The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-05
September 10.

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The Vessel that Conveyed the French pa.
pers, received last night, to England, Also
brought French icence in the new form,
resembling those obtained OH Saturday, o.
hitting the clause requiring the export of
French commodities to a value equal to the
cargo imported, * allowing besiGcs the So
troouction Of so tons OF co!icc into the French
dominicns, on payment of the duties inipos Cd
by the tariff ot the 5th August, 1910. The
latter indulgence is not allowed in any pre-
ccding licences resolved. -
lbe French licences which arrived on
Monsay are two in number ol.c OF them al
loving the importation OF 80 tons, and the o.
ther OF 40 tens of coffee, but in them is in
serted a clause which provides particularly
that The coffee SO imported into France shall
be the prccucc of Guadalupe or Marsi-
nique. This grant is a srcciai Indulgence to
particular individuals, and there is no ica-
son fer surprising from this circumstance,
that the importation of colonial produce into
the territories of Bonaparte, even from these
islands, will be ut all general. The arrival
OF these licences has had no effect upon the
market, and could MAKE no sensible impress
sion, unless it should be from those conces-
sions presumed, that ether licences of the,
same description would be extensively gran
ted
All country Bankers have received per-
mission to issue silver tokens fo, small
change.-Ihc Devonshirc lark have en-
ployed an artist in town to stamp near FIVE
Thousand pounds wortli CT tokens for shill;nry;
and sixpences
A large quantity of gold coin, TO the :
mount OF 7oG0 guireas, in guineas, half quiz
meas, and seven shilling pieces, was on Sa-
turday brought TO the Mansion house, hav-
ing been seized on Friday night, at the Post
49, L. e IL
coach.
A gentleman who has just left the coast of
Kent, states, that by the boats on that Goa st
great quantity ofgold coin has been e>,por-
ted from thence to the opposite shore, for
which every 1901. sterling has been repaid
by good bills of exchange on London for the
sum of 140l.
The statement of our private corrcspon
dent, ON Saturday, concerning the rctaliato-
ny measures, said to be in the contempla-
ton OF our government with regard to Amer
lea, is reported in the ministerial prints re-
ceived to day; and has acquired some i'm
portant additions. 1t is now said that an
order in council was signed at the cabinet
meeting on Friday, prohibiting American
vessels from entering British ports, except
such as are laden with flour and wheat
and providing that they shall carry back
cargOes consisting of the produce of this
country or its colonies. This account was
SO confidently announced in morning paper
that considerable impression was made
on the public mind, and stocks experienced
declension. The impolicy of such a mea-
sure is obvious and glaring and on reading
the London prints, one is inclined to doubt,
that the economists ever lived, or that DR..
Smith ever wrote 1t surely has been pro
we'd that every kind of commercial restric-
tion is injurious to national prosperity and
it is quite clear that if, on account of the
folly OF neighboring nations, we cannot en-
JOY free trade, we can never find it cur
interest, In any view of the case, to load
1t with more effectual fctters-We
aPprehend too, that the proposed measure
would not be very honorable to us. The
Kind OF hostility which it threatens against
America is unworthy of a great nation
and would be the more disgraceful inasmuch
as it would be paltry imitation of the pol
ltcs OF an inferior state. If the Americans.
In their preposterous prediction for Bona
parte, behave in such amanmer as to force
us to adopt retaliatory measures, let us act
the part OF brave people, and despising
the counting house mode of revenge, 70
forth directly to battle.
Sept. H.
Recent circumstances have excited a deep
interest in the affairs of Sicilv.--Bv the an
nexed letter it will be seen, that our Minis
ter, Lord WIN. Bentinck, arrived at most
moment.
q On board he Cumberland, of Palermo,
Jilly 90.
The day after we parted, an oroer was
given by her Sicilian Majesty, directing all
the English travellers to quit Palermo with
out delay III consequence, as she said. OF
their having intcrferod too much, and taken |
liberties too much respecting the government
of the country.
The same day the Princess Villa Fran
ca. Bastcl Nuovo, D'Archy, Bcilmonte, and |
another were seized by her Guards, & sent
on board Sicilian man of war lying in the |
bay. They are banished to Pantillari, and |
to two other islands, for having, as her pro-
says, conspired against their So
vereign, in protesting against her tax of one
per cent. and applying for the assistance of |
G.. B. to withstand the lawful authority of |
his Majesty, Ferdinand.
" BY some means the Queen got possessi- |
on of petition TO Our government, signed, it |
is said, by no less than 50 Sicilian Barons /; !
the object of which was, to ASCERTAIN if they |
would be supported in the attempt to form |
new government
The old-----iias been quite outrageous |
she swcars she will be independent of the |
English /; that she will accept of no further
pecuniary cid from them and she declar- |
ed that she would oppose the landing Of the
Lord w. Bentinch. She has, how
ever. cooled uDon This last resolution as |