The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-04
THE ENQUIRER.
THE FISHERIES.
RICHMOND, JUNE 4, 1914.

on us-hay i not be brought forward at |
Go't-nburg? Can we rslinouish our yig5,
to fish Upon the Banks of New faundland , |
IN these two lights. tho question presents |
Itself fore up
Isl. leat 1t may be brought forward bv |,
..'v British commissioners, appears too pro f.
bshlr, Ist. from the hi,its which have hecn
thrown on in the London prints I'd. fcom
the circumstance Of deputation being ex
press'y sent fro" Nova Scotia. New Irons.
wick Se". to wait on the British Ministers. &
Sd from the late Memorial from the British
Wer 'hSnes ard others interested in the fish
cries OF New frundand TO Admiral Keats"
This Memorial makes no secret of their
vast anxiety 70 deprive us of our priviledg
eS-it expl'c'tlv urges that ",he existence
(o' the british) as great and independent
nation, depends upon their dominion en- the
ooean, and the wise policy of shutting on
the nations. now engaged in war ayains,
them, from tuture participation in so i'm
nortant b a2ch of their commerce as their
hsheries, that "iu the ". States men.
orovIsions and every other article Of out
n, are procured upon much better terms
than the nature of TN gs will admit with the
British and that "these combined adv.n-
tages enable them to updersell the British
M reliant IN foreign markets"
But exclusive of troffs. the british arc
| at this time stimulated bv stronger motives
t. reduce orr fisheries. We have vanouish-
ed them AT sea. and our ruling passion turns
TOW ards the navy. Seamen are nepessarv
t ships-Ihe fishery ia one of the greatest
nul s'I'es ~ Seamen. Let the profits of Cod
therefore 'Re' 81 ever 81 much With the fish
ermen OF newfoundland f; the increase Of
our navy, the iUstre of our stars, will weigh
SIN more with the Ministers.-Chis brings
us tot
2nd Q e'tioa.--Cqa.we abandon cur rj.,6,
to tsh or the Banks Of wfnundlaud -
Let the history Of MI the Fisheries or En-
rofc-let the his'ovy Of the TRAN Of pcoce
| OF '83-'et the interests of the u. 6. az to
nav, and ore eeDecial!y of The Eastern
sac? as 70 the profits of our Fisheries, sue
gest the answer.
)st. The Fisheries Of Furohe.-For Sc
vers' centuries past its principal NAVIGATING
States have been convinced Of the imnor-
! lance OF TIL business Turn to the nonde-
! rous pages OF POstlethwayt (article Fisbe-
r'tS) and the reader will be struck with
the 'mr1ense importance which has been
attached tn Il by the Dutch the Soaoisb
the French. the English. Ry how manv
statutes have they ENCOURAGED the 6she.
res BY how many Trea,ies have they "a
Ken care to pro'ecr them from violation
ms branch Of trade is Of such unsDes ka-
PIE concern to he Dltch, tina, in their pub
| MENTION
when they pray to the Supreme Beinp
That 1t w2uld please him TO Bless the Go.
! Vernment, the Lords, the States. and also
their great AMI small fisheries. -" Tse
British hsherieS, OF all others, NAV he ren-
dered The greatest nursery for seamen.''
ne rench were so impressed with the
vaiue cl tie newfoundland Fishery that
t"eY nad II expressly recognised by the 3th
art. oi the ~ sty OF u t~erht: end nv tho sri,
n he lNtsaa e Iyc
| the A6crty OF fishing and d wing on a part NJ
the coas of the island o. New foundand. !"
such as is specified in the ,reaty of Utrecht
land toe 8. h Ar. moreover cedes to them
the islands OF ST. Pierre and Micu lion, to
serve as shelter to the French Fishermen.
&c. &c. If then the French possess this
privilege, shall rot wee
z. me TRAY Of Peacc.-'The British at
tempted to GUST us of the light to the Fish
eFies. lhs French Cabinet pressed US 70
waive It--But it was in vain. The reiraizg
Toast in the Eastern States. was, MAJ
the United States ever maintain their rights
TO the fisheries The negotiations az Pa
r's hinged principally on this point. "The
hsnsries (savs Gordon) labored for some
time. The British ministry we're for excIu
| ding the Americans from fishing within ,hree
leagues OF any e the coasts belonging TO
b1tor, and within fifteen of Louisburgh =
VII AoSms loid MIR. Oswald, tHat the ~
England states had no stapie without the
fishery that the fisheries entered into al;
their trade--that were they excluded from
them, the British would not be benefited
by 1t, for the French world get the trade
that Britain would hive nothing to fear
from the number of American Sailors at
such a distance, whatever they might have
from the Ere ~ch, who were ncar1that the
fishermen would break through such limits.
whatever care might ne used TO prevent IL
which might prove bone Of contention. q
| bring GA another war after few years
Mir. Oswald made great difficulty about
| acknowledging tie fight Of the American.
to the fisheries and was fer inserting the
ord HbeTfy After while, NJ Adams
| said" They have rigA! every wav. The
banks are only SO many leagues from the
Americans, bat they are so many from the
fE1ropes0s; Il he latter have right bv
nature, certainly the former have
we have fought together with the English
IN their wars tor the enjoyment of them g.
therefore we have a JuH right" The word
rfShf was agreed TO be inserted in the trea-
y- he article Of the fishery cost the A.
merican commissioners ali the industry
Of"
The claim was finally triumphant-the
treaty did recognise the 7feht. and shall
We abandon II ! Shall we relinouish one a