The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-20

efass Of papers, for S,hich reason they ought 10
be Of GtfLe confederation. The GUY tarors which
appear to esry say weight are those which &c cert
lied under the hsnss OF three or four English
ders, who are es sblishcd here, and the whole po-
hey OF the Admiralty Court, this part of Z hu
sness IS 10 sdd costs TO This rs the true
and the real object of many nfcrma,ions aud X.
Emiaatous. Blu, for Spsniard 10 be rreniiss,bly
condemned, nothing more is necessary than that |
some one OF those who compose the Court is in |
want Of money in this vessel escapes |
Ne. George Useh would rot % ci ar. |
The v.xations and insults which the Standards |
SITTER N this insupportsble. The Eirs's /
Proctor, who Is the defending advocate Of the III |
rates, Is 3 IAN immensely nsslent. II the Spanish
Nav,gstor shows aIy serenity o. mind while his !
cause is going on this is sufficient for the Proctor II
the interpreter,to insult him barbsrously this
proves, say they, " thai the cargo is not his". Ii
he does not posss IS that superiority ct mini
sary to hide the distress which will naturally arise in
a man who sees his little fortune banging by n |
thread, not to say the arbitrary WILL the caprice
or the avarice OF the English, f he shows any ing-
nation at seeing the procv at twenty or thirty
years swept in instant from him, I" his own i'm
proper conduct" say they, condemns him." There |
is no medium tn be observed cot these pso,ls.
II IL known that the common class of the English
are not civil delicate polite. Fierce by CHI raot,r
unfeeNng by nature, proud from the principles uf
thsir government, and avaricous from system. shere
is no reason to expect from them urhsnity, atten.
ton o. consideration. They pride themselves on
the aud they have given us in the Peninsula where
by Their account they have saved ms from NaEole-
on, who would destroy wherever he governs, s. for
this in any event they consider them selves entitl
10 good part OF 1t, and they already believe them
selves authorised To treat us with or here
they act otherwise, is because are necessary to
them.
But, conduct vhiSh would be improper to ar in
dividaa, ought not to be dispensed to a nation A
man whose services havs occasion for nay take
advantage Of my situation still, for particular rea-
sons, though see his of delicacy choose for
my own interest, to bear with him Blu, if he insults
H.. l. e
fu humiliation, then whatever were the services i,
j, not possible that descend to accept of them,
for any thing that interest is inferior TO my
honor, which nothing should ms ke lose Sigh, OF
IL, then, this rejection lust towards individual
with how much mare Justice ought the Spanish gov,
eminent not TO saffer the admiralty court OF Mss
sau, to allow the English eT,zers of that port to
surprize. assault and conduct the vessels &c COM
meree there but what hopes there Of their
sctrg with propriety They insult and deerace our
Rag, interrupt our commerce, plumber vessels,
and ruin cur citizens and now there is no other
course than to request them IN be moderate. to
make them so by force, or to die before sufft
ourselves to appear with bumiliston in Providence
and be iu'ged at viii, like a slave.
HIS ESceilercy the Governor OF the Bavsnna,
has repeatedly demonstrated with the Governor of
Providence, who referred the business TO the AID.
mral of the naval force Of his B Al. he showed
that though the United States had declared war a.
gainst England. it ought not to work injury to
Spanish vessels The English admiral repi, d. IRA.
tie Spanish flag should be duly reseecsed, though
fhe Vesseis spere subjec, to legal esan,inaiion,
to ceyyy thar a bad 1paS nor made of it, and
convrl ing an understanding thar the edpto,s .vsuid
be liable to any damage arising to unius,,y
detained see the government paper, No SS4
We shudder az the hateful eot which subjects
the Spanish flag to LEGAL Examination fer at losf
mas rs a claim eStdblished ths seds 6p force
but we cannot, we ought not to permit under the
cover ct this examination, that the sacredness of
corr esPondence should he destroyed There is no
letter which they do not open, private business
which they do not pry into. Even ofic 81 letters
subject 10 their inqusitorial policy, they have o.
pened them repeatedly and it but few days ago.
that letter come to His Exccileny Senior Apoda-
ca, til had been opened by some base villain.
But further, how can we suffer that since tn. be-
ginning of the injuries of the hshest consideration
they have inflicted on us, they have gives th.
example of repairing one for when have they had
the Kindness 10 hberate vessel & cargo but on such
terms rs they condescend to offer us Not once but
| many times, on the complaint of this government
they have promised do us Justice but If 20 isy
they promise to act equitabiy, tomorrow they give
new causes for complaint.
Shame to that a little privateer with one prn
and manned with 30 or so M sroes and few whites
should have been suffered to do much damage TO
Spanish commerce, and so often disgrace orr nag
while our vessels OF war are riding at their anchors
Why have not three or four Of them been dispatch
ed They would have been sufficient TO clear the
channel of pira,es, and TO protect the Gag they in
suit. They themselves laugh at what our govern
ment permits itself to bear. Was il not for this oh
ing the convoy duty, & what ought it to be employed
in but in protecting it And to what use has The
lO2, $40 dollars reals cen converted, which YEA
the amount OF that duty, received on the ira Of.
July
For Cote sake Gentlemen: for Gods sake, let US
sleep no longer. II is that have DISPERSED
the iethargy which the despoiism of our ancient cc
vernment had buried In let arouse, let as open
our eyes, and knowing trus interests let VS. lose
no M ans, neglect no measures which will contribute
to make life less painful Let va make amin ated and
energetic representations TO august Congress go
that il may deign to direct that the Regency put.
stop to the of the British government and
protect commerce, that commerce which, however
small it is, supports the views of the government in
this Inland s. does not l to contribute to the suuport
Of those in the peninsula On the other hand we shall
proceed iBsensby tn ruin. The snpIe detention Of
our vessels in Providence occasions considerable
losses which the English will repair so long as
the admiralty court With the air Of cunaus-
ror which they endesyor hide by saying hey most
protect their pIysteers in all their attempts in cou-
siderston doubt OF the good zeal which anrnates
them. Expedition is the life of CONNIE cree, and
wanting this, in consequence of the considerable de.
tention ours suffers in Providence, may well s,y
il suffers death But this evil is augmented by being
Obliged to support the Capt, pilot Il crew, & by the
spelling or damaging OF the provisions 10 one word
by the distractions put to the sales exchanges x
the undertaking new voyages. Let us resolve tben
with one voice 10 ourselves be respected nv
the victims of their unjust claims. Civilized nations
have their codes which put theI on level without
their strength being equal and the English nation
ought not TO abuse hers towards friendly and allied
nation, and tolerate this abuse without de.
grading ourselves