Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-29

of The previously declared poiicy OF the 20
vernnent. Oh such arguments, we have |
shewu, the records OF The coaniry afford a |
decisive rctutaiion. Nat. Int.
E,'om the n. Y. Columbian. Of January %
Ia conformity wiihpublic notice meet
iny of the natives of Great Britain and
Ireland, opposed 10 The " PotDicat adj
dress Of Coincidence" adopted by some
loyal British smtjscts," for the purpose of
evincing their attachment To the Has
t,ious H0usc Of Bruaseiek," and the con-
scquent blessing of It's virluous admins
,r;,tion of the constitution of Kna, Lords
and Commons; was held AT Dooley long
room, yesterday al IL O'Clock.
A respectable audience of between
and 800 persons attended; Mr.. Thomas
Bryan was unanimously called 10 the
chalr.--Aiter he had conclsely stated the
object of the meeting:
Mr.. WIN. Clark came forward and OBJ
served that he held in his hand the copy
of the Protest which was intended To be
offered for the consideration ofthe meet
ing, hut before he proceeded to read il, he
thought II necessary that they should be
in the possession oft!ie " Address of Con-
dOlence" winch had been acceded 10 by
some of iiis countrymen, al the British
Consulate Office; lie here read the address
as follows:
"1o has Royal Highness tie Prince Regent
We hiS maIcstls dutiiul aud luyal sub
jects, now resident Ia The city of New York,
beg leave TO express our most sincere and most
heartfelt sympathy in The recent bereavement
| OF the Royal Family but we trust that divine
providence will enable your Royal Highness,
and all the other members OF Your illustrious
house to see his hand in the caiamitous event.
and that the loyalty, spirit, and attachment of
the British people will enable them to sur.
mount this as they have sarmouuted other
great and trying evils, and hand down TO the
latest posterty uaimpaired, that constitution
ct king, lor'iS aud commons, which has in
times Of uneNampled difficulty and danger,
proved not only the safe guard of The British
| peol lie but tho delivery of Europe, and the
world and above all, we trust that our giori
| Gus constitution more dear to as by abXence
and experience) will continue 10 flourish under
! the star OF Brunswick, which has lighted TO its
present pre-emlnence in glory, glory far
| transcending that OF any nation that has yet
appeared IN the annals OF the world"
I his is the address (said Mr. Clark
| Which has been got up by the British Com
sul-who has called upon all loya
| British subjects 10 come forward and
! sign; and truly many worthy and patriotic
persons, had unsuspectngly obeyed the
| call, and attached their names thereto,
wit !ort having any idea that il contained
| any thing but mere coincidence Uor the adj
dress was never made public who after
| wards lamented that they had been caught
in this po!iticaitrdp- he himself had known
several instances the kind-would men
ton one: an acquaintance Of his who had
signed the address, subsequently disco
vcred the cheat, and in order to make as
much amends as possible forhI involun-
! tary fault, offered to defiay all the eXpen-
Nf fha
| (here was cry OF name, name from per-
son in the room) it was not necessary
! to name the individual he had alluded TO,
| but he would assure that incredulous gen
| tleman, that what he had asserted was
| true; the person he meant wished his
| name not 10 be introduced, as If would
follow he was easily duped by the articles
| of man i'll office.
Mr.. Savage next addressed the meet
| ing, and stated that he never before had
come forward publicly 10 express his OPT
Mon, and he trusted that his first effort
would be, by British audience, treated
| with that candor that he before had Wit
messed towards others. Before any deci
sion was taken, as 10 the adoption of the
| proposed protest, he wished to make a
| few remarks. He thought il incumbent
| on every Briton to do ms utmost TO pre-
vent the loyal address" from being sent
TO England, as the general act of the Bri-
fish inhabitants of New York. Abortive
attempts had been made to prevent this
meeting; correspondent in one of the
daily papers, had stigmatized the objects
of this assembly as being 4" brutal" and
had limited at the prOpriety of the inter
terence of the magistrates to prevent a
meeting, which he affected TO suppose
| for nf I,a
death of the Princess Charlotte but this
was foreign 10 the purpose of those who
called the meeting. No man would with
hold his sympathy at the melancholy e.
| vent of the death of the Princess, and had
the trainers of The loyal address" con-
! fined themselves simply 10 this, the pre-
sent meeting would not have been called
together 10 oppose them. Ii is our duty
under existing circumstances, TO show
the people Oi Great Britain that we have
| not forgotten them; that although we
were by distresses (which have been bro't
upon our country by the vilainous oil
| garchy who misgoverned it, induced to
leave our dearest connexions and friends,
| we still loved that country, whilst we ha-
ted lis oppressors. must now propose
thai all citizens of this country will with
draw, as this meeting ought to consist OF
| British subjects, Several persons then
Withdrew lie then concluded by second
ing the address.
The chairman wished Mr.. Clark to read
The protest, each paragraph TO be put Sc
parale Y TO lie vote, which he did AT The
end of each sentence he Was interrupted
by the enthusiastic applause of the as
senbly, il was unanimously with the
exception of five non-contrnts) agreed TO-
PROTEST.