Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-06


culinary. He concluded by declaring that
ih's bill was drawn up, rs it appeared TO
INN, on the strictcst views of neutrality.
Mr.. Macdonald said that " halever ali
s'ract reasoning. or Doctors Commons
ioSic NIGH, he brought TO hear upon il,
sui II could mol he concealed thai This
niii was ln'ende'liorthe absolute des,Iuc-
non OF the South American provinces.
= he hill had all the marks ola f5reipn o.
rigin, aud he would never believe bui ina,
u arose at the suggestion of Spain and
ne would never consent 10 the principle.
'hal any foreign nation or government, had
q right To interfere with orr laws. &c. &c.
Lord Castlereagh said, the character Of
tho offence which the bill was intended 10
suppress, showed that il was not commit
ted by individuals, but by compacts SO
that whole regiments were raised. and
ships armed and equipped, 10 fight in The
cause OF the Spanish colonies He denied
maj II had ever been ile practice of this
country To suher lis subjects 10 enlist az
mtfcehary troops ID the service of foreign
nations and be commended thai enough
had been done in this country and ia
ports In Justify declaration of war Oh ,he
part of Spain against This country. He
wished TO know how we should like il. If
Spain, or the United States, were 10 fit
ou' armaments IN their ports 10 enauci-
pate our West India colonies from what
HEY might call The yoke of the mother
country. He thought the view some mer-
chants had taken 1T this question was
extremely narrow and impolltIc and IT,.
III Tins instance, We did moi give Spain
proper and reasonable satisfaction. he
| should he ashamed, as a British minister.
TO ASK sim'lar satisfaction, in a Exc case.
from any other nation. BY The laws OF
nations, Inactivity Oh this subject cannot
he justified; and the interference Of Par
Lament was loudly demanded. The far
'am' Oh the country called 10 sucha meas
IRE. The principle of government was.
10 SHOW partlallty 10 neither of the bel
ilgerents. Nothing that passed in 1897
could he pleaded in bar of the treaty
soiemnly concluded with Spain. TIE re-
iusal oil arms had been made both TO Spain
and the colonies, ana many individuals
had found refuge III our West India ISL
ahds, anu there Was no reason for con-
trary OPINION. The noble lord here read
a statement made relative 10 tue conduct
OF the Governor Of Trinidad. But he
SAID, despatch from the governor stated.
ilat GA persons had been received in
lunIdad IN the year 1914 and $500 OF
! TIE Insurgents hat been received in Tylni-
| DAD up To the year 1917. IL Has not the
interest OF the country 10 mix commercial
| with "arlIke traffic. Government had
| ialciy received communications from ia
hiaisa, sIaiInS that orr commerce had snf.
! Tered considerably from mixIng The mill
| 'aTy and commercial characters. The
| commerce with South America would sill
! So on as before, and that had been dis.
,incuy stated 10 the Spanish government.
treaty was made III 1909 viii, Spaip.
pu' - "1a slated ;hcn ,hal Grsat Pri,ain
| Wohio outevVe a strict neutrality betyeen
Spain and her colonies. He had III never r
heard and could not believe that the first
acl ot the king OF Spain was TO offer Zip
thanks IN the churches tor the country hav-
| ing been purifed from heretics. The first
act OF The king ofSpaiB had been 20 sgni-
W DIS wish To cultivate the friendship OF
Great Britain, and that the family conpsct
sbouio be no longer preserved. Under the
common law, no step could be taken to
prevent the sailing of ships with troops
and munitions of war for the Spanish co..
loDies, and, accordingly no Steps could be
taken 10 stop the vessels that had lately
leii the river for South America. Every
other country had acted upon the pripci-
pies OF neutrality, and this country ougb,
not 10 be the last TO adopt such "a line of
conduct. The bill was one Of prospective
| poiicy, and founded on the principles Of
The common Law, and ought, therefore, to
have the support Of the house.
Mr.. Martin rose amidst loud calls for
the question, and he wished the gentlemen
who did so wond manifest themselves 10
his view.-Ordey, orderl
The Speaker said, he must inform ttc
non, gentleman his language was not jus.
iifabe.
MIR. Martin begged ten thousand par,
dons when he wisliedthe persons calling
for the question TO manifest themselves ~
me char, ant receive proper Tebuke.-
lie should vote for the committee.
The house then divided, for the bill I55
against il l42.
Upon our re- admission 70 the gallery.
we found MIR. TicrDey asking when the
Dill would be COMMITTED (; which, alter a
lew words from lord Casilereagb. was fix.
ed for Tuesday next.
LONDON, May 30.-It would seer "a
" The German s0yereigis we're nj length
IN earnest IN attempting some reforms IN
ibe anlIqnated and lncumbering machine.
~ OF German administration. a letter
from Frankfort states, that changes in the
form OF their governments are expecied
IN several states OF Germany. These chan.
gfs OF form, must mean The Introduction
OF representative constitutions. TbetriaI
by jury rs also msking great progress. II
| appears, mat troops are now ia the act oil
being recruited III great numbers i'm I3a-
varia. There is nothing in this, however
OF hostile nature. A new and liberia
, constitution has been established ia fbat
country, and the old soldiers refuse ID
swear fidelity. 10 it.-In this pFedicament
: II is proposed TO raise new troops. who
: may be animated by better spirit. and
disembody the old. This NAV prove ?