The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-05
Here the Indians. t,;srcrsed and de-,

prCu .cted under the mazz,e of Erittsh CAN
,on. A viciatSn Of territory is one OF the
mos, fragrant injuries which can be offered
TO 4 nation, and would in NEST cases jus
Ii'yl an immediate resort to arsns, because in
mm cases essential to self-defence. Not
Content with exciting the savages CT Ameri
Ca against US, G.. Britain extended her hos
tility to the eastern hemisphere, and lei,
loost the barbariare-of Africa upon as. A
war existed a. .~hat time between Portugal
and Nigiers. The former blocked up the
mouth Of the S,rnig.,s by her superior ma
val force. ard prevented the pirates from a
communication with the Atlantic. Portu
gal T'ts been for a long time subservent to
the views of G.. Britain. A peace was eff
fecteS through the mediation of the latter.
Our unprotected merchantmen were then
exposed, without defence, TO the piracies of
Algiers. Thus l. three quarters e the globe
we at one time felt the effects OF British en-
nifty. In the mean time our commerce in
every sea Was exposed to her rapacity. Al.
France was declared in state of siege, and
The conveyance of provisions expressly in
teraicted to neutrals. Paper biockades were
substituted for actual ones, and the staple
commodities of our country lay perishing in
ou" store houses, or were captured on the
ocean, and diverted from the lawful PR,
4
yer found. Our projections were a smbiec,
OF derision and opposition TO the imperious
mandates of their naughty tvrants, was
punished by famine or bv stripes-by inn
prisonment or by the gibbet. To complete
the full measure of our wrongs, the Nov
ember orders of 1898 were issued our
ships were swept from the ocean, as if b.
the operation of nchantment-huntreds IF
them were captured, almost all our mer
chants were greatly injured, and many IF
them reduced to extreme poverty These
without even = pretext, with
out the forms ofjustice, without the sem
biance 81 squity, were calculated to infiame
every American feeling, and to nerve every
American arm Negotiation was However
pursued, an envoy extraordinary. in every
sense OF the word, was sent to demand re
dress, and a treaty of amity, commerce &
navigation was formed and ratified These
events took place under the administration
OF Washington. The Spanish treaty, CON
cluded on the 9th Oct 1895, stipulated
Tor settlement of boundaries, and an adj
Justment of spoliations on cu:smerce, and
contains declaration Of the free navigation
OF the Mississippi, and a grant OF the pr
viege Of deposit at New Orleans. This
treaty for more than two years afterwards,
was not executed on the part of Spain. Ii.
Jan. l7SS, report was addressed to Mr.
Adams by Mr.. Secretary Pickering, and
submitted to Congress, which charged Spain
win retaining her troops and garrisons with
ih7the United States, with evadng to run the
stopping, Controlling, and
regulating the passage OF cur citizens on the
Mississippi, and sending emissares among
the Indians residing within our territories, IN
of the treaty and relations of ami
t. Here then treaty securing the impor-
tant benefit of deposit, was i'll a state of in
execution Tor long pc iod. Our CT liens
were also interrupted in the free navigation
OF tue Mississippi, and other asgressions, at
tecting our territorial rights and our in
teinai peace. Y ere superaGd d."
= " An'amicable explanation was had with
spain, and our wrongs were satisfactorily
This took place in the admins
tratlon of MIR. Adams, and when most OF
the honorable gentlemen who support this
war resolution, except such as we're dan
CLING IN the courts of Europe, held promi
Deht stations IN the councils of the country"
"Our differences with France were of a
more serious nature, and Of a longer duration.
lhey comm, epccd in the administration of
Mr.. Washington, and were adjusted in that
1t his successor Great and enormous depre-
iations were committed upon our commerce
D. france, and our merchants were fraudu.
emily robbed of compehs t IN for provisions
supplied her in the hour of distress The
reaty and consu ar convention were violated
he right of embassy, sacred right,
respected even by the ierocious savage, was
"antoniy trampled upon and the represen-
atVe OF our national sovereignty was reius-
"a reception, and ignom iniously ordered
'ut OF france. A fresh attempt at II, gocia-
Ion was made--th,ee ministers were sent,
'rmed with all TIE powers and clothed with
Iii the honors Of diplomacy They were al
% refused hearing, and forced to leave the
'ountry without experiencing the forms of
common civility. The treaty was then an
lulled, and reprisals directed; and when the
gentlemen and their friends, then
Il power, had worked up the passions of the
aticn to the highest pitch of evaporation
wen war. bloody war, vas expected from
ii qua'ters-when the war worn soldiers of
he revolution were girding OH their swords,
md preparing to stand between their coun-
~ and the danger that menaced her. the
Gene suddenly changed the black cloud
'assed away; and we again behe.d three
at Paris, extending the olive
'ranch, bnrying all animosities, and return
ns with treaty of firm, imDi0Ueabie, and
and true and sincere FRIEND
him.
Il have re d this statement, sir, (Said Mr.
;ppes) because it's the deliberate and grave
tatemcnt ct 4 man arrived at that period of
lie when he is not so much under the influ
nee of passion. 1t is statement of facts,
which it made by myself might be attribut-
ri ff.r l. II