The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-31

zen OF the world for them to have access TO-.
Ihcy are disposed to be friendly, to rcrrnn-
ate all differences with us equitabiy. & to pur-
sue their intercourse with us in good humor.
BUT their feelings and opinions are disregard
cd ~ their proud, IMPLYING lords. So long
as those wicked statesmen pursue so crimi-
nal course, they will enjoy neither the
confidence nor friendship of the government
ana people OF these states the very moment
The subjects uf tiiiv British inon;,f ciy shall
purge the ministry OF itspreseitt vicious POLL
ticians by forcib.e appealsto the King HIM
self, or to parliament, and honest successors
are appointed, whose probity and sincerity
are unquestisnable, and whose political pull
ses beat in harmony with those of the Bri-
tish people, they will find lucrative aud
permanent connection with the Americans.
Inc British monarch could do no act that
would more firmly establish the safety and
succe ssion ofhis throne, than that of consult
ing the inclinations of his subjects and Sc
lecting his ministers from amcng those men
truly devoted TO their interests. If the king
is not already too completely in the power OF
few. corrupt mobiles and commoners, he will
on reflection, make haste to pursue a course
SO highly magnanimous !: And the Prince of
Wales himself, if he desires to enter on his
reign with the Blessings of those over whom
he Is destined TO rule, will promote an object
that VIII add dignity and splcndor to his cha
racter, crown him with honorable & unaffect-
ed applause. and be an Offering precious to
the memory and gratifying to the shade of
ms liiustrious instructor and friend, Charles
James Fox
fear that there is not frmness sufficient
IN the King, nor virtue enough in the prince
ms son, to make such noble exertion and
It Is not difficult to say which are NEST to be
cotnniserated, the unfortunate subjects who
are doomed to submit in defiance of their
just desires, or the royal personages who be-
Come the voluntary victims of their own i'm
oecility. In the extremity of distress, the
people haze remedy which must be deci-
slve in their favor; and although they may
suffer i'll the enterprise, they must eventually
prove triumphant But to the monarch & his
race, in general convusion of the kingdom,
! a destiny might await them, which if not SO
ignoninious as that Of Charles the first,
would at east be more rigorous than that of
James tn. second
In L question that Involves the cotntnerci-
al interests of Great-Britain, we NAV safely
appeal to the judgement of an English mer-
chant ana particularly when he decides "a
Iganstsis government. 1t is evidence of
that kind which Inow offer to the reader,
and 1t will serve to exhibit not only the i'm
Portance Of our trade to the British, but like
l.
go Is keen instrument that will amputate
one OF the most vigorous limbs of their m err
camille body.
o. The Esd Of Feb. 1908, numerous and
respectable meeting of the merchants and
INHABITANTS of Liverpool in England, inter
ested In the trade of America, was held at
the Royal Hotel in that city, in conseou
! OF requisitlon signed bv considerable num-
per OF The principal merchants: Mr.. James
Cropper was appointed chairman The
meeting having been formally opened, Mr.
hathoone delivered very interesting
speech. Among other things, he remarked.
that "the distress which had arisen from
our commerce being excluded from every
port IN Europe Except those of Swcden) was
now aggravated by new calamity A gem
eral embargo has been laid on all the ship
ping In the ports of America. No inhabi-
tant OF the town could be insensible TO the
importance of this measure. No person
could observe the almost daily arrival of A
merican ships throughout The year could
see them landing their cargoes of the most
essentially useful or necessary commodities
and take hack these very articles in man
ufactured state which they had not long be-
tore brought az raw material, without be-
ing struck with the extreme Importance of
this intercourse. Nearly 500 voyages were
made from America to this port in the course
OF year, in ships of which the burthen a.
mounted to more than 123, 900 tons. This
traffc was of the first moment to the nation
at large; but so peculiarly interesting to Lii
verpoo, that there was scarcely an individu-
al III the place that was not affected by it.
directly or remotely"
knew nots upon what grounds several
gentlemed i'll the opposition cou d assert that
our embargo made no impression upon the
public mind in Great Britain. The pre-
cedtng statement OF Mr.. Rathbone is a con
vincing proof that the British merch ants
must be stupidity insensbe to their own wei
fare tthey did not manifest an extreme de-
gree OF anxiety ON this point But we ara
not permitted to doubt on the subject. for
the same gentleman declared to the meeting.
that The West India Association of Liver
pool had its delegates in London. The salt
prtprletors had sent up theirs. Memoria, s
had been presented by the manufacturers
The London American merchants had not
been inactive and" continued the speaker,
snail those of Liverpool, by whom three
touItirs OF the whole trade between Britain
ana America is carried on, lie asleep ?" Thus.
instead OF the existence of general and RI
gid embargo in all orr ports being Consider
ed by the commercial men Of England as a
thing indifferent to them, it has ri'oduced
general sensibility throughout ire Kingdom
ana stimulated the mercantile and manufac-
tn -I.,