Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-21

was mortified and America disappoin-
ted ; tor before the salutary operation
OF the order, in council, the whole
produce of the colonies of the former
was conveyed to Europe by the ship
ping OF the latter. The orders in coun-
Gil had undergone long and laborious
discussion unless their lordships
meant to abandon all that they before
respected, they could not now repeal
them, unless, admitting the measure
to be correct, they had seen so much
mischief In the mode of its execution,
as to obstruct all its beneficial tenden
eye But no such objection had been
mentioned, and ne believed no such
existed. 1t was said, that by the cor
respondence on the fable, between Mr..
Pinkney s. Mr.. Canning, it appeared
that 1.-THE orders in council were rescin-
ded the embargo would be Withdrawn.
Were we, on such proposal, to desert
what was considered so essential to the
preservation OF our maritime rights
Were we on such an obscure intima-
ton, to resign what we and our prede-
ccssors in Office deemed TO be so inn
|portant to our highest interests He
was no advocate for prejudicing A
merlca. God forbid that he should
ever consider that the adversely of A
merica was the prosperity of G.. Bri-
tain on the contrary he thought that
the prosperity of the one was now, and
would be for a long while, highly con-
ducive to the welfare of the other.
If all Asia and Africa and Europs.
this kingdom excepted were with A.
merica, and this country against her.
1t would not be so alvantap eous a stu.
alton for her as if we were with her,
md allthe rest Of the globs opposed to
her, and he hoped she would so FAR
understand her trIe interests, and shew
! her correct views of them bv her flu
ture conduct towards. us. Never was
there period more favorable to a
close union between c.. Britain and the
American States than the present.
{ hear hear but this desirable pur-
pose was not to be attained by revok-
ing the orders IN council on the feeble
grounds now stated. He could not
coincide with the noble mover, because
he could not on this occasion condemn
ministers without applying the same
condemnation to their lordships, who
had deliberately sanctioned the mea-
sures represented in this address as
unjust and impolitic.
Lord Auckland in reply to the last
speaker observed, that the treaty to
which he alluded was in point Of fact
concluded, thouh not formally publish
ed, before any question arose about
the Berlin decree.
| The lord Chancellor took review
lofthe history of the proceedings which
lied to the Berlin decree, the orders
in council, and the embargo. He in
sisted that it was evident the whole
was meant to destroy us, through the
medium of our commerce, being found
unassailable in other points.
Lord Erskine condemned the mea.
sures administration, and argued. il
we had adopted the offer made bv
Mr.. Pinkney, we should have opened
an amlcable intercourse with America.
and that France must either have re-
called her DEGREES, or have been forced
into state Of hostility with America.
! Lord Liverpool went through the
documents before the h ouse, and argu-
ed that the Americans had acted with
great partiality. He cited the instruc-
tions to the ambassadors in England &
France, and agreed it was evident
that they wished to aid the latter TO
pursue every hostile measure against
US, provided only they would relax a
little but from us they demanded,
nothing short Of a peremptory recall
OF our orders. He then adverted to
the state of our West Indies, and said
the embargo had proved what before
was never believed, namely, that our
islands could subsist without any inter.
course with America.
Lord Grenville replied at some
lengbt.
The question was then put on lord
Grenville's address, upon which the
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