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

6 VIII 1t be aiiertcd that France could do in
mite mitchell to Rulia, by the troubles that her
emlaries could excite in the interior of The
country! OF all the errors in political calcu,a-
ton, this would be one of the greatch. The
people or Rufiia are thoie which approach near
cit to 4 fate OF nature, except the iavages; and
they are the only people in the univerfs who
neither know bow to read nor write, but till
they are not Barbarians. They know no Co
vernment bat their own, which they fear and
reipect. They honor their fovereign with the
title OF God upon earth. They have no other
civilization than the practical one which their
iovereigns thought it ufeful and necefIary to in
troduce. Maions, carpenters, joiners, lock-
imths, armourers, and artiians of all forts, and
all excellent in their kind, are to be found in
Nuiha In abundance, and fill they know not
how to read OF write.-The ftrangers who re-
flde in Ruiiia are regarded by the natives rs 4
parcel OF leeches who abforb their wealth. Az
ter this deicriPtion, let the emigaries aud init
gators OF France attempt to excite diviiions in
that country, and they will find that the Co
vernment, with a Jingle blae, can eradicate
them.
II is certainly true that the population of
Ruiiia, compared with its extent, is rather finall:
but, this, however, admits of fornc explanation.
In the brit place, the population is not equally
attributed through the empire; and again, there
are parts or Ruiiia which are absolutely uninha-
bitabe. Behdes, where is the neccltity OF aue.
menting the population of the country? 1t is
the duty of fovereign TO make his people hap
Py but it is not 70 clear that it is his duty 90 in
create the number of them. In moral point of
view, war is ailuredy a very great calamity,
but IN political confederation, il is fometimes
aneceiiary evil, and much good rcfllts from it.
:" he Rufiian force at this moment paid and
provided, and attully under arms, is even more
tran fnincIent TO encourage their fovereign to
declare war. 1t is flid that the military freneth
OF this country is embattled on the Perlian and
Iartarlan frontiers; quito the contrary. On
their whole line between the Cafpain and the
lea of Ochety, there are only feven or eight
tnouiaud men, and there is no neceiTity FOR =
man more, If we look to the fituaton of the
country, the number OF forts, the immcnfe de-
fartS, and the dlpoiitioH of contiguous coun-
tres. In time of peace, between the Cafi,ain
and the Black Sea, there may be about twelve or
thirteen thoufand men; but at pref.rt there are
from twenty to twenty-five thoufand on account
OF the peculiar circumstances of the hoailitv
which is carried on in that vicinity. There are
moreover, twenty-five or thirty thouflnd troops
on the frontiers of Sweden; and notwithftand
ing all thofe deductions, there are fill three
hundred thouiand well diicplined and hardy
troops between the Black SEA and the Baltic
One hundred thoufand OF fuch gallant and far
dy men, If oEce landed in Itaiv, woald NOT he
10 eahly conquered as foine Of the French poll
ticians are pleaied to flppoic. Let then, oniv
bring to their recollection the gallant achieve
ncnts of handfll o. RuJians. who. !, the LAT
var, IN one campaign, drove all ltaiy and LON
bardy before them, end they will f;nd that he
mott renowned French generals were defeated
one after the other, and that, even - Zurich,
Kuliia gained admiration, notwithstanding the
faults of he. Chiefs, and the backwardnef, of
her allies.
:" al this fcrvcs TO prove, chat declaration
OF war, on the part OF Rus:s,, again.l Trance,
would be efficiently formidable 70 encourage
sae German empire, now cruii3ed by the latter
powerto occupy the troops OF France and Ly
that means to afford an opportunity TO JiaIy,
TO Switzerland, to Spain, TO Portugal, 20 ilol-
land, and to Hanover, to flake off the Gallo
yoke. AS to the project of invading England.
It is an abfolute chimera, caGle in the air.
witch can never be fucccfsful; and even were
1t TO- 1t mufl prove deitruGtive TO the ref of she
world. England is at this moment at the high
eft point of elevation, fic can never decline If
HE continue where ilie is for higher Cle cannot
be- But how can England, who only exits by
her Induitry and trade, preferve her preitnt f.
taatlo1, unlefs by upholding the balance OF the
world Il is then the obvious intereft of Ruc.
Ia to afiiit England, who by its fyfter, fhould
be friendly to all nations and to rcprefs France,
the ieliih principles of Whole Government are
lmmical to the greatef powers of Europe, and
opprefiive to the frnalier.''