The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-10
Letter from General Champagny to His
EXcellenCy the Count of -. Oh
repeating THE act of Embargo by t
Congress OF the United States:

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repeating THE act Of Embargo by the
Congress OF the United States:
Your Excellency asks my option on the
raising OF the embargo, that has existed more
than year past in the United States I an
swer, and do not hesitate 10 say, that this
measure is masterpiece it is one of the
most deXterouS combinations that ever came
out OF the British cabinet. 1t will be easy
Tor nae to demonstrate TO your Excellency.
The shutting Of the Sound and Of Trieste.
becoming every d.y more inevitable, the
English merchants were about to find them
selves deprived OF all communication with
the contiaent, toto divoSoS or6e Brita1no8
i lac vast prohibitory system so wisely con
csiVed by the genius that governs France,
was about to receive its entire execution.
OVer-stocked with the merchandise of the
TWO Indies, without any possible vent, their
manufactures discarded from the immense
continent, (of America,) as well as ours, En-
gland was really going to receive the price
OF her Unsuitable avarice, and 10 sink under
the weight OF her usurped riches. What
was necessary so save her frOu this crisis, TO
ana her TO transport to every point Of the
globe, where her own flag could not so, the
enormous quantities Of merchandise of eve
ry kind, heaped upon the banks of the
names! The succour of people essenti
ahy adventures, active, ADDITIONS, posses.
sing an immense mercantile marine, navi
gazing at small eXpence, knowing how to
penetrate any where, not shrinking from any
danger to satisfy an equal thirst OF gold
ms succour she has just obtained, by the
raising OF the American embargo. The last
letters from America assert, that this mea
sure was carried almost by open force by
the federal party, that is to say, The English
IharIy. 1t is well known, that two thirds, at
y
on with English capital and for English &C
| count hence it results, that the vast ex
tent which this self called American com
| merce is going 10 take, must definitely turn
to the advantage OF the English commerce,
which was OH the brink of destruction. Who
then can be the dupe of that impartiality
Congress affects to observe in this act! The
smallest shop-boy of London would not suffer
himself to pc thus imposed upor
The same demands made Of France and
England, that one and the other respect Lhen
nag, and they threaten TO shut their ports TO
either that should violate their neutrality, &
even to declare war !; but above all. as France
Is about to lose the last of her possessions i'm
the west Indies, the American people well
know That there was nothing to fear from
her, g that, M keeping at a distance from our
coasts ~ Europe, we Cannot touch their YES
sells, whereas England, mistress of the neigh
bournS seas OF the u. States. can strike a
sensible blow when she pieaSes. Ii was then
necessary to appear neural, to find means of
satisfying England, without app, ariag to
submit TO her tyrannical northumberland
here Is what has been though! OF, < already
put in practice, according to the most authen
tick Information last received.
On the sailing Of the packet boat, the
Mentor, of New York, more than 100 YES
sells were loading. rhad sailed, for Holland
where they well knew they would not be re
ceived, and where they had no intention of
going; already several have arrived in
England, in defiance Of the law Of congress,
and Notwithstanding The bond and security
given, not to approach the English coast
They get themselves taken by the first Eng
lisn vessel they meet with, prove afterwards
tnat the properly is English, are released,
aud, with good process verbal of the cap
'au, they avoid the penalty incurred. They
pay in England the duty fixed by theor
1 ders IN council, and 60 where they please