The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-23
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States, and that "common-sens REQUIRES
THAT we should forths,iths send a minister to
] SAmerica. since the conduct of Mr. Jack
"tson has been outrageous and, nnpardona-
\ Die. What part of il they consider To be
such, they ;..e not kind enough to inform us.
nor do We expect they Wilt is their usual
practice to DC very liberal in hardy ,.sserti-
ons, and very sparing of proofs. We have
aireaay gwen our fca sons. and We challenge
them to answer them, for thinking Mr..
jackson's Conduct, SO far from having be en-
outrageous ana objectionable, TO have been
hrm and praise worthy----It was outrage
Gus an nm. we suppose, TO show that Mr.
Erskne did NOT abide BY his Instructions
1t was outrageous in him to repei the accu-
satlons OF want or faith and justice On our
part. Ii was objectionable in him to prove.
from their own declarations, that they had
seen Mr.. Ersltine's Instructions, and that
having seen them, they know them to be-
contrary to TIC arrangement they had con-
Guided with him. We ca: easily conceive
that those who appointed Mr.. Erskine are
not i'kely be pleased with Mr.. Jackson
but as we prefer. minister who abides by
his Instructions to o,ic who does not--as we.
prefer minister, who manfully and firmly
asserts tie homer and dignity of his country.
ana who VIII not suffer America to think,
that England comes as an humble suitor at
the Bar Of Congress. requesting hearing
tor the proposals she has to make, so shall
we always contend, that Mr. jackson de-
serves the thanks and the gratitude of his
county.
That a new minister will be sent to Ame-
RIGA, we Cannot believe. Our minister has
been treated with such indignity, that we
90 not see how we can expose any other to
similar treatment. We repeat what we
said day or two ago-that our course is
clear and strait (; America is in passion
we are not if she chooses 10 act rashiy.
we Go not. She may send away our a,nbas-
sadcr; but We shall not therefore declare
war. She may break IF all intercourse with
us, we shall not quarrel with her on shat
account: but we shall, at least expect thar
she shall. be the first to make any fresh o.
Verlures or proposals for acccmm - da t,on
Inc last intelligence from Spain, 5, b, SO
meaos ascouragi Spaniards SEEM
TO feel no doubt with respect to the issue of
the contest-they say, that this is the first
tine Honaparte ever had TO contend on their
own territories with people-that his ar
mes have already suffered more from the
unoisciplined bands of patriots, than thew
aid from the protested warlike states Of
austria and OF Prussia--thst there, when
the regular armies were beaten, the peoDle
showed nodisPcsitiou to rise against the in
vader, and that peace and submission were
the early fruits of the French victories but
that In Spain, defeat is TO where followed by
dependency, nor disaster, by submission.
that their troops though beaten aud dis
Persed, re-assemble and ight agein with UNI
broken fcrtitude--.;fat there is not the
petuest village that has yielded TO the
FreEch authority without reluctance, and
thrown off the yoke the moment it had an
opportunity--they know that Bonaparte is
sending reinforcements into Spain, and that
he is Coming himself against them ; but
they feel no apprehension, and they hope
to tire him out by desultory mode Of war
fare. The armies, under the Duke del
Parque and General Aresaea. have been
Increased, the former to 35 900 men, and
the latter to rs 600.
we nave some inform conveyed by
vessel which left the coast of Holland OF,
Sunday last. King Louis had nos arrived,
but the repeated dsap,,ontments of the IN
habtants OF Amsterdam, do not seem to
diminish their expectations Of his early re-
turn. On the exchange of that city, re-'
port very generally prevailed, that Bona
parte had made an offer Of marriage % the
Princess Elizabeth Of England, and the
Dntchmen could not persuade themselves
that such proposal would be rejected by
the House or Brunswick
paragraph from Bayonne Of The 3Oth
uit. mentors that the reintorcemrnts to Spain
are proceeding without iutermission, & that
the subJugatoh of the country, If not alrea
dy compeiied, viii be speedily ACCOMPLISH
ed. Within 4 few days about 5000 men ha,i
taken the road 10 the Pyrenees. and on the
sist December half that humber were to
proceed in the same direction. Quarters
had been ordered tor very numerous body
which was soon expected.
January 90.
Some letters have been received from A
merica. by the way of Ireland, by a vessel
which left New York on the 18Th uit. They
State that the aCrimoDy of D r,y has been
carried to the highest pitch in the United
States. and that several duels had been
fought by some of the leaders in the prip
cipal factions, In which lives had been 50
crifced.
One letter from Ireland, which was TRIMS.
mitted by express, mentions the proposal of
All embargo to Congress by Mr.. Giles and
that bill had been framed for that rruipose
winch had been read first time. and for.
which a day was appointed for the second rea-
ding. This letter comes from most respec.
table quarter, but Notwithstanding the autho-
rity on which it rests, the Correctness of this
statement IS very much doubted by all the
most considerable merchants here, on the
ground that such an eeeut could not have
occurred without their berg apprized ofije
BY their Correspondents and by the same
ship IN which this intelligence is said to hsye
been conveyed. In this situation of things.
You must exercise your own Judgment. and
must satisfy myself with merely mi W.; No. -.