The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-28


language of those who protested to saw.
that the abandonment of the Orders i'm Coun-
Gil would necessarily lead to "A restoration
OF feace. here was time indeed, when
suCh concession on our part would not
only have achieved peace, but alliance be-
tween the two countries--but it was the
blind opinion of the noble Earl, and Of a
otateSman OF his Stamp, that concession
never came too late and this, notwith-
STANDING the historical experience of our first
fatal Contest with America, where every
wear concessions we're made in vain, which,
1t duly timed, would have been received
with gratitude. He thought the House was
ndecently called upon in the Address to
pledge themselves to the prosecution of
'this war, though not document was pro-
duced TO prove the Justice Of such mea
sure-Cn this subject he must saw, that
though he wished for peace, he would not
consent to sacrifice one maritime right of
the country but this view ONLY aggravated
the guilt of hnse men who had unnecessari-
ly plunged us into such state of things"
The Address vas agreed to without a
division.
In the House Of Commons an Address to
the Prince was moved by LORI, Give. He
SAID Every person must regret the war
Win America, and rejoice at the Declara-
ton ct the Prince Regent, that the earliest
opportunity would he taken to restore amity
between the tive countries"
MIR HART DAVIS seconded the motion
and when the question was putting. MIR.
CANNING rose, and of America he said,
l. was his sincere & anxious wish, that
TWO nations So related to each other, by con-
sangu'nNN, by one common language, and
by mutual interests, as Great Britain and
America, should not only be in alliance
tent, when once the die was cast, and hos.
ulities had commenced, it became this coun-
try to be more prompt, and by every vigor-
Gus effort, to bring the struggles of war to
Il speedy Conclnsion-He would go to the
EXTREMIST verge of forbearance 10 keep
peace, but he would not dilute his war
measures into weak and sickly resi nen,
anti for the vigor of the occ sion. He would
not convert the acute distemper of war into
Chronic distemper, and Incorporate it
with the systems The present dispute had
run up with petty profits & small gains, till
at last actual war was fixed upon US. Two
years ago, to have prophecied that after
SIX months open war between America aud
England. America should boast the ONLY
naval trophy, and that we could only say
that we had not been conquered. An Eng
iishman would have resented such pro-
phecy as an insult. He could not consider
our military success in America as matter
OF srest triumph-He never supposed we
should BE- conquered by America-He ne
yer could have thought, that the mighty
navy of England would have slept while
her commerce was swept from the seas, &
that. at the end of six months we should
be found proclaiming a speech from the
throne, that the time was at length come
to be active and energetic, and to shew
England & the world that England is what
England was. Never, that we should send
our Ambassador with our ships to our own
N0rth- American towns and attack the A :.
merican ports with our flags of truce -
T1c"e might, however, remain circum-
stances yet to be disclosed to account for
all this; but he would say, that on the face
OF appearance, and on the declaration of
war, there was evidently studied deter
mination to postpone the period of all ac-
commodation. AS for the desire of Ameri-
ca to get possession of Canada, il was a pro.
JeSt which he thought not likely to be
tro"ned upon severely, even by those par
ties in America which were considered
friendly to u.s." He notices the departure
OF BARLOW for Moscow, to sign treaty.1-
lie thought 1t unfair to speak of the SEN
timents of an English party in America
When we spoke of an English party, we
should think of them as good Americans
merely, who prefer an English to a French
alliance. He concluded by observing that
every effort should be used to extend the
scale OF warfare, and make it decisive"
Lord CAsTLEREAGH followed, and Geni-
ed, that Ministers had conducted the war
with America upon any principle of forbear-
ance. He said " il had been. conducted
with all the means, both naval and military.
which the Country could have spared from
other objects" Sc. "He wished as much as
any man that peace could be. maintained
with America, but it she was determined to
throw, oil III those ties, which this country
held dear, ard which the common interests
required, he must deplore that determine
tion, but 1t was not in the power of his ma.
j@z:y ;.:::'::r';Sis event IA.
Mr.. WH:TBREAD, after speaking Of the
wars of Russia and Spain said, 1.-The war
with America, he could not help thinking
as most fatal and calamitous to the inter
csis OF u Britain, and as most likely to cut
the sinews of her force and energies which
would otherwise be more happily employed.
tie wished the noble Lord were on his wav
with joel BARLOW for the purpose Of enter
ing INTO negotiations Of Peace"-and con
Guided. Cater noticing the tardy measures
taken to prevent the war with America) by
" entreatIng the House not to- suE,r the pre-
sent moI1eDt 10 pass without converting it
INTO the harry Instrument Of the re-estSb
lshnept ct Peace, Observing. "that no dis
honorable object could BE- imputed L. G.. Bri
tain, Russia or France, by pvertures for IN.
general paeificaiion Of Europe"
A Letter appears in the Times of the S,h.