The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-11-10

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community. InFrance upwards of fix millions of
men eableto carry arms of thefe, 9mil,ions & a
half are between ls and IS. Any number Of
theie young men may be armed and put in mott
on by parole d'ordre; for both the lcgination
and foveregnty of the republic arc in the iiaff Of
the army: the military is the only road to com
| liberation and power. And fuch is now the re-
putaticn Of that protection, that, to avoid the
contempt of the public, it is neceffary either to
ierve or to have ferved. Theft are advantages
which no other government potielies.
t5. The frontiers ard avant-poits of the re-
public.
In a defenlive point of view, fnce the meridi-
an of the Roman power to the prelent time, no
fate had ever its frontiers 70 judiciouly covered
as thofe Of the French republic now are. The
ftrensth of the frontier lines of monarchica
France has often been proved; the fubjugation
of Holland, Switzerland, and italy, render thofe
lines now, we may fay, inacceflble. Thofc vaf-
fal auxaries, being acknowledged by The ref
OF ftupifed Europe rs independent ftates, may
either ierve as neutra! outworkS, or will have to
maintain French armies iuficient to oppofe any
fore that can be brought againft them Con6-
dered olfeniive, the ftrength of her frontiers,
and the localities of her fever;l dependents,
mutt neceiiarily give to the armies of France
decided preponderance in Europe. From the
Ems, up the Rhine to BAIL and Feldkirk from
thence by Verona aud the Adriatic-fea to Gala
bria, the republic is covered with chain of dou-
bic and triple lines of natural barriers and mill
tary potts. Secure at home, her avant depart
ments, open to her armies every part of the con-
tinent from the Morea to Pomerania Bona
parties legions may be at the gates of Vienna
and Berlin, before the Aultran and Prullian ca
bincts have any fufpicion Of the Conful's hottie
Intentions. Lord Paramount Of Naples, the
ceiiion of Malta, and allother military and ma
val cations in the Mediterranean, by Great Bri-
tain, puts the Turkilh government under the IN
mediate direction of the confuate. With the
command of Conftantinople, or only enjoying
the freedom of navigating tbs Dardanelles and
Bofphorus of Thrace, tie republic will check
the operations even of RUfia itfcif; ard may
make that mighty empire fubferyicnt to her flu
ture projects.
&c We have already fated, that the f!heries
and trade of the republic, in her prefent ftua-
ton, will employ and maintain 10000 able
teamen and by managing other powers with
a pacific prudence, the may double the number
! OF her failors, and tccure dominion on the O.
ceaT, before any of her neighbors be aware of
her deiign. Commanding the powers, the ports
and artenals of Spain, Italy s; Turkey, France
may very foon ponefs the abfolute foyereignty
OF the mediterranean; with the Rhine, fhe has
the forelts of Germany for the uic of the dock
yards with Holland ihe acquires an extent of
coat and cham of fea ports, which may ena-
bic her TO raiic, a numerous navy in few
yeara."
III, .:saig sssssaf France has ever been
to reduce thc pdsef and Eoiiiicai s
Great Britain with the fame difpoftion nle
has now more power than fhc ever had. The
annument of the treaty of Amiens, Indeed BY
which we retain poheliion of Malta, and the
coniequent fuperiority in the Mediterranean.
has abridged the confulate power in that QUAR-
ter iince theie htetches were written. re
france, however is mifrcfs of the fouth-wef
halt OF the continental Europe, RuGia clai!ns
hmilar dominion over the north and eaGern
parts.
" Thefc two mighty empires are come in
contact; Berlin, Vienna, Conftantinople, can
only be coniidered as their neutral ports ftuate
m their line of dernarcation." The free fecure,
and independent communication between the
touthern provinces of Ruiia and the MeGiter-
ranean vs. OF too great Importance TO be aban-
doned; nor isthc republic of France likely to
cede the navigation which it has obtained of the
Black Sea. IF thefc two powers then do not 90
mutual flares in the trade and government Of
the Iurkiih empire, an event perhaps impoiii-
bic, which OF the parties is to give up itSpreten-
ion
CO The cabinet of Peterlbureh mutt certain
ly know, that ihould the conlulate be allowed
to affume an asceBdency at Conftantinople. or
to intermeddle in the affairs of Turkey, the
fate of Moicow may again be difputed at Pull
taya Will the prcfent government of France
retratt and leave the feraglio and ST. Sophia to
the decoration of Ruiiians In that cafe
Coiiack and Highland army, feconded bv a
Ruiiian and Britiih feet, might yet conlins the
Empire of Bonaparte to the government of his
GanlS Of the wef. Or can the ambition ofRur-
ia and the ayarice of France be fatisfed with
partial partition of Turkey!
Thus between theie two governments mat
tiers feem to come to a crifis."