The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-04-27

chced by passion than policy; and that The
siddy and unwise step of coming TO open
variance with England was To be expected.
But for this there appeared no remedy
The motives set forth by America we're
not her motives. Vino could nov belle We
that the right OF impressment was the ac-
sual cause! That right was no doubt. AN
old and solemn right of England but it
was not of a nature To admit of moditica-
tons. Amicable discussions might have
reduced the whole controversy to nothing
butw it to be believed that America
wanted this? Who cried out the ioudese
in that country for WARP Was it the Eas-
tern states Every man knew, that it was
on them that the pressure, such as it was,
must come. Almost all the impressed per-
sons must be natives of the Eastern States,
but they were almost unanimous at least,
the general sense OF the country was dis
tinctly tor peace. Take another point. On
the question of the Orders in Council,
where WAS the war opposition to be found
In those very Eastern States which alone
could be effected by the Orders.-( Hear,
Ize0r. These considerations were of i'm
portance to the truth. The war was not
sone OF interest, but of passion and iutiamed
ieenpgs. he would not now so into the
subject which had been urged in the de
base-whcn the time should come for exam
ment on that subject, he had no doubt that
they could acquit themselves to the salts
faction OF the House. The fact was, that
every preparation had been made consis-
tent with the regard which we ought to
nave to other quarters in which our inter.
ests were certainly not less pressing and
peculiar. As to the imputations of nep;i
gence on our Navy, for the escape of the
enemy's squadron SO far from wondering
mat such circumstances sometimes occur
red, he was only surprised that they &C
Cured so seldom. Look to hiseory-look
to the life of that, perhaps the greatest,
but at all events the most renowned, of our.
Naval Captains, Lord Nelson. See his fai-
lures IN Tins instance, and the great events
by which they were followed Hear. }
See that great officer suffer powerful
heet, with 10000 troops on board, to come
out from the port which he was blockadinp.
miss them perhaps by the excess of his ma
val skrsi and intrepdity, give them time to
arrive In Egypt, aud even land their troops
Oeture he could Come up with and destroy
them- Let the escape of the French in
1905 DE RENE mbered, when they passed bv
Gibraltar, reached the West indies, re-
urned TO Europe, and never gave an OPP
portunity TO The British Admiral till they
n I'd joined the Spanish fleet in Cadiz, and
came out to give him battle in which he
'nsummated his glorious life by the greatest
victory ever gained at sea. On the uues
lion OF neutraIs, he (Lord Liverpool die
dot deny chat they might be pressed by the
pressure OF The war---Jut if I ley were, they
drew from 1t peculiar advantages. But
nad America q right to complain Was
there any country in Europe which. in the
same time made The same advance in popu
latlon, commerce. the products of industry
And to what did she owe the very com
merce OF which she was so jealous, but the
superiority of the British navy Would she
nave snip on the seas that divide her from
the tunults OF Europe, but for tie ships OF
Great Britain p Rear) And was 1t not
reasonable to have expected, that this
"'ieht y 'Flt by her; and that if there
was any casual irritation, it would be pass
ed over-any little object of dispute, it
would be left to the decision of sober and
friendly arguments But, if America was
led on by passion, it was fit that there
should be no passion here-lnd, that war
D nn IN justice, should receive the support
the rational and unanimous support of
he Legislature.
LORD WELLESLEY
Explained. He did not alIude to the ESCAPES
an enemy 'ssnps: ais on objec ion wa
- the pr,ncip eS OF distribution # our force.
which the Noble Lord (Melville) laid
down.
LORD MELVILLE
hoped, lie should not be SO much wanting in
Tie sense OF his situation as to state any
principles of the distribution of His Maies-
Tvs feet.
LORD LANsDowNE
explained.
LORD HOLLAND, F" In a short speech ex.
pressed his belief that from the extreme
nicely OF the point, on which the negocia
ton broke of, it might not be Altogether
hopeless of renewal On the question of
NATURALIZATION, there could be no doubt that
the Sing had right to the services of the
natives pt this Country, and that the flag of
the merchant could not protect them. But
strong as were the demands of Amsrica. we
had made stronger in our day. He acci.
dentaiiy had taken up the Statute Book ON
the table, & found Il Statute of Anne. enact
ing, that any man, not merely who resided.
III England, but in any other country, and
took the oaths Of allegiance to the Queen.
should be considered as under English pro
ections W ith some objections he abprov-
ed of the iennr nj the Address"
LORD HARRowsY expressed his sur
prise at the language held by the Noble
Baron VINO spoke last, when he considered
what were the professions of America. and
what W uld be the consequence of acced-
- - ti'''se s,retensicas A::L ..i:a, ....s
I" De the price of oar concession Not a
peace, but merely an armistice. He must
'dy, th5t II the Americans insisted ON our
giving up the right of impressment, there
vas no probable end OF the dispute between
the two Countries an intermjnabIe war
must Cnguc and he thouprftf +hat oil ..,L