The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-26

parties, agents Of trouble and infnrreaion: and
we may we'll doubt If there does not now exit
in Tartary greater number of men who are
concerting and contriving to detroy that I'M
happy empire, than the fovereign could arm and
cmbody to enfure its prefervation. Such is
the difaftrous fate of Turkey. The En-
peror affected to fee himfeIf almoft the only
Prince ON the Continent, who very early fore
f,w the projects which wereformed againit Tur
key, hoped that the imprudent rapidity with
which they were developed would open the
eyes of Europe, and he has Zen with pleature
a circumstance which enables his MajeRy to
bring this interelting fube6t into difcuiliop, and
call the attention of all the Cabinets to it. His
Majehy the King of Prufiia wrote to him to
communicate the dehre which the Emperor OF
Ruilia had exprctled to fend one of his Cham
berlains. PafIports were demanded (; the EN-
peror neither received nor aiked for any explain
alton. He knew beforehand, and he expreiled
his opinion upon that point to the King OF Pru!-
fla, that no hopes of the tranquility of the
world could be founded upon that negotiation (;
that though, perhaps, favourable opinion
might Fill be entertained OF the perional genero-
fly of the Emperor Alexander, no favourable
refnt could be expected from difcuflion in
which his moderation had been 70 perveriely
overcame by foreign influence, and by the in
triEueS OF tnOle VINO 1urrOund nun.
That in reality Ruflia takes no real and fincere
part in the ntereAs Of the continent but, indif-
ferent to the happiuefs of Europe, her inter-
vention in political ferns has ever ferved only
To increlfe hatred and nname PATTON. That at
all times the quarrcls of other powers have been
to her only the fubieet of mere idle fpeculati-
an, and that now, occupied as Che is with the
progreflive humiliation of Pcrlia and Turkey,
they can only be to her monetary fubje6t Of
tliverfon, or perhaps of fantafy. His majety
the emperor, however, ordered that the pan-
ports flould be fent; and fuce then nothing
more has been heard of the Chamberlain of the
emperor of Ruffia. 1t mutt doubtlefs be regret
ted that an opportunity has been loft of making
Jult and fevere representations to Ruflia on her
conduct i'm Alta, on the oppprefiion with which
he menaces the Ottoman empire, and on the
cauies the alarm which begins to fpread every
where, at the approach of an event which threa-
tenst deltroy for ever the equilibrium of the
fouth OF Europe. 1t is in this point OF view,
above all, that his maieity looked upon the pro-
profed negotiation as an advantageous project
whlca might tend to the general good (; and he
is afflicted that the caprice of Rufia has, in this
reipee1, disappointed his hopes. In expofng.
however, on this head, his real views, he does
not think himfe|f obliged to enter into any ex-
pian1tion with refpeet to the pretended dfpo-
ftions the letter of M. de Novoziltzoff attributes
TO him. 1t is limply this, that an irrefolutc ca
hinet to give colour to an abfurd meaiure, en-
deavour to impute to France contradictions in
conduct and language, which do not belong to
her.
But here the recrimination is only pretext
and pretext without truth. Pahports folicit
ed and obtained do not conltitute negotiation
france laid nothing. Rufiia alone made a de-
montration, and demanded that one of her A.
gents Mould be admitted to be heard. IF this
demand had been coupled with offeniive con
ditions, with claufes which it is aitoniihing to
lee IN note purporting to be official, it would
nave remained unanswered. The character OF
ms maJelty the emperor is too well eftabliihed
IN Europe to have the impofible fuppolition
TOT moment believed, that he would have per-
mtted proportions to be made to him, con.
trary to his dignity, or have liftened to fuch
propohtions. Nevertheless, to take away all
poiiibity of belief, from any fuch ALLEGATION,
Juueeu proper to publifh, the nnderGpned ha.
received orders to dency it in the mot pofitive
and formal manner.
ne Ion OF the late ZEMAUN SHAH,who had
peen confined IN the frong fort of Soo!tanabad.
mas oeen liberated by body of Seiks, and is
u. low al tne mead OF numerous party TO difputc
the iovereignty of Cabul.
Among the fplendid monuments of Nanole-
on'Sgovernment, the works at the port of Ant
Werp' and the new communications between
france franc and Italy, are particularly ditinguifhed.
Snips OF the largef iiZe may now proceed to
Antwerp; and the ftream, which formerly nre-
tented fuch dfagreeabIe fpectacle, is now co.
Vered with foreft of mats. But the conitruai-
on OF road, to facilitate and abridge the pailaee
from France to Italy, and thus to trcngthen the
intimate connection before fulfilling between
the two countries, was fill holder undertake
ing' IN WHICH thofe TO Whole execution it was
cconilded had to contend with lofty mountains,
1tesp rocks and imPetuous torrents. All thefe
oohacies are overcome, and thefc gigantic exer
Mons have produced road of So miles in
length, and at an elevation of 1000 metres above
the level of the fea.
Pdris has no more than 547,756 inhabitants.
The population of the whole department oftbe
Seine conffts of 63,l5sl perfons, of which
3oo'o4s are males, and s2G,48s females. The
number OF poor maintained at the public ex-
pence has decreafed i'll the two lat years, from
1860 TO 1926.
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