The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-16

&c The ierai p2ffioe OF the territories Of Scn-
deah, the f;ration and nature of bis ,,;Efay-.
forces IN !ndcita0, and the bad x corrupt coun-
tells of that feeble chief, arrogant aud fai.heis,
tlll afford fr'1o1s danger to the Brtifh ntere. j
The territories of Scindeah between the Jumna
and the Ganges, inte.r,fpt line Of defence on
that iide, aud fome of his principal poas are
puihed 1.-THE GENRE of cur Gates, Whit tine
polieiiion of Agra, Delhi, and the weftern and
fouthern banks of the Jumna, places him in
condition TO command ai,aof tie zrkoir line of
AIR north evsR Frontier,
g In cafe OF tonie comfortable increafe Of the
power of Soindeah, or in cafe he llonld form.
lone connection with France, or fone othere-
nemy OF the Englith, the preient petition of his
territ ories and forces in Indoitan, will fnrn!h
him with great advantages in the attack he might
MAKE upon the Establishment OF the company"
The dipatch Gates, that the evar being corr
nener6, one of its 6r9 Objects was TO rednes tie
po1Yer Of ScinleAb, which coafiftcd q, its COM
mencement. in relation 10 his means Of being a.
bile tn affect the fecnriiy OF the Britifi empire
IN India, IN the following branches of military
| and political reIources:
In the impoiiog fituasion of the military CT
tabllI''mtnt OF Scndeah, under the direction of
Eyrobedn officers, and particularly in the iormi-
dable force of his regular int,ntyr and artillery,
under the command of thoie officers.
~ ''> pohNhio"O IA EICO dllp I'1iII feFTIf0Tv,
different forts, mGgosiney. toimdr,ies and ere
naiS with a comfortable proviiion of ammnniti-
on and military nec.iiaries de poiited in conve-
nient htua,ions upon our frontiers, ADJOINING
the weakeit part of the Birth, Rates in Indoi
ltan.
"In the pailive fituaton Of his rnai,ftv's per-
| ion, Shah Alum, which was under the immedi-
ate power of tie armed force commanded bv
french officers, inthc fervicc of Scndeah, and
inthe excrcife the nominal au.bo,!.y of :hs Mo
su!, by thote French officers.
| "in the aJfiendancy e!tabIin,ei by the agency
lot French officers, having conman,, in the
troops of Seadeah, in the north wet of Ine,af.
tan, ov>r i;rr Rajahpou's, chiefs of Joynayyur
and Jodepore and other ftates and chiefs in the
northern and weEern provinces OF Indonan and
over feverai Seyk chiefs and others who occuoy
the territories IRON the junna 10 the MS OF
the Indus: aud in the facility which the adyan
ced potts of III. Performs army procured to ef-
iiect an invaiion OF the BritiGi fates upon tina.
point.
In the facility afforded by the pciirGi,n of
the MARITIME part IF Bzroacb, to augment the
military establishments ot Scindeah, By receiv-
ing there French or other European officers, am
rr"n,t'on, proviions, and perhaps body of
auxiliary, French or other European troops %
| The dipatch thSn enunerates many other
facts, ihcwins the greatness and ddncer Of Scin-
deah's power to the Brtifh empire in India, con-
nected as he is with France, under the Influence
OF French officers, f.uated on the north weA
frontier, ready to receive any invading army,
whether French, Ruiiian, or AGatc, and hav-
ing convenient extent of fea coat, north of
Bombay, TO enable him TO receive French ar
my, crtupplies by iea.-The policy ofthe Reiab
Of Berar, and OF the other princes is then ex
planned, as well as that of Scndeah and it is
!hewn, that the retult Of the war has been to d.
ninth the power Of thofe princes, and 70 con-
ioiidate that OF the 3ritift empire The DIFF
! patch then proceeds to explain the neceiIity of
the heeon4, or prefent war with Holkar, and the
advantages IL be derived from it.
T. The Englih prints infer from thele prblica
t!ons, that the fleet of Vi'lencpve was bound for
the Ear Indies, aid not for the Wet -Inaics.
Fran tie Paris d,.ans of 4.
The publication of the papers which we give
to day, affords Information fill more important
and no LET'S hu!tful to the n.ereft of the Engliih
government. The world may behold in thefe
papers TO what degree that Brtifh power, IL,
appearance 70 formidable, is ncedantly under
mining; how the war becomes from dsy TO dsv
more painful and expenGye to fupoort.' We fee
that the whole attention of the governor OF India
was employed in preventing European indyi-
duaiS from penetrating to the Mahrattas LEFT they
'''O"'N tS'Sh iHCii tilS Dirt VI war {. Dill that
ipite OF 70 many efforts, the reliance of the ma
tlves grow every day ftropger, aad the fuccefs
or battle more uncertain. Whatever NAV be the
liue OF the war which Holkar has undertaken
for the deIiverance of his country. the B-iti(,
empire, more honriGiing for a moment. will
not be the better fecured for the future, hecaufe
rs only BATS is terror, blindnefs, and navery.
Inc eternal principle of the troubles and wars,
is IN the enormous difpropor,ion fulfilling be-
tween the extent of domain and the FINAL num-
Der of poGehors. This truth has been general
~ acknowledged even by the company's agents,
notwithstanding the progreiIiye ayidity 70 natn
raj to the fpirit of commerce. This has been the
principle of the divi6ons between the directors
and marquis Wellelley, whole ambitious and
prodigal fpirit they blamed.
H1air5 Of Mdia-Col. Darfonal, arrived from
the HE OF France, on board the Corvette la Dill
gent, has brought dispatches from the captain
general Decaen.
Among the prizes made by rear admiral Lii
noIs, one was found TO contain everal Official diff
patches. We deteft the wretched caflom Of
printing the letters found on board the (hps
but that cuftom having been Introduced bv the
Eng'inI who have rot biu!hed t print privt..
correspondence, nay, even letters from hnG,ands
to their wives, written from Egypt, experience
has proved that fuch a monfler as Tngiand rnulE
De attacked with the fame arms il makes ufe Of:
without which it makes of it an exc'nGee right.