The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-22
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, NyGU8r %, lsog.
ron, THE ENQUIREE.


Lord Sheffield, long noted for his ooposi
ton to the rights of the u. States, and his
unprincipled attempts to extend the trade
OF his country by piracies upon our own
mas lately drawn his grey goose gniU i'm de-
fence OF The Orders in ConaciI The theme
and the advocate are worthy of each other.
lie, who has never drawn back from de-
fence OF the most absurd or oppressive mea-
sures towards us, is fit to be the champion
OF one OF the most atrocious encroachraents
which stands upon record. .
| The ground which he has taken in his
pamphlet OF February last, is this that.
"the Orders in Council and the American
Embargo are beneficial to the political and
commercial, interests of G. B.n Perhaps
some man OF rather a more modest turn of
mind. might have been contented with prov.
ing less; such 'as that these measures had
not been as detrimental to G.. Britain as
they had been represented to be-or that
they were not detrimental at all. But these
are. not the narrow limits which bound the
ambition of Lord Sheffield. His Lortship
must lay claim to some positive merit of sue
cess. 1t is for him to show not only that the
Orders of his friend Mr. Canning are nor
Dad, but that they are really good, And it
must be confessed that his means are at
ieas: consistent with his object. No man
ever came to the charge with finer show
OF documents.a holder 'front.' a more impe-
netrabie; armour OF brass. And if these
were sufficient to prove propositions, then
indeed would the paradox of Sheffield be es
ta6lished, and the american Embargo be
the best thing IN tho, world for G.. b. -;
Ie comes not however alone, The sUutre
OF this valiant knight. in this no less valiant
adventure, is one, who has figured for some
time in the pamphleteer annals OF London by
the VulGarname OF old Rose old Geo Rose
once petty pdrser in British ship, af-
forwards discharged for some neat malfca-
saHce or other-now 4 clerk in some of the
British treasury departments-andt the sire
| OF Mr. Rose OF negotiation rnemory.-
his man is as famous for his financial ia
6les as Higgins for his shaving puiTs and
Hamilton for his Worm Lozenges-iust as
much quackery, and about as much good i'm
them. he does all the dirty zvork of every
dirty ministry. Whenever there is any i'm
ipudent document to be produced for the good
OF his employers, they are not long in want
! OF father tor the varlet The unblushing
vizor OF :" Old Rose" is always at their SER
vice.
Armed with the financial tables of this
faithful ally. which were laid before the H.
OF commons on the 9Th of last March, mi
Lord Sheffield comes forth in his defence of
the Orders in Council and his abuse of the
American Embargo. 1t is really astonish.
ing, what prodigies can be wrought with such
mangled materials--such allies-and a lille
Saa'it Ct seise.-But it will not puzzle even
David with his sling, to overthrow such Co
liah in politics.
The history which Lord Sheffield presents
| NJ the trade of G.. b. for the wears 1867.
before the Orders and the Embargo, is mere
ty calculated to show the use which she
makes OF the ncui,'ai .fas-and of course
The injury which she would sustain by the
withdrawal OF the greatest neutral flag i'm
the Wor!d--thaf Of tie u. S. He asserts.
that previous to the occupation of Hamburg,
the frencE government had made unavailing
attempts to shut out the British merchandise
France herself continued to import, through
the medium OF nentraiS, large quantities of
cotton ydrR or twiS,, and Of calicoes aud cam
brio muslins, to keep her printing works in
mo'ion.-This, it seems, was owing to the
and OF the neutral flag.
Alter the occupation of Hamburg and the
INVASION OF Prussia, there was a diminution
OF the exports to the Continent--British trade
through Iopningcn and other northern horts
u Germany Ceased, except in the article of
Icotton--siill goods to considerable
mount were saiuggled into Holland But
what was lost III the ROrth If Europe, was
gained in the south. Large quantities of
were shipped to Malta. Sicily, and even the
Italian states. Most of the consignments to
Malta were re exported, in neutral UesscLs,
TO the ports OF Fiume and Trieste for the
supply OF Germany, Hungary, SIC. as well as
OF the Adriatic, Turkey and the Levant. -
hese facts suggest three considerations
LIST. that Malta has served to the British as
a depot, kind of convenient half WAREHOUSE
tor carrying on the smuggling trade with
the contnent--a species of arrangement
which they seem lately to have consulted in
all their transactions. Thus beforehand IAN
lAiand) has been occupied towards the mouth
oi the Eibe to smugg Contraband into Ger
maHv--thus Rugen ian Island) has been at
TEN pied in the Baltic for the same purpose
thus an attack is now projected against
Welchcren IAN lsland), not, as has been said,
to fan the fame of disaffcction in Holland
bat to carry OH the smuggling trade-thus
ialiaX has served the same purposes in n.
Anerica. HE question is, will Bonaparte
permit q. Britain to retain Malta, at the pa
cihcation of Europe, Cd. The smuggling
trade to Trieste and Fiume is now eXtin.
guishcd i'll the ruin of Austria. Sd. Lord
Sheffield contesses, that even this trade was
carried or under the neutral flag.
I'm PG8SGnt--as Great Britain has thus
thus attempts to convey her exports into the
contihent-shall we permit her to inter
dict those .Juir neutral branches Of trade TO
OuTSe!UcS, which she herself carries on by
smuggling Is it i'll this way that she retorts
upon her enemy, the pressure of thr 7var"
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