The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-25
AMERICAN AFFAIRS.


In the House of Commons last night Lord
Henry Petty put question to Mr. Canning
upon the subject of correspondence between
MIR. Erssine and the American government
MI. Canning replied, that the agreement
purportinS to be entered into by our Minis.
tiers and the American government was not
made in conformity with the wishes OF his
Majesty nor such as his Majesty could ap-
prove OF. 1t was neither fonnGcd on the in
structons sent to our Minister, nor consistent
with them. Yet, as it was possible that
under the faith of that agreement, various
spcculationS in trade might be entered into
by American merchants, it became necessa.
ry to prevent any Inconvenience or detriinent
20 thSm, 70 Issue some order bv which they
might be secured of indemnity in their spc-
culations, at least till the sentiments Of his
Majesty could be convey ed tn A nlerica An
Order OF Council would be published TO the
above mentioned effect. IL will appear in
Saturday nights Gazette. Previously, how
ever, to the meeting of the House of Com
mons yesterday, Mr.. SAMSON, the chairman
OF the committee of merchants trading TO
the United States of America, received
note from Earl Bathurst, the PrcSi,en, of
tine Board OF Trade, requesting: his atten-
dance, with such other gentlemen Of the
committee as might be Inclined to &C c onpanv
him at the Board. The Chairman and seyc-
pal members of the committee repaired AT
one o'clock to the Treasury Chamber, and
on their being introduced to the Board Of
Trade, were informed by Earl Bathurst, that
the recent arrangements made by our a m
oassador, Mr.. Erskine, with the government
81 the United States through its Secretary,
Mr.. Smith, were unauthorized by his Ma
jcsty's Ministers, and that he had sent for
the committee for the express purpose of
communicating the fact to them, with the
view that the same might without loss OF
time, be made known to the merchants ira
ding to the u. States His Lordship at the
same time informed the committee, that no
advantage would be taken or any impeachment
thrown III the way Of those who had aIrea-
dy, and in consequence of this unauthorized
arrangement, sent consignments to any of
his Britannia Majesty's SUBJECTS but that
American ships and cargocs. under such
circumstances, would be allowed to procer d
60 their destined ports in security.
LoNnoN, May 22--25.
The king Of Sweden has been Formally
deposed, and the government plac>d in the
hands of the prince regent, until a new con.
stitution should be finally settled.
The insurrectiOn in Westpbnlia assumes \
formidable aspect. The poted Schll has
augmented his followers TO vast amount
has taken Bremen and was spreading then
through Brunswick and Hanover.
A French squadron is said TO have escaped
from Toulou. and thrown relief into BARGE
Iona. Lord Collingwood will probably give
some account Of the return Of this feet.
Rear admiral Harvey has been dismissed
Tor contemptuous language against Lord
Gambler.
The Emperor of Austria is said to have
solcited peace, an assertion which we dc
not believe. The archduke Charles accept.
ed the chief command under the express sti.
pulation that no peace should be made with.
out his consent, and he has declared thar no
thing but the anHihilaton of the Austrian ar
mics, and the impossibility of opposing any
further resistance, should make him consent
to that last degradation of all miseries, sub
mission to the will of Bcnaparte.
Dutch papers of the 23d arrived last nigh
and have brought an account of the French
having entered Vienna,