds
IN chains the commerce of all India If
France does the same by Europe, who set the
avariciOus, despotic, and perncious exam-
pic 1t would be the extreme of error for
Great Britain to think that she is not obser-
we'd and we'll understood. 1t is time to pro-
claim these things from our house tops. in
all our sea ports, and from our bills and
mountains. Let our firm and faithful voices
proclaim our suHeriRgs from the continen-