The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-22

Is Europe is apxiously awaiting the resolves
OF the Congress at Vienna. The task of har-
monizing the various and Earring interests of
rival potentates--ambtious all for power, Sc
extensive dominion, is extremely Herculean
1T is proe!ematical to many, whether the high
powers will be able TO form sincere accord
OF nature to secure to their wearied subjects
an interval q peaceful repose sufficient 10 re-
pair the ruinous disasters which have befalien
them so many years past.
BORDEAUX, Jan. 2, 1915
" A treaty of peace was signed at Client
the 9th ult. American produce must de-
cline frem the quotatops-to what degree i
dIHlcuit to pronounCe-cottons, tobacco anc-
deer skins, are extremely scarce and the
consumption is very great in this Country.
Nonrn1E March 6
Intereeurse will tie French and Byftish "
India CoioHies
The return OF peace between Great Brit
am and France, and between the latter DOW
er and the UEited States, has occasioned sDe-
culations upon CIR commercial intercourse
with those colonies, in which there is some
diversity Of opinion. We shall take the lib
erty OF stating our impressions upon this sub
Ject Prior 10 the war, which broke OF. be-
tween France and Great-Britain, soon after
the French revolution, our intercourse with
the French colonies in American bottoms,
was restricted to the importation into them
OF Lumber, Fish AID Lard, and To the ex-
pUrcsuon OF Iatis and Molasses After the
revolution, and tile war with Creat-pritain
which followed, the French Colonies got into
state OF confusion, and our intercourse with.
them was without restriction, llil they we're
Captured by Great Britain. The treaty OF
Aniens restored Gasdaloupe, Martinique, &
some other islands TO France, but before the
French Government had time t. restore Or
der, the war broke out again, ana cur inter
course with those colonies, uatl they we're
again Captured by the Elsti..s, was -
times CT war.
We do not believe any system was adoD,ed
for the regulation of our interc purse with
those colonies during the short peace, and
therefore we incline TO the belief, that our
commercial intercourse with the F-euch COL
ONES, stands upon the footing which 1t did
before the revolution.
With the colonies of Great Rritain, before
the war between her and France, noticed
already, we had no commercial intercourse IN
American vessels, either for export, or i'm
port, except by special permission, which
was only granted in times of need When
the war broke out, q. Britain relaxed her
restrictions, and our intercourse was free.
except for the expectation of Dye woods 1t
occasionally happened that the intercourse
was sometimes more and sometimes less free,
Mr.. Jays treaty having expired, it is not ne
cessary to take any notice of what effect il
had upon our commerce with the British col
onies. There is no positive law of G. Brit
ain, allowing nentrals any commercial inter-
course with her West-India colonies the
governors in times of distress, sometilnes per
nit neutral vessel TO trade, but the inter
course IS more generally regulated by orders
IN council, which are usually limited in time.
not more than to our knowledge for SIX
months.
On the 10th of Dec. last an order in cpun-
Gil was issued, allowing for six NJ nths from,
that date, the following articles to be impor-
ted into the British colonies 10 the vessels If
friendly states, VIZ. "corn, grain, meal, -four,
bran, biscuit, rice. horses, mules, sheep, hogs
and every species of live stock and proyisi
ons," anil 10 export in the same any article,
the produce OF these colonies, except d" sue ;,r..
coffee. cocoa, indigo and cotton wool III his
permission extends to Bermuda, and the Ba
hama Islands. The u. Stotes and G. Britain
being AT peace, our country is considered as
a friendly state, and included IN the order ia
council. We may therefore AIRY in our YES
sells until the 18th Of June. any OF the article 1,
mentioned, and bring awe run, ynolass
fruit, pimento, salt, x all D oduce not except
ed IN the order but We canlot carry Lum-
Der IN OUT own Vessels, nor nSn, or aTy Satted
provisions, for provisions" after the words
" live stock" must be taken to mean live pro-
visions. This we take t. be The state of our
commercial intercourse with the colonies Of
France and Great Britain at present, ard a.
ny change more favorable TO US, must be
effected by commercial treaties. Atler the
10th of next June, If no commercial treaty -
made with q. Britain, OF aBotner order ia
council is made, al IntttcOuf &c IN American
vessels with the British colonies viii cease
We presume it will be an Immediate offset
With our government 20 enter into treaty II
Commerce and navigation with G.. Britain !;
we hope the attefn 1t will be attended with
success, but fear It will not. When Q. Brit
ain was At war and We At peace, was a more
favorable juncturc Jr ". We have permit
ted the opportub-y to pass b. without in
proving 4, and We are likely 70 suffer for Z.
We may oertsin.y exclude British yessels
from our ports, ). th-y exclude ours nom
sbeirs Ne mean her colonisl possessions, tut
,h.a Nc mus, do Il 'bs eIYspcc cgf egri-
culture. rige~.