The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-19
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We call the attention of our readers, most
to the Speech of the Prince
Regent: It has been the practice to con-
slider the Kings Speech as the production
OF his Ministers, and the custom is a good
one, because it leaves that liberty of discus.
sion which is the ife's-6iood of our liber-
ties. without offering personal offence to the
Sovereign. But. if it be prudent to treat the
Kings Speech as that Of the Minister; it is
still more SO. to attribute the Speech of yes
terday, solely to Mr.. Perceval & his worthy
Colleagues. tits KNOWN, that the Prince
has political opinions of nature infinitely
above the reach and understanding of such
men as Mr. Perceval and MY LoRD of Ii
verpool. 1t is KNOWN, that his Highuess
had love for the Constitution. which those
men cannot comprehend, much less feel.
1t IS known, that hisgenerous heart bleeds
tor ireland, from motives of regard and
respect tor the BETTER part of that Crown
he, in time, will himself wear. To HIM,
therefore, it would be impossible to attribute
the Speech Of yesterday. if nothing more
were known than the character of the illus
trious Parsonage. to whom it is given by a
fiction of law. But more Is known 1t is
KNOWN, that his Highness has taken the
Regents seat, under sense of duty to his
King and father, and under an impression
OF love and reverence, that has NOT per-
mitted him TO act for himself, or for the ma.
ton. This Is known; and being known, is
iamented by all good men. There is no
man but respects the Prince for the motives
OF his conduct; but while all respect his
motives, thousands DO lament the course
he has been impelled into. But it being
known, that no deed of this Regency, is to
De taken as the act of his: Highness, we
LOOK m more especial manner on THE
speech, as being the Speech of Minister'S,
IS 1t! Iherei is one passage in il, which,
no doubt, accords with the Princes feel
ings, and is worthy of his amiable charac-
ter: is the first passage. lamentHg the
indisposition of his father. As to all the
rest' it is unworthy the character of the
rrlnce, and we wish they had refused to
give 1t even the sanction of his mere name.
His highness is made to say. that he will
exert his utmost undeavors to direct the
powers with which he is invested, to the
advancement of the prosperity, welfare and
security OF his Majesty's dominions -
why he we'll knows, chat with those men
in effice. no one thing can be done towards
those great objects: His Highness is made
to APPLAUD My Lord Wellington but he
knows, that General does not merit AMY
part OF the PANEGYRiCK. He is made to
speak with HOPE Of negotiations with A
merlca; when, alas he knows that with
SUCH MEN America cannot be conciliated
he rs made to rejnice in the revenue of last
year being GREATER than ever was
known IN any preceding year," when he
KNOWS that Its magnitude is the curse of the
country-that it is torn from millions, who
nave NOT food for their children's lips -
HIS H'ghness is made to say. that this re-
z n hty
on" when he knows Mr.. Perceval did
raise NEW taxes lasr Budget. in the shape
OF INCREASED old ones-But we have no
room 10 proceed further except now to
notice IN OMISSION ofthe Speech. 1t does
not DEIGN even t. MENTION Ireland. ex
cePuns to say the revenues If that unhappy
country have fallen off, under it's difficult.
ties !-Edifor Of the Statesman.
LONDON, Feb. 90.
Yesterday deputaton of merchants in.
terested ID the Northern commerce waited
on the Board of Trade, according To ap-
pointment, to learn the determination of their
Lordships on three important subjects:
lst Whether the Baltic licenses, all of
which expired on the ninth of December
last. were to be prolonged in favor of those
ships, which, from the severity of the sea
son, and the particular vicissitudes of the
times, nad not been enabled to return within
the limit assigned?
2dly. Whether, should the Licenses to the
Baltic not be ex ended, those to the coast
OF Norway would be enlarged, SO as TO ena.
bic about two hundred vessels in the ports
OF that Kingdom, to return home unmolest-
ed.
3diy. Whether the temporary embargo,
which had been imposed on ships from
Friesland, and other dependencies of the
French empire, in the North Seas, would be
removed in the manner the restrictions on
the departure OF the vessels belonging 10 the
Hanseatic towns, had been withdrawn?
With regard to the LIST, more time was
required TO form the decision of the Board.
and no day was fixed on which the deter
mlnation OF their lordships would be given.
With respect to the I'd. il was admitted that
Norway did not fall within the general rule
applied to the Baltic, and that il rather de
volved under that which was established
with reference to Archangel, where the Ii
censes had been already extended AS to
the third, the Chairman said, hat the tenn.
porary embargo which had been imposed.
a0ouid be Immediately withdrawn, and he
assigned the reason connected with the di-
plomatic arrangements which had led to
that measure.
II rs reported, on the authority of letters
by a vessel that sailed from Heigoland.
since the packet left it, on the fourteenth IN
slant. that Russia has formally declared
WAR against France.