The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-23
i Is thus distinguished BY lie retali.tory eh.rse

l!ects OF these orders Certainly, If any could
be urged that arose from the conduct of the Bri-
fish government itself,they might be urce~ ,s,th
p, werful and even irresistible effect but n
they found themselves in the fraud of the enc
my, or in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the American
government induced by the fraud of the enemy,
they found no claim on the British government
or on British tribunals. In the one case they
must resort for redress 60 quarter where, /
tear, it is not to be found--to the government oe
the enemy in the other, where presume, it is
to be tound-~to the government oftheir owl
country
Upon the declaration Of the American govern
ment, have already said as much as consists
with the respect which am bound to pay to the
declaration of foreign government prufessedly
neutral The custom. houses of that country,
say the claimants, cleared us out for France
publicly, and without reserve They did so
out they left the claim ants to pursue all requisite
measures for their own security, in expectation
presume, that they would inform them selves.
oy legal inquiry. whether the blockade ,ntiriu-
ed 70 exist, II its continuance was uncertain.
ihat t was perfectly uncerts,nin Their own
approximations. is clear from the tenor of these
letters ofinstructions to the diHereot masters of
these vessels. In these letters which are nu-
merous, all is proSlematical between hone and
fear--a contest between The desire of getting
hrst to aternpting market the one side and
the possible hazard Of British capture on the
other and it is to be regretted that the eager
ness OF mercantile Speculation has prevailed o.
yer the sense of danger. In such state of mind,
acting upon circumstances, the party must I'M
dertake the chance of eyent.---of advant. p., #
the event which lac hopes for has taken plsce and
OF loss II it has not. 1t is his own adventure
snd he must take'proEtio or loss as the event NAV
throw 1t upon. He cannot take the advantage
without the hazard of loss, unless by resortiryr
to British ports in the Chsnnel, where certain
Information may be obtained, on the truth of
which all prospects of loss or proft NAV safely
be suspended. On the British Government no
responsibility can be charged. They were
bound TO revoke as soon as they were satisfied
OF the sincere revocation of the French DEGREES
Such satisfaction they have not signi6ed. and
sm bound to presume that no such satisfaction is
felt. With respectto the demand Of warning,
the orders themselves are full warning. They
are the most formal admonitions That could be
given-and being given and unrevoked they re
'quire nd subsidiary notice. +" -
On the grounds of the present evidence, 1
therefore see no reason to bold the claimants
discharged but do not proceed to an ulti-
mate decision upon their interests, till see the
effect of that additional evidence which IL pro-
missed to be produced. upon the fact of the
French retractation of their DEGREES said to have
been very recently received from Paris by the
American Charge d'Affsires in this country
Having no official means of communication with
formationin regular manner, tbrougiithe trans.
mission of the British Officers ofstate.
Final adjudication suspended
go - f.i - : - e. Nef N-'y Z
The ship Thomas Wilson, Brown, belong.
ing to Philadelphia. was captured on Satur
day last off the Capes of Delaware, on her
return voyage from Tonningen, with full
cargo of glass and linen, by the British sloop
OF war Atlantic, in company with the Tar.
tarus. The plea of capture was false pa
pers. They took out all the passengers and
men, except the captain. cook ard boy, and
ordered her for Halifax. The passengers
and men were put on boaA of one of our ri ).
lot boats on Sandy Hook aura areived at. this
port late last evening. One Of the officers
of the Atlantic came up in the pilot Boat
charged with dispatches. g
A1sr. Adv. July II.
'''. !!,e4 PHILADELPHIA, July IL.
BY the brig Bevan and the schr Charles,
from Lisbon, and the brig Union. from Gil
braltar. arrived at this port, intelligence is
received from Lisbon TO the 18th, and from
Gibraltar to the 9th of June.
We have received Gibraltar papers, but
have not time TO make extracts from them
for this days Register.
The following verbal details are all we
t
A battle is said to have been fought be-
tween the combined and the French armies,
in WHICH the latter were defeated, and the
remains OF their army were shut up in Sc
vile. . ~ H. @
Reinforcements, were daily arriving at
Lisbon: from England ;, The markets. for
-four and other provisions had declned.-
Flour was at 13 dollars, and Of dull sale.
Letters from Malta had been received at
Gibraltar, by a respectable house, which
stated that information had reached Malta,
on the 10th of May, from Constantinople,
Smyrna and Odessa, of peace being conclu
ded between Russia and Turkey--and of
warbeing declared by Russia against France.
,,. Register.
GIBRALTAR, June I.
A second battle is stated to have been
fought on the 22d of last monthly some &C :.
counts at Lierena. and by others at Frexe
nal between Soult's army, reinforced by
Regnier's division, and the allies reinforc
ed by the two divisions brought by Lord
Wellington. who had taken the command
OF the whole.
The issue is represented as far more de-
cisive than that Of the action Of the 10th.
~ GOOD NEWS. .~
We are informed that all American vesSels
sequestered in France since the LIST Of Nov. have
been released. We hope this me asure viii lead
| 10 thorough arrangement of ALL difference
with France when We shall compose the En-.
giish dispute, amicably, if We n,-forcibly,i Il.
| we must"