Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-26
TRUE tENsR.

the Romp.
--The Rompls The Romp is an
an American vessel, AnelyAmericanvcs-
and the crew COM scl1 The crew COM
posed 9. American posed OF Anrio- A
culAcns. incr,cau citizens
- Tie mere az $3.50 by certain
efforts of The mos, persons belonging to
sinister nature and n certain ciaSs, so,ac
Tending TO the same Of ,ck.a! shalt be af.
end, continue ia be itl4earts yui7,tsa ont.
| made hy indnitu
ais at ie .ibovcm.E.
TONED descriptions;
tu,caning TaNlor u
iIiS agents, &c.)
The single fact of The single fact of
having hUi>itd such iia>ins ho,s;rG The
ila4 ~ equna!cni said Hay, aiiiu;uts
To direct proui III ia clear proof oi
the actual state al the aciud state ul
things. things.
II - USELESS 10 en- There are no epi-
ploy ci,ithets 10 qua ihe,sh, which pro-
iIiy properly such perry to call such
acts. ucis.
lam to"w,ll PER / am too well per-
suated % The hon suadpd al tie hon
oribic sentiments oraile sentiments
which animate TIE which aunaie the
government audlh government, Of this,
nalInn, Ia b1-iievc nation, 10 believe i,
flat they vii view looks upon them itI
i!icra IN amy other any other light.
| Light
l'huS il i. thai lie thus il is HAT the
American pr0p.r, Amorican people, "a
composed Of nIne .lonniII. 10 ,iac
| miliionso iudiyiiu iGliiDns az souls, the
ais, tie Immense na- mgjortty If whom
I l0IiIs Of pa0m ~ sny breathe emiy Senii-
cr'tdin AncwieeRr, mrnis NJ homer, JUS
/ u cattle only srnli- lice aud peace.
mcnts OF honor, JUS
/ lice AMI peace.
| am assured OF Contiling in tho
| the wisdom oi the prudence OF the Pre-
| President ando Ike sident, &r.
| desire he must have,
| &c.
If the American IfMe first Ame,i-
Legislators provided can Legislature sac
81 imperfeciiy a. so imperfectiy, sc.
saiust such abuscs.
| Those WHO will have the patience(& PA
| thence is indeed necessary TO read the
comment. which tic editor, or iisprompt-
,r, las made in his subsequent papers
! upon The letter, may perceive That he l'as
dwelt in particular upon the passages thus
| audaciousy metainorpiIosed he I'M
pulence Of the proceeding is intelligible
| ony from the considerations with which
| set out in this communication. The
! calculation was, that the Minister of Por-
| tugal wGu'd, as no doubt he does, deenIt
Incompatible With his dignity, 20 notice
| any thing that might appear III the Auro-
ra that our Executive, aCiuated by ST.
milar motive, would not put forl! The orr
| gnai letter, and that, in all likelihood,
| there would be found no omc not immedi-
ately Interested, Ia take The trouble Oh
| exposing the imposiure. lam happy that
| having seen the French translation IN the
| Moriiemr, | was led by curiosity TO collaie
that al the Aurora with il, and thus 10 dis
| appoint the expectation Of your IherStteS,
on the score of perfect impuniiy.
| The Aioniteur of the same dale contains
theanswer of our secretary OF state la tie
letter ofM. Correa, as well as he message
| Of The President to Congress OF the 2G.iI
| Dec. 1915. The Secretary's answer bears
| date 27th Dec. and enclOses a copy OF the
message, as an evidence OF the Presidents
! desire TO protect eiiicaciously, The We sells
of Portugal from the dangers WHICH the
Minister unprecedented. 1t contains, also,
IN assurance of the deep interest fell by
| the President, III the maintenance oi re-
| lations of the stTIctest friendship with tie
| Brazilian government. Al these doom
memts, together viii, The act Of Congress
| founded upon them, were published Oil
cialll by the government Of Brazil. This
was done, probably, TO show rs subjects
! that The u. $. were animated by friendly
views, and we're determined TO preserve a
strict neutrality.
| From an attentive examination of The
translation Of the MOniteur, am inclined
| 10 believe t4at justice is not done, even
| there, TO the ieiterreceived at our depart
lnent of state. should be glad tosee Tie
original text published.
There is nothing in this letter itself to
which real American, of good sense will
| take exception, and there is much with
| which he may he gratIIied. II was
sanctioned bv The answer Of the Pre-
| sdent, and the concurrent message TO
| Congress. II uticrs 30 other scDiime nis
| with respect 10 the piratiCal Spetiitions
| set on foot among It's, and tie risks in
Which they involved the country. than
we're pronounced by leading men of both
parties in Congress. The Act passed, de
mons.rates, that those sentiments had the
appreciation ola majority of The Legisla-
lure and Of the Executive. WhOeyer Is
acquainted With the Minister of Portugal
must be convinced, that they flowed, as
well rom cOncern fOTthe interests Of this
country, as from zeal for the rights Of his
sovereign. Doubtless, one holding bis
Office, and having such evidence az he
possessed in the Instructions ct Thomas
TAYLOR, of naval equipments ia our ports,
levclicd against Portuguese az well as
Spanish property, could with perfect 1T