The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-18


dence between Gen. Armstrong and the
French minister, at Paris, vindicate their
surrender 1t was no wonder that France
was mortified and America disappointed !;
for before the salutary operation OF the or
tlers in Council, the whole produce of the
colonies of the former was conveyed to Eu-
| rope by the shipping of the latter. The or
ders in council had undergone n long and
iaborious discussion unless their lordships
meant to abandon all that they before res
pected. they could not now repeal them, I'M.
less. admitting the measure to be correct
they had seen so much mischief in the
mode OF its execution, as to obstruct all it's
beneficial tendency. But no such objection
had been mentioned, and he believed no such
existed. 1t was said, that by the CORES
pondence on the table, between MIR. Pink
ney and Mr.. Canning, it appeared that if
the orders in council were rescinted, the
Embargo would be withdrawn Were we,
on such proposal, to desert what was con.
sidered so essential to the preservation of
our maritime rights Were we on such an
obscure intimation, to resign what we and
our predecessors in office deemed to be So
important to our highest interests (. He was
no advocate for prejuticing America God
forbid that he should ever consider tina, the
adversity OF America was the prosperity Of
G. Britain; OH the contrary he thought tina,
the prosperity ofthe ono was now, aud would
be for long while. highly conducive to the
welfare of the other Ii all Asia and Africa,
and Europe, this Kingdom excepted, were
with America, and this country against her.
1t would not he so advantageou situation
TOR her, as if we were with her, land all the
rest Oh the globe opposed TO her, and he no
ped she would so far understand her true in
terest, e shew her correct views of them by
her future conduct towards us. Never was
| there period more favorable to a close u
Mon between Great Britain and the Ame-
rican States than the present hear >
near but this desirable purpose was not
to be attained by revoking 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 con.
denim ministers without applying the same
condemnation to their lordships, who had
deliberately sanctioned the measures re
presented in this address as unjust and i'm
polite
Lord Auckland. in reply to the last speak
ker, observed that the treaty to which he
alluded, was III point of fact concluded, tho
not formally published. before any question
arosc about the Berlin Decree
The Lord Chancellor took a review of the
history OF the proceedings which led to the
Berlin decree, the Orders in Council and
the Embargo He insisted that it was evil
dent the whole was meant to destroy us thro'
the medium OF our commerce, being found
unassailable in other points
Lord Erskne condemned the measures
of administration, and urged, if we had a.
dopted the offer made BY Mr. Pinkney. we
should have opened IN amicable intercourse
with America, and that France must eithe,
nave recalled her DEGREES, or have been
forced into state of hostility with Ameri-
ca.
Lord Liverpool went through the dom
ments before the House, and argued. that The
americans had acted with great partially.
he cited the instructions TO the Ambassa
doris in England and France, and agreed il
was evident, that t!iey wished To- aid rbe
latter to pursue every hostile measure AGAINST
us, provided only, they would relax = lit
tie, but from us they demanded nothing short
OF peremptory recall of our orders He
then adverted to the state of our West In
dies, and said the embargo had proved what
before was never believed, namely. that our
Islands could subsist without any intercourse
with Anlerica
Lord Grenviiie replied at some length.
he question was then put on Lord Cren.
viile's address, upon which the House dyi-
ded.
Contents, present, 81.
Non Contents, present, 81
Proxies, go N
irohieS, 51-115
MAJORITY As
Adjourned at half past So'clock.
February IT,
revolution has broken out at Buenos-
Ayres, in South America, under the ceIe-
brated LINERS, where he has declared his
intention to shake off the dominion of Spain.
He has been joined by numbers, and the
Governor of Paraguay, his brother in-iaw.
has likewise openly avowed the same cause.
General Ello, the Governor of Monte Viedo.
is the only person who has, as yet, dared to
oppose those insurgents.
February 49,
All the accounts we receive from the
southern and eastern provinces of Spain, are
favorable to the cause of Spanish indepen-
dence. as far as that independence is tobe
secured by the attachment of the people to
their ancient institutions, and to the family
OF the BourbonS But we are sorry to saw.
that gallant and enthusiastic people are
destitute OF those resources in arms and am
munition, which are necessary to give effect
to their courage.
The anxiety of the merchants here. is di-
rected to the situation of Oporto. A great
MANY ships, principally laden with wine. are
now i'll that port, which, from the state of
the wind, have not been able to clear the
bar, and serious approximations are enter