Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-12
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: I Observation-Disclosures Inc ..-g
unsayo1r@b'c state Of the eI-hnge wit, fo-esv,
| coJntrie1-lt7sng cbscEsci the ayir,y ~ith zhili
the public catching at straw, interpreted an zeei.
dental remark m late speech Of the II zitt Horoar-
| bic GentlcInsD opposite into an expectation of sn
| approaching zcronodatioa With RosssA, AMI Of con
5eIlen. vent for British rnsnuas tares and trfuse
az that eouniry-SnOging that the expe.i.ent re,o--
tel to ofissnny exehequer bills, loan, Tor there
si oil commerce had fsile1, of those bills hay
ing reached their desired objects, TIE Operative ma
nu'aeturcrs, be colli coaeciye il possibis that
The hoase cold be blind TO the disaeIlties o. the
situation in which the country ~as p.aeef The re-
port o. the committee, although t deprecated any
pcenbi2rS all lin viiet 6ep=eeation be completely
e0nciIrrsd( iny Acknowledged the extreme distrcss
OF the petitioneEs. Persuaded he was TIA. ali
THIS distres3 the effect of the rtfou. COMMERCE.
al policy which hal beea pursued by Masters il
woiil have been impossible for him, had IL been in
| his power 70 attend Monday next, not tp enter
iarg-y INTO the consideration Of The subject II
hissiDe Tor the house To conceal from itself ;hs-
Ia. vas rowing disposition ia the eo1ptry-a
disposition which he confessed his regret titt aHy
stiiinistrsf'oa zbould be eEFo5oi 20 % raake
that eornpsisory government which Ought only
tn be Optional. Still, however, knoSing that AZ
the markets for English commodities we're eiosef
against then having Observed the Enai adjudication
Of the ease of the Fox, by which adjudication The
soabbars vas tiirOwn away by this country with re-
ference to Americas remsrking the InanI.r ia which
the commercial relations between Great Britan aud
America had been treated by Minister'S having in
his hand tle documents Ministers he'd refused "a.
produce, and which had since been published in
nerlca. comprising the diplomatic correspondence
between the two countries and seeing Ia that cor
rcspondence the most gross and wanton neglect of
the true interests of England, he declared Il to be
his intention before he sat down, TO more for the.
production OF al the papers he was convinced it
| would appear to the house that America a country
deserving the highest consideration and respect hsd
been treated by Great Britain as en- humble
dependant iIberal protector, than as an ealal
STATE. Indeed, the whole of political relations
with America had been carried on as if the
| ultimate expectation. How far the probability OF
such an event increasing, the entntelEgence
from America might enable the house 70 nudge; al
though he allowed it to be possible that the occur
renee to which he alluded might have originated ia
| accident. The wesvers, complaining Of deep dis
trcss, proposed desperate remedies. 4 committee
OF that house declared it their opinions an opinion
| IN which he conceded, that nothing could be done
| Tor them. But let the house recoleet some prior
/ circumstance.
Let them recolect, that but few days before the
presentations OF these petitions from so numerous
a class OF the community, complaining OF such unex-
ampled calamity the Chancellor OF the Excheauer a.
unused the House BIZ extOlhng the financial stste uf
the country; bycSpatiating the increase of the
Customs and excise and as if in sport, BY attempt
ing 10 impose tax ON that very material which
was the foundation o. the manufactures in which the
| Petitioners were engaged! Il was true that tho
Right Hon. Gentleman subsequently abandoned his
intention; but even this he did in boastful manner
! asserting that the revenue of the country was 50
hourIsliing to allow him to wave the imposition
Of the proposed duty. What did the House suppose
te distressed manufacturers mustthnk OF this emp
y vsunt Z Would It be easy to persuade them that
general prosperity and such individual suffering could
be CO. existent! He hoped the House would do him
the honour 20 listen extracts from The correspou
denee forwhich he about to move IN order tHat
they might see the necessity of having the whole on
The table not with view to found any proceeding
upon the documents this Sessions not with the eX-
peetaton OF ro1sing the apathy of Parliament on
the subjects but from the conviction that America
would soon force II on tue attention of this country,
and the wish that he, and those who thought with
nm, might not be found so negecttul of their duty
as to have omitted attempt to lay the table
the House such papers might enable the nation to
understand the subject, and might prepare Parlia-
ment tc come to some decision upon in the next
; Session 1t would appear in the correspondence,
that on January Q, 1910, Mr.. Pinkney wrote let.
ter to Lori Wellesley the subject Of the recall of
Mr. Jaekson. To this letter no answer return
cd until March II. On this tardness the American
Minister observed, "Aithe' was aware that an
answer would not be hastily given, certainly did
not expect such adelay." Unquestionably it was a
delay which ought to be accounted for. On Februa>
~ Is, Mr.. Pmkney wrote letter to Lord Wellesley
the subject of the blockade which letter was not
answered until March e. On April so, MIR. Piusney
wrote letter the subject of the Berlin and MI
: Ian decrees, to which he received no answer. On
Nay 10 he wrote letter complaining OF the eOun-
tcnaGce given TO the forging of American papers, to
which he received no answer. On June %, Mr..
| lInkney wrote letter TO Lord Welieslcy, refer
ring 20 las letter G. April so, and requesting reply
4
received no answer. On July Z, he wrote letter
complaining of the delay in the nomination of a Bril-
tish minister TO America. To this letter verbal
sirrance of an immediate appointment was the only
return. On August the 18th, lac wrote another let.
ter referring his former letters of April so & June
%, respecting the Berlin and Milan decrees-
To this third application on this subject,
Mr.. Pinkney received an answer. On Au-
0 gust DIST, he addressed Lord Wellesley a
: gain on tie subject of Blockade, but receiv-
ed no answer. On August 25, Mr. Pinkney
: announced to Lord Wellesley the revocation
. ofthe Berlin and Milan DEGREES, and demand
4 ed the abolition of the orders in council.
4 This letter was not answered until the 31st.
On September the 18th, Mr.. Pinkney wrote
to Lord Wellesley on the three several SUBJ
jects of the mission of Sir James Saumare2 to
, blockade Elsineur, the condemnation of an
American vessel, and the impressment of
some American sailors. This letter was not
, answered until September 90, and then only
as it regarded the blockade of Elsineur; the
, the matter Of the American vessel was re-
ferred to Sir VIM. Scott, by whom It was
subsequently restored and no mention what
ever was made of the impressed scamen, al
though they we're afterwards released by ar
order from the Admiralty. This last cir
cumStance was most gross neglect A
Minister from a Foreign State made a re
. | presentation to government of the justice OF
which, their ultimate conduct was an ack-
y nOvlcdgment and yet they did not conde-
4 scend to notice the representation itself
= How would such conduct be characterised IN
G private Efc' would it not be termed NEST in
sulting and degrading 10 the party towards
Z | whom it was manifested! On September -
4 | Mr.. Pinkncy again addressed Lord Welles-
c Icy on the subject Of the blockade, referring