Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-08

been able u 5r,be the halls oil inank I'D TO
mu'aas suspicion, hatred, hostility, robbery,
and bioodshed.
Aud now my old English friends, if your
Trejudices stnl remain mistaken By the
events that have taken place sioce | had
the pleasure to see yeu I; ii you still persist
in conf,unding the English government
with the oppressed people OF England and
ii You be, after what have SAID above,
disposed 10 express Misrepresentation of my
Change o. sentiment since We parted, let
me remind you of some particular facts
which though have stated them ia print
here, may not have reached your knor-
ledge. When was in America, used TO
receive letters from several grrisers in lug
iaad, applauding what was doing. and e.
coyragms me TO proceed There was
William Clifford. the Iowa. poet; IohR Bow
les, author OF several loyal pamphlets still
more loyal; Mailet du Pan, author Of the
Mercure Britain que. The three former
all put esquire ct the end of theic names,
and as had b,en brought up in the coua-
try and had never heard any body called
Squire. but men OF gre estates, who kept
carriages and hounds. / was delighted. aud
quite pulled up with the idea of having SO
many 'S7Af-es tor correspondents for, YOU
viii bear in mind, that had gone iuto the
army mere boy, that had been in New
Brunswick TIL ! quilted the army, anC. that
there was oaly one year between my quit
ting the army and my arrival in the Unit
ed States. So that, as towards scuhcshiaS
my country notions where wholly uncor
rected by any experience.
Well, then, now behold me returning
home on tiPtoe to be honored with the per-
sonal acquaintance of these 'Sgisiyes.
found William Clifford, ESQ. in lodging, in
Stratton street John Bowles, esq found in
little snug box at Dulwich ; John Clifford,
| esq. (whose reGi name ! afterwards found
to be Greer. but who chose, for excellent
reasons to change it) found in q very nice
but very small house in WALNUT Tree
WAX, Lambeth. Mallet du Pan was dead.
1t was rather a disappointm eRt TO find my
| eSqtsires LIVING IN such humble stvie,--Bnt
this was the least mortifying part of my
discoveries BY degrees found. that squire
William Clifford, was the holder os a stre-
cHre niece, given him as reward for being
editor. under Canning and Frere, Of the
Antijacooin newspaper, and spon after
! wards saw MIN made Commissioner of
| the lottery. Squire Bowl | found TO be
commissioner of Dutch property, that is,
to manage the property seized by the
| government from the Dutch at the begin
ming OF the war; and it has since been prov
ed, according to a report made to pariia-
| meEt. that he, without the sanction Of any
! law, did, in virtue OF this osice, amass large
| sums OF money. Squire John G ford, alas
| Green, found to my utter establishment
! ponce Justice, or one OF the head thief.
| catchers, with n salary of 200 pounds
year. found besides, that he was editor
| OF the Anti JGcobin Review, the means OF
! setting up which he had received from the
! government and that he had, best les.
J pension of 200 pounds YER.
what a discovery was this for me
ieit that | was dupe but, ike other
! people, was ashamed, for a long wh.le.
to acknowledge it. To find my 'Sqaires
with whom expected TO ride a fox -huat-
ing to ind these loyal independent gentle
men, t. be nothing more than downright
treasury hacks, was enough TO give q new
inrh To any mans mind. Mallct du Pan,
whose work rs well as the author, had been
wholly Supported by the public money.
was dead but. l found that his widow had
pension. and his son a place in the tax
| once, Doth In open defiance Of the law of
England, he parties being foreigners. The
| Nv. John brand, whose loyal pamphlets
( had been sent out to me, found in posses
SION OF the living OF st. George, Southwark.
| gwen him for having written these pam
phiets, he having already a living in the
couRtry. Gillray. the loyal caricafurisf. I
round ~ltl a pension of 200 pounds year.
Di6din, the loyal song 7vyifer, found with
a Similar pension. The Rev. Herbert
Marsh, and Sin Francis D'lvernois. Il
toreIgner) both of whom had written Ioyal
pamphlets, | found with pensions of 700
poun IS year. AS to the e ,itcrs Ct loval
newspapers, | found them all withouT
single exception, IN the pay of the govern
ment' IN one sh p or another.
NOW, my old English friends, do Won
Diane me TOR not having joined this seryile.
lnis pros ltuted, band OF hirciiar writer's.
whose business It was 90 de ude orr coun-
trymen' to urge them to war, to stigrnatize
very man who opposed the government.
am VINO received their reward out of the
taxes raised upon this laborious and deceiv
ed peopie?Do you blame me for opposing his
Hereenery crew. Do you blame me for
ho'aing IN adherence the government.
winch could thus condescend to corrupt the
press, and to tax the people for the mr.
pose OF paying men to mislesd them =
whiie on the other hand, it put to death.
transported, II imprisoned during Plea
sure without trial or at the least, it ruined
every man who had the courage to use his
pen ~ opposition 70 these notorious corrup-
IONS Oh no, before you blame me for
ms yon must have changed your aatnres
but the very name Of Eneil,i3 IS der
toyou. And DO you TO. think mat the Marco
OF ElSiand IS IS dear 70 me You wish In c r
One isnd OF our fofefathers always great
Aud do yon think wish to see it little