Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-04

our great commercial and maritime rival
a possession which, ii liosiilities should
recomnence between England and Anne
rira, VIII give the latter, in great meas
urc, The command OF The West Indies. and
enable her 10 DO the most serious injury
10 our trade. The necessities Of Spain
were no doubt urgent, and Florida was O!
no manner of use 10 her but she knew
well thai by this cession she wOuldiniure
illis country most essentially, and that
she would not soon be forgiven tor il
his act may, therefore, i'll some sort be
considered as defiance of us. II is an
open declaration 10 the world, on the part
oil Spain, that she does not value our dis
pleasure. We suspect, however, that she
has noi calculated SO wisely as America
That she has greatly overra,ed the impor-
lance OF the pecuniary supplies she may
nave derived from America, and under
rated The power OF ihwariing her views,
which is possessed by tins country. We
are very much mistaken Indeed, if the
south Americans regret This cession,
though We may one day bitterly regret il.
Into the question OF right of Spain to
make tins crsslOn, we are not disposed al
present 10 enter. The agitaling of this
question would be attended with no bene-
nj, Tor ministers, even ii they viewed this
as Just ground ofquarrel with America,
which by this time has possession of Flo
rida, are not now in condition TO com
mence hos,illiies. They have lavished
Inc treasures OF tins country III wars for
He re-es,ablishment OF the BourbOns, for
rIvetiing the chains Of Italy, and Tor lay
ing The Whole continent PROSTATE at the
ct OF The Holy Alliance, aud have left
The country III state OF helpless eXhaus
non from which long peace can alone
recover II. he august members of the
Holy Alliance aG now rejoicing al 0uI
dit11culties. The willy Americans know
That most of the Powers of Europe secret
~ wish them well in any dispute they
may have with us. raj. Chron.
OF the 10Th April, after quoting some of the
intelligence brought by the Triton CARVED al
Boston,) proceeds thus:
AFTER the above was prepared for the press
the Amity, Manhattan, and Euphrates were
announced, from Liverpool, and all came mp
last evening in III days passage having sailed
together. on the 3d inst. and beeR in sight of
each oiher nearly the whole time. Ky these
vessels the editors of the Mercantile Adv vii
ser have received Liverpool pape.s to the
I'd inst. London TO the 3Ist and Lloyd's Lists
10 me 30ih March, inclusive. One hundred
thousand dollars OF u. S. six per cent stock
was pntup AT anctionin London on the LIST lust.
and Withdrawn. the highest bid being %.
letter from respectable house in Liver
poor 10 another IN this city, dared Isl of April
says New Orleans Cotton sold this day at
ii4d. Very prime would fetch "A little more "
ne same letter quotes Georgia Uplands al
IL l3d.
q trend at Liverpool writes" The cession
OF HE tioridas, the news OF which was receiv.
eu by the Magnet, has made considerable stir
among The politicians but the pubic attention
Is more particularly eng, ossed nv the account,
received OF the approval of Gen. Jackson's
conduct. Parliament is pledged to take the
S"hject into considerations The ministerial
parry nave evlnced ID backwardness with re
s"lu 70 IT. Tor winch reason, it s said, the OPP
position are urging discussion
n. Y. Mer. Adu.