The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-23
INTERESTING REMARKS.
FROM THE LIVERPOOL COURIER,
MARCH "a

UNITED SrATEs.-The new act of the |
American Legislature has received the IT, |
Sfe OF 4 non Importation, rather than that |
of non-intercourse act by which it APP.
pears to be understood, that American YES
sells will be allowed to export the produce
of the United States to this country, but
not to take back our merchandise. IT This
be the case. this new law IS to be viewed on
ly as another tenporisihg measure. and in
tended by an export trade to soften the as.
perity of the peoples feelings, and to turn
the edge of their resentment.-We cannot,
however consider this palliative but as amo-
Their proof OF the weakness of the alledged
reasons tor resorting to measures OF compul.
sion against Great Britain. The French
DEGREES are repealed-or they are not.-.l
If they be bona .fde repealed. and this coun-
try has refused to follow the example, why
not visit US with the full force of the inter-
dictory edicts? Why does not America
fulfil her own threatenings. But ii, on the
other hand, the DEGREES be not repealed in the
sense Of the American government, when
why indulge hostile feeling of any kind
towards Great Britain What a train of
Inconsistencies follows the steps OF Ameri.
ca! Mr.. Smith coufesses that France has
not substantially made the promised repeal,
vet that simulated repeal is acted upon as
Enough it were full and complete act. and
this country is threatened with revival
of non intercourse provisions. The Con-
gress too. in opposition to all the evidence
before it, assumes the French repeal 10 DC
q bona Ifde act, and therefore Pre-
wives the non-intercourse law, which, to be
consistent, il ought to have done Mo; but
sott, MS 1t down into a non importation -
Nor do we see, that America can indemni.
fly herself for the disgrace or this petty and
winding policy by any substantial advanta.
4 Hes.-Whether it be intended to relieve
the mercantile interest at home, or to soften
Great Britain, the boon is too small to pro-
duce much effect on either.
The present state of the negotiation be-
tween the two countries is--that as we
stated last week, the discussions with M.
Plnkney are wholly broken of; but we
learn from the observations of Mr.. Perce.
val, in the House of Commons. that Mr..
Foster, who is going out as oar minister
plenipotentiary to the u. States, will take
out propositions, which, ministers conceive
are entitled to a favorable reception
The question respecting the Floridas con
tinues to be discussed with closed doors
Thus may be policy. but it is very suspici-
uus policy. This is an affair which need
cot shun the light it there has been no col
fusion. MIR Pickering has let out one secret
Yor which he was censured; but his state
ment has not been questioned, and 1t may be
wise as far as possible to prevent other
sscress from escaping. The fact, we sup
pose is, that the American government
bought of Bonaparte what he had no more
right 10 sell than he has to sell Copenhagen.
He first stole from has ally. and America
bought the booty. knowing 1t to be Stolen or
rather as the cause bears a nearer relation to
sw,ndiing than to open undisguised theft
ne sold what belonged to an ally without
consent OF That ally, and then stipula ed with
America that size should first pay him the
value of the plumber. and then steal it her
self under show OF right. With great
Justice does pular American writer OBJ
serve, 4" the nsgociation at Paris for the
Floridas was, throughout, series of humili-
alton for the u. States" but he did not
then know the full extent OF the Intrigue
We shall all know more of this curious sub
feet by and by. Enough, however is alrea
DIV discovered to show how deeply learned
the American government is in the Bona
pa,tean policy. We venture to predict
that it will not be long before full and sa
tisfactory reason can be given for the hi
therto puzziing Gaiiic bias OF tine govern.
ment and the democratic party for the re.
pulsive manner in which the patriotic strue
Kle in Spain has been treated in America.
and the ioy discovered on account of the
successes Of the invader of that Country
why the Floridas has at the present juncture
been claimed, and a non-importation law
passed against G. Britain, whilsI The French
DEGREES yet remain UNREPEALED.
We wish the discovery may be rather
made by the remaining 'isdom and patri
otsm of America so to be timely correc
ted, than be suffered TO dsvelope itself in
schemes and future acts equally fatal to her
character, her morality, her domestic liberty.
and her external independence.
By letter from Washing, on, it appears
20 be an opinion of some prevalence that
che occupation of the Floridas would involve
the u. States in a war with Great Britain.
as Mr. Morier is stated to have declared
that England would take part with Spain in
resisting the aggression We do not attach
90 much Importance to this infraction of
the laws of honor and morality as to sop
Dose it as likely to lead to this consequence.
THE quarrel belongs to Spain and though
we may demonstrate on the behalf of our
ally, il Is not at all probable thai We shall
do more than register our disapproba,ion
Of the conduct Of the aggressive govern
men. .
~ NoTE.-The writer is ignorant---zue
did not pledge ourselves TO a Non-lnter.
coui sc, but Non importation Act----and
we have " fulfilled our threatenings."--Enq.
BosToN, April 9.
The American vessels in France, kept by the
efeos of the Berlin & Milan DEGREES were. b,
tbe Iass promise of BoDaparte TO have been res-