The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-05
COALITION AGAINST FRANCE.

Cn the important fubjea Of the Confederacy
agalnit France, which now a1umes oold and
formidable alpett, the London Times, of th.
2s'h Auguft contains the following re rnarks:-
a more important inhiect than that which
now engages the public attention relative to the
Grand Contederacy can fcarcely be expected to
exit. When the ambitious projects Of Roma
parte came to be fully DEVELOPED: when If an
pcared that the Treaty Of Luneyiile, the Peac.
OF Ameins, and every other treaty made by th.
Ciurper, were no better than fallacious traces,
formed only for the purpolc OF gaining time 10
mature bis plans, and to furnfh him with what
alone was wanting TO him, a Navy when the
iuelugatlon Of Switzerland, the incroach,rents
IN Italy, and the continued oppreiiion of HoI-
land, had opened the eyes ofpoliticiaas as to h;s
real views, it then became qurfinn what DOW
or 'ould hrit enter the Ii1s with this enemy OF
peace, ofiiberty, and of independence. Some
power mutt lead the way in checking the mad
career OF ambition, hlt the Continental Pow.
ers, with the exception of RulTia, were torpid,
phihed by fear, or incapable, from having been
entirely exuafed, Of making an effort. Eng
lane alone had The fprit and refoiuiop openIy
70 recent his iuiUits, and reGft bis tyranny. /,
was the reaionable expectation of NOT perEons
well acquainted with the fate of Europe, that
ne ienie of their own danger would induce tie
continental Powers TO embrace the opportunity
to torn itrong league for Popping aLufes and
aggretiions, which could only end in Eapping
ana undermining the liberties and independence
OF the civilized world for reitraning within
| que bounds an enormous military power, which
threatened TO oyerawe the world. Politicians
were iomewfat difappointed that more forward
dhpohtIons TO this efeGt did not appear; and
YET IT probably was for the better, that the mea-
lure was not precipitated.
a"rsh France had bOafed that England w.as
contend noris. h IsI ,,;.I l., L,
| land has ihewn that Ore co,tld fnply continue
war with the "Grelt Nltion," year after
year, without fuferine lofs or damage ncr =,
hurces unimpaired, ter commerce even increar-
ed. ibls was inffef grand point 10 be r.
taoiI'hed. 1t gave to tie Continental c44r-y
coincidence ~, the frength and power of Crs.
Britain. No otherState in Europe ceuld hays
gone the lame il therefore proved, that Eng
lald was proper to be the firf in this Grand con.
federation for the liberties Of mankind.
IL was proper alto, that the Ufutper fhoud
nave gwen further unequivocal proofs be6des
tbote which we have mentioned. of the m,l;en;.
ty OF his defgns. Tru1ng in the ,a,neneCt rr
lnabhty OF tie other powers, this he effsStual,,
ga III the yiollticn Of neutral TERRITORY in th,,
tenure OF the Duke D'Enghien, the inva(ion ~
turnover, the iniults he wantonlv gave TO ~.
dmhahadors of the moa refpscisbje State. in
the uiuroaiion Of TIE Italian Grown. Sc. Sc.
~ was wei too that thete thnge feryed oraClu-
ally to awaken thofe Whole deareR interehs
were Concerned and toeHabie them gradually,
ana therefore efeaullly, 10 make their prepar-
atoms.
We truft I've may now congratulate the pub
hc on the fairef profpet1 that has ever vet an
peared, Of the ahridgnert of that Mopfi rous
power, 70 Formidable TO n! Europe. The for
mer cCnfederacies sgainft France were ~ com
pacted and Inefficient, while the enthnliafm by
which the French At that period were a6fuated,
was as a wall Of iron. In the Co7tiou. Su(~
ira WAS the only Continental Power that wa,
hucere, active and efficient. PruIia foon drop
ped from The confcderacy, and became sln6h
TIE ally ofFrance; the crafty Catharine folleht.
indeed with her manifeGoes, but nie gave nei-
their money nor men. Had Paul Il. Continued
the honourahle career on which he entered,
when he ient Suwarrow in Itd;Y, the power 1f
France might have been readily reduced Eut
that verfatile Monarch foon reInquihed the viz.
tuous deiign, and the recall ofhis General blaf-
ted the hopes that all good politicians had be-
gun to entertain.
The preient confederacy is headed by two
young and high iprited Mon1rchs zone 81 them
The defendant and namefake ofttat hero, whole
Jingle arm once fuf1ined the proteflant csrCe.
and the cautc Of liberty in EuropeO The now
er and refourccs Of RufIia are nfoife. cfpecial,y
when combined with Aulria, which has At ~ p
moment the bcf appointed aud fnelf difcini
army III Europe, eaa, perhaps, tbs NOT acoo,o"