The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-19
The last DESPATCH Of our Deputies in


cree OF the council of regency declaring us
rebels, and imposing rigorous blockade on
our coasts and harbors, forbdding the other
provinces of America to hold any kind of
communication with US
We already imagined our negotiation ter>
minated, and only waited that Marquis Wei
lesley, faithful to his profession, would deli !
yer the answer of the British government
t. our dispatches. and inform at whas time
the vessel OF war that was to carry us home
would be ready AS this information was
delayed longer than we expected and inform
ed you, we thought it proper to solicit it,
Nhich we did Ey note addressed to the
Marquis; but before we obtained his answer,
we saw published in the t,azttte, the De-
cree of Blockade and as his excellency
had assured us that England would inter
pose her best services 10 prevent a rupture
between Spain and America, we bought
we ought not to omit any step which could
promote the tranquility and prosperity of
these establishments and consequently we
asked of the minister conference to obtain
The julhIment of the promises which he had
made us in the name of his Britannia Ma
iesy.
Until this moment he has not answered
the previous note nor the present one the
probable cause of this delay is the e,nba,rass-
Tnent aid perpexity into which this unex-
pected and in'poIitic measure OF the govern
1nent OF Cadiz. has thrown the British M.
nistry.
1t appears that they have chosen a junta
ct ministers and that they have inform cd the
king of their deliberations, which will UNI
doubtcdiy influence the conduct of Great
Britain in these circumstances However
we Aope that before we have done we will
have something OF Importance to communi
cate to you, and accordingly as we have al
ready informed you, hatter ourselves that it
will be favorable.
IL is not easy to express TO you, gen lemen,
the indignation and asronshment which the
decree of the regency has produced IN this
country. Surely no hing so barbarous and
illegal was ever produced from the heads of
Its barbarous authors. They identify their
usurped authority with the rights of the
crown, confoundug measure of security
win 40 act of rebellion in the phrenzy of
their impotent rage they break asunder
those very ties they propose to unite. Invain
have these inhabitants repeated their pro-
testations of fidelity to ferdinand the 9TH,
o. conformity with their European Brethren,
and OF adhesion TO the common cause All
this would be nothing it we did not PROSTATE
Ourselves before that fantastic Majesty, sa
eyificing our security and rights
But this new outrage, confirming The rsso-
lntiens and exalting the patriotism of the
Carracans, viii produce, as is natural and
as all expect. consequences more favorable
than destructive to our cause. 1t is ONLY me-
cessary to hold firm and decided tone i'm
our affairs, and have (. sufficient caimness to
despise the little evils that al imbecile and
expiring government can do US. l. is To be
hoped that the commercial relations of this
province with England will not be interrupt-
ed, and yet there are many persons of good
understanding who see, in this Illuminating
decree, a principle of ClisCorl among the al
IL
tual than what ii can be, the momcntary
stagnation of our trade would appear NOTHING
compared with the incalculable good which
would be derived from this new order of
Ahings, and the honor that constancy will
give us; ~.ooye al; Il is necessary that we
should observe that the least deviation would
do Us an infinite injury, and that the first ap-
pearance OF it would Tetrograde greatly our
relations with Great-Britain. This has as
sured us that whatever turn our Clissentjons
with the regency may take, England will
never consider us as enc mics Nav she has
offered us to mediate. which according to the
Council of regency is almost equivalent to the
orders they send to their admirals and 30
yernors.
Be assured as we are, that notwithstand,
ing the GOODNESS and reserve which appears
IN their answers to our propositions and in
the mcU randum that we now forward Won
there is in this government strong and favor
able dispositions towards US; dispositions
which square too we'll with the actual state
of affairs and the interest of England, to be
disputed or even doubted. It's not necessa
ny to have much perspicuity to discover it
in the papers we have cited, ugh they
were prepared to be communicated to the
Spaniards and we hope besides that they
every day increase aud unfold themselves.
as Spain approaches her dissolution.
BY the enclosed newspapers, you will see
what rs the state Of affairs in Spain and Por
tug l. and the opinion that till now has been
entertained Of the changes which are taking
place in Venezuela, and other parts Of the
contradictions cause has inDunierable 7
friendsin his country, aud it is impossible it
should have none, where reason and Justice
have 81 many adhcreuts. We have compro-
United ourselves ~ presence OF the Universe,
and without losing forever our credit. we
cannot devate IL lie least from the Glorious
path we opened 20 America. Lct the cold
gratitude of tyrauts be the reward Of tn se |
people who have not valor enough TO march
against them. OF who, instead OF initiating
Out conduct have the baseress 10 de famer
w Ne W increasingly con inue Our efforts.
and by propagaii"g god opinions, we pledge
curse ives to produce the general emancip -
to-. or measures, Conducted with co =
ncy and frnueSs, uustllctit bly produ, @
J.; I'd while We rxpcc tie r ivaI or that
fov..Datf utritT, n end interest .baf