The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-16

again. we look to thelr ministerial prints,
what do we seer The same thing re echo
ed. more plainly. We have now before us
a file of the London Courier.-The paper
OF August 20. declares. "that the ministry
have exercised no principles of blockade
which they will be at all inclined tn aban-
] dom that they have the same right to
blockade ports without posting OK ships, as
| Bonaparte has to exclude THEM without
troops; & then it winds up with these words ::
"if he revoke his DEGREES. our orders CON-
sEoyENT upon those DEGREES, will be revok
ed also; and our government may notify,
| that from the 1st OF Nov our Orders in
Council. adopted in consequence of those
DEGREES. will cease" This languag. too,
is not lightly used--for the same paper, OF
the 24th, employs the same expressions.
In case then G. 3 should take this ground
retaining her Orders of May. aud other acts
which violate our neutral commerce. we
shall then be bound to renew our Non In
tercoufse Law against her on the Cd Feb.
This is our bond TO France. The next con
gress should therefore put every means int o
execution to enforce it The retrenchme
OF British trade. in the ports of Europe,
which has lately taken place, may conspire
to give effect to our law--but the Oh.
position of the "British Party in America, -
c1 the encouragement which they give to their
friends on the other side Of the water, TO
HOLD OUT in their iniquty. may mar its
cffects and COMPEL US to fly to more ener-
getiC eXpedients
FIf Mr.. PinSney should display that resolu
ton which his situation requires; if he should
exact an immediate ana categorical answer
from the British ministry, il may be within
the power even Of fhe Eteventh Congresa
to act and to act with promptitude Should
mat answer threaten the extinction of our
valuable commerce with Europe should
the ministry continue to throw whole coasts
under blockade, and say, thus far and no
farther thou shalt not go to Fsance and 60
the North" there can be no question before
us-thcre is then no alternative between sIa
very and resistance. We have but one enc.
my to encounter. Aud force must defe.d
the rights which we have inherited bur
what VIII be the points at issue betwixt US
and the British ; whether we may safety
trust to the Men, Intercourse, at first back
ing 1t by preparations of force or whether
our wrongs may be so atrocious, that we
should Immediately use force to repei
hem a few short weeks must now discover.
These cases were entirely overlooked in our
iast-it 10 important to note this, because ,kfy
point out a course OF measures not there deye,,,
ped.
Agreeably to public notice, a meeting OF
the Ship owners and other merchants wa.
held at the Tcntine Cnffee House. n York.
on the 10th for the purpose of applying e.
the Secretary OF the reasury for nforma
IN with respect to the operation of the Not
Intercourse Act. IN case q B. should refu,.
70 rescind her 0. IN & A suggestion be n.
made, that such an application might be in
exPedient as it might embarrass our govern
ment IN its pending negociation with foreigi
powers, az TUdS unanimously Resolved To ad
Journ without making the coutempla ed en-
qures- This testimonial of confidence
IN The wisdom and integrity of the admins
tration, says the Public Advertiser, is high
ly honorable to our merchants" and TO the
government
There was a hurricane at the HAVANA
from the Esd TO the 25th Oct. which blew
with uneXampled yi.lence. 7hirty sail OF
vessels. says the Norfolk Ledger. were
ennrefy tost, and forty three driven on
shore.
The Essex sailed from Hampton Roads on
Monday.
The fresh in the james River has fallen faster
tnan 1T rose. The bridge has escaped without
loJury. On the auchester side an INN ms.
Quantity OF drift wood and corn stalks have lod
sed against 1.-THE same swell has taken place
in the Potomac.
, A gentleman IN Bourdesux, writing on the 2fst
sept TO has correspondent in ehis City, SAYS, the,
begin to pSTceVet h,t England will MOI condos.
end to nee the propositions of the Emperor
ny ,nhul!ing ner orders Of Council of Nov I60z
ana renouncing her blockade of the French ports
but he stills trusts that that " government will
=, fiect twice, before they give categorical ex.