The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-17

from perusal Of the following authentic
statement. 1t might be expected by the
nnlearned and the ignorant, that men en-
trusted with state affairs would make up
their minds OH matters of such importance,
and communicate their Intentions to persons
vitality interested 10 their decisions, and the
victims OF their policy, whether good or
bad but such expectations are altogether
unre asonable I:
sfh august. Is1o-The Berlin and Mi
Ian Dccrees were declared to be revoked,
TO cease to be in 'orce; on the first of Mo-
yember.
25th .dugusf-This information was off
cially communicated to Lord Wellesley by
Mr. 'Pinkney.
3lSf .August-Lord Wellesley acknow-
lodged the receipt ofthis information.
18Th October-The British merchants,
anxi ous to know what were the intentions
of Government respecting the Orders in
Council applied to the Board o; Trade
for Information. They saw Mr.. Rose dc.
Bathurst being at Brighton y he protested
entire ignorance of the revocation of the
French DEGREES. and could give no inior-
NATION whatever as TO the intentions OF go
vernment on the subject; but recommended
the deputasion to call ON Mr.. Perceval.
which they did !; but he was also in the
"A county, anu no interview WIN MIN could
then be obtained. y.
efh ..Nopem6er-The merchants present.
ed memorial to the Boa ID OF Trade.
18Th yNoOcm6er--L ri Bathurst appointe ed
the deputation To meet him at Mr.. Roses
house, when hetod them he 1iust nol Be
con idered as saying any thing as a Ca5i-
net Minister, but merely making enqu;-
ry. and holding general conversation IN the
subject of the memorial; that he doubted
the real revocation Of the French DEGREES,
and wanted practical proof of it. Ii was
replied, that While our Orders in Council
were in force, no such proof could be ex-
pected, as we captured all vessels bound
for France but. one of the deputation offcr
ed to afford thai practical proof, by send :
ing a valuable ship and cargo, then at the
Mcther-B-nk, waiting for orders, if his
L.ordshp would give an Admiralty protec
tion for her against nur cruizers: this was
refused, and his LorC,ship concluded by say
ing. that he WAS not authorised to give any
answer, bot referred the Depu,ation to Id.
Wellesley.
15fh and 18Th Uncomfortable merchants
sent letter. and copy of their memorial,
to Lord Wellesley, who appointed Nov. 10,
for an interview with the Deputation when
they attended at the Secretary of States
Office and held 4 long general conversation
with his Lordship. bur without obtaining
any satisfactory information. The same
suspicious that Lord Bathurst had expires
sed were repeated, aud the practical proof
required. The offer Of sending the Ameri-
can ship and cargo to obtain the proof, was
again made, on the same condition, which
was again refused but his Lordship gave
the Deputation reason to expect, that he
might send Tor them again IN a fcau days,
and give them SOME satisfactory intormati-
on.
22d Decem6er.-They patiently waited
ill the 22d Dec. when 'hey renewed ,heir
application by letter; but nor receiving
ny answer, they attended on the 29sh of De-
cember, at the office, and had an interview
and some conversation with Mr.. Hamilton,
who told them, thai he believed Lord Wei
lesley had no satisfactory information TO i'm
part Gu the subject of the Orders in Coun-
Gil
: 1871 Tan IS11--Another application was
made TO Mr.. Hamilton, bur withou: any
success and as the rhertha then under.
stood that the American Minister had been
equally unsuccessful, and was closing his
mission, they declined making any further
application.
The Swedish Chancellor, Orenshern.
addressed his son in these words" See.
my son, with how little wisdom the affairs
of the world are governedP' That has been
true Of all days 1t was reserved for our
days for Ministers to discard all semblance
OF respect in their Intercourse with great
and independent nations not in hostility.
and great commercial bodies sinking under
the fees of the commercial policy those
Ministers have adopted.