The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-29

wise we s.,u uid:ubtedie all l Mr. CanI,ins
another opportunity Ior rdicun.g our futile at
Temps To- cuercc Great Britain into an obscryanc,
of Our rights
| The flag of Sweden being friendly towards us
| they propose 10 order such goods as they have u
suaiiy imported direct from Great Britain, TO b,
sent over TO Gottenburg in Sweden. or ST. Bar
| th"lcmews M the West Indies finished after the
| herman manner with German marks and ac
companied by all the form;dities NECESSARY t.
make thcr' apparently of German origin
| (For the facility with which certificates of orr
GIN, ana the requisite oaths may be obtained IN
iauifipe, appeal To those Americans who have.
resided IN England, France or Germany since tile
commencement Of the present war-to them it
must be notorious that English goods to n large
amount have constantly found their WAY into
france through Holland, Germany and Switzer-
'''" disguised rs German manufactures, and &C
cohi'"i'!cn ~ every necessary document
Under this disguise they are 10 be conveyed
10 nc Z. States III Swedish vessels Cor rather
IN English vessels under The Swedish lar
winch is readily obtained by 4 co,crable transfer
t" Swedish suhect.)
Should this plan succeed, the force of the in
tended law will be lost on Great Britain and ouj,
operate against ourselves by the additional char
SIS attending 4 circuitous rout, and the profits
Oh our trade viii be taken from the conscientious
merchant, and rest with the pruiiigate Dart OF
our own cltzens, or be thrown into the hands Of
British agents, &C.
The most cticacious method we can adopt to
oe'cat theif projects, will be ~ close our ports
completely against all foreign vessels and to re-
Call such Americans as arr. vet under TN. nen.,
y OF L forfeiture OF their flag, (pcrlaps AN eXcep
Lon IN favof OF vessels loaded with salt saltpetre
ana iew other i'ecessaries might be properly
As tbs supposed the intended law is not totake
erect 0n'li--,herchy atfording time for the u
s,';;i sfrinSN impoitation-thcy hayc anothei.
4 n ~ 4. 4
snai qi"nt' y ordered for one season. hv which
n'canS''he nrce OF the prohibition will not ope-
rate on Great Britian ,or whole wear
10 Geieat this plan, Ii will be necessary for tn
law 10 80 INTO operation, SO as not 80 allow tim
Tor fresh orders, contemplating the intended act,
ana dispatch vessel should be sent , England ts
announce the prohibition, so that Ignorance ma,
not be pleaded hen elf;er as all excuse
lie present crisis calls for strong measures
no halt way View will answer any good purpose
Dat VIII only tend to further irritation Ii oui
ports are closed completely, England will disco.
yer mat we are IN earnest, & are determined moi
to SuOmittc her abummabie orders OF cnuncil-a
spai VIII be gwen to domestic manufactures thi
nolother circumstances, short of War, could af-
infti, and we might reasonably hope, that either
tie orders OF council woud ei long be re yoked
a. I'LL unpFooNcti'e measure, or that should
rom ne ccssity, turn attention to manulactu
ring tor ourselves, thereby renderin. our coiln-
NY 'n"' Independent hereafter, oil England and
htr t;G iestai,.~ politics.
a. further ili!c-mcn, to men of capitai 70
enib.rK their fortunes in the establishment OF ma
hu.actuEes, on Large scale, il mi sht he well 20
RAISE The duties from Is to 50 per cent to talk
P!aEc when oar ports shall again be opened ant.
% DC considered as permanent measure. The
revenue arising frein tbs additional import M ekt
De expended so usciuiiy grand internal i'm
proVcmcmts, as TO render ii u real benefit to the
country, rat er than = bi; then
IL Is CERTAIN that many valuable manufactures
ohiy want introduction, and the attention of men
ct capital, aided by motlceate protection from
government, for few years, in order to continu,
ana ficurisi among us--thc of machinery ha
yang III Il great measure, Superseded the neccs
SLY OF employing many hands, and tl.e conse
gIcht objection 'gansl the high price OF Labor
being thereby overcome
have spoken principally of Engiand, as at pre-
sent weIaVe no commerce with France, owing
to the strict blockade Of the continent.
III the hope these hints may be useful-I sub
scribe myself
NATIVE. AMERICAN MERCHANT.
l his communication, Sir, points out to
the Congress of the u. S. the tricks, which
are already IN a course of rehearsal by our
merchants, Tor cvading partial non-inter
coursc.--But, if any information could be
wanting on this subject, it would have been
fufh!Shedb by the course of neutral trade du-
ring the present war. In what way, Sir
mas Great Britain conveyed so many o he1.
Inahufac lures INTO the Continent-into France
Holland and the North of Germany The
course 10 well known. 1t WAS not surely un
der her own hag. Sometimes her merchants
employ neutral vessels under the neutral
haSS-at other times, they introduce them
in their own vessels, under cover of coln
tcricit neutral flags and papers In this way
It's, that Great Britain has continued to re-
heUe herSeJ from The Pressure ofthe sv11.,
although with that peculiar consistency
when marks her maritime code, she has
condemned all neutral trade i'll the colonial
produce OF her enemy, ON the very same
ground--that is, that this was only a com
teJ1ett trGde tor the advantage of her eue-
my, calculated to reLepe lhat ene0y from
hc Pressure oF the sur.
20 man. but a practical merchant has
any idea OF the e-Ctent to which this 8ticcies
" eUaaton is usually carried. Mr.. Barring
has given us Information on this subject,
which hope, will be well weighed bv our
representatives III Congress. he has shewn
US, DIR, to what an immense extent Great
Britain has employed the privileges of the
neutral flag The following short extract
from his pamphlet is Conclusive as 10 thi,
point
The near neighborhood Of the Dutch,
Danes, Hamburghers, &c. x ,he,r easy com
nnnication, Similar habits and language Of
their seamen, for they may be saia to take
them from common stock, enabled them in