The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-06-11
TIE FISHERIE S
NEWFOUNDLAND.

ftSlt. IN 81. JOhn s, Sgt1 OStOOel, 1915,
NuhBLY sHowRT6--
Tnst the merchants planters and all other classes
OF h's ma'es'y's subjects 'n this ssHd have ST sill
t0e, manifested their 10y lily to their king K have
failed To express their Indignation at the es-
cherous conduct of the enemies OF their country *
eonceiyirg that our existence great and indie
pendent nation, must chiefly depend upon our pre-
serving toe sovereignty of tbe the poicy at
Guiding France ard America from the advantages
those nsto,s hsvs heretofore enjoyed, in tunes of
peace in the fishery, mus, he evident to every msn
ef observation engsged IN this branch Of commerce.
By former treaties with France and the United
Ststes Of AHerics, these powers allow ed =
tain privileges those shurse, banks coast of La
brsdore, aEd the Guipl o. S. Lawrence in the O. !
pnicn of your excel, pcy's toemorslis;s highly i'm.
polite, and which tn wisdom Of the British govern
meut never would coneede. except undsr very pc
Gu circumstances.
BY this concession to France and Aneriss, great
national ben 81 wss los7, and door opened 10 e;,
commerce. to the niury OF the revenue, as well IS
II b;s wsiesty's subjects engaged in the trade Of
Newf9uud sad and the British American colonies
facility wSs voby afforded of introducing into
newfoundland sni thOss colonies, tess snd other
articles Of CONT aband, and temptations held 20
SsSeTmou- TO eni2rate to the United Ststes, and
the superior number of Their citizens who anuuslly
Sesortsd to the shores of Lsbradore enabled them
10 control and overawc our people on the cosst ex-
cept, in1eed, when ship OF var hsppened to be
within the reach of comrlant.--Fifteen hundred a.
meriesn vessels hive been kpown to be prosecuting
the fishery at one time, the Labradore cosst
brn,iag With them eoff ., teas, sHiii's and other
articles Of coptrabsrd. H. tcer passage tllither
from their own country, they generally stop in the
Gut of Canro, where the narrowness OF the nsviga.
zion affords great fscility 10 smu Ssng.
The intercnurse Of our fishermen with the secret
enemies OF British, has effect not less fats! to
their moral character thsn to our fshery. The
small planters and cstchers Of Esq., which make the
great body of the people on toe Of Lsbradore,
under the inusree Of notions iuhjbed by their dai
ly intercourse with whose Interests ere 81 war
with ours become dissatisfied with their Supplying
m srchsnt. who unable q meet their fortien
compositions equal eroun-. The next step, So ex-
perienee shows IS tle neglect Of the Only Toeaps in
Sh-ir power "a discharge their debts, disobeiienes
and ns1hsr ustion ful Ow, snd fnsllv their Tniads
become sIinus,el from their own government. and
they eNigrsfs 20 another 70 the great loss ci their
eoUntry.
Ia times os pese- besides the citizens of the u.
rited St'es rero"t, iu Gres; numbers, the Bsnks
where they s0char, IN violation Of express s'ipuls-
ls:1uF, the Gros annoyance 'tis Vsluabie branch
O. th4 NewF,ucr,nl trs'f. Nor Is :, possible thst
the st~etest vgonce is ofen SHE 20 detect them
tie br.z N Of sreh s,;puIations.
T e evils growing out oS imFetie concessions 20
insiaious fre:fs extensive than your ex-
ceeney's lncToralisss have yet stated they accom-
PsHy our coNmeree into the markets Of Europe *
ths West Indies.
n the United States, men, provisions. end every
other article of outfit procured upon much bet
ter terms then ~ uature IF things viii admit vita
the '~'qh. These combined advantages enable
them to unferseli the Brit'sh merchant in tie TO-
reign market. Hence, heavy losses hsve often bv
him been soslsined under similar circumstances.
Ia prsof of he sr at 1stioarl advantages hereto
To-e res Dsd by America FROM tfs fSgerv YOUR ex.
eelsarv's roemorislists nrr oniy quo the language
Of Nssssoausetts in june ast IN rotnonsfr rance 10
ther gore nment--" Keep Jour land, 6Vf give rs @
fishery"
The French, 81 times of rrnqui,i,y, prosecuting
che fisheries OF st Pierce snd Aiiqu Ion, il well
kroWn, esrried on extensive Sn1 Illicit commerce
with the 3ritiS' residing the coast, contiguous
those Islands, although they pretended that such in
trTsourse contrary srown Law Of their own
eo.nt. ) Siulisr Illicit trad st the same time
earrs on NY the subjects of that nstou with the En-
glish, tn coast de to the former the north
OF IN island. The entire range, between Cane ohm
north wsrd 20 Cspe Rss. yielded to France, and
e, Brit'sh prohibited by the French from ev-
fishing b'tw IN those two esPes. Your memoir
giists ave Iesres1 from good authority, that France
ar'ua'iy employed upon this north shors with St
pisr.ss and vi qulon) twenty thousand men FIX
-lsss harD-s, hsrdy Eve miles ssund r, skirt the
coats fro Cape I'm to tn, Strsita Of Bellesle, If
= - ns SECURITY tn ships add vessels in the worst
weather S1d tiie grsst resort o. the oo FISH the
very mosihs Of these harbors beyond Whist is gen.
ersly known upon the OF er shores Of N-vfouni-
lard eynee The high advantages o. the Borth shore
fishery, form srly possessed by France.
The fishery now Drosceutei with vignr by the
British upOn the sNOres heretofore enjoyed by the
French, is heSos very extensive, snd employs 3
large pronorton II our fishermen The produce OF
their in5ustr, 10 brought kher and carried u other
portl Of expsrt cia7tVsys ia vessels, owned by the
employers snd suppiers Of the planters es5 she fab
erufen D~r ing houses, subs sntiaI saYes * stores
will rise M n that qgsrtsr Of the island, were
il serts'n thet the baiiers you'd, tie return Of
peace b aDoWcf ~ Tetsin thele property. 1hSt
valuable part n Newfoundland, fertile in every
thing for promCrR fishery wovlA, in such an event
form popu'ous district e O. vs,us to the mo-
ther eouutry, not ouly h'hery, but ss il would
oul'iyat- casting rc7itat10, ct s times an impor-
taut 0hi.ct with government.
Ae3 believing h-m'v, yovT exoolensy's memo
riaEsts hPve reason 10 believes and have already
ted, thst Gur existence great and Independent
melton, depend, Wpon dominion on the ocean. the
policy ~ sautipE out thoss nations ROW eaPued
in ngsust us from future participation IN 80
jrar Orant bransh Of our Commerce, can hardly be
made question.
Tie increased advantages, sisse the coDrnepee-
msnt nf host.luss With fmsrics, derived to both ctr
import and exP-rt trsde, hsvrs nov no c0mpeti-
t0rJ 10 the oreiyn nsrket, sBd what is Of the s,t
and hiEhes in~ortsnes, the in6rasss NJ our means
20 msk usrinerg while those pf our sneuie5 mus,
N the same proportion, he crippled, t7rw the WIS
dom OF pressrv.og tie vantage ground" now
F'sei upon Aad your eyseency's nlemorslisis
lei the mprs urssitin their present repr atom
s. fhe prospso;s which happily lave req ntjy open
81 N E1r Pc, may sifri well grounded hope thst
lie tjDe isrot very note when nagocis Zoos m ~
be opened for the rct9rn o. perrasneut psage,
Frnsi TIE prot so,on afforded 10 the trsde ci this
il 11 W your eT.rlicncy, as well as his exec en-
e. S.r John j.. Warren crest number Of fshinG
srsIea having gcFe to ',a''radore from Nova Soote
a.. -rr' g. o: s1eH srsrirl - ne i-2Drad5re
g. ores Ibis rls hsen dp11le sod Gle abseuce
~ sir ier~csT il'rSi re Ans crz5lcd them - hsl
u'u Il,9trH. Your oxceNgnoy'9 1elGoiei.a beg 90
prcs3 pp1u your f,oGs consideration, vsieh they