The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-25

gence OF Facts as they have been c,id TO o.ctr
ara OF iaoonous comments upon them: we
haze examined all of thefe with comfortable
attention. b'rt we NUT confefs ourfelvcs unable
10 pronounce a" opinion on either OF thefe e.
vents. The dnpcity ofthe cabinets of rnr,n.
puts to fight the mot elaborate reafoninps anil
The mott important facts. NV
we did not at iirf iuppofe, TINT Bonap,,t.
hai formed any ferrous rrfoution of ;..y:.
q. Britain. All his preparations ap,e,r.d ,r',s
to haze no other Object. than TO di1,.a ~, us
Sounciis, the forces, the induHry of the s.n.,n,,
should bonaparte, however, have collected .h.
nece'iary means of transporting his arnv ,.s
.neh peneVed it TO be his defign OF profit;n. ,,v
the FRI favourable opportunity and oe 10y ny
confderab'e force upon the Fng,;H, 'nn1 n.
Two events appeared to iuftifv this f;,rn,,e.:
on the immenfe accumulation of >, ~. M
traniPorts on the coat This was 80 an.
me other was the movement of the T>r,,,, -
Brett Fleets. When we faw"t the Toulo, a.
carefully avoiding IN engagement it,. rs
oiz, and flying before Lord Mellon in tb. ",
lno'es' what could we conclude but thu, tb,;,
oolee' was 10 oIV't'e the Engliih fleet, co-one-
fs.e WIN ehe'r meet IN Brett and open pa.,ape
TOR their troops 70 England. Whe, we s,y ~.
troops embarkng throughout the wbo,. ny
and the Heet lin Bret collecting its g., Io"",
the very moment when the combined o. "
IN ferro, what could we conclu.,e. h,t, 80
this conjecture abou, 70 he co,s "'i
Liten, however, to the POPULATIONS of 60,
OF the London prints, and you vii, fni ,b.c.
two events now receiving perfectly din;re,t
Interpretation. LIT TIE va fcnoamp Inrnt, ,ys,..
P''hc'p"'iY intended, lay they, not for invading
our Ton"'fy' out oecauie they furnifled an
excellent pretext for maintainins lsr-' "'
which he may march when and whe-e he 49, 49,
IN the event of A continental y,r,, -,
iohc ot the reports brought by the late 49,,
ippsr now to confirm this conietsurs c.
they tate that large attachments OF tro,,,'. ~.
ura"'pg OFT from the coat. Whittier IN AZ,
asN'ned whether To inatch Holiirin fron,
Denmark Pomerania from Sweds,
10 "idtch INTO the dominious Of Auffrio W..
are without data TO determine. OIL ri.
cnharkation Of the troops and ,h INC
ments OF the Brett feet were not int.nd.a -
they, to effect cooperation with ,h,. c,s,,;o1,
'Nuanron, but to "prevent Admiral C,rn,,,,Il;.
RON lenJIng to points where thev o,;oL. =.
wanted, any comfortable detachments W.
refnrcf to the combined fqua.ron. i e 800. n
probable that after having left Cadiz. tLev fa,,
IN with Sir K. Calder's fJuadron Of % s,n ,e
inc INC, ana inltalned comfortable defeat
4 nc arrivals al Marb!ehead and Norfolk. with
the tatement from the lat Frclin, p,nr,s ,b.t
after they had left Cadiz they bad ferrcd ~
the north, and that Calder was not more Inn
20 leagues from Cadiz, are efficient TO piv- an
arr OF great probability TO this con;ee,rre
wat was their defamation when thew ver.
HeerIng to the north, We flall not even nr.,en1
to conjecture. One fact however il car,,;n
mat II the lnvahon of England depended mon
the co-operation of the combined fleet. the i'm.
porfant defeat which it has lately fltained muG
completely intercept that event.
Whether there is any probability of ,,:
mental qVar, can only be determined hv ne
projects of coalition between Great Rr;,,,,,
ana Kuiha: but every circumiiancc which an
pears to lead TO this event, is fufceptibIe of .
different conhru6tion. We are told. for ;nr,,..
that Ru'lia is making great preparations bv e.,
and by land; that fhe is forming a f,bGdiary
frea'y with England, aud plan of o,erat;on.
with hutria; aud hence it is concluded tb,t
Rui'i' and Auitria are about Ia en5,a,e =, ,b
"h' n,' nay non .heie preParationsh he attributed
To different caufe? May it not be the motley of
RH'iia to hold NJ thefe preparations in ,.,r,.
r'm Rulfia has laid her fcepfre upon Cyf,,
x the Seven HES may fhe not 70 wifi, to
terr'fv France INTO an Acknowledgement of her
ciaIn May not France obtain the fr;epdil,;,
nf Aultria by the donation Of A mar, of s,,;t,.r
'lhd, or awe her into tranquility by the parade
ct her armies? We muf confefs that the nroc.
oect of coalition between Ruffia, Great Ri.
'''h and hn'tria isat Prefrnt more probable
event than the analogous events ofthe lao ve,-
or the real interets of Ru(Ha ,vonld sn,oar ~
! enc courage. But we cannot yet implicitly ra,v
upon the atprtt of the times. One fac ferris
fo be certain, that ifa war on the Continent !,
tereuly meditated by Rnfii. the advanced fi,,e
Of the ieainn will prevent its being declared. or
VIII at iedt circnmfcrihe the range Of it's fury.
bonaParte may take advantage of this inter-
va or Inactivity; & means may be contrived for
~ithdraw1ng RuEa from The interefs of Great.
/ britain, or OF towing tie feeds Of iealoufv and
| diaHtcfion, between the members of the coali.
| ton.
|
The meeting between DIR. William Uphaw and
Sketon jones, Elq both Of this city, is Gated TO have
taken place iait Monday evening, on :ne rIarvl.rd