The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-04
FROM THE HAND OF MASTER.
From the y. Y. Public .ddperfiser.
NoN-INTERcouRsE WITH GREAT
BRI1A

ship of one of them; it will diminish the
number of our enemies, and increase the
| number of our friends aud what is of the
utmost importance TO us,it will. if we have
1rmness in our new position. resuscitate our
national character which the unwise policy
OF repeating the Embargo Laws has unhap.
pity diminished We shall convince the
world. that we are a people who will suffer
much, rather than forego the blessings of
peace but that there are limits to our for
bearance, and If we are driven. bevond
them, our exertions to redress our injuries,
will be as active and constant as our anger
was slow.
Notwithstanding the British Orders in
Council of the 10th of May 1906, declaring
The whole of the coast of the European con
tinent from the EIbe to Brest in state of
blockade, was issued more than SIX months
anterior to the Berlin Decree. which was
not issued until the 2fst If the following No
vember, the British government had the ad
roitness to make it appear that the French
edlcts were issued prior 20 the British block
aiding orders, and declared they would re
peal them, whenever the French would
withdraw their edicts. France had always
insisted that her edicts were Interior retail.
ators, and made similar declaration
with respect totheir repeal The good peo-
pie ofthe U. S were puzzled about he mat
ter, but that they might have it brought to
the test and fully explained, Congress pro
visonally repealed The non intercourse law,
by the law of the first of May last, which
enacted that, if either France or England
should repeal their edicts or orders, and the
other should refuse or neglect to do the same,
the non intercourse should within given pc
rod be revived against the nation refusing
or neglecting to repeal her anti neutral or
ders, whilst intercourse should be continued
with the friendly nation. Our minister in
France was notified BY the official and reg
ular organ of the government of France, that
the French DEGREES were withdrawn. it be-
ing understood the U S. would enforce the
non-lntercourse against G.. b conformablv
to the law Of the LIST May, unless G. B.
should repeal her Orders in Council and
renounce her Illegal principle of blockade.
General Armstrong has officially notified
the repeal of the French DEGREES to the Pre-
sident of the U. who has performed his
d"'y by issuing his p, clamation aunounc.
ing the tactic the public. Our Minister at
London has officially notified the British gov
ernment, that the French DEGREES were de-
clared TO have been repealed, and that they
should cease to have effect after the LIST of
fsov n similar declaration from the Bri
tIsh government with respect to the repeal of
their Orders in Council, would have only con-
firmed the truth Of its previous assurances,
but no such declaration has been made
mott seems her blockading edicts are not to
be withdrawn until neutral commerce shall
bave been placed an the same footing that il
zcas firior TO The Berlin Decree" Taas, is,
that neu'rals should be permitted 10 carry
Srii8h PRODUCE and manu. acfures to Hol-
land, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Sc as
they were formerly. The plain truth is.
there is not a shadow of hope that c. B.
will voluntarily repeal her blockading Or
ders in Council, so hat they shall cease to
violate our neutral commerce, and it will
therefore be the duty of Congress immedi-
ately on us meeting. if the present law is not
amply sufficient to pass a non importation
law against G. b that will admit of no doubt,
evasion or equivoc alton not bale or
cask OF any sort of merchandise should be
permitted to entry from G B or her iepen
denotes, after the first of February next. un-
der any circumstance whatever. Ito require
what may arrive for the first six months to
leave the country without being landed,
would perhaps be better than to sequester it.
as such provision would do away the ne
cesSity of empowering any individual TO re
nit penalties and restore goods Justly forfeit.
ed while such a power exists, Interested
individuals will endeavor to abuse it, In
dependent OF the necessity of following up
the spirit OF the law OF the lSt OF MAY with
promptitude, on account of its removing all
doubt on the part of France and the conti-
mental powers, as to the sincerity of the u.
y. and insuring to our citizens the safety of
their property, which they are now export
ing to France. &c on the faith of our gov
ernments fulfilling the engagement of the
nation, by carrying into effect that law, the
soundest policy demands it, because in the
first place, we have been importing from
G.. Is. and her dependencies, TO the amount
OF forty millions annually, mare than zve haze
tie. means IF faying for erceht in shecie
which IS rapidly going out of the country to
Canada, and IN various other directions,
whilst we are deprived of all trade that can
bring IN specie to replace that which is ex
porting the consequence of which is, that
the banks are under the lmperous necessi-
~ of diminishing their discounts, and ca
lamity not inferior to the bankruptcies, which
are daily heard of in England, at this mo-
ment stares us in the face, and can in no o.
Their way be averted. than by an instantane-
Gus determination to import nothing from G..
until she shall unequivocally renounce ev-
cry pretension to lay restrictions upon our
commerce, which are repugnant to the law
of nations, and rights Of neutrals, because
her illegal restrictions deprive us Of mar
ket for our produce, and disable us from
paying FOR our imports eUecht tn hard dol
dars ;-----secondly, we have before our eyes
the proof Of the injury and distress, which
the " continental system" or non importation
nf the continent OF Europe has inflicted on