The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-20
mo. 100


then the duty of Parliament and CT the coun.
try, to consider how far they THAI. that ou,
AFFAIRS can be we'll managed, or the consti-
tuition can be supported by an adminstrati !,
on who has lost the confidence or the House
OF Commons, Who can never be certain of
carrying any of the measures which thew
consider las the most esseBsia! to the pres.
petity OF the empire. and vino, by retaining.
lord Chatham, subject themselves to the
censure which has been pronounced upon
| him
ih- very able financial statement of Mr.,
HnsSisson has made 4 deep impression GA
| the public, II mas convinced then that QUE
greatest danger arises from lavish expcn.
oiture, aud ifcm want of a general con,roul
over the different departments of the gov
srnment, who are all struggling for an
decreased share of the annual supplies
! II will he remembered too, that Mr.. Per-
! cival, on various occasions, and i'm particr
| ar, with regard TO the Staff. has declared
| that he adopted thu recommendation of the
COMMANDER in Chief, without exercising
ms own Judgment As to the necessity of con-
tinuiDg 50 large Staff. Thus the minister.
whose especial duty it's to controul the cx..
penditure of the different departments, has
become mere agent fer the purpose of ob..
tanning from Parliament the means to ena-
bic the different departments to continue UNI
necessary expenses. and to support unneccs-
| sary and Injurious patronage. Surely, nei-
ther Parliament nor the country, can longer
continue In system SO dangerous to the safe
ty OF the stale, 1t is unconstitutional & deera-
ding.
We trust that decided expression ofthe
sentiments OF Parliament and of the People
will be speedily, but cons;itutionally, con
signed to the Sovereign, VINO will, by dis.
missing our present Incapable and ignorant
rulers, crafty the wishes OF the people, and
promote the interests and safety Of the En-
pire.
BY the Monticello, which has arrived from
Cadiz, alter the short voyage of ten DAYS,
we nave letters and papers to the Gci ut
"lhe force or Victor, TO whom the siege
OF thai fortress was Committed. amounted to
$4,000 mea. Some distant fighting had ia
ken place, but attended with no important.
consequences. 1t was unprecedented that
there would not be that perfect. harmonv be-
tween the Portuguese and Spanish troops
In Cadiz, which WAS so desirable under the
present circumstances, when the common
safety required that, as friends and allies.
they should suppress all their reciprocal
antipathes. The Myrtle sloop oe war
with $4,000 dollars, had set sail for Lis
bon.
TWAS reported yesterday that Algesiras bad
surrendered to the enemy under very singu
lar and disgracetul circumstances! It vas
said that CS troopers had entered that pigce
where were placed / .sou Spaniards, Who.
without firing a shot submitted TO iis visi.
tors. How this handful of rrenchmen dis.
posed ct their prisoners is noE explained, G
no other particulars of this mprooable 500
ry- A much more credible narrative is Civ
en-, that a detachment of the enemy pro,
ceedcd to the Fort, where they found no gar
fison, and not meeting with any opposition,
they levied a contribution of 1900 dollars
ana with this sum and some provisions soon
afterwards retreated The letters from Gil.
6raltar obtained yesterday by the London
racket give US no satisfaction on this sub
Ject, and contain no intelligence Of any ex
traordinary interest, excepting the painful
confirmation of the surrender of Malaga. &c
OF the plumber to which it had been exposed
oy French terocjty 1t is perfectly obvious
that the acquisition by the invaders Of the
numerous ports in the Western Mediterra
mean will expose our trade to incessant de-
predations and we hope the utmost dill
gence Will be employed to prevent the aug.
mentation OF this ea!amity by removing all
the ships OF war, gun.boats and mercan..
tile vessels beyond the reach of the enc
N.Y.
Yesterday we obtained Dutch accounts TO
the I'd inst. The French troops had NOT
passed the Maese-there had been no new
exactions or representations north of that ri
yer, and evory thing remained in q state of
gloomy repose.
A communication we received Yesterday
from Lisbon spea.s5 in m ore mechanically
terms OF the prospect in Portugal than some
OF our otherletters. The writer, after point
ing out the ground fer apprehension from
various causes, desires that no answer NAV
be given TO him, as he is fearful that the re-
dsvolye into the hands of the enemy,
VINO would most certainly make All Injurious
use of it,
Lord Someryille's Spring 5how.-Af,cr
the business of the day on Tuesday, about
$50 sat down to dinner at Freeman's Tavern.
Lord Somerville in the Chair. The premi..
ums having been distributed, his Iordship
among other toasts gave
Mr.. Pinkhey, the American minister. g.
may harmony always prevail with those who
speak the same language"
Which was drank with long and loud plau,
dts.
Mr.. Pinkney rose, amidst thunder ofap.
pIause, which for some time prevented his
speaking, lac then said -
My LoRD,
beg your lordshp and this com.
pany to be persuaded that am very CRATE
ul for the unexpected notice which YOU and
hey have been so good as to take of the u
1ited States aud their Minister. / thank
you, in the first place. for my country, and
hope shall not be thought very presump-
-uous if led, or even misled. by my wishes,