The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-08


ken the lead poheGed of a comfortable mill
tary force, which had fuffered little in the late
war, too remote from st. Cloud, to be 10 much
influenced by its intrigues as other Sorereigns
have been, he feems, during the entire of this
war, to have held the balance in his bands, and
the courts of Copenhagen and Stockholm have
paid implicit Difference TO his opinion.-The
Emperor of Germany fill fmarting from his
comfortable loies during conteh beyond eX-
ample detrucsive, weakened by great lois of
territory, would naturally be tardy in renewing
hoitties with an enemy he had found to be 10
formidable. Nevertheless to fuppofe him not
to feel refentment for the injuries he has fufered,
and that he would not feiZe favourable oppor-
tunity to repair his loiles and recover his domi-
Mons, would betray little acquaintance with the
human heart.
Under our parliamentary head will be found
copious itatement Of the Debate on the Slave
Trade we rejoice that the Legislature has de-
creed the abolition of this infamous trafic.-Al-
though little faid in oppoition to it, we have
given the arguments on both iGcs IN full.
What could, indeed, be urged in favor ola con-
tinuance of the Commerce in human .fsIs, ex-
cept that the Negroes were born to be S2aget,
becaufe their hair, infead of being lank, is wool
| ly, and their kin affords, intead of rejecting
the rays oflight ?-The conduct of the Britifh
Legislature on this important topic, forms ia
tisfaGtory contraf with the conduct of France
towards the unhappy ions of Africa Early in
the Revolution not only the abolition of the
Slave Trade, but the unqualified emancipation
of the Negroes, was proclaimed as hindamen-
tai principle of the Revolution. " PERTH our
Colonies" faid one of the Orators of the Confti-
tuent Afembly, sproqided The grand principles
remain" The effect ofthis unqualified Eman-
cipation exceeds even what had been apprehend-
ed.-But after the alamities ofths precipitate
act had been endured, the Frlt Conful renewed
the flavery of the Blacks in fome OF the Hands,
in which it had been abolifhed, and confirmed it
in thefe where it had been preferved. Martini
co proclaimed Confular arrete has pretsrVed
Raq,ery, and hlzqery .NaN be there prejerved.
The French papers contain the Senatus Con-
| fultum, by which the fucceihon to the Imperial
Throne, is to be regulated it refembles, in ma
| ny refpects, the Monarsbieal Democracy of the
| year 1891. The chief articles of this new code
havebeen anticipated by us the Children of Je-
rome and Lucien Bonaparte, are excluded from
the Imperial dignity, to which the iliue of Jofeph
and Lewis are to fucceedin cafe Napoleon has
no male heirs ; the caufe this excluGon is not
alledged, but may very probably lay the founda-
ton to future changes. The talents of Lucien
are faid to be equal to his ambition his journey
to Italy is now explained. 1t would be tirefome
to our readers to be compelled to peruie the adj
dretes from the principal cities of France, from
the camps, the fleets, the divifons, the regi-
ments, and from individual generals fuch as Mu-
rat, Matiena and Bernadotte. Even the addrefs
of Cambaceres is ditinguiihed by the grolfnefs
OF its iiattery only he was rewarded, however,
by the dignity of Arch Chancellor, and Lebrun
by that ofthe Arch Treafurer. Prince Jofeph
Bonaparte has been made Grand Ele6tor, and his
Imperial Highnefs Prince Louis has been made
Conftable of France. The only phrafe we can
find in this multitude of addrefles, that breathes
any other new Emperor, is one in the Address
from the municipalities of Paris which requefts,
that the pozver Of exereiyfng arbitrary ats may
no longer rehde' az, q0bere, and thai no man be
| condemned qVitbout being preDiouly tried This
tentence explains to us the with the reneeting
part of the French nation. Do not tyrannize
over us, do not plumber us any more,' fay they
to Napoleon, " and we place you on the Impe-
rial Throne. We make you great, in hope of
your becoming good we make you an Empe-
ror in the hope you may ceale to be a depot"
On the other hand, the language of the Con-
ftituted Authorities, his accomplices, may be
thus translated: '' You have juft committed a
frelh murder, which has excited the horror of
mankind againft you, and which will probably
excite an universal war. We run the fame riik
with you, ihould the nation reflect on its dan
gers, and announce its intention of bringing us
to an account. We will, therefore, hold out to
it the perfpective of milder Administration,
and the poilibility of peace: we will ditraGt its
attention by the Eelat of fplendid ceremony.
You are mott criminal of men we will trum-
pet forth your virtues you have ruined France,
yet we will proclaim that all Europe is jealous
of our PROPERTY: we defpife your family be-
caufe we know them {: yet we will announce
that the French nation prefers them to the
defendants of ST. Lewis, of Charles the
fifth, of Lewis the twelfth, and of Henry the
fourth: we have all OF us ftolen more or lefs of
the public property, we will call thefe Thefts
neqV infereR5 qVbieb tie Revolution has ereated,
and we will ythe Jufice of Louis the XVIIIth,
being incompatible with our niuftice, the Peo-
pie, that is TO fay, faction abjure the Govern
ment ofther lawful Sovereign : and we make
you, the greateft robber of all Emperor of the
French, in order to defend us againft any power
on Earth that may attempt to oblige us to re-
fund we therefore proclaim you PJin,nJ enter
pare5 we will declare ourfslves your fubjetts,
in order that you ihould give us flaves; you have
manacred us, and we will confecrate you. But
nevertheless, the nation, as the price of her ex-
cefiive indulgence, expects that you will guaran-
tee, her liberty, equality, &c.
Esf,a3eTS Lsiter from C,ootbaOe1, June 4.
We have French brig privateer on this coat, who
boarded an American vefel bound to Liverpool, aud
p.undered her Of leveral articles The intelligence
was brought in here by one Of our fhng hookers,
which fpokr the American about ten leagues wet of