The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-05
EUROPE.
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF CoMMoNs-March 6.

ADIERIC.AW .AFF.fIRS.
debate on Mr.. Withdrawals Motion, for
an address to his Majesty PRAYING that lie
would without delay adopt such measures
as may best tend to the immediate re-es
taoilshment OF commercial intercourse with
the u. States CONTINUED
Mr.. Stevens, while he agreed in manv of
the sentiments expressed by the Right Hon
Gentleman. differed completely from him in
his statement of facts. He conceded with
MS whole heart, in those opinions which to-
wards the conclusion of the Hon. Gentle
mans Speech. he had borrowed from most
respectable source. He paid unfeigned no.
mage to the motives of the hon. Gentleman.
lie was sincere and manly character; and
he really believed, that there was not in the
iouse, Oh iii tie Country, a heart more truly
OF British texture, than that of the Hon. Cen
tleman. When he contemplated the ability
OF the hon. gentleman and the Noble Lord.
who had introduced this subject i'm another
Place, he could not but regret that he had
the misfortune to be so opposite in opinion to
them-He felt that he was called upon by
tns difference OF sentiment to weigh well
his Judgement. He had done so and he would
take the liberty of communicating to the
Iiouse the result Of his deliberation.
he non. Gentleman seemed to imagine. that
there were people in this country who would
regard war with America with compla
cency. He could not believe that any such
were TO be found. For him, he was as averse
TO SUCH an occurrence as the hon. Gentleman
lie deprecated war with Amer lea, not be-
cause he thought that the accession of Anne
rlca TO our enemies would be to US OF mate
| RAJ consequence, SO much as it would be niu-
rlous to the spirit of liberty, and would be
therefore, an event peculiarly accountable To
that individual who, was the most inyeterate
enemy OF liberty all over the world, and who
although he had overrun Europe-and sub
Verted and erected thrones; had extirpated
ancient famlies-and had DESTROYED veneer.
able institutions, had not been able to tri
amph over the destruction of his TYRANNY
which, by the favor of Providence vet exist
ed in so considerable degree.
vi the three important questions which
had been brought under the consideration oil
| the mouse, lie allowed, with the hon. Gen
'ichiah, tnat TINS was the most important. Ii
was attended with q peculiar circumstance
On the first of those questions the house ha.
been called upon to decide, before the docu
nents respecting it. which had been laid up
on the table, could by any possibility have
oeeh read. On the second of those questi
onS' the mouse had been called upon to dc
che before the documents respecting it had
| even been produced. But on the present
question, folios of evidence, adduccd q twelve.
month ago, at the requisition of the hon. gen.
tenan and his friends, lay OIL the table
and yet the honorable gentleman had not
CHOSEN TO refer to one title OF it, The facts
contained in that body Of evidence would prove
the gross misrepresentation that had zone
abroad-W ould in the first place prove. tha,
truth so shamefully denied, that in conse.
quence OF the Berlin decree, the commerce
OF the country had been nearly stopped be-
fore the issuing of the orders i'm council
ana would III the second instance shew the
beneficial effects which those orders had pro
uuced. lie apologised to the House for the
necessity under which he felt himself to re-
can their attention 10 the evidence that had
oeen given at their bar during the last ses,i.
on The hon. Gentleman here read the all
legations OF several witnesses who were exa-
mined last session, in order to establish the
facts he had stately
lie then proceeded to show from the ev;.
dence, that, in August, September and Oc
tober, before the orders in council were ;s
sued, the rate of insurance rose 10 such a
neight III this country in CONSEQUENCE of The
oeFiin decree, as to aiAouhi to an entire pro-