The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-17

said, will be the bearer to this country and
congress, 1t is supposed, will adjourn about
the middle of this month, and will asse mble
again some time in May; when his return
may be expected.
1t appears from the above account. that
the negotiations between the two countries
are now, and must continue for some months
longer, IN an unterminated state tor what
ever the conditions that arc to be brought o.
yer by Mr.. Nourse may be, it is not broba-
bic that they will be acccded to by the
British Ministry, without some slight change
or modification which of course must be
carried back for the assent of Congress-
The most efectual method of preventing
this delay would be to grant either to MIR.
Nourse, or to the American Ministerin this
country, full powers to conclude treaty
but even if this were done, we are far from
Certain that the president, Mr.. Jefferson,
might not choose to alter the stipulations so
concluded, as he did those which were signed
by lords Holland and Auckland on one side,
and Messrs. Monroe and Pinkney on the o.
Their.
We must not however, conceal, that the
accounts contained in private letters from
America are of a less favorable aspect than
those of the public journals yet we cannot
help expecting some advantage from the
embargo, which has already given the citi-
zens OF the U. S. such a taste of commercial
separation from this country as has produced
the greatest discomfort and even ferment "a
mong them. Upon this subject we have been
good deal amused by statement in a NOR
nlng paper, which AYERS, that though the act
OF embargo was not passed in consequence of
our orders of council inasmuch as those or
ders were not known in America at the DIS
sing OF the act yet it was passed, in conse-
quence OF some merchants having told the
Americans what the orders would be. We
Certainly do not think highly of the talents
and skill of the trans Atlantic LEGISLATORS
yet we can hardly believe they have proceed
ed upon. such vague grounds as are here
stated. In fact whoever will take the tl.ou-
Bile of looking back to Mr.. Secretary Madi-
sons commentary upon the act of embargo,
Will md, that the American government ex-
Pected very different, and much more
torcib!e measure on the part of Great Bri-
tain. than the orders of council
The Sugar Committee are expected to
make their report in the course of next week
strongly rec mmendatory of total prohibi-
ton OF dstilling from grain, In favour of
general dlstlllation from molasses this how
ever, is expected to be strongly opposed by
tho landed interest in the House of Commons
! a. the annual consumption of 600 900 quarters
~ barley will thus be dispensed with, and
the. rents and value of land feel consequent
depreciation
We understand that above SO members of
the House of Commons have already obtain
| ed leave OF absence on the plea of i'll health
| A certain Quick Doctor being ndisposed,
sent for Physician who expressed some
surprise at being called in on SO tri1ing an
occasion =" Not so trifing, neither, (said
he), for by mistake, l have taken some of
my own Cordial %
The Undertakers say, that notwithstand-
ing the restrictions on our trade, they are al
ways ready to clear out for Grduesend
The Devil, for some ages ago was allow
ed an Advocate in Rome; the office is now
vacant: 1t is said that Talieyrand and the
Able Sieyes are candidates for it.