The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-18


| neighbors. owing To its neutrality and sits-
alton, with lis unbranded K unciogget free
dom OF trade. when this island was taken
on the sd Feb. 1881 by hdmira, Rodney and
Ien Vaughan. the scene it presented was
extremely picturesque. 1.-The wealth of the
place excited the establishment of the con-
querors The whole island seemed to be one
vast magazine. All the storehouses were
niicd with various commodities and the vc-
ny heach was covered with hogsheads of SUI
gar and tobacco. The value was estimated
considerably above 6 5000 OOo ster;jnr''-
besides $50 vessels of all denomination, III
the bay.-Such would probably be the course
"h'ch would be pursued under the arrange
nleht now under our consideration The
ports OF Spain and Portugal would be so ma
NY st. EG,' tias of the cid world And thc
provisions of orr embargo would be render
ed nugatorv.-Thc same benefits woa.l not
accrn" to France. because she would be err
clnded from these ports-Rut the same scene
ct violation would be displayed in the w.
indies. Ihe Havanna, for instance, would
occupy the same relation TO the British w.
indies, which Cadiz would ds to the ports OF
the mother country.
1t may however he proposed to remove
these objections by the adoption Of the Sc
coma proposition which was originally men
toned" In addition to the scheme of re
sciwdng the embargo as to Snain and Por-
tugal, ar@ continuing it as to France and G.
britain let an entire non-iutercourse law
be past with respect to these Empires. In
TINS way the admission of british vessels and
their importation of British manufactures in
to the United States may be prevented Oar
trade with G. Is. will then be stopt. For
our produce may be shipped to Spain or Por-
t.;s: H.: ~: i.ss,,,ufeItu,r, viii nc
permitted to enter our country."-This is
hagrant mistake. A non-intercourse law
womb have nosuch effect. 1t might prevent
the importation of those manufactures in
British vessels, but not in the vessels of the
United states. To give it This effect, and to
prevent G. b. from enjoying any of the be-
nefis from our trade to Spain and Portugal
the non-intercoursc law must be made to ex-
tend to her manufactures as well AS to her
vessels. The American vessels must be for
bid to- exchange our produce. in Spanish or
portuguese ports, sor British manufactures,
by prohibiting their introduction into the
pnrts of the u. S.
But look at the consequences of this regu-
latt1n Our trade is cut off from G. Britain
and France. 1t would be limited to the mar
kets OF Spain and Portugal. and perhaps to
a portion of the CARRYING trade between these
| ports and tho e of the West Indies, &c.
Mark the consequences OF the 1O8,-
343,15O dollars worth of exports annua,,y
sent from the United States. Spain takes
only S 4,72S,13s and Portugal 98S, lS6--leav-
ing the large balance of 6 IO2, G26, 526 re-
manning on our hamds. If we look to the
domestic produce exported, it appears that
OF 1869, 592, the trade of the Portuguese
and Spanish ports will absorb ONLY 2.oll .544
leaving balance of 8 6,6S8, O4s on our
hands tor which we should have no rightful
market.
! Hitherto we have confined these views to
renewal OF trade with the Spanish and Por-
tuguese ports only.--But if we embrace all
those other friendly powers with whom Con-
Sress may opea an honorable tratle-will not
similar consequences result? Will it not still
be true, that the embargo will have little or ne
| effect, upon G. Britain--OR, that the mass Of
! the trade which we might carry on, consist
emily with our national rights and honour.
would be exceedingly short OF the whole
| trade we are able to Carry on-that for the
greater pare of the S 40 OO0, OO0 of domestic
produce, there would ne no market-that
OF course the frojfts of the trade could not
be very considerable.
Such would be the case, if we could
succeed i'll cutting off our trade with Gre at
Britain and France. But as this wonld not
be so, the Embargo law wonid almost become
dead letter as 70 Great Britain--ts pres
sure upon her would Vanish-there wo,,id he
no inducement for her to repeal her niuui-
tous orcers--we should sustain some losses
from the deprcdations of the French CRUZ
zers-and state fittings would exist, par
tally oppressive to the French nation from
their having no access to or trade, and only
calculated to inspire that government with
resentment and hostility.
Rather than meet these consequences, is
il not better TO wave such modified PROPOSE
tons, ard to preserve the Embargo in all its
energies ?-Since writing the above, we have
seen the Resolution of Mr.. Mumford of
n. York, with the remark which follows il
1t would seem. that this Gentleman has
exc .uded Portugal ami Spain from all the be-
nehts of his proposition.
1t is now All important question with the
people Of two districts i'll this state whet her
they can cons silently re-elect their present
representatives TO the Congress OF the u s.
Mr. Gray of Southampton would neither be
| great loss nor acquisition to any parry. II $
vofe is infinitely Of more consequence tnan
his poice. He is less known by ms speeches
in Congress, than by those precions circu-
lars which he addresses with almost equal
| assiduity to his dead as well as living con-
stituents. IA to his OPINIONS, Mr.. G.. has G.
yer been wavering politician his Claims
to the character Of a republican were once
so justly suspected, that ne even stopped to
SuDDDrt them by n pcusr1i certificate M, 10 =.