Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-23


zeal in fulfilling the directions Of tina,
the refugees who entered the 12th inst diff ren,
points on the banks OF the To,mec, had been sui.
fered to re-Pass The Douro, by Hinajosa, & Frisx-
enda, and to re-enter the Portuguese province of
Tras>os- Monies; and that in consequences of these
occurrences, Gen. Tonga, and the Governor Gu
dad Rodrigo had been recalled and are to be de-.
liverei up TO council of war;
To this note Mr.. Lamb replied &c That he lad
already informed his court of the fact to which the
letter OF NJ. Salmon referred. but be would add
to his previous dispatches the note of his Excel.
iency.''
How far the government of Spain are right in mat
ing such representations rs are above given, NAV
well be thought very doubtful There IN l;t,i.
danger, however, of their venturing 10 give ,nv
open aid to the rebels, nor such assivt,nce a.
they can covertly render will do them much ser.
vice.
PARIS, Feb ).
Our letters from Rome. say. that the accounts os
the defeat OF the Portuguese rebels have only in
creased the zeal of their friends in the sacred Col
lege. In an assembIsge Of the spostoIics held !,
Rome, on the Sd Of January. in the evening. !,
was resolved that circulars should be despa,cbed
IN every direction. In order to have collections of
money made in the monasteries and all Catholic
congregations, for the purpose of being sent into
Spain. The apostolics say, however il il no,
money that is wanting in the Spanish Court. but
ferdlnsnd Is in want OF force and resolution
FRANCE The Austrian Ambassador at
Paris, has, in pursuance Of instructions frou the
court OF Vienna, refused TO address Tho French
hlarshas by titles derived from places in the Aus
trian territory, and which were conferred bv Bons
parte. The Marshsis are highly incensed At thia
proceeding, and threaten vengeance for the insplt
which Austria has thus pu, on the Great Nation.
From British Papers to the TN of Feb,,,o,y
received at the Office of the fhiladeiphia
National Gazette.
From Belts London Weekly Messenger, Fes.S
THE CORN LAWS.
Ministers have deferred the day for introducne
into Parliament the discussion of the Corn Iaw.
II was first intended to be Monday the 18th. ana
Lord Liverpool and Mr.. Huskisson were prepared
70 Introduce. at The same time, into both House. of
ariament' their respective propositions tor reno.
deliins these laws. For some reason or other IN.
day is now postponed from, the 18th to the 18Th
The general scheme OF the Ministry is involved In
great mystery, and so far we think their con5,c,
highly commendsble; inasmuch as any p,em,,yr.
disclosure would only have the tendency to crete
great deal OF speculation aud jobbing in the co,
markets throughout England.
we cannot pretend to guess what the Ministers
propose to do for the landlord and farmer: bu, y,
sincerely trust that they will not give them I'm to
the most unfounded and ignorant Glamour and fac
ton which have ever been raised in this country
Ihe protection OF the landlord and the farm er il
only solid and reasonable security for the sopniv
the necesssres OF life, in their required abundance
at moderate prices at all times; and the dep
upon foreign countries Tor supply of corn would
lead us 10 STATE of wretchedness and in.ecuri,v
beyond all parallel in the history of nations. Il
would alternately gut our markets. and Alternately
starve then and lead to such vicissitutes of want
and plenty, as would not only &c incompatible with
any system of laws to regulate, bu, would be mos,
dangerous to the peace and tranquility of the king
dom. -
But whilst we sincerely hope that the farmer will
not be sacrificed TO the manufactured " n,,,t rely
on the other hand, upon The prudence of Ministers
In not yielding too much 10 the importuni,ies OF
inc landhoder. SO TO lay the trade and comme,ce
OF tne country under the necessary embarras.mea,s
and restrictions of high prices.
II must be admitted by every person of common
eandour, that the present prices Of wheat in com
parison with other articles of daily consumption,
particularly with those of retail trade il odeY.,.
Who can complain ola four pound loaf at the nr;ce
OF eight-pence, which is the price at which it is
now sold by the majority of the bakers? This is
iitue more than an augmentation of one fourth Of
the price before the war of I793 and vet since that
period, nearly six hundred millions have been added
to our national debt. and increased annual taxa
ZION OF between thirty and forty millions has bee
levied upon the country The whole expenses Of
the Kingdom, including the interest of our national
DEBT, and all ouF establishments civil and miItary
before the French Revolutionary war, amounted
only to sixteen millions What we mean to assert
49, That the price of wbet is by far the chespes. and
most moderate article in the market that NE land
oId and farmer get infinitely less upon their can't
tails than any merchant or trader who invests the
same amount OF capital in any other trade or occn
paiion. Every man must admit that it is impossi
oe' IN our present state of taxation return TO the
same prices before the war; and unIsss hf;,;s,e,
protect the land by an adequate Importation duty.
'hey VIII reduce The whole agricultural population
70 ruin and bankruptcy. The farmer can scarce,c
ruo on, at present. with the prices which he re-
ee'ves Tor his produce; reduce these price, vet
workhouse.
From the Lendos Times
ihere are three things remarkable at present. re.
speeding which The theorists have all argued that It
was Impossible they should be coincidenf. Bread is
cbeap-the farmers are v. ell ofT-and H.. :. -