The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-27
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into the character of a retailer of lands il
the moon
But, il Will be said, ;why has not the Anne
rican minister at Paris an eye to the credit
OF his country and government why doe.
he not explode this gang of adventarers why
Goes he suffer their nefarious trade, and a
buse OF the American flag, to be carried OH
Ahese Questions are allvery ine but these
very people will say, and they will even
write. that general Armstrong has no inter
course, is heldin no respect, by the French
goyernment--;ind m borrower, If these people
were caught and hanged. or imprisoned, it Is
thousand to one, bat the Norfolk ledger
or the Evenisg Post. would cry out for these
injured loyal americans OF peradventure,
say that all was fair in the way of trade.
AS we have considerable stock of these
materials on hand. we shall husband them,
SO as to give them from day to day.
We subjoin letter from Denmark, and
list OF entries at Tonninsen. ~
Extract Of a letter received from Cohen
hagen, 6th Jan. 1910.
-"When the orders for farther scrutiny
into property pretended to be American,
reached England, itprodueed much alarm,
because, as every body knows, great porti
IN or that property was actually Engish.-
Among the measures adopted ar Lloyd's,
&c. was that of getting some nominal e..
merIcan to pursue the recovery of this pro.
perry, and there was certainly method in
the suggestion, for why not carry false CO
iors throughout. The perssn chosen on this
accession was worthy Of the trust-this was
Mr. Z. Jay--a,tory refugee, a. British
SUBJECT, London broker. but at the same
time, an american consul eject for Rotter-
dam ;lsome difficulty, however. still remain.
ed. MIR. Jay ought to have public cha
racter In Denmark. and how, was this at
tainable! The English partizans in Copen.
hagen sounded Count Bernstorff on the sub
lect, and obtained promise that il Mr..
Jay came with letter from Mr.. Pinkney,
he should be receiveds Mr.. Pinkney was
next applied to, and how could he refuse
his consent, when asked by the British mer-
chants, and asked by Mr.. S. Williamss-
lie accordingly gave him his credentials,
and OH went Mr.. G.. Jay. brim full Of i'm
portance snd Anglicism--and here he is
now really playing the minister, and taking
upon him all the airs of ono. ---He sees
Count Bernstorf daily----las long CONVEX
satons with him----and sends to him what
&c calls diplomatic notes. A question arises
on the whole of this queer business --@--whe-
thsr-snr old tory will not remember to for
get what may be due to real American pro.
perry, on the principle that charity, begins
at homer This appears to have been the
belief OF the American merchants st Ham.
burgh and I,onningen. for they have sent off
Forbes torepresent them. Hence tbs, then.
that we have here at this moment, not one
representative, but two-both talking of
their governments writing notes, receiving
and giving audiences, Sec.--the one, re-.
presenting the true and genuine English in
terests-the other, that of the few Anne
rlcans Qew in comparison,) who have been
sequestered. / will not conceal from you
my mortification-it is extreme. For the
hrst time in my life. ami disposed to deny
my country-Geo : Jay the Representa-
tive of the o. States at the Court of Den
mark Gracious God, what falling off is
here! man notorious alike for want of
*f**t@* and for an unalterable and never.
dying hatred of our. couutry----a man who
last year, and since he has become consul
at Rotterdam, openly mainta med the right
OF Great Britain to tax our commerce. II
this fact be denied, Ipledge myself to prove
List Of american ships ard carsaes arrived at Ton
ninSen, from the United States, 6etw:en 1uae c,
December, 1909.