The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-09
-Fronl the B2alon Centinel.

The British Commissioners to meet the
American are not vet publicly known. The
general opinion here is, that the administers
ton would be glad to make the Americans
experience more of the evils of war before
they concluded negotiation. You NAV see.
by the inclosed, what they think of the mat
ter at liverpool [LIhe Enclosure is a circular
from Lf0er71ook in (Which tie zulterS are deci-
dedLy Of oftili0il, that no Peace could be con-
cittded gvth .fnterica You viii tell your
conntrymen to take care Of their shifts and
hI'a them M into Tire country out ofthe zvay.
Ii 10000 OF Wellington's men go, they may do
vast deal of mischiefon the coast.
"Mr. Hamilton and DR.. Arnold are not two
OF the English Commissioners, as first repor-
ted. 1t is now said, that Ad. Gambler Dr.
VIM. Adams, and the under Secretary of the
Colonial Department, name not recollected,
SAID TO De Mr.. SMITH will be the three
Commissioners 1t is most probable the
place of negotiation will be Gottenburg-but
the two American Commissioners here do not
know.
May Ia.
Lord Castlereagh may not return for Sc
veral weeks, and until he does, we fear that
nothing will be done in the way of negocia-
tion.
Messrs. Bayard and Gallatin still contin-
ne very anxious to negotiate here. Mr. G.,
sayshe shall not despair of making peace, if
be can bur get fayiy az the adtninisiration.-
Messrs. Clay and Russell answer Messrs. B.
and G. that they are in doubt whether their
commission VIII allow them TO come to Eng
land"
Il is from information similar to the above
and the general complexion of the British
publications, that, TO our minds--ardently as
we wish tor peace, and the returned pros
Perlty OF our Countrywide prospect of an ear
1y pacihcation with Great Britain appears ex
a1,f IL, c. =
public journalists, to state it for the judgement
Of the public. We, however, add, we are now
satisfied, that British ENJOYS had been nam
ed to meet ours, though the appointment had
not been promulgated on the 18th Nav. We
learn, too, that they are to treat on the basis
of the acknowledged public law, and the mari
time rights of Great Britain-that admiral
lord Gambler IS to discuss with them the
sub ect Of impressment Dr. William Adams
mot Mr.. Adam, the member of parliament
a Doctor Of Civil Law, and member Of
Doctors Commons, to treat on the subject of
free ships making free goods and an under
secretary OF state from one Of the Offices. mot
Mr. Hamilton) to discuss the subject of boun-
diaries, &c. Our Commissioners in London
(Messrs. g. and b. we learn, were DESTROYS to
open TIE negotiations in that CITY but thar
Messrs. Russell and Clay conceived their in
struCtiCns would not allow it. We think so
too but az the same time, they might discuss
the principles III London, and sign the treaty
in GOttcnbug, or the Hague. These facts
may present to some a pacific prospect. But
the length ofthe time which has elapsed since
the offer Of negotiation was accepted-the
doubtsin the minds Of Messrs. c. and B, after
being long time in Lcsisi0n, of the result of
a negotiation in Sweden--the reinforcements
continually proceeding to America--and the
strong language held in the circular of the Adj
miralty--make rs still of the oDinion that
those who make their calculations on the
continuance of the war for a considerable time
will be the least likely to be disappointed. -
GoD grant that events may prove different.
From he EUeHiHg Post ofJ1ly End.
PEACE FRoSPECTs.-A letter from Wash
ington this morning, from high authority. in.
forms that the late dispatches from our agents
In Europe, do not warrant the Intelligencer in
his Yesterdays publication, endeav0urinq 10
impress upon the public mind that our pros
poets Of peace look gloomy. On the contra
~, we feel justified in stating that those dis
patches inform the government that Mr..
Crawford had met Lord Castlereagh At the
house of.onc of thc French Ministers that in
tn, course ofthe interview, Id. Castlereagb sa-
{ sfaCtorAy cxplained the cause Of the anna
r. mt delay on the part Of his government 10
az point commissioners 20 meet ours at Got
tcnburg, and lamcnted the place fixed had
not been at LOndOI or at the Hapie. AZ n
would much facilitate the proposed negocia-