The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-15
The following remarks are copied from the
Liverpool Chronicle of The l5:h Auguff:
POLITICAL RETROSpFCT.

Government is certaniyin poht flion of intel
ngence, communicating the determination of
bohaParte to hazard the long threatened de-
'ce't' his information, connected with TIE.
open preparations carried on to great extent.
Al the Htider and in the 1'eXel, wiki the con-
Ipletlon Of the intiila ornaments in fhe. grand
uePot OF Bouicene, and with the actual ccriec.
ture or affair." ON the Continent, has prodncec
a. cXertion on our part adequate to the location.
The principal points Of defence along he coat
are y's'iantiy guarded, the pdtrolcs are kept in
cchitaht ACTIVITY. the picquetS extended in every
direction IN which the enemy could have any
poihbIe chance Of effettng landing. The
dhfTibntIon OF the fignaI pets along the COATS
OF Suffolk, Et'eX, Kent, and SuGrx. has been E,
lluticIouS, that i'll the c0IIrie OF a few hours
mould the enemy leave their own Glorcs 20 rim.
the attempt, theircnharkatinnw would be known,
ard force, hyperion 10 any they could land in
any gwen point could he coIleStcd. Orders are
iiued at the war Office from his ROYAL Hiph-
nets the Dake of York, for fufpending all fur
loughs, and leave Of abfencc in the army, and
requiring Ill officers and folders abl;nt on leave,
20 JON their reflective regiments with all poli-
bic difpatch
Our gallant volunteers mu(t be truly eratifed
at the juit value which is now &c: utou thcir
courage, and their patriotic exsrticns in defence
OF the nation; and they will learn with the
miHsd and horoursbls feelings of citizens and
'oidieFS' that they ave called upon, nhou.d the
tNiGency or affairs require it, to participate in
the glorious fruRglr for the honor. the indepen-
dence, and the very exiffcpce of their country
heir conduct will, we are confident, be a great
and noble retutation of all the bale cainlnnies
winch have been thrown ont aCai'f them, and
we nave 10 6ouht, that in valour and intreDidi.
| ~ Uey VIII not be inferior to the ben troops
OF the line.
The differences to he drawn from the mote
pr,ientcd by the Rufian Ambadador To his
PiuI:'an majeity and BonaRarte's anfwer, are
hIShiy creditabIe TO the honour and iuterritv of
our government Ii is now clear, that the
court OF Peteriburgh was induced to renew it's
in'trcourie with France not by the inDulft of
caprice, not by d CoidDefS againf France, not
| 10y the intervention Of Frulfia, which wou,d be
| a preiumption Of fome favour to Bonaparte :
biit oy the requeit OF our court, the authority
ana respected character of which Is fronglv
| iaewn from the iaeGent of the difficulties the
court OF Pcteriburgh had to overcome, in Weld
| i"g to its requeG. Thus it appears, TIA, we
have III The Emperor Alexander an ally fatisfcd
| OF the 1uitlce and moderation of our principles
ana our views, and therefore willing to inin and
! promote them. II is to be hoped that now at
Iedlt the lnhncerty Of Bonaparte, when he ufes
the language of moderation, is eftabliihed be-
yond Goubt, and the inordinate and unprin-
| cipled nature of his ambition Is cyinccd bv the
frdes he took at moment when he was aware
he mut render abortige, thofe oyertures for re-
tforIng the tranquility of Europe, which he
pretended 70 ardeHtly to countcnauce and re-
| joice in.
! Will The Emperor Alexander now content
hlmitIf imply with reIinquifhing the propoGf-
oos for peace he had rtfolvcd to make3 It is
! hardly TO be ruppofed that IL, GILL rc,,,~J e.
tamely, an infut of fIch erormity, as that Of
conlenting to open negotiation with him ON
certain principles, and violating thofe princi-
! pies III the grO!IeG p,anner, before the nsgocia-
| ton couli be entered upon. Nay, tie court
of Berlin itfelf is called upon to refcrt the VIC.
la'icn OF the principles on which ". No. ..li-
z1f' pahports were granted, al The ial. IL
OH Of his PruiIias mljeay, and ther for-
! his guarantee. Whether the qggreric.
cauftd the recall Of VI. NovoEHzcT
duce tina; determined aud combine 70, Il.
! fltauce and recruitment which thty o. ta
! give rife to, We clnrot determine; h,. SIC
! ihOuid hope, that the court OF prf,r1,-., a..