The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-15

spoken with by our ships of war, because
all are captured under the Orders in Coun-
Gil. Our Government makes il absolutely
Impossible tG produce the evidence; and.
then. tram the Marquis Wellesley, down to
the lowest satellite OF the party. they, with
the most corsummate Impotence, declare
the Milan Decree not repealed, because
there is no proof Can there DC any thing
more Jesuiticai Or machavelian! With re-
spect TO the Berlin Decree. by which every
snip that had touched at an English por,,
was declared prize, the American minis
Ter offered to give proof at once decisive
OF ITS repeal; Let an American vessel pro-
tec'sd by this government against the or.
uers III council. be dispatched from London
to France, aud if seized, Ike question @ould
De decided, But this offer. was at once re
fused, because it would furnish actual and
unequivocal proof of the repeal The de-
cree is formally repealed by Bonaparte. the
same man that made il; and every Ameri
can vessel which has arrived in France
since, mas been permitted to depart with
Its proceeds. They are now returning to
America. and NEST otthena will be caps ured
under the authority OF tue Orders in Cous
Gil, by our ships of war. As but few can
arrive in The United States, it will, without
doubt, be used as an argument by some OF
Our sagaCious Editors, that the decree is not
There has been attempt to deceiye the
people OF this country with respect to a war
with America. N
IL has been said that in such an event.
the United States Mould diuidc, and The
Northern States would form, an alliance
with this country.-Let no man place any
coufidencc in This; il is perfectly fallaeious.
The most warm and animated opposition
60 the measures of their Government, is
ma lie, PrCfs1 . q 49,
men, who were the firs1 to take up arms q
gainst this country in the American war.
Ms Pickering, whose addresses have been
published in most of the papers, is one of
those individuals who engaged with the
greatest ardous in the rebellion againstthis
country, and vino continued lin the army
until the independence of America was &C S
kpowiedged. Besides, it is not possible 10
suppose such perversi,y in the. human
character. as that they would now encoun-
Ter all the horrors OF civil war, 10 be pla-
ced in the situation of Colonists, when. but
a few years since, they suffered, all that
human nature. can suffer for the boon
of independence. Tie opposition IN that
country, IN consequence of the licersions
ness of the press, is more violent in decla
NATION than in this country but foreign
war would at once unite them as it does
here.-Eoweyer much they disapprove the
measures of Government. they have fore
Sight esongh to see the Consequences Of re
beliion a. we'll as ourselves--Interest would
oo.ige them to rally around their Govern
ment Tor It's support. Though the opposi..
ton does not Consist of fifth part of the
population, yet il possesses most of the pub
hc funds which, in case OF disunion, would
De lost. They have no. hing to hope for III
the event of war more than they now pos.
sesS. they hive every inducement TO sup
port their Government in the syste IN it has
adopted. Their Commerce, in, national
point OF view. IS not zyorih ftrcutng, during
abe existence OF the Orders in C@unci., as
their produce must centre in this island,
and of course, has not produced half OF its
original cost---StafesDian. =,
a.. AugustsaS.
We resume our extracts from the Ger
man papers, brought oy the Anho!t Mail,
which arrived yesterday We lately seated
that some persons in Official Situations in
Prussia had been dismissed, and some of
them sentt priso,.--It appears from the
present papers that great discomfort pre-
walls III the Prussian states, and that the
persons alluded 10 have Incurred the dis
pleasure O cove. nment oy taking an ac-
tive part in demonstrating against some of
its rec mt measures. he Russians, it is
SAID, have evacuated the fortress of Silistria,
which has been taken possession of by the
Turks. e.. -
Advices from off Flushing state, that the
French fleet lately moved out, apparently
with intent to put to sea, but that they have
returned again into the harbour Ii con.
sists OF IL sail of the line. and a large pro
portion OF frigates. Besides these, there
are three ships fof the line at G ,ree, and
I've IN the Iexel-These united would
make formidable feet of 25 sail of the
Line and it is supposed that they will en-
deavour to form junction as soon as the
season obliges our ships 20 leave their sta.
zion an event which is likely soon to take
place. as they have already experienced
great deal of bad weather upon that
Coast.
We have received Dublin papers of the
gath inst. The town of Drogbeda, in the
county OF Louth, the county of the Fosters
and their political influence. held meet
ing on the Esd inst. and unanimousl, adop-
ted resolutions for a total repeal of the pc
nal laws against the Roman Catholics. and
the appointment of a Committee to con
fer and cooperate with the General Com
Inittee.
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A Cauiz mail arrived this morning, with
letters and papers to the 9Th inst. We re
gret to find, from Proclamation publ shed
by General Lacy, that scandalous de-
sertion, " we use his own phrase has taken
place in his army.---The fall of L arraeona
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