The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-28

II Euro;ie. esee i The Liuru t NOT to Nv sInSos-
ihle were verified, on Spss,n suce, '.,hintr
prudence, say, dictates tta, -We should prepare
Will, the saine zeal and .asngstness, as If we
thought II prob ole. The imnort:yrce of the
subject could nor be frcster'; wherrto:e con-
ide, that hcnc. M, you Will exert vourss ives in
whatsoever may csnIuce to its sccomplis hment,
with that do~',tY and co,-"ase, wi;ch charac-
erise YOU, think you must he well convinced,
hat it is bettcr to die combating with tire pro.
babe hope OF success, than to yield yourselves to
ferocous conqueror, &no wing as ycv, do to a
certainty, that neither your brave and noble
conduct, nor his word an Ills oaths, nor TIE
Fail: oft!:e ;ss. sssaiIr 1sp,t,iiatiu" secure
your property, your liberty, your wives and
dau.~h.ers, nor your :, ly religion all viii he
trotlden unler foot and pruE,lct as our .lrnor-
tai brothers have hDund by experience and to
crown oar calamity, ,fosc w'io acc a6'.' to bear
arms, will iniSiiihly be carried away To couquer
and scatter the.same lis Among yo;ir pacific and
happy neighbors and 5-o:hers OF North l. .neri.
ca, not excepting the ir1occnt h,t,ian. who yy..n-
der in their forests. Wherefore, that Ave, ieay
neither see ror commi such a,rocitisS. Iet tic
disastrous ~Jird CA PiTuLA1IoN be b:aished
from our Language. inconfnrM,ts with Wh~.:, i
shall die with you I. the field of battle Ivtner
than permiti; to be pronounced.
g. It's also very Possible, that to facilitate l..
internal projects vpon Us Island, lie nav avail
himself, according to custom, ofthe arms e Sc
iiucton and corruption, BY making Use Of Some.
ct the French, whom, Trough hosl, .talty. and
ior the encouragement It agriculture and p,e
arts, l have permitted e establish themselves
here, wherein regulate, myself BY the same
sentiments CT policy, OF generosity and n,o,,l;iv
which the government oflic metropolis has rur-
sued. and AZ some oftlren nay be sedu. = ~ his
false promises, aad ta7ou-h a fr,se love at COM
try, as on the other hand few of l.em nave given
testimony of taking true interest in use, x
coniormahie with our civil and moral usages and
customs have determined for our greater
tranquility, 10 10 depart herelroIH AL these
who are not bound 10 us by ndisso,ubic ties and
detached from France by their known adherence
TO the royal family of the t2ur',oas, or who do
rot merit good public reputation in regard of
their political opinions, and Of irreproachable
conduct, added to positive detestation OF the
French government ; without its serving as an
excuse that they have a fixed residence, or that
they have taken an oath of fidelity to Ferdinand
VII. OF all which the French whom it may
concern, will take notice, that they may hence
forth prepare to depart, excusing the rigors of a
peremptory order, and also the public, th.t alb
staining from molesting them of their own ,utho-
1ty, every one may apply to the territorial Judi
catures to inform them, with good faith ard with
out the spirit personality, of all those who try
to remain among us unlawfully. Wherefore. for
this purpose, am making the necessary arrange
iiSiIt5, order that In city and ID VIII there
be formed committee Of vigilance Composed o
the ordinary alcades, of regidor * the elect
on OF the governors and lieutenant governors in
their respective districts, and IN default of those
OF the proper town assemblies, of Gie syndc at
torney, and of two good men elected in proper
form and as far as respects the Districts, SINH
lar Junta shall be formed, composed of the cap
tain, the parrochial curate, and Of four good men,
to be nominated by those two and to he previ-
ously approved by the respective justices and
town assemblies to whose Jurisdiction they may
belong. 1t shall be the dutils of the said com
mittees to draw up list ofall the French, ex-
pressing their country, family, former aud pre-
sent professions, procedure, the tjrle Df their re-
sdence here, and the lccr-.e with which they
established themselves to- obtain the informant
on ofprudent, jealous and impartial perE')ns con
corning their conduct, contCimabiy {. what !
have just pointed out F; to determine, after ma
ture examination and enquiry ;tointmate the de-
parture by liking competent term, contormably
with the circumstances of every one who ought
to be expelled; to remove the difficulties, which
prevent their departure and To transmit to me
finally through the medium of tile respective
courts, copy of the said list of The result their
information of their examination OF the difficult
ties announced, and OF the means they accorded
to surmount them.