The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-06
POLITICAL.
r N. cobbe,.'s He:ky I'oliaeal Rcgi,:ey


OF adventures in this jubilee re,gn and this it seems
we have got ], was very hard to persuade pco-
pie, that Ameiiea would declare begged OF
the Regent not listen to those who affected to
laugh at American hostility. told him, in many
words, that should i.aye war, unless redress.
ed the grievances that America complained OF
Scarcely any tOdy could be prevailed upon to Le-
leve this but it is come true, it seems after sll-
The Anti, iacobns will not believe the, despise
my warnings aud they pa, toi ii in the end. Not
only the public, cut the government, in England
wholly dsbelievcd that the Americans would go to
war. The truth is, that there are many ncwspa-
pers in England, whose sole purpose is 10 deceive
the public, that the wonder rs, that amy truth at all
ever gains general belief. There las, however, been
an extraordinary degree o, obstinaey the real
intention CT America with regard to Nothing
could induce people to believe that she woal,l go
war. asserted ant, proved ash thought, that il
naturally to be expected that she would so war,
unless we did away the orders il couicil, aud siso'
the impressmert OF American seancu; bat, scarce
1y soul would believe. Perhaps IL may Le good
tor the of freedom tina, 1 not believed
hut, let us 9lit the past end look Little To the
future. What will take place nov F? The .ctter, or
pretended letter, from liverpool uhdcr the date Of
the 18TH instant would make tins cheated nation be-
heNe, that, the momcnt the news arrives ol the
peal OF th" orders in council. the qta'e Uiih .9me
Tic1 SriI 6s end. 1t viii he best however, to
let the letter speak for tself have advise YOU
that pilot beat is arrived here toda,; from New
York, which size LEFT the esd ult. bringing
count that the Senate, after celebrating seven days,
had come TO the resolution Ut declaring against
reat-Grtain, - - j. An express had arrived at
New-Vork 10 .aaiar Eioo"' feii, which he read at
the head of his ARMY, formally announcing that the
United States had declared war against t'reat-hr
tain think II proper 20 add, however, THAT the
hou2cs IN New-iUrk which dispatched the pilot with
ihis Information. for the purpose OF making spceu.a
Sions in produce, expressly oT'lered that, shoid the
orders i'll council lie revoked, tilr friend. here
Oh no account 10 make any purchases Ion them.-
1hsls a Convincing pJOj that this declaration oi
war will be short !VsG, and ON the arrival o the ;ia-
zette. containing the revocation of the orders in
council. all - lerwDPn fhe
tries will be aniSsb!y settled. The Msckarc. shoe
ner had been dia,stehed FROM NsN-tOIk by MIR.
Foster, direct famouth, the day before the pilot
oOaC sailed. When the Senate came to - resOuti
On or declaring war, the account Of .Hy terceV0IE
death had nat ?eacse! n aShiagtor, bur known
at New-forS-" Thus taseioou is to be set
on foot We are TO belicYe, that Inc deelarat
on oil waris TO haze c3cot Till U3w it has been
asserted, distinctly asserted, that the Senate had
fected the proposition for ibis, as the reader
well knows, has been stated distinctly with al
the circumstances attending the fact II was on
~ asserted, that the Senate haG rejected the prcpo
aition, but the number of the majority against the
motion given TO this dec .yed this cheated, this
'nsuted nation. IN the Courier newspaper OF the
18th instant, published the following paragraph
-" We stop the press to state, tiat We nave Just
iearned that o. motion made IN the House of Re-
preventative for dec! ing against Great Britain,
the question was ca;Iied by large majority but
on being brought UP To the Senate, II was REJECT
sD by q majority Of tSvo." This published On
the 18th OF July, and the Goth the above letter
nrst statement made Clearly upor authority ut
all Ii was ,!sehood f:.sehood intended 10 de- /
ceve the people of England .isetnoi intended 4
20 cheat them iaisehood intended to an3wer most
base and yet foolish puI oses for, the Goth, out
comes the truth by sheer force. have heard gen
teman say, that he verify believed, that, it the
French were at Dover, half q million strong, these
same newspapers wosld represent Napoleon at
the last gasp. har,ily believe that; tor, by the
tune he safely landed, they would he consider
ing OF the means OF going his side, s. would, !
Is ttpa Sc IN tn,r,
But. short OF crisis like the:. there is nothing that
wi induce them 10 dess: .rnm pcrseyering in false
hood to tie geyg ll5Dlens q 0sdectioR. To the We
ny moment They know WILL that few weeka
days, or hours must expose their isisehoods the
public; bnt, they know also, that, for those weeks
Gays, or hours, The !lsehoods their purpose
Nnu, when one alseho0d rs worn ont they have ano-
ther. Thus it is, tsL this nation is deceived it is
thus that 1t is more deceived than any other nation
upon earth and at, AT last, when a calamity cones
upon 1t, II be thuaterstruck az what ali the
rest CT the world clearly toresaw 1t is thus, too
more than by any other means that the country has
been brought into its present hunbe and distressed
stite. The people have always been believing pref
y ueariy toe contrary OF the truth, while ile event
was cSp1tng The result has, in almost every case
bees precisely the opposite Of what expected
@Ai Tic world have thought the people Of England
mad tor their silly expectations but, il the world
Knew the means that used TO make the people of
England believe flsehOods instead of truth il the
world knew that Tie people of England, dufiMg theI
togtrS$ Cf any expedition or other warlie unlctaL
my It, the world would be surprised at the dis.
apPohtment Of the people Of England at the result
These observations apply with peculiar force to the
dispute with America, who has been represented to
tie ptopie OF England being, 95v, wholly in
caInnc OF gong TO war; and whose government hes
been represented acting contrary the sense of
Tie e'c N ali it5 acts OK resistance aganst Eng-
Lana. row, however, We at wai, If the above
new be true and even new lalsehoods are at
tempted to be PANIED upon bet does the read
~ r0t perceive thar 81 .Ineea has GeC!4yef sy9r
Size rs Qt VAR jnt that il size is al 5nf there must
% hs@tf before there can be beace 10 make
treaty ni peace VIII require Some months ~ any
rate aud does the reader suppose that the .3meri
tered, wii dssrn till she has obtained satisfaction
upon all The pOits at Issue The acts of aggression
Gas she considers tien) orr part are many and
does the reader suppose that the mere news OF the
repeal Of Jlc orders IN council will satisfy her? p.
Sidc2, II there subject OF disagreement. but
thN O tie CTdera III council, does not The reader
perceive that The repeal has not been /uiI and ram
fe.e, and nrqNdGFcd, and that If il we're So 3me
iica cannot be- expected To dsgn without SOME sort
OF compensation! What is our government To
eOmInt np1n tie .1mCIicaus Whatever acts of 40
Srcssloa u pirhses; aud, atter tlst when qmerira
arms and declares war, TO suppose that 10 II
eject an instahst peace, have nothipr 70 do but
TO put Sfo3 20 our aggression do no. AXE ,ir,oo
!"e to assert ihat they ere 0ggres7ioae but sn9pos.
inS tcm 70 &c sNcb Sc really fhirf tlcy are do.s
tne reader suJposs tat our cntcrnnuut I.oss,gts
cense 20 Commit Nets nf aggression aud 10 put ror-i
"Hrd us ncrc CesSGiJa sd them as "a ground for
paee wish tie offended party This is not the WAY
wan our government. either abroad or at home
lt 10 always taking Of " ind 3inifv /oy fLe 60gti
fsii- strhfffr Jar me fHfRye ~ and :. y are we IN