The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-10
mo. 50.

SNNSi Gil lhtF nave lOunu OtnGf means or
giving 1t the greatest possible latitude The
American vessels go, and there are many
on their way to Madeira, which is 70 be con-
sidered as neutral, and which will become a
, vast depot; there they land their produce,
the English win bring them theirs, and ;hcv
viii barter with each other the merchan-
disc OF the two worlds. 1t will be the same
! at ot. barthoiomews, and in all the islands
which cali themselves neuter The Eng
ish manufactures will be accompanied WIKI
Swedish or German certificates OF origin,
and will enter, without difficulty on the
continent of America. From these differen.
places OF deposit the Americans will inun.
date North and South America with Eng
ish productions; they will come and FIJI az
the ports oil Europe, where they are allowed
10 enter, and there will be complete Eug.
hsh monopoly re established with the peo-
pie, by winch they will be enabled to face
The expenses during a century to come OF 4
war which she alone maintains. and which
she has 50 much interest toprolong, withouy
! the raising TIE embargo. How could Eng
land have made to subsst, for any time all
her colonies and conquests? How could the
Spanish colonies prolong their disobedience
to the laws OF their sovereign! How could
the unfortunate island OF ST. Domingo main
tam itself against the fury of parties which
tears 1t to pieces! How, in fine, without
I
which are going to be carried to them,
could the revolving provinces in the South of
| Spain resist so long the forces employed TO
reduce them! Thus, sir, ON whatever side
| you view the question of raising the embar-
so, 1t rs one OF the greatest victories that
| England ever gained for her commerce, one
| oil the most fatal measures to the system "a
dopted by the moderator of the Continent Of
Europe, which was on the peint of receiving
the fruits OF so many piivations and sacrifi-
ces, aud which perhaps is going to be lost
| forever.
10 console us for this destructive reso,u-
ton, the Y. 3. are good enough to permit the
| importation of some wines and brandies
| What compensation Now, it will take
twenty carSoes of those articles TO pay for
one OF colonial produce, and all the gold of
France will soon run away by torrents, as il
did. not long since, when the Americans
came into our ports by hundreds Besides,
who does not know that they give decided
preference to the wines of Madeira of Spain
ana PORTUGAL, as having more body; and to
the brandies of Catalonia, as being cheaper
And, mon cover, not content to consume it
themselves, they will hawk it about the
north OF Europe5 to the great prejudice of
ours, tor which we found 4 considerable vent
| by land.
they will sell US tobacco; but does il suit
US to lot perish new branch of agriculture,
winch IS making daily the greatest progress,
and frees Us from burthensome foreipr,
tribute: Cotton too; but cannot the Levanr
furnish us with enough, & take in exchange
the rich, productions of our manufacturer
Sugars and coffee; where can they get it
or themselves, if not from the Possessions
OF England or Of her Conquestsa VIII they
have the ehrons~.y W bring us the produce
OF our own colonies, now become the prev
OF our enemies! This would be too much
| what care we for those costly supe lf1u,ties,
the consumption of which is of so much IN.
Jury to our own soil? Ii our epicures can
not do without, our priyatcers will not let
| them want.
Many more reflections, sir, might have
been added TO what have just said, but let
Us conilne ourselves to this. The Americans
tolerated by US as neutrais, will do us still
| greater injury, with regard TO the exporta.
ton OF our grain. They can carry theirs
much cheaper to all the people that consume
ours: and being at equal price, and even
higher, wi always be preferred by the En-
ghsh. The, will bring it to Spain and Por-
tugai, and deprive US of the last vent thar
still ren aimed to our southern departments
All that has been said until now, relates not
only to France, but to the countries subject
to her influence, or under her dominion, and
from which may be drawn this exact and
melancholy consequence that all maritime
commerce or colonial, admitted or tolerated
on the continent of Europe, will always turn
to he advantage of the English people, and
will furnish them with the means Of proIone
ing the war: that the Americans about 10
become the most powerful auxliaries to
| this commerce, and that the veil uader which
they pretend to disguise it, will give new
energy: That it is the greatest interest of
France and OF her allies, to defeat, by all
possible means, that cd Gus Conniyance be-
tween the people who call themselves our
friends, and the eternal enemies of our repose
and OF our prosperity. ID. T..
Twas on the point Of forwarding my letter
! when learned from good souyce, that all
is now finally arranged between England
and the United States, and according to
news OF the 29th April. to reciprocal salts
faction. This open and frank step Of the
Un.tnd States is at least more decent than
that at first adopted. They have agreed
with the English not to come TO France.
Holland or Italy and to take from the fault
admire the precaution) A new order Of
council OF the 2Sth April last, declares those
countries in rigorous state of blockade
AL! the ports OF the United States open, as
formerly, to the English commerce. THIS
Is excellent! 1t remains to be known, whe
ther these happy combinations will not be
rendered useless by him who so well knows
how to have his orders executed Will he
suffer all the countries about France TO be