The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-07

'o' shiS IL Spc"kSW Gaining ofutc Lon
ventioa, it ,;nes not tell us what thar body
is meant to do-Ihat resolution, however
Is in the following words:
That in the opinion of this convention
the magnitude of the evils here brou sht i'm
to view aud forcing themselves on our at
tention, calls tor u more solemn and weigh
ty expression of the public opinion, by :,
convention Of delegates from all the coun-
ties III this Commonwealth /; and that in
Convenient time these delegates should as
sembe at Boston, to consult, advise and act
Oh the surest means OF restoring peace and
commerce. and of preserving and securing
our common interests, liberties and safety,
now more injured, oppressed and endanger-
cd, by the dongs of our own Nation,l Go
Vernmcnt, than they were, when in l7!5 we
took arms to protect and defend them a
Sainst the measures OF the government of
Great Britain"
Stare not, reader; for we have quoted
the Uery words ut the resolution. This is
the respect which MIR. Pickering pays for
the laws of truth. We, who are now defen-
ding the rights of our country as our fathers
did during the revolution we WHO are
struggling with our old enemy for the rights
o. our seamen and our flag We who are w l.
ling to exert all the means Of the nation
in all directions, whether they be drawn
from the South Oh the West or the North, o
shield from imprsssmehtthe seamen of Maj =
tucket CT OF Marblehead (the very sinews OF
navigation,) and to shield the commerce IF
the East from piracy we fare unblushin. ly
charged with an antpathy TO 4" Commerce. -
Let Mr.. P.rail, however; he & his friends
will do no more. Let their State Conven-
| zion +, assemble their spleen & their am
billion may evaporate in empty threats
they may attempt To intimidate the govern
mcnt, to strike up an artificial panic This is
their design and words are their expedients
But their anger will he spent III air The
head this nation, mild in his general cha
| racter as the summers breeze, will rise ike
the winters torrcnt to resist the language OF
menace, and. if necessary, to sweep away
a traitor. For, if unfortunately these de
luded men hould dare to do more, and press
their opposition beyond the bounds of the
! law, they will pay. dearly for their rashncss.
! The government must prove its strength.
| bnt let them go 50 far as to endanger the
| Union, all de!usion Will vanish their very
partizans will desert them and ten thou
sand swords will fly from their scabbards
to defend the holy ark of our coyenant from
pollution.
Last from, RodgerS-Thc brig Constel-
ation, Smith, arrived 1T Boston on the SDth,
fell in with Com. RS. Squadron on the 4th,
koyinT to, lar. AZ, IL, long SO, 46.-Of
the Commodore. may be in soon after him.
The Repertory most shre7vdiy speculates,
that as he was within % minutes of the la
titudc OF L'Orient (and less than quarter
Iof a point to the N Of E would steer him
thither) and distant from it only 30, 40m.
long, he may have gone to that port. Now,
agreeably to this rule, 4 ship may be bound
to each port through whose parallel of lati-
tude she happens to sail thus Rodgers may
Ia =
reaches higher latitude, he may be bound
to Brest. We must take longitude as we'll
as latitude into account; for together, they
determine the distance from a givcn port
+" But, quoth the Repertory, the Commo-
dore was only 50, 4om. from the meridian
IF L'Orient, now, in the parallel that
he was in, the degree of long is about rs
miles which makes him nearly 1000 miles
distant from L 'Orient--not quite hnlf-Scos
over. The truth is, that Rodgers seems to
have been on the track OF ships 10 England;
| about II 1-2 deg. to the L. of the Great
Ranks of Newfoundland, which large and
| wide spreading fleets are more apt to shun
| than to seek.
! We have no idea that he is going to
| France for, he would scarcely leave the
q. 3. for so long time without his protection,
| N search of the most brilliant adventures-
True ; 7vc are not able to cope with every
| neet which ne enemy may send hjther: but
our little fleet may do much towards the
protection of our ports and our commerce.
Yet the time may come when the elements
| themselves will stand our friends the first
strong zcinter's blast which blows on our
| coast will blow them off, and leave our coast
clear to our feet and to our privateers.
! British unity has been rung in our ear
until we are almost stunned by it-But
when we go from Professions to hractice
where aTs the firoQfs Of it? 817 vessels ia
| ken froiil Us since the commencement of The
| present, French war, and more than COCO
seamen held in bondage This is indeed =
nitu with a. U9fg6ance -. ..,-
Mr.. Cowper advertses that the Norfolk
Lsdger. appears for the last time on Mon
day next, when he shall close his Editori
| luties His establishment is for sale, and
hc-describes it as " complete in every res
pc, b" the number of subscribers as between
| z ana 500, and the advertising custom IN
times at business as very valuable. Mr.. e..
pledges himself TO use all his efforts to sc
cure 10 a successor of cpngenial CfeGeral J
poiticks all the patronage which his paper
now enjoys. a., M
~ We are happy, this day, tohave an opportu
I mtg OF decaiin. from his own lips, that johi w
Eppcs is candidate for the district NOW uisre re
scnted BY Mr.. John Rapdoph.-If principles with.
out stain suspicion, If an Understanding like So
Id balloon. if dcvout regard 90 the rights and i'll.
terGsts OF lis country, recommend a candidate
! tn the good traces Cf the people, John w Eppe
will be the man of their choice. .