The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-15


Weser, the Elbe and the Travc-thus cut.
Iting us off, stat, dash. from the principal
-lmeans OF supplying our produce 70 the north
lof Germany. On the 10th Nav following
lcomes the celebrated order I" for the block
ade OF the coast, rivers and ports, FROM
1.-THE RIVER ELBE TO THE PORT OF
BREsT. INCLUSIVE" and that the said
coast, rivers and ports are, and must be con
sidered as bockaded, but that his majesty
| is pleased to declare, that such blockade
| shall not extend tn prevent neutral ships
and vessels. laden with gods not being the
property of his majesty's enemies, and not
being contraband OF war. from approaching
the said Coasts, and entering into and sailing
from the said rivers and ports, (save and
except the coast, rivers and ports from Os
tend to the river Seine, already in state
OF rigorous blockade, and which are 20 be
considered rs so continued,) provided the
said ships ana vessels, SO approaching and
entering Except as atoresaid) shall not have
been laden at any port belonging to or in the
possession of any of his majesty's enemies,
and that the said ships aud vessels, so sail
! ing from the said rivers and ports (except
| as aforesaid) shall not be destined to a port
belonging to or in the possession of any of
his maJesty's enemies, nor have previously
broken the blockade" Here we have the
| INDUSTRIOUS pretension started, which was ex-
tended in the orders of January 1907, tn at
We sb ould not trade from an enemv's to an
enemy's port. Onthe 25th September, same
year, the British cabinet once more shifts
Its ground, and discontinses so much of
TINS extrayagant blockade as extends "from
the river Elbe to the river Ems" leaving i'm
force that from the Ems to Brest.
From this sketch, therefore, it seems, that
the illegal blockades on the part of c.. Bri
tam, existing prior to the 2lst November
1906 (the dste..of the Berlin Decree and not
formally revoked by her, are 1. the strict
blockade from Ostend to the Seine, 3 the
comparatively less strict but equally illegal
blockade from the Ems to Brest, excepting
from Ostend to the Seine, 8. the entrance
OF the Trave, which flows into the Baltic at
Lube1.
Such are the illegal blockades, which G..
Britain has only to say, ave no longer i'm force.
A mere declaration to that amount will at
once lead to the revocation of the Berlin
Decree. AS friend to us. Gf she be re.
any friend, she will not hesitate to make
| 1t. AS the friend of Justice, she will not he
state to do it-for she mus, be satisfied.
that 1t was these very measures, which led
to the decree of Berlin-without them
the emperor of the French would never have
| dreamt OF declaring the British Isles IN a
state of Blockade
The sincerity of G. Britain is, at least
now put to the test What has she hroyas
seq, as the aim of her late nefarious orders
against us! That they we're merely retail
atory OF the DEGREES of her enemv.---they
would die with those DEGREES. Such is tbs
very spirit lof the Preamble to the orders
OF January and November l8O7-snrb ;s
the very ground, which has been uniformlv
& ostensibly. taken by Messrs. Erskine and
canning, IN their communications. Well
I--here Is france saying to her" We
lgive you an opportunity OF showing vo,r
sincerity. l AXE off Your iniquitous block
ades--and my DEGREES will expire-tbose
very DEGREES, TO which you have said Won
Orders. were only issued, by wav of renr;
sal. You are solicitous, you say, to tak.
them Oft here then you have the fairesr
opportunity for displaying your disinteres-
ltedness." Co
Inc u. States may say" Won are tie
power that profess to have no sinister vie ,ys
OF your own-Come then and shcw us vonr
sincerity: Redeem the pledges which Won
nave so soiemnly given us. Show ms that
you are not edoy that spirit of mariti
smol.'oh, that malignant Jealousy of our
commercial prosperity, which yonr mart;
zans In this Country have solemnly debiad
ihiG IS not case in.which a squeamish qni =.
rat os etiquette is to be consulted. Ree;d.s
IN what respect would you yield the no;nt of
hohor - France says, she is disposed to re
SPeCt our rlghts--you say the same
Il Weii-"e put both of you to the test---re.
peal your illegal edicts. in the order of ,ha;r
dates. 1t is not for us to say which ne vo,
nrst drove the other to measures of retaj;s :
ton. That is not point necessary r. he
discussed In the preliminaries of an accom-
mediation. Do you only take off your bloct
adlns orders first, because you began first
that is, because they are of the eaTIiest d.
iAau rance issued any illegal decree thai
was prior to your own. France would bave
gone hrst in the track of revocation %
Let us not deceive ourselves--Tbe 1ar
gus Wellesley will most probably -reiec-
TINS tar and equitable OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ostensloly on some miserable point of III
quette, or in consequence of the false nIaa
mat " the present position Of the enemr mn
on the continent, enables him to- comm ard
tpe navigation OF the riyers''---a nositior
winch, by the bye, gives G. 3. no arthn.;,, -
10 fetaiIate through us------.as such q pos;,;on
is municipal one, and the retaliation, IL on
the high seas.-Should he accent tha 49,
position, yet how long will it be before thoss
IOrders VIII assume a new shane and 80,
encroachments be ate mpted upon the r;s,h,.
OF the u. 5. ?-Had we indeed pressotod =,
oold and manly front to our enemies I'D
we shown our resolution not to, subm;t %
Hieir injustice had we taken such ma,,Iv
ground, as would have made our friendeh;n
on consequence to them we might. as a ,,I
ar',eXpresion says, "have knocked tba;