The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-15
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having sprung ieak'-Capt. l. lett Ports
m >uth the 29th ana brings London papers
to the 18th December, with file of which
we have been favored, and from which our
foreign intelligence of this day is principally
ex acted.
These papers do not contain information
ct much Importance such as appeared most
interesting is given The papers ar filled
with discussions IN & out Of parliament. a.
rising out of the present state OF the king,
and the projected regency which ministers
have officially announced has become lbso
lutely necessary. Some articles which we
publish, will give our readers distinct view
OF he contr oversy which this subject has pro
duced.
On the Goth Of December. the Chancellor
offhe Ereheguer in committee of the whole,
submitted the three following resolutions to
the house of commons
LIST That it is the opinion ofthis committee, that
his maJssty's indisposition prevented him from
coming to his parliament, and from attending
to public business and that the royal author
ity is thereby suspended.
2. That 1t is the opinion of this committee, that
1T is the right and duty ofthe lords spiritual
and temporal, and commons Of Great Britain
and Ireland, now assembled, and lawfully, full
ly and freely representing all the estates Of
the people of this realm, to provide the means
of supplying the defect i'll the personal exer
else of the royal authority, arising from his
majestys said indispositon, in such manner
as the exigency OF the case shall appear to re-
quire.
3. Tha for this purpose, and for maintaining
entire the constitutional authority of our king,
IL is necessary that the lords spiritual and tenn
pora, and the commons of Great Britain and
Ireland, should determine MS TO the means
whereby the royal assent, may be gwen IN
parliament to such a bill may be passed in
parliament respecting the exercise of the pow
ers and authorities of the crown, IN the mans
and on the behalf of the king during the coa-
tnuance OF his majesty's present indispositi-
on.
Our readers will perceive in these resolu
tions the plan of a regenCy as contemplated
in the year 1894 by M. Pitt. and upon the
present, as upon former occasions, the oppo-
81 ION party were unusually ANNA ed. The
debate was conducted with much talent, but
mingled with no small degree Of personal
and party aCrimony the opposi ion moved
an amendment, which went strike out the
whole OF the resolutions, and o inser. the
following That an humble address be pre-
sented TO His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales requesting hm to TAX upon him
self, during his majesty's presen indisposit.
on, the government OF these realms and adj
minister the same under the title of sole re
gen. of he united kingd ms of G. Britain and
Ireland The amendment did not prevail,
and the question recurring upon the original
resoiu IONS, they were carried by diffe, ent
maJorIties, but the third, though the
mos Objectionable, by Ayes 269 Woes
1l2.
/ The same Resolutions. were taken up in
the house of Lords on the 9th of December.
&the same amendment proposed The min-
listers prevailed here also. 100 TO "a. No
thing now remains but to bring i'll the Re-
gency Bill, which would be done as soon as
possible The plan is supposed to be highly
displeasing to the Prince of Wales.
| American affairs are very lightly touched
upon the esiden,'s proclamation, and
Mr.. Gallatin's Circular were inserted win
very lew remarks.
The Essex had not arrived in England
when the St. Cuthbert sailed. There mad
been most severe weather on the coasts of
England and France from the middle to the
24th or Dec.
Two British frgates, and great number
of merchant ships had been cast away
Lucien Bonaparte had arrived in England
and wasreceived with great respec,--his
case was not decided on.
The latest official accounts from Lisbon
or rather from Lord yelling, on are to the
9Th December, which are given in this pa
per-Further reinforcements are going
from Great Britain and Ireland to Portu
gal.
1t will be seen by our marine list that the
Milan and Berlin DEGREES, are with he or
ders in council, still in operation.---Led-'
ger.
From haher8 reeciUed at the Office of the
Public Ledger, by the Shit 81 Cushbert,
Capt ISaaes, from Portsmouth (Ene j
LONDON, Dec. 10.
The cause of the American snip. which
we stated yesterday to be under discussion in
the high court Of admiral y, is that of the
For, which vessel sailed from the u. ).
direct for France on the faith of the reynca
ton Of the edicts Of Berlin and Milan, and is
detained by the captors, under the orders IN
council. As this suit involves the whole
question between the u. 5. and this country.
with respect to those orders, it has excited
great interest and attention. Itcame on be-
fore sir w. Scott on Tue sday, and was post
poned until 10 morrow. We learn that. on
account OF the delicate state of our relati-
ons with America, and the INDIGESTION of
our cabinet with regard to this important
question, that the judgment will be again de-
ferred
We have grounds for believing that a
high official authority has demonstrated =
gainst the jurisdiction Of the court Of ADM
rally on tina, occasion; and that from the
same quarter a communication has been
made to marquis Wellesley, of the pro
clamaticn of Mr.. President Madison, and an
auSXCer ha l,spu auplied for rOnfa;r:-