The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-20

Corf1u D. that day, cioiher letter t. the
most noble marquis. commenting on he Bri
: fish doctrine of blockade.
August 29'h--no written overtures-
nothing n black aud white-bu, a dinner
and more promises. Hon is my Lord p
Why-s'ill complaining of indisposition,
but 1t certainly cannot be considered as un
fitting him tor business" Nothing but pro
niises--promises. All is in air Yet ~
am trul. disguised with this and would, if
followed my oTvn inclination, put speedy
| end to ii 1t is better however. to
do nothing OF an Irritating nature until this
| government has had full time to act uDon
my note OF the 25th prospecting the repeal
otthe Berlin and Milan Oecrees.) Even If
It should decline to repeal the orders in
council (Which am told is quite possible }
moderate Course on my part will have
| the recommendation of putting il IN ore clear.
ly in the yuroag. If it5honM decline the re
peal, the President may be assured that I
| Wili not ran to present such a paper, as con-
quot so extraordinary will demand and If
| forther delays are affected thatI shalt re.
~ -: vci-v ttectded terns.' Mode
ration qvrongs Are we no. vet tired of put
ting them in the wrong Have we not wrongs
enough 70 complain of Impresments-rob..
murders--insults
August 3ls'-a note from Lord Wel!es-
|
touching the letter of 30th April, the Che.
sapeake forged papers, new minister or
otockades---bu' the laconc reply of the
olst, IN regard to the late revocation of the
French DEGREES.
l5'h Sept-sill mute--our minister's an.
picati'ns passed over with the usul cold
contempt OF slieuce-but another. letter to
the Marquis, being =" second letter.
which nave written to lord w. respecting
.ne s'oppage OF American vessels to pass the
ound'-together with protest in the case
OF the American ship .di,rt, and the inn
pressment of 4 of the seamen.
list Sept-.fnofhcr long letter, our mi
MISTER wines most piteously about the con.
! temptuous silence of the British Secretary
lon the Soth April, he had the honor to
| address note, &c. &c." In the second
note OF t'e Esd of June. he had the honor TO
recaii MS iordship's attention to that enaui..
| iy'T exc. &c" :" And on the Sth of August,
1t was again brought to your iordships re
collection. the same mode. 1t was more
over mentioned in several conversations
after the delivery of my first note, which
nao In TACT, been preceded by verbal expla.
nations on my part, as we'll as by an abor.
1--WE correspondence in writing, to which
some OF these explanations were prepara
tory"
There are two short cards from the mar
gus, one in reply to "that part" of the
note OF me 18th, which respects the block.
aue Oh hisinore, and the other,sin respect to
the .Hferf, saying the governmentscould not
Interfere, and the case must be lei, to the
Court OF admiralty No notice was taken of
The rest OF the letter, in regard To the four
American seamen impressed fror, the A
lert r ~
Here the correspondence closes upon rs,
and the Curtain drops
we leave Mr.. Pinkney, on the 81 Oct
40 no very desirable situation. In time. the
ratience OF the meekeSt man NAV he rx
iiausted-and 1t was SO with Mr.. p. The
expression at last bursts from him Cto Mr..
HH'sh/ which sraces the head of This pa
per; that these things require a large
stock IF PaHcnce''
And what Will the Reader say. Note af
ter note dispatched and day after dav.
and week after week expended, in the nm
awaiting attempt to obtain reh(y. The
representative of the u. y ,nsuircd by a
contempt Gus silence He or his dispatch
es deemed unworthy of notice Put into
state OF Coventry, and begging as a sort of
ooon, what the rules OF diplomatic ciVility
would not have denied to the Representa-
i've OF the meaneSt nation. Had he been
the deputy OF the republic of ST. Marine.
ne could not have been treated with more
tr'gid Indifference.
ana YET there are men. who will blame
our government for the recall of its minis
ter. here was no other resource, And il
Gould only have been from the anxiety of he
! PRESIDENT to adjust our differences with
England, from his extreme desire to exhaust
the very last drop OF Cancellation, that he
mas not sooner sent his peremptoryorders To-
our minister 20 return home
But we are sick of this subiect-and so
must be the Reader
behoid then the DIPLOMATIC HISTORY
OF the last IL months
ne American government anxious O he
on the pes terms with England auth ri.
2ihg It's minister TO settle all our differences
proposing such terms, for adjus ing the
outrage on the Chesapeake as the British
Caoinet Itself does not refuse -offering to
stop all trade with France. in case she does
not recind her edicts and G b. does----and
nnaiiy, our minister pressing, begging n
sing every TORN of communication. I'm nortn
nate for reply. but remaining in ENGLAND
on the other side, G. Britain retoiuinq
her obnoxious minister in this country for 8
months -decliniag to send another---eva
DING All discnssIon---- making no overtdres
even tor reparation of the attack nm the
Chesapeake, though the terms were agre..a.
BILE on both sldes-treating our ministe r with
the marked silence Of Contempt.
Let any man view these pictures & then
let him say, which of these nations is The most
copciliatory? And yet there are men, who
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