The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-20

On tnis motion A ocUate occupied thu
House till near7 O'CLOCK. in which Messrs.
Quincy, Randolph. Dana, Macon, tioldsbo-
rough. Lyon and Talimadge supported the
motion, and Messrs. Eppes. Montgomery.
w. Aston, Ross, ]. G.. jackson and Hol-
ian opposedit.
The question being taken OH Nj, Ouincy's
melton, was i1egatiye,l, 81 to AZ.
Mr.. Dana moved to amend the bill by in
sorting in the bill, in substance, as follows:
+" Provided that no loan STALL be made under
tins act, unless the revenue, after reservinr-
O00O dollars for the payment of civil list.
shall tall short of eight millions of dollars AN.
nually. as already by law pledged to the
commissioners of the sinking fund"
After some observations from Messrs Ram
doiph and Dana. "a Motion was made for the
committee TO rise and carried.
On the question whether the committee
have leave to Sit again, it was suggested by
some gentlemen, that it would answer no
good purpose, AS there was no question now
pending, but the motion by Mr.. Dana, which
could be renewed in the House, if the colrp-
mittee were discharged
Before the question was decided, motion
was made to adjourn and carried.
Copy efd icftc, .fron, Mr.. Lyman, A,aerieas Corr
sal az London, to the honorable Stepkca r.
6'ad.ey, esq a senator in Congress, dated Mag
take this opportunity, by the Pacific. on,.
oil our packets, to address 4 few lines to YOU at
w ashngton, where, on the arrival of that vessel
81. tue United States, X presume YOU will be-
and learn both from public and more private
means OF intormat'on,. the important change
which has lately taken place in the policy otthis
government by the revocation OF tie orders of
All ,,fl,s
substituted therefor of nature so highly obiec-
sonaoie. is nevertheless cons idrred by all our
'riedsh here vastly important first and prin-
clpail, AS IT furnishes an example and establishes
the fact, that the U. States can make the inter
ests OF this country feel, and that very sensibly
ana secondly, as we have no participation IL, the
revocation OF the old and the substitution of the
new orders, we are thereby pledged tn nothing,
ana h1oii liberty to take advantage .okcccurrem-
ces as they arise and pass. You will saw them
what has done all this My reply is, the steady
Pohcy OF our government and the support of the
people as evidenced in the late presidential and
other elections, / do not consider tii,: repeal of
the embargo and substitution Of tie nen.inter-.
course law, as change Of pri;cv, but only OF
measures and 1t was so regarded ie,. In
deed, 1T is generally allowed that the nu,-inter-
course would be more severely felt than the en-.
narSo, u withstanding, you may be assured, that
the latter, II continued, would have ans xercd ne
most sanguine expectations. This country is
wholly commercial, and suffers extremely by any
2ostructions 10 trade. Mr. Spence lately pub
ished book entitled Great Britain fa.ieaendent
u Commerce, and orti Sheffield has always been
endea, orinS to prove her indo pendence OF our
commerce but facts prove that neither under
stands the question. Mr.. Burke understood it
better, who said that our commerce was the food
which nourished tins political body. The U.
States instead of being the dupes, which some
tunes tear we have been, of the policy and ..rti
fees OF France and England, may make them SUBJ
servient to our interest, aided by little season.
able coercion. Ihope you will pardon these few
nasty suggestions, which my present situation
rendered so obvious. 1t is sometimes useful
to know only the impressions which are made
by the same objects in .lifierent situations Mon
itor.