The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-26

too. TAX sli out tho schooner Fancy, captain
Mann. OF osituate. (Mass.) from Newbcrn
~. T.. bound to Boston, with cargo of corn,
captured the 9TH inst. about ~ miles to the
eastward of Chincotcague tonk about halt
the cargo out, the schooner sunk with the
remainder along side--Also MIR. John RAND,
of Boston, taken out of the schooner Rhoda,
captain Kennedy. OF and from Boston bound
to this port, with cargo ot-lumDer and
eef,captured the 9TH inst. off Cape Charles,
and ordered for HalifaX-The sioop Rover.
White, of and from Boston, bound to Rich
mond. with an assorted cargo. was captur-
ed 9th Dec. after taking out the cargo scut-
tied her-rhe brig Savannah Packet. john
son, from n. York, bound To- Savannah, was
captured 5th inst. captain and all hands ia
ken out except AIRS. Mar,hera. a passcn-
ger. and the cook. and ordered for Bermu-
da.-'fhe brig Herald, of Baltimore from
bordeaux, was captured the latter end OF
December, and ordered for Bermuda
WASHINGToN, Jan. %.
The stale, the miserable, tile con,emDti-
BILE charge If French influence is, for the
want ct better argument. revived against
tile Republican party-a charge, as it was
said the other dav BY an eloquent and pa
triotic Orator in the House OF sRapresenta-
tives, which ought to be met only i'm one
Influence Where il is not to be found
1t is phantom which fits across the dis.
tempered mind of moody politicisns or it
is the old device of the friends of the eaemy
70 discourage the people from engaging i'm
The war against England. 1t was tried
without effect in the revolutionary war. and
will meet with no better success now
French influence we repeat, where Com
suit the public prints--and. say what YOU
may, they pretty correctly indicate the
public opinion--do YOU find this shadow
influence there F? Does any republican, print
dare to defend the conduct of the French
government towards this country Ger
taiDiy not. Has it ever been d Hnded ,
Not to cur knowledge. On the Contrary.
that government has received on all hands
the tribute OF execration it so Justly merits
forits unprincipled and rapacous conduct
towards US. On the other hand, who de-
tends Eng!ande Federal prints and Fetle-
raj orators. Who have justified the outra-
ges she has inflicted on us> Who have nal.
lated and explained away the infamy IF
her conduct, Henry's MISSION and all |?
Who now advocate her Cause, when an
aVowed enemy, on the prctence that she is
the " buiwark OF our reiigion'-a religion.
her endeavors to destroy which have erect
ed nation i'll our hemisphere--in he, hos
tltity to which we may find the origin of our
e'''e w Tue rights ana privileges OF Amcri-
can citizens? Who have done all This
The violent, The leading federal prints. OF
what value are charges of French influence
sounded trom these brazen trumps of fa,
tion-sounded to take cff the pubic atten-
ion from their own depravity, Just as loud
music is sometimes played on the field of
battle. 10 drozrn the cries Of the 7uopa ted.
Ihe idea of French influence in this coun
try Is equally rcpugnant to fact and torea-
son. lhs common sense of every unprejn-
diced mind revolts at it. Whenever yo,
near man seriously raving French influ-
erce, set him down for a madman-he
may be worse, but Cannot be better
MEMBERSHIP ELECTION.
The Congressional Election in New Jer-
sew appears to have eventuated in the
choice OF Nlcssrs. Schnreman. Stockton.
COX and Fufty, federal candidates, and
Messrs. Condit and Ward, republican.
Mr. Jur