The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
bic Of the Old Man & the Bundle Of Sticks, it

Bile or the Old Man & the Bundle OF Sticks, it
would be, / think. extremely apropos.--
Within these three days most vexatious
affair happened to government. In Janua-
ry last, sloop of war arrived from Cadiz
with proposals of accom- modatiDg matters
from the regency the bearer ofthe Dispatch
es being native of this place, the heads
of government offered him, if he would
change sides, to make him Colonel in
their army, with all the appointments be-
onging to that rank; by this offer he was
tempted to desert his trust and suffered the
sloop of war to sail without him. When
she was gone, the government. instead OF
coionel's, offered him a captains commits
sion, which he (who was one of the oldest
captains in the Spanish army rejected with
disdain, and demanded his passport. They
soothed him by assuring him they would
give him good post under government.
and finally made him secretary of the war
department. But Mr.. Montenegro never
forgot their first breach ofpromise and ob
serving that from the great number of pa
pers presented to the secretary of state for
his signature, he put his name to them &c
nerally without examining their purport
Mr.. NJ. conceived and carried into eXecu-
tion very pretty prank. He drew out an
order TO the commandant at Laguira, that i'm
mediately on Mr. Montegro's arrival there,
who was charged with secret dispatches If
the utmost Importance, he the comman
DAINTY should instantly order the sloop of
war then at,anchor there, to get under weigh
without moments loss OF time, and repair
wherever Mr. NJ. should direct. This the
secretary signed as usual, and the honora.
! BILE secretary of war has taken himself off,
no one knows where with all the papers &
documents of consequence that were to be
| found in his departments"
Z" Jaiy 5M The congress yesterday
came to the resolution of declaring com
plete indehendence-renouncing Ferdi-
nand 7th, and every other tie to Old Spain
1t was said it would be declared o day
but this 1 do not believe.-One thing is
certain-it is completely flying in the lace
of the British government, who GfI do not
completely mistake Lord Liverpool's
neaning) promised neutrality and friend
snip, whether they acknowledged the regen-
ey or not, but only so long as they remain
ed Subjects of our ally Ferdinand.--What
will follow know not. believe it is tear
OF the consequences that makes the most
prudent wish to defer the proclamation
II is cumored about (but do not answer for
the trnth) that the royal colonists have eff
fected q landing in considerable force al
point Hcacos, little to the leeward oil
Puerto Cabello." Fps This instan,
independence is proclaimed
AN EMBARGO, il is minated in Nor
thern print. { yzHrora) will probably be
laid by proclamation on all the vessels in the
ports aud harbors of the U. S. in conse
quence OF the present critical state of our
affairs with G. 4. Truly. when we look at
the almost certain capture Of every vessel
sailing from our ports for any other than a
| fish fh hot IS
in the ports of C. B. sharing the same fate,
we are led to believe that an imn ediate
Embargo would be the best possible step
for tue President to take at this moment--
There is bur one obstacle IN the way The
President has NOT the fi0EVer to adopt such
q measure II rests exclusively with the
Congress MAI. haf.