The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-17

when they said that Bonaparte had blocka-
ded England; but he would believe them
when they said his blockade ceased, because
ne never had the power to put it in force.
MS Whole system was an absolute care
lcssness OF the interests of the commerce OF
france but it was coupled with pretence
| to nurse and cherish the interests of small
| heuerais, not because he loved commerce
| more among them than he did among the
FRENCH out because he thereby fed his iusa-
! TABLE hatred of Great Britain. The Honor
able Gentleman then asked, if we ought to
nave held out cur hand to those neutrals who
were placed nearest to the French dominic
ons, and who ut one time expected every
moment to be made an integral part of them,
Whose sailors were hardy race OF
men, who, by their intercourse with our
coasts and harbors, would obtain such a
knowledge OF them as one day or other, at
| no very remote period, might tend to our
most serious and irreparable injury? Ought
we not rather to have looked TO a nation at
much greater distance,--a nation which,
had sprung from the same stock that we did,
and was nearly assimlated to us in habits,
manners, and inclinations,-a nation that
could never think of injuiing us,-that was
divided from us by vast and extensive o.
cean,-a nation that could not rival, or sent.
snip to nJure US Fought we not to have
stretched out our hand to her, and assisted
her oy,eyery means to get over the effects
OF those DEGREES of Bonaparte which were
made to bear on her as neutral with un-
common pressure, i'll hope that by our re-
taiIatory Orders, as they were called, we
might force her into a war with US? He
then took view OF our conduct towards A
"ler1ca, which he condemned as highly i'm
pohtlc. 1t was not his object, he said, to
enquire in.o the negotiation now pending
between this country ard America. He was
glad it was still going on, because hopes
were still left that we might continue friends,
put having pressed the Americans to agree
to our Orders in Council we had acted
wrong tor if they had done so, they would
have done us more injury than they did by
resisting them. This had been most clearly
proved, ne said, four years ago, when the
whole subject was argued in the FL lest man
ncr. lie then adverted to the Order in
Council OF the ooh of April 1902 in which
Ministers had thought mt to modify the O.
Tiers; indeed, it might now be called the only
one. his was vast blockade, which at
one sweep got rid of all the Orders in Coun-
Gil. Because Boaaparte then sad YOU shall
have no trade, his Maje.tys Ministoss in
staptly replied, you shall have none we
VIII. see who can play At thatgaine the long
est: and then what did they do IN pursuing
inns game OF their own Choosingl They
FOUND France was III want of cotton and in
che face of their extensive blockade which
reached as tarrorth IS the river Ems, and
into the Meditera"van far as Pesaro and
ddheX pS6Ftfda d licences
ward of the river Ems, and as coffee and
sugar were much wanted, licences were
granted to export these articles even in e.
nemy's ships, if they went a little to the
southwark of Orbitello
Here. then, the Order made in April, 1909,
which constituted such an extensive block
ade, was given mp (: but we were told it was
In consequence: of such pressure, that cur
exports reached an almost incredible amount
When asked. what il had done for us, the
answer was. ithad given us. all the trade we
now possessed. There was no doubt the en-
tries IN our Custom-house had been swel,ed
TO great extent /; bat in conseque nee of the
export OF 1909, upwards Of 1000, 0OOl, of tn.
property OF our merchants had been confis-
Gated by Bonaparte. who by opening his few
ports, by his own treachery made that I'm
mense sum part of his own treasure. By
what was called the Droits of Admiralty, we
had in the course of about 10 wears eot un-
wards OF 7,000,000l. sterling, which we had
taken promiscuousy from neutrals and
friends but Bonaparte, by opening few
ports, had at one single stroke taken much,
! larger sam, a much more immense treasure
not from neutrals and friends, but from those
he conceived to be his greatest enemies Mi
nisters relied, however, ON their Custom
house to heal every sore, and balance every
account. they would soon find, however,
that petitions were preparing which would
loudly and iorciby proclaim the dlstresses
of the people Let them look at the lit Of
Bankrupts since the Orders i'll Council took
| place, and they would have an additional
| proof OF their blessed effects. Let them turn
their eyes to the astonishing list of paupers
maintained By the people of Liverpool, a.
mounting TO between 10 and 1000, who a
few weeks before were only few hundred
and a few months antcCedent to that none
at all All these miserable ard depIorable
/ instances would surely bear him out against
! the Custon-hause returns The dlstresscs
leXising i'll Yorkshire, Warw ickshire, Not
| tinghamSire, and he bcieS ed some parts of
Scotland, were well knows 10 ministers bur
what were these when compared with the
lpaPer which the Vice President of the Board
! CT Trade Mr.. Rose) had to shew from Mr.
| irvlng's otfiCe IN the Custom house Lord
FitzwilIiari and his son Lord Milton, might
have piles of letters from the manufacturers
OF Yorkshire, painting their distresses in the
most glowing terms but look at what Mr.
Irving says there can be no Comparison, -
/ the people don't know their own situations
those who have become bank rupts have been
mistaken as to their circumstances. (Hear,
hear, from pe OhfoSifton bcnehrs }. Mr.. Ir.
Wings column was paramount to them all,
the evidence OF the Gazette, the cries Of
Yorkshire, Nottinghamsllire, &c. arc tecole