The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-31
OF THE INVASION.

PARIS, Augun 10.
The final embarkation of the troops on our
coat, viii, we afiured, take place foon after
the 18th init.
LONDON, SEPT 1.
frigate arrived at Dover on Monday, from
the French coat, and fent two officers on fhore,
but the utmoit pains were ufed to prevent the
people on fhore having any communication
with the boats crew.-From this it is inferred
that the officers bring important COMMUNICATE
ons relative to the eneny's movements.
By Intelligence received from our fuuadron
on the Iexel, 1t appears, that the enemy's feet
scompletely ready to put to- lea, every hip hav-
ing as much provihons on board as they can con-
veniently carry for the ufc of the troops, who
are in conHant fate of readinefs to embark.
a very general, but, we believe, wholly I'M
founded report, prevailed yeterday, that the
illands of Jerfey and Guernfey had been attacked
by the enemy.
Auguft 81.
The alarm of Invafon continues to be fip-
ported with unrcmitting induftry, and reports
are daily circulated that government receives
new intelligence of the enemy's determination
to hazard the attempt: and the public mind
has been further agitated by circular letter IL.
| fucd by the iecretarY of ftate for the home de-
partment; but 70 long as certain connections
~
Such men would, however, do we'll to recollecf,
the fable ofthe fhepherd's boy and the wolff
the boy gave the alarm 70 repeatedly, that in the
moment OF danger no perfon would liften to
him. Whatever may be the intentions of the
| enemy, fuch is the Rate of our national defence,
that 1t may well fupprefs every fentiment of
anxiety, and render unnece!iary thole fpurs tn
national courage, which it ftems it is the Object
OF thofe alarms to excite. The foreign Journals
afford no ground whatever to juttify the appre-
heniions which have been iuggehed nor is it
confident with the acknowledged cunning of
the French emperor to fuppofe that he would
hazard 70 dangerous an experiment at mo-
ment when 70 many of the European powers are
ready to pour the phial of vengeance on his de-
votedhead. IF thethreats of Bonaparte'sinvafion
be not carried into immediate execution, they
mutt experience very hong generalization.
But we have 70 often delivered our opinion
concerning the Invahon. about which the nofe
!. now alrnoh as loud as it was laa year at this
time, that we have nothing to add. The def
pcrate character of Bonaparte rendered the
taxing or Tome hazardous and precipitate ftep
by no means improbable at frit. But fince we
have Teen that he can controul his impetuofity,
and hnce the dangers and difficulties of the at
tempt to him are certainly not lelIened Gnce,
Taft year, and fince for many months his prepa-
rations have been dc perfea as they are at this
moment, there can be little doubt that the fame
reafons which have kept him quiet hitherto
will keep him quiet yet. As to the information
which we are daily hearing the government has
received, it mutt be obferved, government has
been receiving information plentifully for twelve
| months paft.
Weagree perfectly, that Bonaparte is ready,
completely ready, and has long been 70; and
| wants nothing but i favourable opportunity to
let us fee and feel it. But if we remain, as
we ought to do, on our guard, that
favourable opportunity he will never find. II
is well known, beiides, to be the opinion of
Tome of Bonaparte's mott confidential coun-
iellors, that this lingering warfare is the mott
fatal which he can wage with us. We are not
OF opinion that defenfve warfare is 70 ruinous
to us as they, and fome intelligent perfons here
TOO, imagine that France is fuferng isfs
from her military Establishment than we are
1t is true, however, that France had in peace,
and would have kept up, bad peace continued,
nearly as great military Establishment as fhe
now has. AS far as this alters the cafe, the diff
ference is in her favour. She is waiting in war
nearly as The would have waited in peace we
are waiting in war, who would have been get
ting powerful in peace.
S9meyearJ ago a very faife alarm, from n
man 6igb in office, rajtsd tie price Of t6e guar
tern leaf TO nearly tzco .@iHing5.