Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-10
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BY the Leo, Captain Claxton. we bavsr,cs;,aa
file OF the ROY al Gazette 10 the 2Ist October
inclusive. There is nothing Of inheritance ~
these papers The British Order in Council. clos
'is 'he No!onlai ports against American commerce
AFTER december next, Is officially published in the
Royal Gazette of the 2Ist uIt the editor nj ,b;cb
paper thus remarks upon ii =" The effects of the
oraer on TINS colony, as regards the expectation NJ
odl'' must be very serious and cause great redpc
ton OF our Revenue, when it is considered ,bat
large proportion OF it arises from the sale oftbat
article. Were American vessels allowed 10 come
IN ballast and take away Salt, as was permitted
formerly when they were not allowed 10 trade 9TH
erwise 10 these islands, it would be some mitiga
ton OF the bad effects 10 be apprehended. as tbnes
now appear and we conceive that an application
10 nave the order in Council thus far reIa~sd
would at least not be considered by Government "a
100 great boon to a colony, which, alone. il 70
suffer by the continuance of the strict letter of the
order as 1t now stands
The people of the British West India Colonies
appear 10 be getting dissatisfied with the mother
country The same arbitrary measures are pursu-
ed towards them that caused the separation of the
OnHed States from British dominion The fol
lowing article speaks loudly on the subiect
o. george S, Grenada, Sept. IA Both Hou.
seS oil our Legislature met on Monday last. and
a. we anticipated, the attention of the Lever
ilouse was called to matters Of a very important
q = &
lIcli or General In the shape of distinct R;us
those measures, which the British Covernnent -
tend TO introduce, by new and unprecedsnted
mode OF legislation. These bills were re;sc,o1
by very considerable majority. A Comwi,,oa
had been already appointed to bring in n Xiii TO-
.ne IeVi-ai OF our consolidated Slave Act, accord
ing 10 the suggestions contained in Lord Bstburst,s
DHps'ch' dated zOth October, 1926, and " e M der
stood those members, who voted against the i.,,a
duclion of the new bills, TO dissent. 70, ,o,o
sons the first, that there was already rooas,.o
oil the same nature before the House the io,,odnc-
lion oil these Bills were superfuous and un,oc.s
sary the second, that they considered the ,nannor
IN which those Bills were introduced az ,,nn,sce
dentei and unconstitutional. Most of the nro.-
posed measures are such, that, were they rso,;,oa
ny 'ne existing state OF our Laws, and had been
ihIcGuceu IN regular manner, would, we are
conficent, have met the appreciation Of opr oa;.-
lators; but, on the principle by " hich it il a,tena-
ca 70 IesisIste LOT Us, 10y Mandates from the Colo.
MAJ once sent on under the threats which haze
oeen made use OF by bis Msiesty's Governmsn,
we 90 not wonder that our Representatives 1scr,
eu 70 sanction measures, which would have tu,nsd
Uu' legislative Assemblies into mere Offices NJ
mesi'Tauoh Ior the British Orders in Counsil
We understand that a similar fate has s,te,ioI 49,
inroduc ion of like set Of bills il The tIo
Assembly in St. Vincent and we TINE, a., -
cry Legislative body in these CoIonies ,ybicb -,
ENJOY ihe privileges granted by the ROYAL C,b,,,s
WIZ JON wih one accord, in repelling the mode bv
which me Mother Country is attempting TO deniye
US OF those ChartersIf it is the detefmios,ian IS
tne Blush government to deprive US of our copsti,.
iona, nsn'nse' let 1t DO so, on its own responsible
W. '"u " JUS own undisgutsed Act, but LET ne
not ourselves succumb TO be made the ;,s,,a0a.,.
oil our own debasement. We trust. that the i'm
Is not distant when the eyes of the British N.,jas
WI be opened TO its true interest in regard 10 these
Coonie'; and the fatal result which rncst eosns !;
II continues its present policy towards US
,r,,n,,,e,, -, But. Pat
Captain Wadswofth, of the srbooa.. Iy;..-
arrived at this port from Malaga, reports ina,
on board the Turkish pirate who overbsgled b;,o
near Cape Trafalgar, he saw in The hands Of ,bs
captain Mediterranean pass, belonging 10 he
lenfy' which he supposes was taken from so,a s
'e as o. tha' name, which bad previouslv beso