The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-30

ing an exact imitation of the Nnr,h River
s'et'n BOAT ana a violation of Mr. Fnton's
paseht' SUIT has been Commenced TO stop
ier' ana merely reader justice to thepa
see 'Hu 10 me pubic, by establishing more
co",,nodious and conplete conveyance.
". 7. Public .ddy
q; .. WASHING Oct. q
Aware Of the situation in which q
would be placed in relation to tbeIJ 8 no
revocation of the French DEGREES and an
Prenets'vs that she may be put too mani
fes'iy III the wrong, attempts have hasn
maze oy the federal prints to produce an
oppression mat bare repeal BY G. 4. oil
her Orders III Counca would co,,ore,,. 4
such a modlicatior of her unlawful edict. as
wouiu Come within the meaning of the ac of
congress OF Mas last. 4 Slight considera,;on
WIZ shew that this impression is founded in
error. ~
The act of Congress requires such rev
ucn:ioh OF m"dihcation of,their edicts by the
oeiiiSerents as that they shall cease 10 vio
late the neutral commerce of the RI 6 IL
we give credit to the letter Of the duke of
Nadore, as sXtracted from the British i,apers
such revocation by France will have taken
place on the Ist of the ensuing month as Is
contemplated by our act. If in the sal, 3
manner the British government does mo-,
within three months thereafter. revol,A ire
ed CTS violating the neutral Commerce of the
~ the on-Intercourse act will probabIv
oe ieViVed as to that nation. Will the reyo
cauon OF the Orders in Council be such
modncation of the British edicis as tbat
they Will cease to violate the neutral co,,
merce OF the u So By no means. we renIv
he British violations of our neutraI cb,n
nerce have not been confined to her orders
III council 10 place her Oh such a foo ine
III relation to our neutral commerce. a.
would authorize he Executive to jssus his
proclamation declaring the fact of her hav
| ing so modified her edicts as that thev have
ceased TO violate the neutral Commerce, of
TIC y. =. she must revoke her blockadinp
P,oCiaulations, winch She has herself declar
cd To be illegal and as the impressment of
our seamen is VIC. alton OF tie maritime
rights OF he U. S and of course of our ne,,
trial commerce, it appears to us thar she
nieht even be required totally to abandon
mat practice before the provisions of the
act OF My last co..Jd be considered as com
piled with o''
But the federal prints argue that q p
never Will yield the principle If blockade Nv
proclamation. which they pronounce to he =
part o. the Cd maritime law. They seem
ira'a iest me least measure of justice should
De deaii to the y. 5. BY G. BriIain; & real
4 nj
ice, oVsrle@P the barriers of truth and tr,m
| pie facts under loot with the r,eateer ird;f
terence. They have undertaken. trns,i,,e, -
the iGnorance or short memories Of ,be,r
reacerS, TO state that The u. have never
protested against the principle OF paner
oioekades' we affirm on the contrary chat
Tue u D. nave never ceased to contend for
the true definition of bloc de, the lee,tima
! cy OF which was in 1904 officially ackno,v
Iedged by the British government. and the
VOCATION OF 1t declared to be A p,.ic7jouce.
ana is TINS acknowledged grievance that
wnlCh Inc federal editors declare G.. Bril-
tan, never VIII abandon! Are her own off
oiai ae's' oiscla'ining the principle, held of
no account? Or is the new school nf n,ni;c
law, one OF whose prominent features is a
total disregard Of neutral rights. more tn
! their taste Let them give general public,..
! ~ 10 the official document which we publish
I Gu week ago---et them apprize their
rtauerS that the British government i'm 1904
through their minister M. Merry. has de
hled the legality of any blockade. unless in
respect to particular ports actually invested
/ even IN which case vessels bound To such
ports ought not, they acknowledge to be can
tufed until previously warned not to enter
them let the people know that a violation
D. OF TINS pam principle was acknowledged To
- 0''$SONCc VI WINCH tue ". - had a
rlgnt to complain. This simple document
and 1t is but one Of hos, of stubborn facts
selected Oh account offs peculiar applical ION.
mas put TO route all the forces of those prints'
i WI Gu had as usual arrayed themselves in on
position to American rights, & on the side OF
European domination. They have not. win
Out one or TWO exceptions that we have seen
republiShed it, and it is probable that they
WI pot, and for the best of reasons. that I,
faislhes the uniform tenor Of their assertions
Al ought not here topass unnoticed that tbese
editors must wiltully have abet.ed Injustice
ana encouraged the instruments of n for
they could not but know of this decision IS
the British Government in 1905, which
tjce. - ~ az
We apprehend that If it shall appear.
when the Official accounts shall be rece, vrd
thar the act OF France is a bona tile trsn,ae
ton, according to our law c.. X. must re
woke her edicts, undsr whatever name. viz
laung our neutral commerce, or by the oDe
ratios of the law we are placed IN safe ~
non intercourse with her.