The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-29
NORFOLK, Feb. "a.

BY Captain Moore, of the brig Brutus,
SO days from Plymouth, (England,) and a
mercantile friend, we have been favored
with papers to the Sixteenth of .Ionuarv.
from which we have made extracts for this
days paper.
The Speech of the Regent, at the OPEN.
ing CT Parliament, Contains nothing from
which any material change in the measures
lot the Cabinet of St. James can be indica-
ted. We have not time to insert in this
days paper. the proceedings of Parliament
upon the Speech addresses were carried
Ia both houses, echoing as usual the Speech.
In the House of Commons Sir Francis Eur
deH offered an address of very different
nature, but it was without support, tteIe
being tor il One against it, 7ago hundred
and Thirty Seven
We presume our readers will be DESTROYS
to know what was said in Parliament rela~
tive to America. In commenting upon the
address in answer to the Speech, -Nr. Wh,t.-
bread, a distinguished member Of opposition,
upon American affairs remarked.
ss Another point on which he dissented from the
present address, was the gross deus,on which it
held out, when it asserted that intended to pur-
sue with the American government that couciiatory
system which had already been adopted. He had
hnsei late in the last session. applied for the pa
pers relative to the American discussion. The pa
pers were refused; and if the American government
had acted IN the same manner, might still haye
been all persuaded that the language of our Minis
tiers was perfectly concatory, and required nothing
ut what the prosperity, the honor, and the security
OF our country demanded. But even then, at the
time of the refusal of these papers, gentlemen on the
side of the house on which he sat had prophesicd
TINT war must necessarily ensuc with America
Now what had bec, the consequence of all
our notable schemes with regard tn America.
fraught as they were with, and productive 0f, base
subterfuges and commercial periuries. Al these
fine projects, after existence of five years, appear
al tntr t0fn ,l1.-
with France, anda war with England. The address
talked of coneiliaton. When the foreign minister,
in his negotiations with that government, INDUCED
in contumelious expressions, orin more contumei-
silence, such contumcy to be called plan of
cancellation Would il have been ckoned soncilia-
tory conduct among individuals not to let
ter which stated serious matters Of complaint -
When fiat denals given in the face offacts, ss
q minister sent out to demand what il wa. knosn
could not be conceded the prince to be deluded
by an address which expressed the language Of
citation He must say, that the whole couduet OF
ministers with respect America proved that they
were acting on those naughty and uncpnciIiating
principles which must prevent peace wifi any go
vernmeDt IN the world. Last year, America had as
serted that the French DEGREES were repealed This
was denied on our part but he defied the right 40
norabIe gentleman TO adduce one instance to rcI,ut
this assertion Such the language Of the Ameri-
themselves, which must be believed, unless VIC
suppose that their intentions were rather be learn
ed from the sagacty and wisdom Of tho tight homo
rabIe gentcmaD-that wisdom which hal devised
the grand design of deprivng the Frenc, hospitals Of
bark--that wisdom which had projected the mighty
plan Of destroying the French commerce, and hsa
made our Exchange desart. Pcriars tie
right honorable gentleman would don, at ,riratc 10
them, for their benefit, some Of his spare wisdom
for il he had any wisdom II certainly was II rare.
as he had never exhibited any in go'erning lis ows
country But to Observation-Disclosures neither gavr,
nor intended to give, any information a. peGins
these subjects Of inquiry All that We kuew Ne.
That the affair OF the Chesapeake ~ss h.etd ~ rr