The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-22

.Bonap5rtc is we'll aware of what he has to en-
coup,er; and though he has not at all times
ihewn himltif the mott confummate politician,
yet re has too much judgment az well as difcre-
ton, 10 rk Al undertaking, the failure of which
nav coR him his crown, perhaps his life, cx-
cept under the NOR favourable circumstances.
We know, from certain authority, that at two
different periods in the conrfe OF the laft eighteen
ronths, he had poritivclv determined ON the exi
pertinent, at one OF which. part ut the troops |
had actually embarked. We could detail the
resf,ns why the attack was deferred At one
tim, the inadequa: y ofhis force was demonfrat-
ed to him bv perfon in whom he placcsgreat
confidence; aud the other. he was deferred oy
ulexpeGted news from Great-Britain
From the meafires adopted by our govern.
r,cnt, we are led 10 flpoofe that 1t may have
revived moro pofi,ive reformation OF tue inten-
to,s of BonaDarte, t,lan has yet tranip'red.
The letter OF Lord u,rrington fates only the
pu5lc faSas IS the er,barkation ct large bodies
of troops in Holland; feet OF men o! war oe,
ing reaiv to fail from thence; and the mcreaieu
preparations Of the French at Boulogne and 'ts
neghhosrhood.p Theft, it is true, are trong
circur,fanccs, AID ought not to be dllregardeo
but till we f:sicely think they are futhcie"t OF
themfeves 20 warrant fuch extreme precautioh
rs the rrGr;<a;on of Admiral CORVALLIS to the
blockadrIr Ration, while his feryices might be
\ oe importance in intcrcepting the Comoneo
| SouaGro,. the notice to the Volunteers to hoia
themf.lves in rcadiuefs and the fuiPenuon Oh
\fu-iot,ghs even during the ouiy ana importa"'
f.aio,, of harvef. ~ e,
We have always confidered the taiiing OF ths
NoefIcIort apu louIon IquadTons 40 iutendeu
NOR 70 d;ftratf our attention, and at the IA ne
time to improve the enemy in naval dhclP'ine,
than as expected to effect any great object asainh
our foreign poiefiions. In this purpoie they
have been, in great meafure, bafied, by the
fagaeity of Lord Mellon; bat It'll, 1t they mao
intended to ttrike blow nearer home, the IN
form alton may have reached our Mtmitry' VINO
have very properly put the Deiehae's Vi LUG
Country on their guard.
The uueftion then for our confederation is,
indt.r ali thefe circumstances, is it likely that
the :,ttemp. will be Immediately made or IT
is probabie that it will be deferred? To at
TEN ut the invafion with any profpect OF tuccets,
requires tate of things extremely favourable
to the enemy, and unfavourahle tor us. The
invalion m;if BIZ made in feveral quarters al
once, that If it fail in one part, there may be a
hope of ultimate triumph, or at ieaft of pro-
traeted warfare in another. To give the inva-
<Iers OF England fair chance, the Brett fleet
mutt be able to cooperate by an inVaiion of
Ireland and, indeed, we have always conf
Gered this as the irft and Indispensable OPERATE
on. The Dutch feet muh alto get out its
probable object will be to rur, up the North Sea,
as it is for the uvaton of Scotland, and thus lead
our home fleets out of the way OF oppoiing the
fotilIa. The difficulty Of the whole hotllla get
ting out at the fame time, frikes us alio as an
a,mot infnperable obftacle; and if they are to
yet out only in divi6ons, and ride at anchor
Without their harbours, we underftand that oui
government has fcheme in agitation, not quite
upon the plan of the former catamarans, but one
which the beft judges are of opinion mutt effect
their defru6ion. 1t is withal not probable
that the enemy will truft his fotilla out in the
Mort nights of fummer, and particularly in
moonlight when they are almot certain to be
run down and detroyed by our heavier and
! more powerful veffels. They can fcarcely come
over in calm, for they cannot make much
wav acrofs the Channel with their fweeps only
, and If there is gale of wind, the greater part
ofthem ",ue a ,i ,1' which is their onlv chance
an board our r ~, '''-'' 0''' e""''e'
.e'r oTe.~ re two circumstances which might
2 Bonapar.c TO make the attempt az pre-
Spf The frf is to retrieve his haracter with
French nation, after the difgrace he has in
red by his Weft-[ndia expeditions; the f.
PSonA lie the probability of a continental war,
which may make him viii, to ftrike blow that
would az once patty the efforts of allies, and
lrelieYe him from the necef1ity of locking up
great portion of his army in encampmeuts on
the ppofite COAT Still we are inclined to think
that the project will he again deferred, at leaf
tiE the nights are ihCrter, and till the chances
of winds aud weather fha have brought back
to their own ports fome of his difperfed fquad-
IonIs; and till his fleets, now blocked up, ifall
have a more favourable profped of eicape.
kUGUsT 1--we underfand that Sir Home
Pop1 am has failed to Confantinople, for the
purpofr Of inftruaing che Turkiih Navy in Ru-
ropGan tactics, at the requef of the grand Scigni-
or.
An article under the head of Madrid, in one
oFtle French papers, contains fcheme for raif-
iI.g loan of 1000, ooo!. in Spain. The terms
upon which the Spaniih Government propofes
e, raife this FUN, thew, in the ftrongeft light,
tie mifer.be fate Of its finances. In addition
TO ;.n intcreft of s and half per cent. the hol-
ders are to be eutited TO their chance of GER
taio number of prizes, amounting in the whole
to About one eighth of the entire loan. All the
Temptations of lottery is thus iuperinduced
upon large ntereit. Such are the fruits of
Freuch fraternity and alliance. In vain will
Spain plead an empty treaIury. in confequence
Of tie capture Of her galleons, the failure other
rcmittances from South America, and the flag
nation of her commerce. No terms upon which
frc can borrow money will be coDiidered exor-