Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-24
CORRESPONDENCE

LONDON, Sept. !, 1926.
Ny last referred 10 the Order of Council
""ch' ny ms TIRE, the politicians OF YOUR coun-
Try must have read with attention snd vopr NOR
chants with great in'eree From what has Leaked
on, The adoption OF that order was more in
sorrow Than IN anger and was the result of sbes
necessity ant due regard FOR the interests of on,
trade and commerce. II has produced amonq the
American Merchants on Change no ordinary sem
sa'ions; they have long anticipated this stem on
We part OF the British Cabinet, and it is to them.
as well as to US matter of surprise that Presiden,
Adams, who is certainly an able negot iator. and
perfectly conveTsant with the subject. shopId mo-,
nave cornleaanced the bill introduced be one of
ychr 'ena'or' which placed British TONNAGE m
te most favourable footing. The limited sits
assume at this day very different rank and aui
Jude to the one held in 1900 Much NAV nov he
Conceded from liberaity and justice which policy
may have prohibited at that period 1oung
Country struggling to enforce and nernerate csro
tam fundamental principles of government. NAV
&c Jusilhed IN punctlioCssdhetence TO such princi
T!es but at this day you can well afford TO odoo+
an enlarged policy, free from suspicion ard III.
trust, and by forgetting that any rivalry exists he
t"feA me TWO countries. seek only to promote the
POSITIVE interests Of each Mr.. Adams, however.
m9y have imagined that the point could have hem
adjusted by ncgoiiliion: indeed ve understand
mere that nothing but the illness Of Mr. KIM pre.
vented very active discussion of the subject and
MI tralIalln, your miri-ter il is said has
foil powers on The subject Nothing, however. will
be done by the British Cabinet until Conoress hill
nave passed the bill! originally reported. Mr. Can
ninS IS decidedly opposed 10 the taking of anv de-
hnlTive steps on the subject until the PresiJe,,,
speech 'hah nave been receive ed and TIE subject re-
ported upon ny Congress.
lie Greek government has at length discovered
tlat patriotism may be conyenen, cloak TO, fraud
iait the amount begged and borrowed for thu,
brave people, has been sQuandcred in the mot pro-
idse and prohsata manner. The steam vess,Is
contracted for, nioin The squadron OF Lord Coch-
rane' are no! Sea-v criy, and thus barrier 10 the
progress OF that gallant officer, has been. a. we
conceive, designealy raised. Among the iterns
published In our ioIrnals, IS one of G1jO.O0O.
transmitted 10 the United States, to build two fri
gates. am happy that ibis sum has been rescued
ron the hands OF spectators, and feel confident
That your ingenious and skiliul architects will send
two ships to Greece, calculated o do honor to the
country IN which they were built, and probably be
OF material all in terminating the war
Oar government / am sorry to say. has commit
tel little act in permitting our ambasso,,or At
Consaniinorle 10 assure the Divan that Lord Cocb-
Fans was no longer British subject. This may
have been intended quiet their apprebensions tina,
lie was secretly aided by the government for il is
an established principle with Us that no British
suFJect can ever throw off his allegiance to his
my IN sp"e' however, OF petty obstacles, the
Greeks are doing well. They only want unioo T.,
ensure success, for they are materially aided bv the
wretched state OF things IN uonstantnopls, by the
civil CONNECTIONS in Turkey, and tie jealousy and
disifist Of tie Pacha OF Egypt
ne Portuguese constitution is really bitter nil
Tor the utrasi II has Produced nothing but coosie,
nation and dismay in Madrid The Spanish cabi-
net has been actively negotiating with the cabi-
net OF Versailles on the subject, and although Aus
TIA and Russia cannot be persuaded TO interfere.
ere is, nevertheless, determination 10 produce a
revolution IA Portugal by ar means short Of open
war. a plot has already been discovered and put
down, to change The order Of things, and John Bull,
VINO guaranieesth the integrity Of tie new Porluguee
constiu'iop, will have more than ordinary trouble
70 keep things quiet.
Our home affairs look sornevba more cheerful.
bui there Is still great poverty and suffering among
The operatives the recovery from a sudden and
severe shock must Of course, be gradual
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