The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-01
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
ROSTON. AuCIrSr %

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! counts to the 4th July.
| From amy intelligence which has tranrn;red
by this arrival, it does not appear, that either Of
the great powers of Europe have progrefed 10
far IN the execution of their real defcns, as to
warrant precite conjecture as to the point.
extent, or final refuit of the prefent warfare.
In iupport, however, of opinion of the continu-
ence of war, on the diflin6 idea, that Great
Britain mutt either fight or be enflaved, we
iuboin the following remarks from The Lon
don Times, to July 4 =
Since the report that France had made
| fome advances towards Peace, the ouefiop
Teens to be, Would it be prudent in Great
Britain TO liften to any overtures, that mutt of
| courfe be OF temporary nature Or fhould
we treat them as mere ftratagem of war, as
failacious, and ultimately deltruGtive to our
| deareit interefts?
That peace is much to be defred, ought
not to be dinembled. Our expences are Great.
though if the government attend to fome priuci-
pies of economy which diftinguifhed the late
administration, they need not be ruinous; much
OF our active ndufry Is afforded by the militia
ny puriuits; foreign conquefs prelent us with
no proipect of advantage; and for the fake of
humanity ittclf, we ought to with for peace.
On the other hand, is the peace which we
have to expect from Bonaparte, the peace which
Englthmen ought to deiire? Univerial empire,
at leait over the European world, is the darling
PROJECT, the ruling PATTON of the upfart Rr,15er
or He confides in his fortune, hitherto 70 pro-
pitIous, and expects every thing from il. Will
the peace that he fhal conclude, then, be any
other than fhort-lived truce, temporary fuf-
penlion of hoftilities? England forms the fole
tubitantial impeachment to the Qualification of
his utmott wiihes. Could he once fubdue En-
gland, and get the difpofal of her natives, what
might he not effett? Willie bind himfelf from
making any further preparations? Or will he
employ the leifure which fuch an arrangement
Will afford, in recruiting his forces, in re-ena
ollihing his marine, and in forming or irnpro-
wing fuch naval alliance as may the better ena-
bic him to accomplish his hottie defgns?
E" Peace is absolutely necefary to France it
is not 10 to England, provided proper degree
OF public economy be purified in profecuting
war. The commerce and manufactures of
france are ruined by the war; by peace they
would be in fome meaiure renovated, if not re-
fored. Bonaparte would, therefore, by
peace, acquire vaft acceflion OF popularity.
winch 1t is not our interef he lhould pollefs. il
was, indeed, In the character of " Reitorer of
peace, that his government became efabli!hed.
1t is not, however, TO De Imagined that the
french government will at all relax in it's prepa
ratIons for war and for invalion: it will exert
,tieii 10 the utmoft to ruin us, in either way
but In our opinion, that of a fallacious peace is
tar more dangerous. Our decided opinion, in
deed, is, that Europe, & England in particular.
can have no real, no fold peace, while Bona
parte continues at the head of the French 90
vernment; and profecution of the war, me-
lancholy as is that profPea, is the only cir
cumttance that affords any hope of change for
the benefit of mankind.'
LONDON, June "a.
pop,,o..a H.
to the imperial dignity to the courts of Vienna.
Berlin, Copenhagen, Baden, Stutgard, Written,
berg, and Munich, but no anfwers had been re-
turned at the date of the lat advices from tbofe
capitals.
Baron d'Yvoy, envoy of the prince of Orange
left the Hague on the Sd June, having fettled
the object of his milton, which related wholly
to the ndemntieS OF the prince, now fettled TO
general fatisfaction at between and millions
of forms.
The new organization of the fenate was near
ly completed. In reducing the numbers of fe-
majors to 80, all thofe in the fighteft degree OBJ
noXious to the emperor are truck out. The
two commfhoners for protecting perfonal Iiber-
ty and the liberty of the prefS, had been noni-
mated, and large falarieB attached to thofe fine
cures. The number of the members of the
council of fate is not to be augmented. The
new legislative body is to have increafed infu
ence, and the trlbunate is to remain as before.
July /.
The Court of CaiIation, to whole reyerfion
the French State Priioners had referred their
fentences: was TO declare judgement about the
Goth ult.
The colour of the Imperial Mantle, to he
worn BY Bonaparte on the 4th July, is blue with
golden itars. 1t is fingular that Bonaparte hould
have had always ftar fixed at the top and bot
tom of the boxes of the play houfes where he
went, and i'll different parts Of the palaces he in
habits--Mons de Kotzebue, in an interening
work lately publifhed entitled " RecolleGions
from Paris in the year 1904 particularly menti-
ons this circnmfance as ominous.
The dollars captured on board the French
veiiels by the Felix fchooner, of "A guns, Lieut..
Bourne, were yeferday forwarded TO London ::
We underltand the amount to be %, 229.
July 2.
Bonapartc has officially notified his elevation
20 tie imperial dignity to the courts of Vienna,
Berlin, Copenhagen, Stntgard, Wirtemberg, and
Munich, but no anfwers had been returned at
the date of the laft advices from thofe ca,,itals
It is reported that the French troops are A.
bout to cvacuate Hanover, which is to be occu-
pied by Pruiiian troops till A peace.
There is another report in circulation on the
Continent that Bonaparte has propofed to Pruf
ia and Ruiiia, to partition the Electorate of
Hanover and the Hanle towns.
Dispatches were received from !. BorIaie
Warren, at Petersburg, which are ciid TO be OF
very important nature. Whatever nav he