The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-28

permitted in the interval 20 be allowed z,
pour their produce into Holland, ae,i thus
supply the market directly from tin, United
States, under advantages which cou,t! not be
enjoyed by the BritlSh merchant, VINO had
al, tie difficulties at a con;raband inter-
course to struggle with. The matter, they
SAID, was not taken up ON the particular
interests OF any individual merch ANS, but OH
the general ground OF the justice de .n:,nded Of
has majesty government, that the citizens of
foreign state. of the republic at America.
shouN not derive from the indulgence ut this
crown benefit to the injury OF the subjects
of the country. Ga these grounds th.y bro
posed series of resolutions to be laid be-
fore the board of trade. explanatory of their
views of the Tic line of conduct To be observ-
ed in the present embarrassing circumsran-
Ces.
Mr.. Herbert said, that If government had
go into a scrdpe, either from the itaCcura-
cy or ambiguity of its own Instructions, or
from the misconception of It's public agent,
1t was not equitable to compound the affair
with America, by giving indulgence to the
merchants of the United States 20 the pre-
Jutiice of our own. He did not even see
which ever way the matter might be deter
mined, whether more or less time we're Civ
ven to the Traus Atlantic trader. that the
permanent interests of the West India mer-
chants were concerned in the result; hs did
however, discover, that by the supply di-
rectly from America to Holland a great num-
Der of respectable buyers Of colonial produce
here would be taken out of the market and
thus the immediate sales of that species of
property would be distracted. Perhaps in
preference to resolutions, the ground OF COM
plant would with more proprie,y be stated
IN the form OF a memorial /; but probablyif
more solemnity in the proceeding were re-
CURED. this might he done ill a falure stage.
Alter some further remarks from Mr. Hib-
bert, Mr.. Coor. Mr.. Atkins and from the
chairman, the Resolutions OF which the fol-
lowing is the substance, were passed uuani-
mOusiy:
l hat the Order in Council eff the Goth of
April would probably arrive about five days
before The arrangement OF Mr. Erskine could
nave taken effect, and that by this o,der the
Amercans would be apprized that such an
arrangement would not be sanctaned--that
the time proposed 10 lie given To the Ame-
ricans. would prejudice the British merchants
by enabling them to pour IN their produce
to the ports of Holland and the Baltic, at
much lower prices than we could supplv them
that good faith is as NECESSARY 20 be ex-
crossed by government to the natives as to
aliens, and that the Orders Of Council of
November 1907, were pledge to the Bril-
tish Merchants, thas the system Ct rigor
adopted in these orders should be exercised
against France and her dependencies as
long as the Edicts OF Berlin continued.
That the Order OF Council of the goth A.
pril last was Inconsistent with that pledge
and initiated against the interest Of the f3r-
fish merchant. That it is essential to the
West India trade that the Americans should
not ship colonial produce to Holland direct.
nat there is a great quantity of colonial
produce in America ready to be shipped off
which will be sent to Holland if the time
proposed be conceded to the Americans.
by winch the markets Will be glutted, and
closed upon the British Merchant That. at
all events. the ships which have sailed, or
may sail from America. which have not, or
! snail not be, under The late arrangement
deauned to Holland, should not be permitted
to enter the ports of Holland, or take our Ii
/ censes from hence iOr such purpose. That
the Committee do this day FRIDAY attend
the appointed interview with the Bard.
With the preceding Instructions the com
mlttee, at halt past two, waited on the board
OF Trade, when Lord Bathurst informed the
gentlemen attending, thar ,.ie particulars
1 the5s had stated would be Immediately taken
INFO consideration, ard that an answer would
be given II they wonid favor hin, with an in
terview, at the same hour this day 1t was,
however, intimaiedby his I.or6saip, that the
board would probably SO far accede so the
/ wishes OF the merchants as, to vary the time
oi the proposed concession. from the 10th
August to the goth July, and further, "that
at all events the shipping which have sailed
or may sail from America, which have NOT
been, or shall not be under the late arrange
ment, destined for Holland, should not be
permitted TO enter the ports of Holland, or
take oat licences from hence for such pur-
pose"
Below. s briggs and schoouers.
we received this morning Paris papers
to the 22d, Dutch to the goth. aud Hambnrei,
to the 20th. They contain the following i'm
formation : Vienna was not surrendered
| without resistance. The Archduke Maxi
miIian, the Governor OF the city, had invited
the citizens to make vigorous defence &
When Lannes, who commanded the French
advanced guard, summoned it to surrender,
the populace fell upon the aid. de camp, and
wounded him. The suburbs of Vienna are
incapable Of any defence, but brisk fire
was kept upon the French from the ram
parts, and the summons to surrender was
repeated. The city was then bombarded
and set on fire in several places. but mea-
sureS having been taken to cut of the Arch
lduke's retreat, and the French having pas
sed an arm Of the Darnbe. his royal high-
ness retreated with the troops, and a negoci-
alton was entered into for the surrender OK
the city. The capitnIation was signed on
the 18th in the evening. and on the 18th the
Frencl were put in possession of Vienna.
May 20.
The dispatches received by government.
and by the Austrian ambassador are not OF