The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-05

on have received. conceive to be q short
crop: and that it received very material in
jury by wet weather in Scotland, some parts of
the north OF England, and in the north of Ire
land
In Lincolnshire have you occasion to know
that the crop of oats has been deficient
have seen a sample of oats that was told
came from Lincolnshire, and which weighed,
as am informed, only % pounds the Win
chester bushel and have been informed,
there is a considerable quantity OF that de-
scription, from which l supposed the crops
were bad.
What should it have weighed From
thirty six to forty pounds, the Winchester
bushel
peas? The crop of Peas. understand, upon
the whole, are considered to produce little
more than the seed.
Beans. Beans are considered better
crop than peas, but still defective one.
Had you occasion to know any thing the
crops Of potatoesla year! / believe that to
be a short crop in the north of England, to be
short crop in Scotland. and to have re-
Ceived in Ireland, very material injury. from
a considerable part of them being out during
the frost.
You have stated that a considerable part
of the corn which you have dealt in came
from the Baltic and other parts of Europe
do you expect now to receive any such sup
plies! l did not particularly state that the
corn dcaltin came principally from the Baltic
but that the imports were from the Baltic
l have imported corn from the Baltic, but
principally from America but at present |
do not expect it from either.
Doyou know persons i'm the same trade
importing from the Baltic? / know of persons
who have importedit; but at present con-
e
1t used to come in neutral ships from the
Baltic and other parts of the continent? 1t
used to come in ships that were then neutral
from Prussia, but do not know that any has
come since Prussia was subject to the enc
my.
Mr.. Rath6one.
If the expectation of cotton wool from the
continent is stopped, do you not conceive,
that the price of that article would fall very
considerably. Certainly that must be ne
|cessary consequence.
And that IN consequence of that fall in the
price, very small proportion of the cotton
wool now brought from America would con-
tinue to be brought over! Certainly.
And that although the embargo in Anne
RIGA were removed Immediately, there would
not he the contemplation TO bring ever Cot
ton wool to this country BY no means.
And that consequently there would not be
the same means of exporting manufactured
goods to America? Our exports to America
must diminish very considerably.
Do you conceive that if the embargo in
America were continued. or the non imnnr-
tation act rendered quite general in Ameri-
ca, a contraband trade to that country would
enable any thing like the same amount of ex-
ports tob be continued from this country to A
merica? l apprehend, under the Circumstance
es, the export from this country to America
must fall off to nothing.
DO you think that any prudent man would
risk much OF his property in such specula-
ton? Certainly not.
|. Do not you know that that excess of Bri-
fish manufacture which is sent to America
IS transmitted and consumed in the enemies
colonies have no doubt of that fact
Do not you think, that the same trade,
were America excluded from it, could be
carried on through the free ports of the Bri-
fish colonies in the West Indies? I think it
might, iii the state of things preceding the
issuing of the late orders in Council
How do the orders in council affect that
trade? The orders in council. by precluding
our communication with the continent, and
our conveyance to the continent, of the re-
turns which we should receive from the Spa
nish and French colonies If we carried on
the trade of America, would prevent our car
siiiS VII lhtt llauc W .suNdutdgc. i might
add, would prevent our carrying it on with
out dreadful loss
DO YOU believe that these orders in coun-
Gil will totally destroy the trade between
Great Britain and the continent! conceive
they will know of no means by which the
trade can be carried on, while those orders
exist, and the restrictions on the continent
exist.
Mr.. Martin.
You only heard of the American embargo
the 26th of January That was the day il was
first heard Of III Liverpool
Did You happen to be in Birmingham a.
bout the middle of January Twas at Biz
mingham about the middle of January
A considerable part ofthe shipments made
in Liverpool, may be supposed to come from
Birmingham had a change taken place in
the intention of the manufacturers to send
down goods? An universal change.
This was before the manufacturers there
heard OF the embargoi This was in the mid
die OF January; l arrived there OH the 9th,
ard stayed there some days; it was some
days before myreturn: the object of my ma
King application to the merchants of Birmng-
ham, was to know, whether goods were CO.
ming forwards applied to several mercan-
tile houses there to know, and was answered
by every one, that they should not make ship