The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-26

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form OF an extract Ola letter. The accuracy oi the
state inent rs now proved tn satisfacto accom-
panied with the remarkable fact that the overture,
though made in writing, had receiv' no answer
within a day or two. We pledge ourselves, that
this will be found to be substantially correct
1he above article, bearing almost tine
:" seal and superscriptioii," of an official
notice from the bureau of the British min
ister, is Notwithstanding unworthy Of the
credit TO which an emanation from such an-
thority ought to enlitle it. 1t is impossible
that the British ministers can have sanc,i.
oneo tbs statement, because it is in all its
essential features untrue. We venture the
assertion, that MIR. Foster never has made
such an OFFER as the do We statement init
mates. 1t is probable, that he may have
Incidentally expressed the great pleasure
&c. he should feel in rendering his goodSof
noes III procuring the release of native A.
mercan seamen, whose individual applica-
tons should be transmitted through him to
ms government. 1t is not necessary, at this
time OF day, 20 use argument 20 prove that
such an intimation, considered as an official
overture. fimsy, and unsubstantial as it is,
would be mere moCkery OF our com
piaints. we deny the right of impress
'ient' under any pretext an offer TO restore
HahUe American seamen, not American
cftzenS, would be mere evasion of our
demands for Cessation of this violation of
our national sovereignty. But We believe
tnat even such an offer has not been ,made
we repeat that we have good reason to be
ieve 1t to be untrue, that Mr.. Foster has
made any 'oiier to restore - seamen i'm
pressed from American vessels, unless a
proftered mediation to<procure their indi
Vldual release can be 50 construed that it
Is entirely untrue, admitting such an init
nation to be (whuti is itnotj an official over
ture, that he has offered tn restore" all the
American seamen impressed into the nayy
OF his nation" An expression cf p dispo-
sltion to use his Efforts to endeavor to pro-
cure the discharge of na,iUe citizens could
afford no foundation for the above article
and We regret to see so gross an untruth put
into circulation under the implied sanction
OF the authority ofthe British minister. He
certainly never has authorised any such
statement. The thing indeed bears absur-
ui'y OH the face OF 1t. II disposition ex-
lstcd 10 release any or all of our impressed
seamen, phy make an offer to do il p
Why MOI do ii at once !? Could it &c feared
we would not take our seamcn bac;
Or is 1t the idea of the Editors of the Fedc.
RAJ republican, or their informant" that
there must be quid PRO Guo-that we
must pay so much FER head, as other natl
ons have heretofore done to the. AIeerines
Tor the redemption cf few of our citizens
from iSnoble captivity AS to the ailed,,-
ea delay III answering the supposed propo-
sition, we leave it to our readers to decide
whether such an intim ati0n, as we have
supposed, required any answer, Iii.
Ertracs If a letter from a gentleman in the
state W Ncsv HamhShire 10 his friend -,
This CRY.
You will see by the public papers, that
tile loan III New-England is much smaller
than might have been reasonably expect
ed without allowing for the influence OF nos
Tile political societies.
"A branch of the Washington Bene-
violent Society us now formed and syste-
matised this, and believe every town of
considerable population in the nothern and
middle states. The plan is conducted with
so much secrecy and intrigue throughout.
that many here are Of opinion that if war
should not take place at the expiration Of
the embargo, revolution in the govern
ment will he produced.
" Ii war should then take place as is oe
morally expected, the artitice | think viii
be more thoroughly exposed, the leaders
will be inundated, & the societies will pro
badly disappear.
these associations at present consist
not only OF partizans, but of almost ever,
individual OF the minority, with all others
whom ignorance, credulity, or party indIf-
terence render liable to bribery or decep
ton"
COMMUNICATED
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