The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-26
EUROPE.
NEW-YORK. Jan.1e.

Last night, the fast sailing ship RICHARD,
Capt. Bidgeway, arrived at this port iii ID
days from Tobago. She stopt at Tortola,
where capt r. got London paper of Nov.
IL, three days later than any before received
This paper contains the long expected order
in Council, declaring every port of every
country, from which G.. B. is excluded, in a
state of Blockade. This important document
follows.
The TINES, in remarking on this SAYS
This order is not mere commercial refr,l-
lation-by them we are engaging in battle
with the enemy, and if they possess vigour
enough to produce the object to which they
are directed, they will be of as much conse
lquence as great victory.
his is manly assumption of n right
which if maintained resolutely, will carry
her gloriously through her present difficult
ties The Limitations by which she circum-
scribes the exercise oft, proceed only from
herself; they are an INDULCENCE, not to
the Claims OF NEuTRALs, but to her own
feelings CT humanity towards them, and they
are Ill all cases as much, and in some cases
even more, than those states have right to
expect, who have before acquiesced in the
orders OF France prohibiting all trade with
England
| he INES proceeds" His Majesty be-
ing humanely DESTROYS not to subject neutrals
to greater Inconvenience than absolutely ne
cessary, has established certain exception
First, to allow neutrals to furnish themselves
If they please, with hostile colonial produce
Tor their own consumption; and secondly, to
allow them such trade with the mother coun-
tries of our enemies, as may be carried IN
through the ports Of G. Britain or her allies
| his is a HUGE concession to America IN
1t we allow France (now, during the time of
war; to supply America with her colonial
produce Ill preference to ours, or at least, 10
lplaCe our colonies and those Of our enemies
on footing of equality" Again-I'he time
must come when this system OF concession to
| the Americans can be no longer pursued ::
and, at all events, when that time does ar
rive, they cannot then have it IN their power
| to say, that we have not treated them with
lenity and forbearance"
The Second order (Which we have not time
to give till to-morrow) relaxcs the nayigati-
ton act, passed in Oliver Cromwell's time.
which forbids the importation into England
of any article of foreign growth, except in
British bottoms. Now, neutrals may i'm port
French commodities, or those of other hos
tile countries, into England, subject to such
duties as have previously been laid by law
may be ware-housed from neutral bottoms.
but must be reported for transportation.
Neutrals arriving in England, from hostile
| ports may clear for any friendly port, even
| if they contain the prohibited articles of SUI
gar, coffee, wine, brandy, snuff and tobacco ;
they are exempt from seizure, and may be
exported by License.
The last order specifics, that although
France holds the sale of ships by a belligerent
to neutral power TO be Illegal, in the case
OF England yet, that in her own, she pro-
tects her shipping from capture by transfers,
or pretended transfers to neu,rals. This or
der, therefore, only exacts a similar pro-
ceeding OH the part Of G. Band declares all
such sales or pretended sales, illegal, and the
vessels liable to capture.
Rumours of a peace between the Porte and
G. b. strongly prevailed at Vienna.
All apprehcnsions of a rupture with Eng
land, seemed to have entirely subsidized in
Russia-sorne British vessels, which called
at Riga for information, were told, that they
might prosecute their voyage without any
fear Of detention or interruption.
The Danes had begun to retaliate the at
tack on Copenhagen, and with more success
than conld have been expected. They had
captured several vessels in the Baltic.
Seven regiments Of infantry, aud part Of
the German Legion, were 70 proceed from
Portsmouth immediately. OH secret expe-
dition. The naval part toconsist OF IL sail Of
the line under Admiral Hates.
A French flag truce was said to have ar
rived in the Downs, in a schooner bearing
the national flag. Stocks were Effected
Consols and omnium which opened at IS SIS,
and onnium at -, we're at the close Of the
market at 81, and IL.
The French government have declared,
that no further intercourse with England,
could be, on any account, permitted and
that even the sailing Of the cartels between