The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-05-14

Tie pricatser detained ns about half an
hour, when we were permitted to proceed;
not wiChout being informed howe yer, that
we were good prize, bui not worth send.
ing m. They took nolhing rom US except
two boxes OF fruit. Inc privateer was
an hermophr~ lite rugged vessel. and sailed
uncommunly fast She had just boarded
AN American brig, which was IN sight to
windward, aud from the length OF time
they were on board of her, it was probable
She was made prize of. The privateers
men said she was from Philadelphia, bound
to Cadiz. with -four.
WASHINGToN, May9.
There W re two Slight mistakes in the
accoun' of West Florida. which appeared
an the National .Intellgencer of January 5.
he eastern boundary was stated to be the
Appalachicpla :---but it is said that the go
vernon of West Florida has been accuston,-
ed 20 exercise Jurisdiction as far as the St.
Marks, which is generally about so miles
East OF the Appalach,co,a and it is be.
tween these two rivers that considerable
purchase of ,ands (amounting TO about one
million of acres) was some time since made
of the Greek Indians by Mess.s. John
mentioned that the Whole of that part OF
West Florida which lies to the east of Pearl
river had been denominated the district OF
New Feiciana. 1t seems. however, on bet
ter Information, that New Feliciana is a
name which was appropriated to only a
small part OF that district.---Rat In
! It's remarkable that fall of 90 to 40 per
cent IN the price of British manufactures
took place, about the time that the British
merchants and the Americans in England
stopt their shipments of English goods to
this country. This fall increased after
wards.
HE government of England were obli-
ged to lend six millions sterling, equal to
u millions OF dollars to their merchants,
adding that vast sum 20 their deprecated
paper money, which had increased immense
~ IN the month o. July, 1910. by the evil
dence OF heir duty office. Depreciation
viii! add so per cent to their current expen- :
ces before new year.
IT congress were to pass law to let Eng
land again into our trade, at their first meet
ing. no goods COULD arrive here before Nav
1872 The repeal of the Orders in council
Is the wise, the honest and the easy cure
for our Injured commerce Il rests as a.
solemn duty upon England.
The disuresses and angry language in the
british prints prove, that the measures of
TINS country are serious and efficient in their
judgem nt-Den1 Press
England has made orders in council Lee
SislaftnS tor us since 1898, and induced all
the great powers OF Europe into treaties
with her TO detriUe US of the benefits of
trade 70ifh her enemy; impressed our citi
Gems a6chShed her admiralty Court, by
subJecting 1t to the tax of their executive in
structions which convertsi il into an ere
eutrue offcej and refuses to return to ami.y.
Justice. and reason. We peaceably shut
our her vessels and goods and now she
menaces US with some new dark injuries -
III she mad left her contract through ME-.
Ers Inc, inviolate. or repealed her orders
In council or never made them. she would
not have sustained this exclusion.
France has hfeIged herself, that she has
rescInded her deCrees If it appears that she
has not, then we have only to exclude her
and she and Egland will be on footing
This will probably be the issue, on refusal
by Franee, when she has seen our law of
March Cd. 1911
1t France is as regardless of the duke of
Cadore's pledge, as England was of MIR.
Erskine's. they will be alike /a,thless. -
Eng and had no apology, but that her mi
MISTER with full powers, had no powers 49,
What worse can France say.
1t will be an immense benefit to the in
ternal industry of this Country, if foreign
manufactures shall be excluded for one or
two years by British and French impede
meDts.
The report of the Secretary
OF the Treasury makes
our manufactures per an
num- S 121, 900 900
Add for eleven articles he
has not valued. 80 600 Ooo
The marshall of the United States for
pennsylvania returns the manufactures of
pennsylvania, as S 81 Oo0, 600 This con-
hrms the Secretary's report for PennsyI-
wanna mas between one seventeenth and one
eighteenth oi the population of the Union,
once England says we snail not have a
eock boat on the ocean without her consent.
let US be active TO take from her the profits
OF making goods for us. Soft France minds
not her highfed }aith, let us shut out her
wines, orandies, fruits and manufactures
and her ships. But as she sets up claim 70
see our law to exclude England for her non
repeal OF her orders i'll council, let us first
know what will be the conduct of France.
when she sees our act of March 1811.
The Essex will probably bring accounts We
ry soon, OF the receipt of that law in Eng
land and France 10.