Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-06-23
no reason 70 believe That any other powe

no reason 20 believe Mat any other power
| but England is concerned in this attempt.
! The rest however DESTROYS they certain
ly ate for The rum OF Bonapar,c, respect
their. own situations too much 10 appear
! openly engaged in the attempt. England,
! protected perhaps by her insular situation,
is alone rash enough to enter the lists.
| You viii ask, why should the govern.
ments OF Europe be unfriendIy to Bona
| paric, since his certainly is to liberty? The
difference between them, however, is We.
~ gteat. The government of France is
, a simple despotism supposed to be DEEPEN
dent upon the lie Goue min. The kings
OF Europe see nothing OF the hereditary
character in 1t. The nobility are swept
oil the stage, and the priesthood certain
iy playing the last scene. Those who ma
mage public affairs here, have no ances-
try to boast Of; and but for the small por-
ton of representative government which
preceded the first movement of the rero.
luton, they never would have been heard
OF. The affairs of France are better ma.
naged than those OF any other nation in
Europe. The kings do not wish that the
; people should understand that their affairs
can be conducted by any but those who
are born for that purpose. Besides, they
see the increasing power OF France and
her internal prosperity, Uqon entering
| into the present war, she added 100000
| men TO her military establishment, and
to9t o3 1000, 900 ofliyres from her annu-
al taxes. Their national debt is very tri-
! Hing and from it she feels noncumbrance,
! The powers Of Europe dread the progress
which this nation, under these circumstan-
ces' promise to make underline direction of
such talents and decision as at present
govern. A change of any sort would give
/ the chance of seeing France under rulers
more weak, and less capable of keeping
up that influence and authority which the
men in power at present give to this coun-
! try. Tho this is certainly the wish of Flu.
rope, think it highly probable that En-
gland will have TO make peace, as she
made war, alone. The failure Of the late
conspiracy Will have an opposite tendency
from that which was expected. Ii will
! increase the authority Of Bonaparte and
hasten peace. Addresses from the ar.
mics and various departments have been
sent 10 him, expressing their JOY for his
escape, and their indignation at the at
tempt.
Accounts from England give the in.
formation of the expected death of the
king and Of the decline Of his affairs in
the East Indies.s Should these things be
true, they VIII be additional reasons for
peace. The king wiii'live long enough to
see his influence on the continent at AN
end, and his subjects at home overwhclm.
ed with taxes, exceeding in amount every
thing of which the history of nations affords
any example.
"Mr. VoIney has lately published worl,
in two volumes upon the United States.
1t is said to have much merit; n transla.
ton will soon reach America, the sheets
having been regularly sent 10 London as
they were struck off here.
! 81 hear from Mr.. Monroe whenever a
! safe opportunity is presented to hm.-He
and his family have enjoyed good health
since they have been in England"
- The first of these events has been long since
contradieted. Tie last is only unsupp ortcd
| by, but contrary 10 facts. The British mower in
the East Indies so far from declining, appears to
increase with Considerable rapidity The only
nation in that part Of the world which is strong
enough 10 resist her power, is that OF the Mahrat
tas; and they have within a few months met with
several defeats, and lost some of their strong
holds This days paper states, thar two of the
principal townsin India have fallen into the hands
of the English East India Company They an.
pear also to be making for complete
conquest of the island of Ceylon. which is seoa
rate from Coromandel (the eastern coast Of Hin
dnstauJby Palks Sreghts. and famous for the
vast quantities of Cinnamon which it produces.
EDIT.--Enquirer.