The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-02-07

ticn ON another point--for this purpozs ne
aukwardly sl,ifis bis ground aud <onfe esscs
that His Majesty disavowed the srrAng en,ent
Of Mr. Erskine becauae il did not contain
three conditions, of which one had been COM
Piled witll,s and the other two we're, as he
himself says, perfectly irmaseriai--lor fear,
however, that oMr government in their desire
20 preserve peace, might he induced To take
advantage OF the admission, close with him
on this ground, and forget his insult--he takes
care to repeat il in this letter and at the same
time to tell U.s." il Is UNIQUE stionsbly trwe,
that before the Orders in Council csn be re.
yokcd, their O6yecf must be obtained in some
other way" What was their object In
terms,- the interdiction of all kind of COM
mcrre between us and the enemies of Britain,
that is to say, AL the rest Of Europe-in hrac-
nee, the monopoly Of that trade To fhose uery
enemies by Britain herself.
On the second point he is equally explicit,
in the same letter we are told that the reason
why Mr.. Erskine was disavo&ed ON this sub
ject, was because he had deyiated from his
instructions in " not recording in the official
. document signed here, the revocation Of the
Presidents proclamation, as well as the tue
reserves specified in his MIR. Jackson's) let
ter Of the 27th." These reserves were g.
lst. That His Majesty after restoring the
fnris taken from the Chesapeake, should
have a right to claim the discharge of such
of them as should be proved to be either
raiurat born subjects of His Majesty OF deser-
teys from his service.
I'd. That the far,iiies IL no person of the
aboye description, who were slain, should be
entitled to env provision. t't -ssa =
Here then you are placed, my fcllow-citi-
zens, in situation to answer my first enquiry
What probability there is Of a favourable
change in our foreign relations as
One OF the bcliigcrcnts hero tells us expli-
city the manner in which she is dctermin-
ed TO treat us" 1t is unqnesfisna6ly true,
she says, that you shall trade with no, other
nation but with me, and with me only under
such restrictions, and ON the payment of such
duties, as shall choose to impose will
carry to my enemies those very supplies on
which forbid you to deal, that l may shew
20 the world that cannot condeseend 10 Oar
Ter o6jecss Of national policy and dignity for
hcrDdssion 10 trade with another eountry," and
8" TO convince Euyohe and .dmerica Mat from
vhatcucr countries manly resfsfanee Is banish-
ed, il is sfA to be found in the sovereign Of the
What can be expected from nation that ap-
plies such language to such conduct--that
rEeanly monopolizcs a sneaking peddling,
smuggling trade, with her own enemies, and
calls it the support of 6 national dignity and
honourable manly resistance" To sup
pose that our cabinet or our country could be
imposed on by this rhodonontade, as an addi-
tionaI insult to our understandings |; the Ian
gnsge it speaks to our interest let the mer-
chants tell. Dut if tl,ose gentlemen should be
happy enough to find matter for consolation
i'm the fair prospects here offered to our trade
--let US see how the account stands on the
other items
A frigate of the United States is ordered
on distant and important scrvicc--unsuspi-
lcious Of attack, and consequently unprepared
for defence, she sails to perform it |; from the
sanctuary of the same port she is accompani-
ed by British vessel of seperiour force
after an insulting demand, murderous, a
cowartly attack, is made--pumbers of our
unresisting countrymen are massacred, d,others
are carried of, Of whom one has suffered an
ignominious death, and the SURVIVORS, are still
detained and forced into the service Of the
aggressours. The vessel by which this cx-
plot was performed quietly returns to her
station in our harbours, and a proclamation
prohibiting this abuse of our hospitality is in
solentiy disregarded-this is what in the
cour,iy language of diplomacy, is called the
affair OF the Chesapsakc--at the time, it was
known by its true name, and the rouL MUIR
DER, the cowAKpLY AeGRKssIoN, excited
an indignation that was with difficulty sup
pressed--Your minister was instructed that
I" this enormity was not subject Of discus
sion"--that " formal disavowal Of the deed
and restoration of the sesmen, were things OF
course and indispensable e"-that " all negoci-
stiou on other points should be suspended m
I'll satisfaction should be pledged for this
and that :. If satisfaction should be refused,
he should take measures to hasten home ali
.American vessels" to provide against the
event of war, which was in that case con-
sidersd an unavoidable, the nation was eIectri-