The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-27


war hart afi,iret, to1thk honour of heading; an
EARNED neutrality" for the purpoft OF proueta-
ing the freedom of the feas; aud which, during
the Iaft war in Europe, had entered into tiui-
lar compact for the fame purpof. We behold
them TINS united in a war. which has been, I'M
til within the few taft months, war altogether
of the fess: war in which England has ex-
tended the right of blockade, both of belligerent
and neutral ports, far beyond any meafure of
precedent or .juaice in which Re bas aim
[ed to defroy, not merely the commerce of
France and Spain, but of every neutral natl
on, that has any chance ct rvaling her own; in
fact a war. in which the new principles of the
laws OF nations, advocated BY England, mutt
hereafter excite the:1vehement Indignation Of
Ruta. To what then are we to afcribe this
unnatural! combination ?--But this is not the on
" 'ncongru:ty which IT, diicloies to our view.
We may admire as much as We pleaf. the won
dsrsuI art and dexterity, with which Bnnaparte
attempts to jufify hinnfrlf to foreign nations &
to excite the ardonr Of his troops againlt the e.
nemy, by expatiatins upon the ri6ng ftrcngth
and the teen,ing projects of Ruiiia. We nav
abhor as mach as we p!eaie that political Jug
g''ns, by which he wiihesto turn the eyes of
Europe from his own immediate ACKNOWLEDGMENT
to the future G meuacing power of his enemy
to cofiure mp aDimage Of Ruifian ambition
which may or may not go unto efett. to con.
ceai or to jutifyhi own exiting ufurpations.
Hut after all the indignation and dif-uft, which
we may think proper to feel towards the Ufur-
per o. the French; who is as much Cnffac in
hetsndency of his plaas as Alexander fi,b-
ietts arein their habits: I'VE arc fill compel
led To admit that B,napartc has hid hold OF an
arguuient ofas much fffength az fi,btiIty. That
the hordts Of 'fartars are once more able to
overthrow the lntais OF civilization, is idle and
ridiculous defamation |; but it is not Ia, that
they mean to carry their conquefts into the
South of Europe. An who have read Tooke's
or Catefa's hiftory Of Ctharine mutt know
that iuch was one of her favcurite OBI. Ss /;
that The had fcnt even for Greek nurfrs from
the Tile OF Makes 20 teach theyoung prince Con-
ftantine the language OF die future people. Every
one muh know that the Ruifiana had extended
theirfrontiers to the Dnieiter and the fca of A
foph that the reigning primes has taken poC-
FELTON, of the Ioniau lies and has even landed
| body OF his troops in the Morea. 1t is the
intercft of Europe therefore, however much it
is to be wi'hed that the Turks were driven
IRON her hofom, to prevent the Rufli,n con.
auefts in Turkey. It. the intrret of England
heffelf and of PrufIin. Such 1t leaf was fup.
| pcfsd to be their intereA in the year '.l, when
Rnihfwas about 10 receive from Turkey the
pnhef!ion of Oczakaw. For it was ON this fub-
Jeet, that IN the houfe of commons on the 2sth
! of March 1871, after receiving his majety's
| meaage, MIR. Pitt enlarged much ON the necef
fity of attending TO the pretervation. of the ia.
lance of power in Eureps. "The inlluence OF
the Eurkifh empire, faid he, was of great effca
in the general ica!e. Its Sre!ent iitHation wa
fuch as to afford juft cauie of apprehension &c
other powers: and to Prufia il particular il
n'ust be highly injurious, to f;iffrr the Turkiit
Empire to he diminiihed in force and conis
quence." But what Is the fcene that Europs
now exhibits A.? England the great oppurn
OF Ruliia in her d-hgns upon Turkey, has now
even iubfdized her in 4 war, which is likely IL
its courfe to fhake the very centre of the Tur
kiih empire, to give RufIia nretcxt for increa
ling her military force in its boforn, and tn,
Po"erof accomplishing her long-formed p!a'
OF ninrpa'ion. Sarely this is not the leaf in
eson!i'lency, WHICH the. Pnsfsnt war has sivcr
; birth TO.
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