Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-19
RICHMOND. 0CI0HEN 10.
THE FIi,E3i.AND.


The facts are now authenticated that bloc, has
been spt--aud the nag OF the y. States st.ne, By
hasty act III SPANS. aegression--The Fir, h.,o.
has been taken, under circumstances OF ;stirnity
which Is calculated 10 atten,ino. We ar. ga
t'shet from the letter from officer lie Fire
or%nd' that Two Spanish Vessels oi very superior
i0rce, under the KNEES tag, fred spon an Amay am
armed vessel, without .iai.iag thi ;hey continusd
tneir lire alter asecrtaainy who size vas; that tley
compelled he- TO send her at on 5c::d tn m lt
they fired once after Cur lieuie.ia.i YVES Oh L.s,d
their vessel, aud alter one Of then eutenantS was
on board tie firebrai, to ascertain lie ;;enti,y Of
her fss tlIsi they Imprisoned officer ssi in
hiete,i stripes upon her crew, .a-l1%cut c'i<sns
tiat they abused u, BY every yui ar ephet; that
they searched our vessel, an su,k her signals thst
they wished her officer 20 steep the irt.ignty of
obeying tiicir orders, aud Cf carrying her into La
Vera Cruz.
These fats call Tor satisfaction; Wide they leave
the assa'Iant without vindic.tioa OF excuse. H:hey
had mistaken Us tor :" Rebels, should they rot have
taken s'me pains 20 asccrtsic character cu,i
they not have ,iesis'ei III h;a sssestan-
ed IL, an,i msde tensald apolcg. for their mis-
take They s.y, indcei. that If hey "raa,I :, 81
rishi" al Vera Cruz. they you'd ray "t.,e expen-
ees of detention" Gri, b5 wnat right cid tsey cen.
unue To 3eaiE and sb,issa vessel. which ad rlch g
,iiences TO sIios tat = III 1rIs rir't!'
The principles of Tie Spsnish heutena-t show
us how l',,la he cared inr wrat b" zsGs right" How
Isht and couteniptiblc are those rrinciplssl
III
Spanish King claimed lis exclusive sovereignty -
Who gave it 10 HIN When did any Other = ito.
cede 1t tohnn When lid we! 1nere IS s,el,
concession to o. too-r-s il not absurd To claim j.
by tse lar Of nA'i9rs' 2 =" M nation, (scys Vat
tel, has r.g - iay claim 20 the open ses or at
tribute the use C 10 :tse!, the exslusior Cloth
ers.--The same role is Iaii dawn AS to ct ose
great parts cs tse sea, 20 h.eh tie na'es Of BAY
or she'Sht arg sometimes giyen,) Hri.o s
bay, and the stre..bts g! MAGELLAN, which the
rnF.s-a =
erty."--No one claim, the sovereignty Of tie Me-
dheiranean, and shall = miserable SpsiaTd srroSate
the DarigstiOa OF the Mexican Gulph---ss siaeinss
III It's extent more open in its II outh, snd 50 neces
sary Tor us to communicate with Louisiana, ard for
the Europeans 10 communicate with thoir Isl.
auds
=" We hsve no commerce there to protect %
What none with the w notwithstanding with We
ra Cruz itself?
=" The whole coast was in state OF blockade %
When was IT So declared la iari.-- il SO dec!ar.
ed, how is it enforced b' stationary a-,ti No
heet indeed IS large enough e. blockade The Whole
Co.'S, seeordng "a the laws of nstion&
" Thatthere was no difference between tie Hay of
the nsnTgent. :; pirates AID that n. the l.. Siates.
IL IS ta'se---bu. et them beware II Gi,y Continue
90 treat alike, We Will alike act against them
sDd they will rue this Cooperation in all l,ir colo
MES. cUInHI1ree and wealth.
Need we remark that the attack upon the tbsrsc
z H.
tel. that captain Porter id seize u Spanish yasscl
which he deemed to he pirate bu, If she was not
So why has hot Don Unis demonstrated az snst The
act ?---We shsIi rot let the attack On lie Fire
brand pass over with the same careless indifier-
ence.
The pleas urged are fase---but the act admits of
little excuse. We must demand satisfaction, annie
and honorable satisiseiion. The American nation
will not sleep over nit.er insult from so con
temptble bozver. What have We Sanquished
the Leyisthau OF the deep, ~ be insuted by Min
now 1--WE must send naval force at oace to tina
ststionif they willing to contest our right to
navigate the @uph, let them DO It at Onee-i et or
dag show itsei! every part OF that coast aud at
TIE very mOutls OF their haibors--lftbe Oons are
wiiiiae TO MEASURE their swords With us at once,we
are willing that they should IiSye opportunity To
do --in the r~esu time. bIO6er orders RAY la.
dispatched TO oar squadron ia The Mediterranean;
and il justice b. withheld, the next Congress may
declare sg0r But the cilizens OF N. Orleans are
too n2sty-Ve should first see that We h We right
on our sde--tlie osk jnstcei anil is it be refused
then strike.
The cessions attempted to be obtained by
General Jackson from the Greeks, Che
rokees and Cnoctaws, is an additions,
proof OF the attention paid by the admins
tration to- the interests OF the People-Few
Cessions have been more extensiye.-uone
more valuable. The land in Ma iison
county, to north of the Tennessee river, &
east Of some Of the lately coded lands, has
sold from 10 to IL dollars an acre-tne
lands are very rich cotton lands-sach
acre netting bag of $50 lbs.---.dgain
part Of this cessioD, and particularly along
the south side Of The Tennessee river. ex.
tends below the Muscle Shoal Fails, so as
to be accessible to navigation at ali sea-
sons of the year--.47d again, we are told
the cession extends on the South TO the
Tombigbie and Alabama branches Of the
Mobile Sc IS 70 give this portion direct
navigation to the Gu'ph, anl Of Course
shoft CIT Ia maxi IF