The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-11

ANN~hNS VA VI. per PAIR III tilctr WOrklnc;i, |
in the manufacture OF black silk hose.
December 10.
The most recent letters from Pari. menti- |
on, that Joseph Bonapartc is Immediately to |
be recalled from his miserable throne in
Spain, in order to he mctanorphosed iuto Il
king of Poland; and that it is we'll UNDER
stood to be the intention of Napoleon, when !
ever he has gained Il sufficient tyrannical
power over the Peninsula, to partition it in
TO municipalities amongst his successful ge-
ncrals, so as cHcctuaiiy to destroy an en-
pre-, the sovereignty Of which he cannot
Cbmmand.
1t is said that Murat, the French king of
Naples has been denounced by Bonaparte
for dialfcction to his government, disoosdi-
ence Ut orders, and neglect of duty, in not
carrying into execution the plans ard views
OF the latter; and that Murat, aware of.
this, has taken up menacing position, and
means to bid defiance to any attempt at re-
moving'him, provided he finds that his mot
ley army will support HIM.
Government have received intelligence
from France, from which it appears to be
one of Bonaparte's principal Objects, at this
moment, to get squadron of French ships
into an American port, as AN inducement for
the ". States TO declare war against En-
gland. He has five ships of the line equip
ped and manned at Torrent. supposed to
he destined immetliatel ysfor this important
seyvicc he has also fifteen Of the line, in
the same condition at Toulon, while our
blockading squadron off that port consists
only OF eleven; a reinforcement OF it, how
ever, ne understand, may be expected dali
y.
Tie report of his Majesty's state yester-
day was as follows go The King eats his
meals regularly, and is tolerably well in bo-
ely health
FROM THE LONDON COURIER of DEC. S.
The speech of the American President,
which we received too late Yesterday after
noon TO insert more than a skcech in part of
our impressions, is such.a one as we expect
ed. Not document can issue from the
mind and cabinet of Mr.. Madison, that does
not bear the stamp and seal of indiscriminate
alta chment to France and invariable dislike
lot Great Britain. These feelings pervade
and influence the whole policy Of his Govern
ment, and while they lead Aim to palliate all
the aggressions of one power, induce him to
exaggerate and inhame all the acts of the
other. What but such feelings could have
made him attempt to draw such distinction
between different periods and parts OF the
conduct ct France towards America He
tells us first that there have been successive
combinations Of the extinction of the French
DEGREES, and that these induced him to hone
we should repeal our orders in council. Most
willingly we reply, but shew us that these
combinations donot consist merely in promi-
ses and State Papers, but are furnished by
sod and open deeds that cannot be mistak-
cn. we sec you, America, wanting to make
us the dupe both of you and France, and de-
string us to give you a substantial benefit in
return for mere paper assurance that
aace has rcpcalcdher DEGREES. Every day
furnishes us with ocular demonstration that
these DEGREES are still the policy Of Bona
parties Empire. and yet you complain of us
because We will not be such ideots as to aban-
don that system which he and your cpnniving
with him forced us to establish. Does not
every vessel that reaches your ports, bring
you fresh continuation of the vexations and
robbery to which you are yetexposed in the
French ports True, says Mr.. Madison,
Bonaparte has made an ungrateful return for
our Justice and fairness. He will not repair
the other wrongs done to us, to restore the
immense amount of property he has seized
and condemned. But those acts were COM
mitted under edcts which do "n not affect |
our neutral relations, and therefore do not
enter into questions between the u. IS. and |
other belliserents. us it possible does Mr.. |
Madison mean seriously to make use of such |
a paltry argument-does he think we have
been educated in one of his colleges, that we |
cannot detect the poverty, and impotence of |
1t America is neutral power, bellige- |
rent seizes and condemns her property, un-
der no'matter what cdicts, and yet the Pre-
sident says, that that does not at all affect |
her neutral relations She is treated in a |
hostile manner, and vet her neutral charac- |
ter and rights are not at all injured -, But |
these violations are committed, not under the |
Berlin and Milan edic-s, but under others | |
Allowing, for the sake of argument, that |
there is some force in this argument, vet |
Mr.. Madison must permit us to remind him,
that one of the conditions which he comn,u-
nicated 10 rs, of the alledged repeal of the |
Berlin and Milan DEGREES, was that the COM
Inercc OF the United States would be'reStor-
ed to the footing on which it was before they |
were imposed, and that henceforth America |
might carry on her trade without hndrance |
OF molestation. Prove that it is so-prove
that the conditions which were to accom- pa
ny the promised repeal have been fulfilled, |
ana our orders are repealed of Course. But,
II you Cannot, we shall still conceive, as one |
OF your own Sc cretas;cs said, that {" those de-
crces are yet substantially in existence, and |
that however the Berlin and Milan Edcts
may have varied their form or changed their
name, they will continne to influence the po-
icy of the French Government"
Its true, however, that Madison, in allu-
ding to the rigorous and unexpected rc.tr.c-
tons to which the trade with France is SUBJ
Jected, insinuates the necessity of correspon-