The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-24

in fact. inconsistency throw ourselves into the
very situation, we have so much and so Justly
reprobsted. in the case of G Britain---fhdt Of
attempting to eoercc Independent soce,eigns, to
modify and pursue their commerce. at suiH,
and according TO vtescs. II would he worse,
for j, would give to the world an undcniabie e.
violence of a British influence on our national
councils.
1t has been long evident, that G. Britain has
intended to make her king in cornell despotic
over the trade OF neutral friends and even bel
hgerent allies, for the purpose of modifying
the commerce OF the states Of Europe and of
their colonies, so as to subsetve her commercial
interests and her military operations. The Bril-
ush Parliament have openly lent their aid, IN
the form OF actual and implied indemnitles TO
the ministers and advisers of the crown, and o,
statutes confirming The taxation of neutrsls by
Their king. The courts of Admiralty, metro
poiitan and colonial, and the court Of appeals
have become willing auxilisries by receiving
and avowedly obeYng orders, rules and rsgu
istions, manifest,y devisting from The Public
fdw" OF the civilized world. Nav, they have af
c'ed to treat, with the most severely renal de-
stTsctiuc regimen of the law of beiiigSrent mali
ons, The innocent peaceful and the righttu com.
merce OF neu,rais, passing from one port in
amity to annther, upon presumed meaning
OF the crown in the orders in council, when the
true and plain meaning of the words Of those
orders entitled the neural TO release with costs
and dam ges.- For various districts of DENNIS rk
'xnd Germ ny and the free cities OF HAMBURG &
IT men, with a preposterous parade of naval
arrangement, have been affected TO be held in
state ofolocksde ; and the innocent and right
full entry into those places, has been pre,en.
ded to be made ground oil legal condem natis,n.
Va der the teyt OF order expressly direct
ing and csntepi atine their judcidl yeai,,ent &c.
cordiHg &c ne fIw Of nations. These operations
have produced tie afa,ost injustice and ijsry TO
the trade OF our country oy ,te British bcsiige
rent and we trust, that W. have shewn IN tue
nineteen numbers OF the two series, that thev
have likewise actually brought on variety of
crest and similar evils from the opposite bel,i-
gerent EN -I-.
Determined at length, TO effec, by some con
siderable restrictive measures, that belhgerent
power which ever II nigh; prove) which should
continue to WASTE our substance the he n seas
to arrest our mariners, and destroy our
The Congress OF the u :. pass.d cur, rastrr
w OF the LIST OF May, 1910, in sernns of be-tect
if1plrtiaHty. - = = = -
France by the repeal of those parts her
DEGREES, which violated our neutral rights has
entitled herself, under that law, to the same a.
unity and commerce with our country 40 Rus
sra, Sweden, Aus,ris, Portugal and Moroccn
ana to no s'aore.. Great Britain thouea we have
proved heet to nave. begun first, may en,itts her
ser TO the same. but she refuses to repeal h .r
orders in council Our restriction, of mere
course, remains in operation, with respect 20
her, out 1t is soiety for want of that easv n din
unu: repeal Great Britain. with DE- sti,u, ION
OF reason. that has ever shocked the heart and
understanding, forgetting her departures from
'he usage oil war among civilized belliperent.
ana her Known sggressiohs on ths. property
persons and commerce of neutrais, (when met
oy the other beiligerent with substantial retalia
ticns) always effected to treat those rrtaliations
as original sggre ss;ons, and pretended, with an
astonishing countenance. to possess herself. rbe
rfght to retaliation on her enemyi And NOV
when America, preterriHg to try 6rst her pre-
sent cor'merciai remedies, has, ate, nsne,ee,
years 81 w'onrs, held this arden. moHopoist in a
'tste OF ter1iinable exclusion from g portion of
her trade, Or n Britain wonderfully outdo;nr
al her former extravaganza, pyetends to n ,,yb,
TO refaltdte the mild arrangements of the Unfted
STATES We, 1t Is avowed, mus. coDbeI France
and her numerous allies to open their por,s 70
th'Ir British adverssrIe6, or G. b already little
at al, short OF hostility in her Captures. u,oys
han sill III her impressn,ents and ,vanton
ing in the illegality of her ex..utiye oper,,;on.
and judicial proceedings, signi6ea her fnten,;o,
70 retali0fe our measures DEPRIVED. bv -
conduct OF mach OF our rignt'ui commerce II
- sVowed, that we shall oe, under a pretence
OF retaliation, deprived of MORE, # we do not
repeal or independent municipal acts, or con-
lies. an
II IS no part of the design of this examination
to lniame the public mind or to produce in tb.
slightest degree, Inconvenience to the nat;onaI
government But, in this sevy interesting in,er-
Vdf' when our executive councils are doubtless
tracing our affairs through eoery VARIETY of s.,
ture consequences. on the true foundation or
well knowa circumstances, past and present.
and 1T is presumed the government of our m
ponents IS similarly occupied, it is sincereIy Ian.
ped-it IS trusted, with the utmost Difference
mat the best result, to G B. as well as the U. S
rough but candid examination of the suhiaot
which has been respectfully opened in these
four papers.
JURISCOLA.