The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-23

3 mercial hostility of oar enemies has .beel
, perfectly uuayailing. The revenue of Gus
toms produced in the last quarter 1917 .sztl
more than the same branch in the CORES
bonding quarter last year; and the reveuu,
OF excise has yielded upon similar conpa
rison an increase of 265, 1881. Every o,hei
branch OF the revenue has been equally pro
ductive.
As We have before stated, the sum gran.
4 ted ny Parliament, upon estimate, as the sur
plus of the consolidated fund, to sth April
1910, has already been realised, with an ex
cess OF 10O,0o0l. applicable to the service OF
1910. To which service also, the whole sur
plus OF the o,rrent quarter, ending 5th April
next, will OF course be applicable this can.
not be estimated at less than 500 O0ol. or
l,6Oo.000l. making togethe' about ,O00, oooi.
by which sum the amount of the loan ne
cessary for 1910 will be diminished. And
as the productivencss of the revenue will
probably justify a vote of at least !, 900 O0Gl
from the estimated surplus ofthc consolida-
ted fund, more than it was thought right to
take in 1909, the whole effect of the ilou
rishing state of our finances. will be to di-
minish by three millions the amount of the
loan, and consequently by 100000. or l7O.
i O0ol. the amount of the annual charge to be
provided for their ensuing session.
| We have the pleasure to add, that the
/! produce of the WarTaxes is equally salts
| factory.
january Is
| Spanish papers arrived this morning to
! the 30th ult. and Lisbon to the 9TH instant.
They state, that Joseph Bonaparte, with
$4,000 men, was about to proceed to the
North of Spain--for what purpose is not
mentioned.
he Duke de, Parque, was, on the oath
uit. on his march towards Estremadura, to
join the Duke Of Albuquerque.
The British head quarters were, at the
| date of the last advices, at Coimbra.
The French were retrsatiug from ST.
ezra.
The Kings and Queens whom Bonaparta
mad assembled at Paris, have taken wing,
and are on their return to their respective
territories, leaving Bonaparte to make pre-
parations for his intended bride. Jerome
and his wife set often the 1st, and the Kings
OF Wirtcmburg and Naples were to follow
in few days. The wits of PARIS say, that
Jerome has magnanirnously determined to
ape his brother, and that having no hopes
OF issue by his wife, he thinks seriously Of
rePudiatng her, and of taking back bis first
wife.
Bonaparte is lavishing upon the divorced
had palace at Paris given her, and another
near Brussels, besides Maimaison: Bona.
parte has added million of Livres from his
privy purse.
1t is reported, that Bonapar,e has written
a letter to the King, ON the subject ofpeace,
IN which he expresses wish, that :" His
Majesty will deign to return AN answer from
himself" With this wish, it is added, Mi
nIsters have advised His Majesty to com
ply.
The path we have to pursue with respect
to America, is clear and strait. She is evil
IDENTITY In violent passion, and like all per.
sons who indulge such passions, acts without
Judgment. But though she has lost her tenn
per, 1t is not necessary that we should lose
ours. We view her ''more in pity than in
anger"-Were the two countries in state
OF equal;tyi with respect to powers and
resources, there might be q necessity for re-
sisting the indignity offered to us--but where
there is SO evident an inequality, where the
one has so vast superiority over the other.
our forbearance cannot possibly be imputed
to fear OF meanness-She may send away
Mr. Jackson, but we shall not declare war
against her. 1t she choose to have no further
intercourse or negotiation with US, let her act
accordingly She is at perfect liberty so to
do----We can make no further offers TO her
the first steps. the first proposals must nov
come from her-a--lt was absnrd in her to
conceive herself under no obligation, upon
the rejection of what she terms 90 inadmis.
sibic conditions" to make any in return.-
We could not suffer her 70 maintain the state
OF Judge, authorised TO hear and determine
between parties, and to consider herself a IS
holding the balance of power between the
two great be.Sgerents' She conceives her
self TO have received an injury-and ~
come forward and offer her PREPARATION. III
The offer be not adequate 70 the injury sus
tanned, it is incumbent on her to point out
where it is deficient, and to- declare what
additional degree of concession is necessary
to make up the complement OF satisfaction
This she seems determined not 70 do, but de
clares her Willingness to hear what we have
further to offer, still reserying to herself
the privilege Of rejection, until we have
come up to the unknown standard which |
she keeps concealed. There is no true dig. |
nifty in this reserve, and though she may
consider it very profound policy, we are |
much mistaken if Mr.. ALBERT GbLLATIN
will not convince her, that it is likely TO be !
ruinous only to herseif.... ministerial PAT. |
Jan. 10.
we have already stated that Prince Stab
remberg might be expected soon to take his
departure from this country, having received
from his Court Instructions TO that eject. -
This circumstance has given rise TO various |