The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-08-27

but presumed to be from to 5000. Commo-
dore Barney and his men are now with U.S.
From very heavy firing or explosion that
we heard about IL or - O'Clock, it was the
opinion that the hotilla had been burnt, or
that the militia, Majors Warren and--'s
battalions had met them. We are all in fine
spirits shall lose no time in giving you in-
formation" .paf. Int.
CALUMNY REFUTED.
Amongst the falsehoods daily thrown into
circulation by the presses devoted to the enc
my, we find the following articles, which are
distinguished by degree of daring & wicked
-calumny, that makes it necessary to arrest
their further progress.
From The Boston BaiN .qi,~riiser, of ..7ug O.
We are informed, on authority which we conceive
to be unquestionabie, that MIR Monroe, in late co-
versation with the minister OF foreign power, resident
IN this country, observed thar 10 the boGcu o.
the gorc,siment Of tie u. States 10 encourage or bro
feet commerce. and that the minister replied that he
should cor'rgncotct to lbs government this declaration
Of ne disposition Of The .bnercaa gouern,arx on Mis
"PORTRAIT OF CO'INfERCE-TsATERSo
PUBiIc CREDIT
"Whe'e yoai' Treasure is, there yoin hearts are
G,so.
We state, as positive fact on UNREASONABLE ant
fhorsty, that urge on,oist of per cent United
s.seS Stock, has recently been disposed OF in Boston,
anu TO federaksts q the Boston Stamp. We mention
TINS TO show that with all their newspaer and lesisla
ave ravlng these very people sensible Of the firm
oasls, on which the OF the country rests; and OF
me good Faith Of the ADMINISTRATION single fact of
ts sort, Is worth volume OF Bqstoi Rebel antng,
d'-en yards oil BLAKE on MIIL's Resolutions; which,
tedious gascoade, sote upon measures which they
10 execute" Raits,pore Patriot
Remarc 5y the Bostoz, CentineL
We do not believe word of the above assertion is
frat: From personal inquiry OH the subject, we
corhdent many similar reports which have been pisr-
e79J here, are wholly groundless: We nevertheless,
tlr tIu uo,sf.1. cl,nx
Cf'tHtallsts The ready use which the hrcimgs OF tie
administration would make ofit, any of them
weak andincosisent as to lend money TO help ito
~ on this Waref Destruction to all their hopes The
tnoncd men of .Ncsr- England are principally of the
Mercantile class: Let such men, tren, reflect the
bold and alarming assertion of Mr. Secretary Monroe
TO the Swedish Minister, M Kant-o10
4 "SIR, The support protection oil COMMERCE.
does not enter into the policy of TIE American Admin
is;ration."
Let them consider, too, that this darisg inf.mation
came from the lips Of the Secretary of Statetbe very
Ptch-p;pe OF the President; and the AsI7snt To the
Presidential Chair and made, too, in official n,an
toa Foreign Minister; and then contemplate what
must be tl. prospects they paronze such an admin
istration i!
The public NAV be assured, If it is necessary
to contradict q charge so absurd, that the as
scrtion contained in the above extracts res
pecting the Secretary of State, is totally des-
titute of truth.-Can any one believe that
public servant who has given SO many proofs
OF his zeal for maintaining all the commercial
rights of the u. States, and who is, moreover,
locally and personally so entirely interested
in the encouragement of commerce, as the
great medium through which alone the re-
yards of agriculture can be fully obtained
can any one believe, we say, that such man,
filing too the high and responsible station
he does, could have uttered a sentiment ha-
wing any likeness to the one ascribed to him !;
uttered, as it is said, tn the Minister Of q ma
ton, which it is well known to be the policy
of the administration, and the interest Of the
country, TO invite into the most active COM
mercial intercourse The idea is not only
false and malicious--iti is ridiculous. Ii.