The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-11-12
ENQUiRE o. FICE, Nop.
THE, TERMS

The sum of MIR. Fosters terms is, that
the French DEGREES shall be formally re-
Peaied Ill all their parts; and that thus a
vent should be made for British goods into
certain continental ports under the sway Of
France-this last requisition does not go SO
Tar as TO say, that these gods should be car
RED in British peSSelS, or be the hrohcyrL
OF British merchants; but when British goods
are bought or O7onsd by neutral merchants
mat neutral bottoms may carry them in.
The sum OF our reply, is, that the French
beCreeS are repealed, SO tar as they viola
ted our neutral rights; that the 'hroof of
tins revocation consists in the precise and
formal declarations OF France in its discon-
tinna'1ce to execute them to our prejudice
In Il single instance IN its having er, mhtcu
from their operation, every vessel arriving
s.. ohtaneously since the LIST Of Nov. to which
the! Could be applied; and every vessel for
CiD4y brought III since that time ON which q
3eclsion has been given''-EZr. Kusseu's let
ter o1 l4th Juiy-.hat If any of our vessels
nave been Carried into France, it is not un-
der these DEGREES, but because 1t is sometimes
Impossible 10 distinguish English Counterfeit
reaseis, from 6oHa id" Americans !; and that
the " Tune employed III the investigation (of
sHiSJaCt Cannot be considered as any evi-
uence OF the Continuance of the DEGREES -
ehat, as to the claim OF Great Britain respeC-
ing the introduction OF her goods into certan
ports OF the continent, we say, TINS is nothing
10 uf'fSNtS /; that France must make such
internal regulations, as she pleases, for the
ports OF her own empire that We have not
even right to require her to admit the pro-
dacc OF our own soil, cur tobacco and wheat :;
now then can we press upon her the cloths
and Cutlery OF her enemy! that G. Britain
herseii has always done the same thing her
SET and that 1t is part Of her regular,
Heacl system.
Ny. ster says that" not until the
French DEGREES shall be effectually repeal
ed and THEREBY neutral commerce be res
tored TO the situation in which 1T stood pre-
Vlousiy to their PRONUNCIATION, can His Roy
al f7tShneSS conceive himself justified, con-
Ststentty zUih 7vhat he o7ves to the sa}cfU
and honor Of q. Britain IN .foregoing he
Juat measures Of retaliation (the Orders Iii
CounciD which his Majesty i'll his defence
soas necessitated to adopt against them.'
Mr. Monroe says, i'll reply" 1t was hop
ed, that your communication would have led
t. an immediate accommodation of the dit
ferenceS subSsting between our countries, on
tie ground, on (Which ALONE IL is PosSI-
BILE 10 meet you. And with that ability <
energy, which are worthy of the cause Of
truth, he vindiCates the grounds which he
assumes.
Here, then, is the uitimatum of G.. Bril-
tain--and cur rejection Of it. Who does not
see that our terms are so far apart from
each other, that it is impossible ever to
meet! The u. States cannot descend in
their terms. G.. Britain will not change her S.
The Prince Regent says, that " Honor
and safety" will not permit him TO retreat.
Faith, Truth and HoNor are OH our side
had We not, therefore, as well take our
steps at once Shall we suffer C.. Britain
to cut up our naturH trade, because her
goods cannot be admitted into the Cont
nent!
or ExPEDITroN-The Express, with the Pres
dents Message, reached BdltiDloye in 2 hours q
PHILADELPHIA (l50 n.iles) in o IL hours
'Ner-Tork in 20 ho;rs, from Washington.
CT We must request our Subscribers in this State
totorward their arcarages by their delegates tt
Lcfsla,ureto whose poitcness on Ills Of casion ",
shall ieci ourselves peculiarly indebted
or We have compressed many Of the Docu
iDets as possible IN this days paper-in our next ".
shall cloSc thc correspondence between Ncysrs F0e
ter aud Monroe, on the Orders in Council The las
OF Mr.. MS letters bear date on the 99tli Oct-tm
last OF Mr s. on the Gist IN this last, MIR. T. give
rot ono glimpse Of hope Of an accommodation thu
ouiy terms on which VIC can meet him. So far from
H. he winds up with another alusiOn to the restte
| ions ON the commerce cnjoyed BY America in III
| Majesty's domniOus (wbicO may eusIc on the par
OF O. H. rs rctiiatOry the refusal Of (0ur) govern
nent 20 admit the productions of e.. y. while the
open Their llsrbor5 to those Of lis Majesty's enc
| mics"
| or "THE QUESTION TRULY STATED"
No. Ion Friday.