The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-20

conduct IN resgulng his situation. 1t is,
IS he Americans in their jargon or bastard
English would cal il. very lengthy pro-
lduction to which we may add. that it is
pretty decisive conde mnation of the conduct
of President Madison. whom Mr.. Smith de
slgnates as perfectly unfs for the post he
holds. For in the conclusion of the address
he declares, that e'to preserve the honor
and the best interests of the United States,
1t has become indispcnsibly necessary, that
our President be man of energetic mind,
of enlarged and liberal views. of temperate
aud dign6ed depor.ment. OF honorable, and
manly feelings, and as efficient in maintain
ing as sagacious in discerning, the rights of
our, much iosuitel couo,ry.'
OF course then, in Mr.. Smiths opinion
none Of, these qualities are to be found ia
the present President bu, that part of Mr..
Smiths address which is the most impor-
tant to this country, is the part which re-
lates 20 the Non Intercourse Law, aud the
supposed rspeal of the Berlin and Milan de-
!crees.--Upon this pom Mr.. smith justi.,
hes the conduct of our government in not
Withdrawing our y, dersin Council, bee ause
the French DEGREES which had accustomed
these Orders had not been In reality repeal
ed. He declares his conviction to have
been that they had never been repealed
at all" He shews also that President Ma
sIve of direct and incontrovertibie evidence
being furnished by the French Minister or
Government, that they were not repealed !:
fer when Mr. Smith prepared and produced
the draft of a letter to the French Minis
Serrurier, containing direct heterogeneous
which Could NOT have been evaded, Mr..
Madison would not have it sent, but sup
pressed it. fhe first of these interrogato.
ries. as our readers will see, was, Whe-
Their the Berlin and Milan DEGREES were re-
voked in whole or part On the first of last
November or have they at any time pos
terror to thai day been revoked Upon me
whole, supposins MIR. Smith to have given
an accurate account OF his ministry, there
can be no difficulty IN coming to this con-
clusion, tina, Mr.. Madison has none of the
enlarged viewssof an enlightened Statesman,
neither impartial nor temperate in his
opinion, or in his actlons---and fttedto be
| at the head ora faction rather 'than"of a
nation. + Viewing nothing. doing nothing on
grand scale--tWith leaning towards
France. nothing that Bonaparte can do
| seems to move his Ftemper--whilst every
hiog that proceeds from the British govern
| ment' appears TO be viewed through; the
! medium OF prejudice and i'll will Courier.
- sc a'' July &C.
| Five foreigners are arrived az Harwich
- q
| they were Russians come upon pacific
mission /; but we undes stand they are Polish
noblemen who have come indeed direct
from Petersburg. but whose sole business is
to make a tour of this island. Russian
noble nan, however, is said to have been
sent from Petersburg; and to be now on
board Sir James Saumarez's ship the Vic
tory, preparatory to his embark alton for
this country with important dispatches.
i was asserted yesterday, thai Romanzow,
She partizan of France, was to be removed
from the. Russian ministry, and that the
first consequence of his removal would be
an overture to this country; that, in con-
Temptation of an immediate adjustment, his
majesty's ministers had issued orders to
ship from Woolwich large supply OF gun
powder, ball, and 1000 stand OF arms for
Petersburg. This would be decisive evi.
dence of an approximation between the two
governments indeed we have expected il.
ever since the measure resorted to by min
listers of sending home the Russian seamen.
But at any rate Russia will adjust her diff
ferences with Turkey before she enters into
war with France
PLYMOUTH, July 20.
The Semiramis frigate has detained & sent
in here the Prussian galiiot Young Adolphus,
with wine, from Bordeaux she has also detain.
ed and sent in the Prussian brig Jonne Klara
from Bordeaux, with brandy, wine, &c. for
London; and the Prussian brig Fortuna, with
wine for Bordeaux bound to New-York she
also detained an American vessel at the same
time, and put prize-master and u few men on
board her, and sent her in company with the a.
bove vessels for this place but in the night the
Americans rose on our people, retook their
vessel, and are supposed to have carried her
into French port.
CoNsTANTINoPLK, May Is.
The intelligence which we daily receive from
the Banks of the Danube is very satisfactory
every thing leads US to suppose that the enemy
will conhne themselves to act defensively this
campaign, upon the lett side of that river
Abeilie du Nord, July S.
A fresh bloody scene mas taken place among
the Jannsssries il was so violent, that the
25,h and 3lst Companies fought several hours
in the streets of tins city. Much excess has
resulted from it'd any ships have been pill
LACED, and some rich merchants were obliged
to ransom their property. At last, the conse.
quences were becoming so serious, that the
Grand Seignior was obliged 20 send to the Chief
of the JaDnissaries q HAYri SHERIFF, by
which he rendered him responsible for what
might occur, and ordered him to keep the Ia.
nssaries disarmed whilst they remained in the
clpital--This energetic order re.eslabiisbed
tranquility
TIE fTmncss Of the Pacha maintained tran.
guilty the suburbs OF Pera and Galata: the
order which he gave TO instantly put to death
whoever appeared inclined, to revolt, greatly
contributed 10 it. Ten comnaDies of fife ,r;s-