The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-01
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, MAY 1. 1879.
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Washington, .dhrit 9Th, 1912.
we have been held in suspense here,
by similar supineness of character, which
rs taking deep root in the nation. that will
not be exhrpated until suitable excitement
Is applied to draw forth talents now obscur-
ed, by the influence of our calculating policy.
Putting out OF view the many causes of re-
sentiment, which have lost their weight on
the public mind by fruitless repetition, the
attainment of that object alone, would almost
justify war, but combined with those
causes. renders that event inevitable, if pa
triotism be not entombed in gold-Hitherts
have avoided hazarding opinions, because
silence is preferable to delusive conjecture,
and was without satisfactory data FROM
whence to draw conclusions.
1t is now pretty we'll settled that an att
tempt to suspend or repeal the non-impor;s
tation act, will fail.
Nearly petitions enough to paper Con-.
gress- Hall, against the embargo in some
shape or other, have been postponed to tho
4th of July.
Saturday the Senate's project of an adj
journment for several weeks w as overthrown
by majority of in the H. R., though sup.
ported by many substantial REPUBLICANS,
whose fatigue here, long absence from home.
and invincible desire to visit their families,
overcame all other considerations. All such.
I was with the President ON Saturday.
after the death of the adjourning resolution.
when the communication of that event pro-.
duced from him, vivacity that expressed
more, to the conviction of all present, than
he could, verbally in an hour.
From these facts, / think you will corr.
ciude with me, we shall have war; The
time must depend on circumstances, proceed.
ed however by letters of maroue, &c. ntn
only necessary, but requisite as food to digest.
pending other preparations. Ii is not en-.
tirely certain that, that rod, may not be ap.
Piled to France, unless intelligence be per-
tectly satisfactory on the arrival of the.
Hornet.
9 Union at home is all.important; if MIR.
Barlow be successful, the pi etext for oppo--
stion is cut no by the roots; if not, reprisai
is the only channel through which we can
touch the emperor, and at the same time
produce like effect on Anglo-Americans,
while we use our physical force against ouu
British neighbors.
Gerry's many good deeds, are revived
mere, by his activity and hrmncss during the
past winter he met manfully the complaints
OF the Secretary Of War for want of blank.
cts and breeches, and offered remedy THAI
should not be forgotten"
~ OCCUPATIONO OF EAST FLORIDA
The Charleston Prints furnish us with
the Correspondence between the Spanish
Commandant of Island, and tho
Chiefs eff the Patriot and An erican forces.
previous to the capitalization of that Island 7
together with the letters Of the Commits
sioners (employed to wait ON the Chiefs OF
the opposite party) addressed to the said
Commandment The whole is in series OF
Is Letters; some OF them, very unimpoftant;
few have already been laid before the
readers of the Enquirer. The contents oe
these, we will, therefore, beg leave TO pre-
sent in a very concise form. The rest Of
the letters will be given IN erftaso
NO. /. is from John II. Me, intosh to DON
Jnsto Lopez, the Commandment. written FROM
ST. Mary's, 5th March; in which he states
that the determination of the U. 3. to take
possession of our country by conquest deter.
1niEed some Of us, who are much interested
IN the advantages we now enjoy to do ic
cNTsefues; and that under their patronage.
We have accordingly secured all the country
between the St. Johns and 81. Mary's riv-
ers He states, that but for an unexpecteG
circumstance ST. Augustine would have been
IN their possession on the next nigLt ex.
presses thanks for the civilities he had re-s
ceived from Don Lopez and friends /; Informs
him that fsuo eun-boafs (as many as he had
required) would go into St. Jchn's on thas
day; vet invites him to ioin in the glorious
euterpriZc; promises him in that event that
none of their soldiers shall nut their foot oN
that island and adds. 'one of the first COM
ditions we have secured. is. that Fernando
IA shall not from the 1st of NAV next, ba
subject for a twelvemonth. to the restric-
lions on commerce, which the U. S. havo
been: and that it shall be free port for
that time"
No. 3. is from Lodnvick Ashley Colonel
ommandant,) to the same. dated Bells Ri
yer. 10th March: in which. in the namo
Of the Patriots of the district living between
the st. Johns and the St. Marv's, he invites
him to join " in their patriotic pursuits,
which are to place. themselves under the
protection of the government of the ". So
which will secure to every man his relicion.
his liberty and his propertv--and will pay to-
every soldier and individual anv arrears
which NAV he due sto them by the Spanish
government" He then summons him to
surrender the town of Fern andina. on the
conditions Of unrestricted trade las above
stately SC. &c. He adds. that he will rive
him no quarter Mt Fernandina. if he has
put arms into the hands of certain hersona
IN the island and that the gun-bcats If the
u > WI Cooperate with the Patriots 10
prevent British ships, &c. acting in hostility
to- them.
No. g. from Don LoDez 70 T.. Ashley same
date, very sho~t--refcrring him 10 Messrs.
Arredonda and H'hherson his answer.
No. from the same &c Commodore Comp