The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-20

Dorr. of boston, is too recent 20 DC forgotten
La this instance British order appears rather to
nave had a rtro-act'ce than pvospec'ise opera
ton how the decision was made in the upper
courts to wbichit was referred, we have never
1 learnt
II would seem that the New York Evening
fost CATS upon Democrats to admit that we are
under French influence, to Justify our spprehcn
SONS respecting the operation of the new order.
'nasnuct rs he says that the British order +" de-
ciares that vessels sailing from ports under the
control oiFrance or her allies. shall be subject
TO capture &c" lfthis candid editor will adver,
To the order, he will find that il subjects to can
ture anu condemnation all neutral vessels engag-
ed IN the whale or other fisheries, sailing from.
or 'fturning to ports " SO FAR Under the con.
tr'ui o. France as tina, the British flag may not
t~te!y trade thereat" Now il is well known III, [
the British flag is totally excluded for the present
rom Canton, the only port we know of in the
Ch'n.se empire, to which Europeans are admit
ted tc!irade Hence the phraseology OF this or
der not only authorizes the apprehcnded capture
OF neutrals bound to Canton, but ascribes the
occluson ct the port to the British fiae, to the
operation of French influence VIVA, oiIec, the
order may have upon the American fishing yes
se's gong from, or returning to, our own hat
oonrs, depends solely on the construction given
ny themselves to the act of Congress torbidJing
our harbors and waters to British and French ar
med vessels Ifthis law be once acted upon, so
zure fort violation, then win the British say
that their flag cannot freely trade in our ports
and consequently The order of May Cd can have
an active operation, bu, until that event as it an
pies to our own ports and harbors, the new or
der may possibly be considered as IN prospective
The British generally AS tribe the causes ofthe
conduct ut other governments which have given
rise to their pretended retalatory ORDERS ihngs
totally foreign from the truth Whether intend
cd Tor prospective or active operation it mattels
not, the order is another blrw of the English ca
oinet, aimed at the vitsIs of our Independence ;
and we are PANIED to see the +" dignlfied mode.
ration OF Republican editors strained so far as
TO offer a :, prospective" apology for so fagraat
violation OF our national rights and privileges
as that order appears to be II the order be /" a
prospective, 1t Is more insoient violation of
our national rights, than if it was TO have upon us
an immediate and active operation, because il IS
a roo held over our government, not ouly mena
eng them with certain consequences, ifthe, dare
to resent British atrocities so far AS to cut an
their trade with us in their own vessels
but to declare that event the effect OF cause
known only IN their own ,nventive imaginAtions
NORFOLK, July 16
we nave 1t from good authority, that ouf lt
tie Navy IS immediately to rendezvous in Hamp
ton Roads, from whence they are To sail 1.-TWO
divisions, under the comm md of Commudores
rogers and decatur, TO the two eXtremities OF the
United States There is TO be "a small force I'M
der the command of Capt. Campbell, at Charles
ton.
The U. frigates President and United
States /; and briggs Hornet and Syren, are arrived
IN Hampton Roads Herald.
In the case OF the .fUon and the CameHon
Remora, as in every other case al s,mi ar
insult, it appears. that whenever god is in
Question, the duty of nfficers their p4trio
tism, their honesty and The laws are neglect
ed or forgotten. Some fifteen months ago,
there was shipped OIL board "a British pack
ct, and IN opposition to The laws, IN the har
Dor OF York, large quantity of specie :;
1t was well Known at the fontine and the
Custom House yet the officers, whose duty
" was to enquire about the mater, gave
themselves no trouble, 'till the ing was a.,
gitated in the newspapers. The Custom
House barge was then fitted up manned aud
Visited the packets the officer OF ,n- Gus
toms were received aud trea ,ea h0Hkelu
by the packet master; they produced their
credentials authorizing a search-every
opportunity was PERMITTED TO inform them
selves about the cash /; but they could disco.
yer nothing of course, they took nothine.
They returned and made their report To me
indignant citizens of New. York-aH fair :
and the packer sailed, according 70 custom
But mark IN three months af err, we found
on perusal of Lloyd's List. her arrival an
nounced at Falmouth, with four hundred
Thousand dollars of specie on board This
money was actually employed by England.
as portion of the Austrian subsidy, Which
embroiled that nation with France i'm her
iasf contest with Bonaparte .-PM En-.
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