The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-03
DOMESTIC.
PETERSBURG, Feb. 81.
FROM ENGLAND,


Ut affords US no pleasure tn publish such ar
tlcies as the toilowing-but the truth, tho
dlsagreeable, should be told. We have
been III passion ever since the attack
upon the Chesapeake, and have continued
to talk big, and rail and buster & threat
en-yet we have frightened nobody-no.
not even the Canadians-for even thew
laugh at us. But whom have We injured !.
OURSELVES-and that too in the incest
:, point, the honor OF the nation.-Refiub l
Extract e letter from q gentleman in
London 10 his friend IN this tozvn, dated
Dec. IS, 1911.
Finding that an opportunity of forward
ing this letter did not Immediately occur, 1
nave lett 1t open, least something of conse-
quence might transpire but nothing has
occurred to shew what this government will
do with respect to the orders in council
We have received American papers to the
9th ult. perceive that nothing has been
done to shew the disposition of your congress
towards this country. In consequence of
this cooling off, things are completely at
stand. Persons begin again to think, that
the Americans, if left to themselves, will
tire With the non-im portaton, remove all
restrictions, and submit to any thing this
government thinks fit. People here are too
well acquainted with long speeches, MESA
ges and proclamatiOns, to think them any
more than wind. Ii Mr.. Madison and the
republicans get in passion, this country
knows 1t Will soon blow over, and their own
people will get the worst of it. should
have thought that you would have been cured
OF your war opinion, after being so often dis
appointed. From your being so warlike; |
did not sell your cotton after the arrival of
the presidents message-but / will ended
vor to sell now, although it is not worth so
much, as am of opinion times will be no
better"
FROM FRANCE.
We have seen letter from the captain of
the ship Acastus, of this port, to his owners
here, announcing that she has been ordered
to be released by the council of prizes at Pa
ris, as the Berlin and Milan DEGREES. under
which she was taken by French priyateer
and carried into Fecamp, (as mentioned in
the Republican few days ago. are rrheafed
as to rs. The Acastus was allowed the pri-
vllege OF disposing of her cargo in France.
what will the sceptics say now? Although
we nave not the most exalted idea of Bona
parties honesty, and place no great conf
dence III his promises, yet it is evident to us.
that his Berlin and Milan DEGREES are either
annulled, or so modified, as not to affect our
neutral rights. Indeed one would think.
that the evidences which have occurred. &
are daily occurring, of their Complete revo-
cation, as 10 US, would not only have silen-
ced the friends and emissaries of Britain
out nave induced our congress to adopt spec
dy and efficient measures to cocrce G.. X.
INTO compliance with her solemn promise
OF following France in the abrogation or a.
melioration of her anti-neutral edicts IN.
lSince preparing the above, we have been
favored with capt. Cottle's letters for pub
acknowledgements follow:1
!" Paris, Nopem6er 80.
had the misfortune to be captured off
the Isle OF Wight, in the British channel
the 10Th day after / left Hampton Roads
by the French privatecr &c Mcrcurc, Of SIX
guns and sixty eight men, and on the 18th
ot November he got the Acastas into Fe
camp, where | was Intercepted with ms
crew for number of DAYS. They then com.
menced discharging the shin Cor fear She
would strain, Fecamp being a dry harbor
at low water. j remained al Fecamp I'M
I'll l got copy of all the declarations of my
crew, and the captain of the privateer's de-
claration and pretence for CAPTURING mo
which he stated was under IT, Berlin and
Milan decfees--which I saw, BY an order
mat was sent to the custom house, at Fe
camp, we're rtheated. IL Was not uni;l tl,e
18TH that obtained all the declarations that
i wanted, to proceed to this pi zee, as the,
nave no power 30 decide on sucl cases an,
whsre except at Paris. I arrived here the