The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-20
To the Edifer Of The Monitor.


S''Si "hSis az WIN particular pcftbu Souii
have adopted; and you may very reasonably
suppose that have been much astonished at
the outcry raised against it here. | am,
perhaps, too humble All individual to be clas-
sed with any party but, Sir. should deem
myself exceedingly .culpable i'll did not state
to the public the facts which learnt in G.
sltain, and which are so notorious there,
that am surprized they are not current
here.
1t is considered in England that Bonaparte
is absolute master of the land of Europe, and
in order to counterabance his power the En-
glish government have determined to make
themselves sole masters of the seas. To
effect this, the resolution has been taken BY
the cabinet OF st. james to sei-c all fhe Shihs
an the kno7'n vvort9, that they upon one
pretcxt and another, get hold of, just as the
FRENCH emperor mas jaid violent hands upon
all the towns and cities within his reach
lhis resolution was taken by the British GO
vernmcnt, the moment that it was known
that the treaty of III sir had been agreed up
on between Russia and France. The sci
zure of the Danish navy was the commence
ment OF the business and the orders in coun
Gil were intended to catch all our ships or az
sea and carry thcm into English horts. the
embargo, in almost a miraculous manner sa-
we'd them from being captured and detained
was at Lloyd's in London, three days after
the orders were published in the official GA
zctte, when heard gentleman offer be-
1T hundred guincas. that in twelve months
from that day, the United States Of Ameri
CT would not own one hundred sail of Tei-
chant vessels The bet was rejected by the
party to whom it was made. The English
ministry argue, that if thev can get passes
sion OF the shipping of other nations, those
nations will have To commence building a
new, ami in the mean time Great Britain will
be enabled to prosecute an exclusive navi-
cation and universal trade
In the order issued by his Britannia Ma
Jesty. for taking off the blockade from the
ports inpossession of the Spanish opposition
to Bonaparte, is the following passage:
the blockade OF all the ports Of Spain,
EXCEPT such as may BE- stiN in The hosSes-
sion or undrr th- controui IF France, sha
be forthwith raised <"
The very execution made is a deep art
tifice. If, under the idea that the blockade of
the Spanish ports is raised, American YES
sells Gaii DC entice,t out, they viii DE seized
under the pretext that they going to a
place under the control of France. " And,
as the fortune OF war is ALWAYS uncertain,
vessel may clear on, for Spanish port HIGH,
at The time of clearance, may be under Span
ish influence, yet before she arrives at that
port 1t may be iii TIL hands of the French
empcror's troops; and such vessels would
then be captured under the exception that
1t is IS still Iii The foSSeSsio5. or under the
control OF France"
Indeed, sir, so much are the English mi
nistiy bent upon securing FOR themselves the
ships OF every nation, that in the very order
OF the king OF Great Britain TO raise the
blockade OF Certain ports OF Spain, there is d
Clause which authorizes tine Capture of ali
Spanish ships found OH tine high seas. The
clause which ailude to, says:
Ill peSseEs and !goods belonging to per-
sons residing in me SPANISH c.lonieS, whlch
shall be detained by any of his majes'y's
cruizers alter the date hereof, shall be brop
into fort, and shall be carefully preserved
III safe custody, TO await his majcsty's fur
thor y easure."
Suffer me, sir, to state another fact, equal
ly wei! known in England. When the rebel
lion among the manufacturers oi M inches
ter first broke out, it created a universal "a
larIn In the ministerial circles and so seri-
Gus were the approximations OF government,
that the merchants in London, VINO were UNI
der the Influence OF the treasury, were immc
dIdIa,cly assembled IN private way, ana
1t was concluded that orders should be irne
dia;eiy sent down to the Discontinued parts
Tor large supplies for the American markets !;
1t being generally ciedi,ed among the best
informed circles, thIt ifthe INGREDIENTS who
sent the orders to the manufactures
should experience any loss (which they Ger.
talnly WHY the British government would
reimburse them from the public purse.
Whist i'll London, Frequently conyersed
on American affairs with Mr.. William Muir
doch, Ito whom | was strangely who is
well known as an experienced merchant,
and great friend to tie United States, be-
ing himself ii native american. He always
lamcnted to me the singular infatuaton OF
some Of his countrymcn who opposed the
embargo, which, speaking generally, he con-
celvcd to be the only wise act of the present
administration. Hogsheads piled upon hogs
heads Of Maryland tobacco, in particular.
he frequently told me lay in the London
warehouses, as the French emperor would
not suffer a single hundred of it to be CARR
ed to the continent, and in Great Britain
they use no Marylands
heard Mr.. b (another merchant of great
eminencc) make remark in very serious
manner, at the Royal Exchange, CornhiIl,
which struck me at the time very forcibly.
lie said, III conversation, that he was fear
ful that the ministry of England had clan.
destine views upon the United States of A .
merica, and that as a friend to the people
OF this country he sincerely hoped they
would be on their guard, and not suffer
themselves TO be bribed or cerr,Dted Nv car.