The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-31

ted 10 go 10 sea, 0Hgc0utd BE- tcken. What
e capped the French. would be captured by
the English and what escaped the latter,
would fall a prey to the former. There is
want of truth IN all this. The same gentle
man quoted a statement made by an eminent
. merchant OF Massachusetts, MIR Gray, of
Saictp,J that of eight or ten vessels which
sailed about the time the embargo was laid,
one only had reached the place OF her dest-
nation. remember seeing a statement ct
that sort ard think ALSO that saw de-
lection of its .5dilaey lfthey!,ad not reach
ed their destined ports it did not follow that
they were captured and condo mned
The same ntcrchan, has expressed his de-
cided opinion, =" that, Notwithstanding the
French dccrees an british orders in coun-
Gil. if cur embargo wa of, VIC should ha.c
s,ore fradc than wouii be etjoycd BY Us, il
all the world were at peace, and tine respect
i've nations should monopo!ize rs much Of
their own commerce as usual" An her
eminent MERCHANT, [Mr Tnorndike, cf Be
ccriy,l expressed, 1t the same TING, the
same opinion.
But without resting the question on cinini-
ems, we may appeal to fwcfs. l have
sought information Of the risks which have
attended cur torcign trade, within tie pre-
sent year, from Tie two principal districts OF
Massachusetts.
BY tie statement in my hand, lately re-
'ceived, and which is Ct ungucs,ioaable ;,u-
thority, l find, th;lt at one insurance Office
in Boston, 43 pclicics have been written, on
vessels Engaged in foreign yoy ,ges, Since
The first OF January, 1903. u. these,
were undetermined.
J vessel (she Neutrality bound from
MarsciIies to Boston. captured cnd con-
dcmned at Gibraltar. for violating the
blocs ade declared by the British orders
in council.
81 arrived safely In all 49,
Ii is stated. that there were three policies
On the Neutrality; and that possibly there
might be more than enc policy on one YES
sci amorg the 81 safe arrivals
At another offcc in Boston. cut Of IS risks,
principally to the West Indies,
vessels were cap,urcd by the French,
of which the British re-ca,2urcd 3.
captured by the British, supposed to be
Frcrch property
16....about this number are undetermined,
and the rest, about SIS, have ended safe
~. In all IS.
AT another Office in Boston, ont of SOME
what more than 100 risks,
vessels were captured by the British, of
which . were condemned for breach of
orders in council probably enemies
property, and ] remained under adju-
dication.
I captured and conference.-the the French
ard
seized By them at Aicant, while they
had the power there.
Is risks were undetermined; and the re-
mainder ended safely.
The premiums OF insurance have been a
bout eleven per cent. to and from the
West Indies, for the whole VOYAGE.
per cent from the West Indies, ith
cargo on board
1910 Per cent from Europe, if not vio-
4 to per cent. .fro,. Europe, against
Fre7eH capture only.
BY statement received from, Salem, on
tlTe correctness of which can rely, j find
that in the district Of Salem and Beverly,
- vessels sailed, by the presidents permits
sion. between the 5th of April and the 10Th
If august Of these vessels, one sailed 10
Sunatra, ore Senegal. and the rest TO the
different ports in the West Indies. OF the
whole number,
] returned leakv, and remained at home.
IL returned in safety; and
remained undetermined; but it was not
known that any of them had been de-
tanned OF condemned by any foreign
power In all 81
The insurance on the Sumatra voyage out
and home, was Ia per cent.
M Marin,eo' The voyage on, and home,
smrinam. eto 1oper cent.
Havanna, at and from, 81 per cent.
The premium of insurance from Calcutta
&c the United States, the last summer and
autumn, has been 8 per cent.
(lNr. Pickering's sficech to Be continued
no USE or REPRESE.N'T.47IV
MONDAY, Dec. 26.
Mr. Say obtained leave of absence for
three weeks
Mr.. NELSON from the committee to 7ohom
.cas referred so much fine MESSAGE ofthe
President efthe u. States as rcfafes to The
military and naval rstabRshmenfs, and TO
7vhDm 7yas referred on the I'm inst. re-
solution far hiacirg the country in a more
comhiete state ofdeIence, submitted the fok-
Gzoing REoOLU1{O IN PART:
RcSoiped, That it isexped,cnt immediate
ly to raise, arm, and equip, fifty thousand
volunteers, to serve for the term Of two years.
PRoP oslTIox FoR EA;stNo $4,000 voLux-
TEENS.
VIII il not &c advisable to propose raising an
army OF 50 900 volunteers, 20 he engaged for two
RS, and 90 serve, ifreGuired for actual service,
aIy proportion of the term not exceeding ~
IN nihs within the term for which they shall he
engaged each non commissioned officer, musi-