The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-31
BRITISH PROVINCES.
MIR. JACKSON.


tiary to the United States of America, his
lady. and one of their children fine hny
about years old. They put up at Holiness
Hotel. which was no sooner known, than the
gentlemen CT this city determined upon in.
viting him to honor them with his company
at public dinner.
Being Circumscrbed in point of time, from
his wish to return soon to n. York, where
a frigate is expected to carry him and fami
lyto England, he was unable to promise
later day than Thursday. That day was
accordingly fixed upon, and not withstandiug
so short a notice, such was the eagerness and
anxiety of the public to pay every mark of
respcctto so distinguished character, that
very numerous list of English and Cana
dian gentlemen was rapidly filed up. In
vitations were also sent TO General Drum
mend, the Field Officers commanding the ar
tillery and engineers. and the heads of de-
partments in the garrison as also to several
gentlemen strangers then in town. On Thurs
day about O'Clock, the company lin all "a
bout 1907 sat down tn table,
The hon Mr.. M.Gill was in the chair, and
Mr.. Justice Panet and Mr.RichardsOu, vice.
presidents.
The toasts given on the occasion by the
President were,
The health of Mr.. Jackson-and may
the distinguished ability, dignity and firm
at Washington in support of the honor of our
country. be followed as an example by all
British plenipotentiares,
Nay the Democratic part of the United
States feel. that brutal abuse of a public Mi
mister for fidelity to his trus marks Zero
ey that even savages would blush at
On the health OF Mr. jackson being given
the room resounded with applause.
Mr.. jackson OH his health being drank
said,
Genflemen,--I beg leave to return TO
you my heartfelt thanks for the honor you
nave this day done me /; and thank YOUR
very worthy president for the manner of his
expressing a sentiment which YOU have ia
vored with Your animatisg Apr rotation. -
Although have for some time had the hal,
p'ness to number amongst my friends Dor
ton OF this company, yet we, gentlemen, are
tor the most part 50 little personally known
to each other, that however much am in.
debted to your Kindness, and how deeply so
ever may feel the obligations must chiefly
attribute the favorable manner in which YOU
have received this toast to those PRINCIPLES
OF national policy by which have been ac-
tuated IN that part of nav pablo service
which has Come more Immediately under
your observation. Those principles which
had the good fortune early 10 imbibe from
some OF the most Industrious statesmen tina.
have adorned our country, it will be nv
pride to adhereto. to my latest moments & 10.
transmit unlmpared as the most valuable
parrimony that can beQneatn to my children
They consist. gentlemen, briefly in this that,
with every disposition to promote harmony
with other powers, the honor and dignity Of
oar sovereign must be at al risks indicated !;
the commercial interests and naval sunre
macy OF Great Britain must be as strenu-
ouSIy asserted in the cabinet as they are
gloriously maintained upon the ocean by
those heroes to whom our interests upon that
element are dcServedly entrusted
Ten'ic'aen, after tbs appreciation which I
nave been sohappy as to receive from our
most gracious sovereign. Conve} ed in terms
iar transcendlng any merits that / can
nave contracted IN his service, it has been
a satisfaction 20 rtfe To find nv conduct sane
toned by great and very respectable part
OF The com munity ip which have lately re.
SIDED. 1t rs farther and still higher graft
HCahoh to me (because the approx alton or nv
countrymen Is Il higher object OF my ambi-
SOM TO md that conduct applaut,ed by you
who from your local situation are to be consi
dered as very competent judges of the sub.
Ject. Wlth sentiments so congeniai to those
which nus prevail between us. Cannot on
my par! tail to entertain the most sancrin.
Wishes Tor the happiness and PROSPERITY of
those provinces, and of this city in particu..
lar, whose LOYALTY to the king and attach
meht to our common Country have eyer be en-
so conspicuous Permit me 70 enbody thesi.
feelings in toast Which propose:
Ioast.-UniOu in the councils. and prosne-
rity to the commerce and agriculture of the
two l.. anadas.
After. the toast of the army Mr.. Jack
son again asked leave to give another
sentiment. AMI said,
Gentlemen. y,Nu will have observed that
IN the sentiments before expressed there
was nothing exclusiv.'. nothing that could
give umbrage out OF Il, is room. The priH
cIpIes which then stated are to BE- asser
ted not for he qualification On any selfish OBJ
Ject OF profit or ambition, still less for the
vexaton OF any less formidable power; but
AZ flrding the only safeguard hich re-
mans 20 the freedom and indepe,! dence
which is get to be found in the civiized
world against tina. system of rapine and u
suipation that has so nearly overwhelmed
continental Europe. and the only bulwark
thai can shield this western he msphere from
similar disasters III these principles. there.
fre, there is nothing Inconsistent with that
good viii that SHOULD exist between us and
the neighborlng states, where there are men
who duly appreciate the value Of good IN
Outstanding between the two countries. 1---
There arc those, who, aGle and wall 'nfor
med, would be an ornament to any society,
and are capable Of unravelling the intrigues
and exposing the articles of their and our G..
ptmies and who knowing that the world