The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-08-13


had 'iogh. her Justice ; and tue coming OF
Foster was. with a crcduiity which has me-
yer diminishe,iby disappointmento or by rea-
son. Considered by thousands as the final
measure which was 10 heal all former
wounds, and pur "A stop To future injuries
Others, aud we were among 5h,s class,
believed, tAat rs he conld not have been the
person selected, il any ,ninS like suos,anti,
al justice was to be done. MS mission WAS to
De only business of amusement * frocrds-
tinahon; that he was To make so Gis,,nc,
promises, bat 10 carry on discussion Of
contingent propositions. and to give aid to
Messrs. Pickering, & Co IN their underta-
kings.
1t appears that we had mistaken the
character OF the mission, and that the MI
nister's valet would have executed the SER
vice upon which Mr.. Foster was sent. with
rs much skill and as much good manners as
tho diplomatlrt himself.
Mr.. Foster has fallen nothing short OF
the insoiencc o, one Of his predecessors, in
The style and port winch he has assumed,
and he has exceeded him in personal ,nde
corum and even personal rudSnrss.
MIR Foster, besides pre- sen,ing some acr-
tnonious representations on the subject OF
the rencontre with the Little beie, 4iso UNI
dertoak to demand categoricaily. that tine
United States sh9u,d repeat without delay
the non-impor,at,on law and that they
should also demand OF France the repeal of
her DEGREES as they applied u England.
On the subject e he Little Belt, our go.
veinment displayed AN aiacrty 20 give the
mos, satisfactory explanations. and II is pre-
sumed did so; but. ON the subject OF the
nen-in,horfation Jaw. u WIS replied thas
acts VI legislation belonged ia the congress of
the U D. which would meet IN November,
and it woull. be with tina, body To act in
theirproyince as wisdom and justice should
direct
But that on the question as i, related to
France or any ether nation, the u. 5. would
not interfere out in concerns of the ". S.a
lone. Z, That the Y ). had gwen IA G. isri
tain in common with France, a tar and be
raj opportunity to obtain not only an nnin-
tcrrupted commercial Intercourse with the
v. ). but IT she mad accepted the terms, an
exclusion OF France in her favor; thAt G b..
had not chosen to pursue that pavir. consis-
tent boih with justice and her CON erciai
interests, by leaving the flag OF tue u. ).
with free possession of the neutral rights of
| an independent nation. That France had
embraced the proposition, and tha; 1T had
now become an engagement tor which the
national faith otthe u. was pledge d. so
| long as G b. chose persist in her agrees
slons on neutral commerce that as it rela-
ted to France. she had complied with the
engagement, and the u. D. flag was, as to
her. uurestralued and uninterrup.ed on the
high seas and the ". s. had no right to
interfere IN any matters OF dispute between
the two beliigererts i'll which she was no,
concerned. and could not and would not
make any representation on the subject
| This rs the substance of the informant ion
we have obtained, and it is the substance
only that we take spcn US TO give the phra.
seology is our owr.
| The conduct and Uienaces, held forth by
MIR. Foster on this occasion, we cannot give
in expressions sufficiently forc,bIe or cha
racteristic ; but 20 M Monroe personally
he is represented as having demanded, a:
we, have above stated, but upon The mild
auu lCHPereu ann A. a.,
assumed tone OF arrogance I'D insult
aud declared haf.fth nou-imforrction lau
7paS nof immediately sH ASIDE, a force be.
yond any hing Hr. M'nroc might crhec.
7vonfd ahfiear on our coasts, and, nor onf,
onnthitafe our Foreign bur our coaSfine
trade. tcl>iJ
| 1t is stated that Mr. Monroe treated these
menaces with dignity and temper. and enid
the young gentleman with the eauanimity
OF sage, for the rudesess of his manner s,
expressions. its
This unexpected occurrence. DELAYED
| the departure of Mr.. Monroe for yirgin;a
for three days and Mr. Barlow was also de.
layed tor a Ike period
Such is the state of affairs with C. a
Ahe president. before his departure. is said
to have given directions to have every YES.
sci belonging to the u. S. pu, in site Of
complete equipment; and that all military
works on the sea board be completed with
| out delay aurora
We take the liberty of telling the Der
son "styiing himself sir William Scott >"
that he has uttered deliberate false
! hood.
| He knows perfectly we'll, that the United
States did not stipulate for the removal of
the British Orders or French DEGREES. or
any other conditions, than to carry into ef
fect the non imhorfation against the nation
/ refusing I" repeal or modify He knows
! tina Frnc, declared her DEGREES to be re
! peaied on The conditions shecifcd in orr
/ iaw Of me first Of My He knows that
the United Siates have fulfilled their COM
pact with France BY having now in opera
ton the non-importat!on law against Great
Britnin. He knows that the emperor of
France has publicly expressed his satisfac-
ion wish what has been done by America,
and rs proof Cf it the American vessels
and cdrgo-s have been restored. He knows
TOO, that the non importation measure is
'bc most severe warfare we can wage a
galDst Great Britain, and the most advan
tageous to ourselves Hls masters know
these Things 90, and hey have determined