Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-11

Sill 1t was enc of such vital Importance,
50 tending to BRING ths two countries INTO
collision, that 1t WAS impossible it should
receive ! consideration too earnest and too
anxious.
The next point which il seemed TO us
important . settle, WAS the trade OF Amer
ica with tie colonies ut the enemi. Of G..
Britain. Towards the end CT the last Eu-
rVpc:n war, question growing out of that
trade mad becn te.nn ltcd nv the conquest
Of those Colonies By Great Brit IN, but ma
ny 1t thegn having been restored at tic
peace, the disputes which heretofo eX-
is,cd la. s::t again arise. The former ar
engagements on tnis subject night, with
so ne notifications, serve is a b SIS.
W Z then stated, In t we id not intend
in this pcel ;ninarY and unoiiic al Converse
ton, 10 discuss tEe other points belonging
to this brapcn OF the subject. i definition
OF bloc.lades WAS desirable ara could not,
it seemed, be attended with mach difficult
ty, as We believed that there was no real
difference between the two countries with
respect to the abstract principle. But We
apprc.ended that The di.putes which might
hereafter take place On that subject,
wouli ariss almost exclusively from quts--
tons Of fact. which no prev Gus definition
could prev cat.
m gh5 desire to know the disposition CT our
government on Tie subject OF privateeis -
prizes, we would oniv now say, tnat the
principle which might be adopsed with r.
spect TO Great Britain, Whether Of a.linis-
SION or exclusion, must equally End inlptr-
tally apply to- al the parties 10 the war.
These were all the tOpicks noticed IS us,
and We enforced and illustrated them ~
various other observations.
The British gentlemen, processing not 20
have eXpeC ed those pomts TO be brought
| forward Which applied 10 Oelliserenl state
! OF one ot the parties. expressed q wish to
| know whether, in our view, the two sub
jects were inseplrablc, aud whether We
| could not come TO an agreement On those
! topics, which were probably less dilE alt
to De adjusted, leaving the ottcrs for fur
| tier consideration, and future arrange
ment! We replied, tEat heretofore they
| had always been blended together by our
! government, and that We intended 10 Oria z
| them all for cons.dcrati n; that ar pre-
| sent, however, we only presented then Tor
| consideration 1t would be premature at
| this tine to make any Of them sine qua
! non--and that whether = tlt ATTY, ON ttIng
| some of them, would b. acceptab e, mus
/ depend Oh it. general tenor. a.Hd upon the
| exte.t and importance q tie Subjects
! wh,h might DC conpreh-nded i'll lhe ar
| Ia cement.
They proceeded torem.rk, that some of
| tue subjects had been tiways found to iu-
volye extreme difficulty, particularly that
| Of impr ssrny mt that Great Britain was
| certainly pre- pared at al! times. to receive
| and to consider any pro position chat AGne-
RIGA might b. disposed to make in relation
! t. it but one OF the gen,Iemen remarked,
| that from the ceep interest which was telt
| by Great Britain in IT, she must view with
| great Jealousy, by VIII Oh ne said ne meant
| vigilance, any n osition--that the
| enquiry which they hadJasJmade a. to eur
Willingness u separate the two subjects,
| proceeded from wish to as ertain wheth-
or it were likely that any practical result,
| could be speedily obtained, if they entered
| upon the negotiation a. TINS me.
! On the subject OF discriminating duties
mentioned by us, they said tier govern
ment would receive favorabiy he PROPOSE
ton for a mutual abolition OF them. As to
the trade with India, their government, was
| not at all disposed to shu, US out from it,
In regard to the trade to the West Indies,
| considering the difficulties which h d here
tcfore presented themselves in placing il,
by treaty, upon footing satisfactory to
both parties, they feared it would not now
be practicable to enter into any stjpu'a ton
rcspeCtin6it, which should meet the vie W s
Of the two countries.
The interview terminated by their sta
ting. that they would report to the cabinet
the substance of what had passes between
us. and by their piedging themselves to do
all Ill then power to afford us an carly an
swer.
On the 10th instant, having been again
invited by the vIce-presd ut OF the board
Of trade ~ call at his Office, we according
" attended. ard were received 6y the same
gentlemen. They stated tnar they had =
ported to the cabinet what had passed at
the last interview, and were now prepared
to give us an answer on the sever TOPICS
TO which the conversation related. IL do
ing this, they would obssrye the order
which had been mark d ont blfs.
Is. On the commercial isni drcOurse be
tween toe two countries, they were autho-
rIzed to state, that their government was
ready TO treat " tn us on the fDctrg OF the
mos favored nation nd were alsJ v iliihg
to enter into any Arrangement By whicu ali
discriminating dnues Oh impsitatOus aud
tonnage should I've mutually donc away
They were wiling TO admit Us ~ the ell
jOymcnt OF the trade with Bit.sl India,
unciog Jed by the restriction Oh the outward
voyage contained IN the uurat,Lcd tire ~
bat must still INSIST ON that Contained ia the
treaty Of 1874 OIL the return voyage. Con-
slderi1g that We had candidiY stated, tina.
we had 80 equivalent TO off.r, except what
was to be iouad IN the trade Itself. they