The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-15
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER.

: aflPOlfteW
the friends oi Mr.. Moaroc, for tn, standing com
mittee in Richmond that / decline serving AS
one ot the CO Responding committee from Abe
marie county, for the encourage ment of Nj MN.
roe,s ticket, TO elect him rs presidcn; %. tie u
States at this une although hope he is good
Puolc man, and deserves we'll of his country.
Bat Mr.. Madison has been my choice for many
years past 10 serve g we the people" for the next
eight years, as President, but no longer Time. I
hope to see the time that king and priest Graf,
snail be sunk into oblivion.
WILLIAM WOODS, Baptist
The Embargo was passed on the god De
cemner.-Ihc British additional orders of
Nov. 81, allowed certain times for the infor-
nation OF the order OF Nov. IL to reach diff
tercnt ports--to Jan. 90, 70 reach the United
States-lll: that time the vessels were only
to be ordered cG The consequence of this
Is, nosv to send most of our vessels into Rri-
fish pores; because there is no neutral port
for them to enter; if they are found going ct
another French or Spanish port, &C. they
are liable to seizure by the next b clui-er,
and 3fSeNen they enter F. or port, they
are liable 70 confscation he7e, as they have
submitted to search, and are therefore
dc nationaized. The british roo e,;U
NOT dispense with the custom of marking
SEARCHED" on the ships papers-See
our last paper.-Thc consequence of these
things, is, that the Is. have forced into their
own ports. most of the trade which would
have gone to their enemy besides cur own
ships. What is the impression made in
England by our embargo, is not ye. known
but 1t is probable, that her government will
Immediately embargo; and perhaps confis-
cate these vessels.
After the Goth Jan. every vessel SAILING
from our ports to France, &c. is ihso facto
good prizc.-Ihere IS no ordering of.-Had
not ne embargo been laid, by that time,
thrce-fourths of OF vessels OH the hieh seas
would have ia! len into the hands of England
so great is the swarm OF her privareers on
the ocean.
1t is reported here, that the nerociati-
on at Washington is suspcndedNt6at the
powers OF Mr.. Rose were inadequate to meet
the wishes Of our government-and that Ger
tam queries are to be addressed to the Bri-
tlsh government itself--to which answer rs
cannot be expected to be received here in
less than tour monthS.-lt is somewhat pro-
babe therefore that Congress may shortly
have temporary Adjournment, until the re-
turns may be expected from Earose.
Should the negotiation hen terminate un-
1aNoraD!y, 1t may Become AN important cues
non whether Congress VIII continue the en-
80 81 vi o1'ACI our merchant vessels to go
out armed and at their own risk ?-ltis pos
S'''e' however, that interest may induce
one OF the two be,ligerent nations to rescind
tncir biocNadinS orders. This interest NAV
cIther arise from tic strong pressure and
Inconvenience o. the cmbargo-or from an
:hXiety to acquire our friendship; and fear
least VIC should throw our weight into the
scale OF the adversary. the one ma
ton rescind, the other will of course initiate
the example. The embargo may therefore
he taken off