Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-07

the Statesman, who, By the NIgCr OF his msa-
sures and the wisdom of his policy had So emf
nen,y contributed to the termination OF a gio-
rious war, aud the conclusion of an honorable
peace"
Lord Castlereash, in returning thanks for
the honor thus conferred en- him, observed,
that i'll the latter years of the long and arduous
contest with France, Ministers merely follow
cd the impulse ofthe public spirit Of the nation
and the government and the people, acting
with one spirit and one voice, became irrcsis-
tible. Then adverting 20 the present distress
ed state of the country. he said - cannot
forget, in the midst of this exultation, that
great emDarrasSmeuts and difficulties are hang
ing over this nation, and that, although the
war be closed, the blessings of peace have not
returned without alloy. Commerce has been
forced into new channels: ithas hecn flowing
for twenty years III the track of war; il is the
nature OF war, aud il seems prwision
of Providence. that it gives Il new and
unusual activity TO certain branches of trade
which grow only, and are dependant on war
IKE operations and IN eases like ours, where
the public eNertions were great in duration and
IN magnitude this Kind of war;aring commerce
had acquired proportionahle influence and
having suddenly ceased, and tle ancient chan
nels OF trade not yet opened, a languor and
painful interval of tOrpor has suceeeded-we
are now suffering under this exhaustion. The
habits and minds of men are not Yet turned TO
nor other countries prepared for, that PEACE
fUL commerce upon which permanent prospe-
rity depends, but which every enlightened
merchant must expect TO return, and which
we already see dawnrg upcn those countries
but While we are under this temporary de-
preston, we should not consider so much what
we are, as what we should have been, had any
single disaster hetaen us that could have put
us III the least degree under tue power OF the
trrdnt OF the world; for state it az n fact
that from the small state or Eru sSia, with less
than half our population, was drained the g.
norInous sum ofiifty millions during the short
period OF four years, while il remained under
trench domination. Gentlemen, it is no lon
ger problem, Or j speculation for curious men,
what were the designs of the ruler of the
French, the enemy otliberty, ard | man saw.
the enemy of mankind. l saw il is 10 LONGER
conjecture what his views were with respect
TO us ; he has not thought il worth while 10
conceal them, but has declared III his present
retreat, that in war or in peace. or rather du-
ring the short truces he might permitus 10 en-
JOY, that although Europe might he ut MS feet
tie considered he had accomplished nothing
While Great-Sritain remained an independent
nation. call upon YOU, therefore, 10 com
pare your commercial situation ard resources
rs they are with what they might. and most
inevitably would have been, had the Prince q
ms government stopped 10 any other measures
bnt such rs have been adopted"
after variety ofother toasts, the Marquis
OF Donegal gave, "Lord Liverpool and the
Prince-Regents Minister'S" In returning
thanks, Lord Castlereagh again adverted To
The state of the country. Tie said that it should
not be forgotten, that al thc close of the Amer
ican war, when our distresscs were equal If
not more severe, our resources were barely suf
hcient TO paythe interest of the national debt
while at present he could take upon him 10 as
sert, tatwe mad not only sufficient to discharge
The interest, hut we had also an overplus which
IL not adequate to the expenses OF our peace
establishment, would still be found TO anonnt
10 more than the entire of our revenue nj the
close OF the american war. Ii should also be
remembered. he said, that then we had heavy
debt without any positive means TO discharge
IT., while now, we have n large sinking fund
solely applicable TO its liquidation. His Lord
snip then enlarged on the high estimation in
winch we now are held 10y every power in Eu-
rope, and concluded by expressing his couvic-
lion, mat our embarrassmcnts would prove on
~ ora temporary nature, and that we should
soon rise superior TO the difficulties which now
press upon the country
Brussels, oct. So
MademoiseIIe Pichesrn, daughter of the ce
ieDtatod General has lust passed through this
city, on her way to England where she intends
To print discourse pronounced Over tlIc tomb
OF ter father, by one of his ancient Aids-de-
lamp. During the hundred days she was
thrown into prison, and was not released till
after the battle of Waterloo. She has received
IRON ms majesty our Sovereign, a letter, of
which she speaks with much sensibility and
gratitude.
Novemher2
oECOND CHAMEER OF THE STATES
GENERAL.
= message was received from his Majesty.
Win the treaty concluded between the King
ana ms ROyoi Eigllness the Prince Regent Of
G.. britain, Hanover, sc. of which the follow
ing IS the substance:
Art. I. The duty called the Droit d'Aubane
and the impests named Gabello d'Iferedite &
i{eveiIance Immigration, shall be no longer
demanded or levied, win theT an inheritance
passes, from the States of his majesty the Kjnrr
OF the Netherlands to the dOminions of Hano-
yer, or from this last country TO the former
Kingdom but all such impostS are forever a.
polished and suppressed by these presents, on
the footing OF perfect reciprocity.
= ans arrangementex extends, not only to the
duties and imposts, the produce of which come
INTO toe public treasury. but also those which
may have been hitherto levied for the particu-
lar accounts of any Provinces, Towns. Villages.
Corporations, or Communities, whatever, and
winch consequently shall not have in future
the power to require or levy such duties or
imposts
3. The said Convention is applicable not on
~ TO all the eases which shall occur in future.
but also to those which are at this moment still
i. However, as il concerns only propertyand
the free transmission, the tive Kingdoms main
tam IN tut and entire vig0ur all the laws rela-
tive to the personal obligation 10 military du-
ty and neither of the two governments from
which the present declaration emanateS, shall
be limited III respect TO legislation on this sub
ject
This declaration was ratified by his majesty
the King of the Netherlands, the 9Th of Octo-
Der, 1916 and by his ROYAL Highness the p. Re
gent, in the name and on the part of his majesty
the Ming ofG. Britain, Ireland, and Hanover,
the 2Dth OF August
About thirty British omcrants, returned dis
appointed and cherries, were landed here on
from the Cheerful, Beveridge, arriv-
ed from NeW-Xork. There are Several ygeayers
~ Il sof.t.