The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-03
EVoLuME
Gncncen.i 5lteHtass;ss.
eORIGINAI. REMARKS
ON THE *
PRESENT POLITICS OF EUROPE.
From psips H..ckr MeGcwser.
ANNEXATION OF GENOA TO FRANCE
AREviEW OF 'THE CONTINENTAL
POWERS

II .
WITH
AREviEW OF THE CONTINENTAL
s POWERS.
Our readers will SGi, under our Foreign head,
ton'e partiC u,ars OF the pT,greis which Bona
pate is making in Italy, not by arms but Nv the
cheaper methods of artiiice ard INTRIGUE Il
WAS plain from the firt, that the fveeping title y
OF king Of Italy WA not affirmed for nothing
and the name continues every day TO be lefs
empty; Sardinia is ex'inet Gcnoa is incorps-
rated; and Tufcany and Naples, rnfhcdupo,
their frontiers, can only hope 10 exit during TIE
peature OF the emperor. The pope, in his &c
cietaIs ical domains, is arifo.er ont upon bail,
aud NUT !urrender hio,fef and his territories
upo" the,mandatc of his Dafsr; Whiit ~ tie
po'leti'on of Switzerland. and de great avenues
ct itt'y, Auaria is cfiectually cui off from all
acrefs TO Venice.
The plea Of the Cenoefe for Incorporating
rnrmIeives with France, is iomewhat plauIb,e.
" RlocEadedin our ports by the tyrs,nv oe The
Eng''ib, though nrutra's, we are runiflled as e.
neEn'es, and can no lorger fu.fiit on that COM
mercc, Will" IN Is the only means or o;ir furpnrt.
when thr ffrong opprcfs the weak, their only
refuge Is IN the protection OF the tsronser. 70,
c'nded from the fcas, we 1rc defro,is of : cor.
t'nentai connection, and in uniting our.clvesv
with France, we fflaH he iecure as members Of
ne 9
definies.'' III
national poll is then Et on foot: and u. j
vote Of the population, Gcrca ftrrender4 hsr1~
'e!tto France. Without any nice exay7;inaticn
81 theie agreements, Bonaoarte accepta the f,sl
rene.er; 'enate is convened, fpecchcs and conn
phncnts are SanStied on both flies a conftituy
ton is forted ont from his travelling portfolio.
Inc guns hire, the emperor is proclaimed and
inc n,"f' commercial province of Italy, with the !
mott lTpreenabe city, and the population of al
rn'li2n, is aligned and delivered ND to France
IN half an hour.
what inpret'ion IS this likely to make upon
the continent Rutlia has never dinemhled >
me has iuhciently exprensd her recruitment Y
on re old fcore, and now th9t 9onaoarte
cha'kcd on, it is not likelv % fuHEGc. THE CO
OF Auitra, as we have ohf-rvsd, is no. in1,,roy.y
ed by this event. In adding 10 his reafure ofir-
Tut and encroachmen:, Bonaparte is certsfn,y
2na'ng to his .ecurity in cafe ola rapture he {,
iaved the trouble of conquesing Gccoa il is on
~ to be f.aret. tia; he NAV proceed 70 far in ths
progfeiS OF peaceabie acquii;ion, that there will
not be room TO make hand in Italy or any
where elfe.
IN the event OF continental war; which is as1
cer'ain AS any thing OF Ejaculation can be, il NJ,
turaly iuggeits 10 us here to take fome review al
the feveral powers
The htua:'on afthe court of Vienna is 'rarpc
~ equlVoca, is politics for this f,pe time nj
nave been myferiOus with the a. ne,rarra
averiIon to the Britif caufe. IL is fad, nv nice
oS'ervers, to be on The eve of coalition, and viii
the Thew OF fiiend'lip for France, il IS hs-leye,
mat the iword is abc,it to he dra wn. Tb.G
picious CONDUCT Of Arlhyfa has an excur, fr,
ner i;'uatlon the llightoit movement of hoEl
" ErlnEs al army upon her, the fi,f onTe
which ire is unequal 70 refia. tvnatle. but byy
open ana tea'cu' iohritatjon. to rou.s the Ger-y
man itates, he de!pairs Of their aiance III, tod
i'"e' ana ,arrouuded by powers, who, though
involved IN common interef to refIa tie eS
croachncnt6 of France, are vet wiling 10 tru
'le to detpoiin 20 lengthen the f,,n of the
| eX'Ecnce' or jealous Of any confederacv
wmcn hu'tr'a may profit, fhe heGtates even
negotiate Tor fear Of Detection and is unrine e.
any independent open action. That incor.
parable body of TROOPS, which at TIL. berioni
OF the late war had given her 70 decided 4 f,n
iority, no longer exits in the fame perfons
her troops haze derived advantages from I,1
is'et Oh active ierSiCe, thofe advant ges we,
equa'iy on the iidc of the enemy. Her ARM;
have 10 often been beaten, that il is no ,vorde,
Tort OF wearneis ard defpair have crept amo
then>, after iuch an infinite train OF unrewar
'atiGues, when they have fscn that 70 r,ary
liant exploits have only been productive of d;I
alter. Many of her bet generals have ret;r
or have been diiraced; her tior,iuions. thoy
| iarge, are not equal TO any extenfve fyGdi
| her Formulation, though numerous, is cxha,n
and diiperfed. Thefe circumstances have. =
! badly, made her more dilatory and cauti
han ufual. But notwithstanding, Aunris 4
erength fomewbat uuaccouatab,e and nccny
to herfef. More deficient in pecunisry ref,n
ces than any other great power in E,,rc,s q,
! IS better able TO iubGf and da conG,le-al,,N
th'ngs without them. By long babit, The whoI
Rate sformed to its neceHities, ard the G,t,is
IS more ready to fnpply free quarter, and mi
NIT to military licenfe than any other. Til.
country IS abundantiy fruitful IN I'll =. 80. L
and whiiit The war is carried on nenr hoots.
arbitrary government, operating on fo eytenl
an Object, can hardly fail Of FL IN ref,nrc-s
muit ferve an Aufriau army which il ffill .
as faci'us dcicribes the troops of the anc
Germans to have been "fbly ba7e. n sI,,
tab!s in lien NJ barp
Though Tow 10 her Operations, Aorr;, c,s
amends Ivy her perseverance; 4 fhe dors
play the game with fuFicert foiri,s. he
throws up her cards and thou2h Nv an
COMMON 10 many courts, but pir,icularIv
to this, tie is accuaoUed to interfere roo :,
and too ninutely in the Operations n; ~.
pa'gn, there is reafon 20 believe that Tive
de9ce o. The archduke, un6cr whole c,,;1