The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-19

scra "a suit. sAaa tae deliberate violation Of a
coupxct entered into: None. Il Is there
fore im ,artant, affer issaing q state paper
g. higher tone than any ching since the
revolution, to that union which il ought "a
he the duty of government to establish a
mong the people, if any serions consequen.
ces are to result, Co show that we are in the
right. The British government aliedccs, as
J Understand, that ITS minister here did not
follow his Instructions, but absolutely violat-
ed them, inasmuch as, among other things,
he did not get the assent of the American
government to stipulations which were to
leave the British government at liberty to
capture our vessels engaged in a certain
trade. Now, inasmuch as he was instructed
to make this part of his arrangement, and
falcd to do so, therefore, say the British
g e rn'nenr. are not bound by it. On
the part of this government, it appears TO
have been commended. that q minister resi-
dent Was possessed Of sufficient powers to
conclude such an arrangement. That aues-
ton, MIR. G.. said, he would not enter into
now. But ii it we're true, that the proposal
that British armed vessels shoald capture
American vessels engaged in trade prohi-
bitcd by American laws. SO repugnant to e.
very idea of propriety, did in fact come, As
Mr.. Canning says, first from America :; and
if, after it was made condition by the Bri
fish government, the government of the u.
States refused to acccde To it, after having
SO flrst proposed it, there was want of good
faith on the part of this government Fthat
fact SHOULD be ascertained, the British go.
vernment would be justified in refusing 10
sanction the arrangement. Mr.. G.. wished
tn be understood, not as saying that such was
the case, but merely stating the question vu
both sides. On this account, however, he
considered it extremely important to ascer-
tain how this proposition first received exis-
tence. He wished to know guhat Mr. Pink
ney did say, aad horv Mr.. Canning came to
misunderstood him. if in fact he had misun-
ders.ood him. And for this purpose he wants
ei, such papers rs might be embraced by
the motion before the House.
The question was now taken on Mr..
Colds molios by Yeas and Navs. and car
ried. 85 to S6--'naiortv in its favor 40
Messrs. Gold and Key were appointed a
committee to wal, on the President with
this resolution.
THURSDAY, December H.
COUNTERVAILING COMMERCIAL
REGULATIONS.
Mr.. k'kini, after a few observations, in
which he declared the object of his motion
tn be to countervaii the restrictions imposed
by foreign i.ltions cur commerce, land
upon the table the following resolutions
Resolved, that the committee Of COM
merce and manufactures be instructed to en-
guire into the expe.liency of prohibiting, by
law, tse importation in foreign ships or
vessels OF all goods, wares and m merchandise,
rot OF the growth, produce, or manufacture
of the couAtry to which the ship belongs,
excepting in the ships of snch countries as
by permanent regulations permit our ships
and vessels as freely and benefcially as their
own, to import into their ports and terrific
iies tina produce and manufactures of foreign
countries.
Resotved. That the committee of COM
mcrce and manufactures be instructed to
enquire into the expediency of laying an
additional impost duty on distilled spirits
imported in foreign ships and vessels from
ports or countries in which American yes
sells are not permitted by permanent regula-
lions to fair participation in such trade.
YAIlOO CLAIMANTS.
Mr.. Bacon presented the petition of the
New England Mississippi Land Company,
praying for a compromise settlement of
the claim, which he moved to refer to the
committee of claims.
This motion gave rise to a debate Of more
than an hour, of which a sketch will be ri
ven in our next. II was finally Carried by
Yeas and Nays, 60 to 54-majority a.
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