The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12

furnish Bonaparte with more eosent reatons
lor more plaumore pretexts for iextendine. his
own power. and rivcting the letters o. spain
Among these extracts. we are once mere
presented with vague and alarming rr slct,rs
ahent enr lase..s @:.!. r; IA. :,
decree they say has gone forth against our,
commerce. AT one time, it is Represented
as an Embargo upon all of our vessciss then
IN the ports OF France and Holland At am
other, It assumes the dreadful shape of q,
decree OF confiscation OH all the PROPERTY
under scquestration. But the Following com
munication in a London paper, whose au-
thenucity is said to be unquestionable, seems
mes. likely to wear the air of truth:
" Extract of letter, dated Helder, Nav d.
n Decree, issued by the Emperor at Ba-
yonne, reached Amsterdam the SSth April.
CONFIRMING all ms;.sures previously tlecreed
respecting navigation and arm well infor
med, sui>jecting all American vessels with
theif cargoes. IT met at sea OF arriving in
any port OF France. to positive condcmnati-
on. ne reason assigned is, that the emoar-
so III America has been of such long CONT
n0ance, thai - vessel can reach The ports
OF the continent without having been preyi-
Dusty sent into England. The shin Mary.
Captain i>mbel; and the brig Newton, capt.
Oaly, have been ordered out of the rexel.
without having intercourse with the shore ::
g II they had arrived after the 28th ultino,
think it probable they would have been
coniiscated by orders of the Government
You may consider the above information as
correct Tor I have it from numerous and
respectable authorities
tonid S1tch Decree provoke the resent
,nent or complaints of the United States /?
II the American vessel, so seized. ;s one of
W In III
oargo, and has since consented to sail and
serve undcra British license does she not de-
serve this fate ifon the other suppos;tihp
she has evaded our embargo laws, if she has
siipt ont OF our ports without clearance. or
pushed oft Europe in violation of i,er bonds.
is there any honest man who will complain
Oh her contlScation? In what differcntlishts
would this last idea present the conduc, of
Bonaparte and his Britannia majesty The
one enacts an order, inviting and tempting
our citizens to viclate the laws of their coun-
try. he other frankly assures them, that
II they visit the ports of France, they will be
conhscated as BON hris.
Extract ofa letter from u very reshcctc6Ic
Sentlema''. 10 his friend in This city, d.
te@ f1nSaton (Janaica J 27tk May
"1,imes here are traly dist sssing. Eve
ry article OF provisions very scarce. Flour
at io.e the barrel, owing to this internal
emoargo. Although your careful government
is SO watchful, two vessels made their an
pearance in this port full of Flous- at the
same time making an Entry al your custom,
honse g ciearedin ballast 10 collect dc5ts,"
at the first outset. They were ordered to
oepart, but as the British merchants are E.
ger generous, they made application to the
Governor for all vessels. coming her. . 20!
lect debts, may be allowed to take the mo-
ney oi, from the same, or any other article,
asI 10 law which "asinstantly gran
ted by our governor.