The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-11
Guropeasi 3isseuigsase.
Fro" he irioa lseas Sas.s,s.ir.sa a, .ess. PORK.
PAIRS, July 81.

Ii is pcfa.e Of high importance to take view of
the PRESENT Situation Of France relatively to Ruiia
and OF the ufenaciny petition of Rufia with regard
20 the REF ol Europe! An enlightened publiciR has
ina thrown grca, lig,, upon this matter; but it
may sill be hooked upon in tone Different points of
view, when 1t will appear that the delays ufsd in the
TegoSstiors opened Tor peace haze only been occa-
ftoned 10y England, and FOR her own nteren alone
fiiat the pretended ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF france, which
has ferved pretext for thefe DELAYS is a natural
eGeef Of the preent petition of Europe and tiat, far
from alarming the neghbouring Powers this prepon-
defiance OF France become neeeary their intere
and u their independence. Let us briefly examine
theleieveral queaions. y
55srs aiiory OF the twolah centuries proves pretty
clearly that Easisnd R,s never made war upon the
coatiaenr,-hut throxgh an n.cret purely pcrfonal.
il Is only vulgar politicians who are the dupes of the
preseSts with which the court of London hus always
fought to veil It's ambitious preteniiors: the indepen
dence Of Europe is the uiai protocol Of the warke
n'eiiagcs of HIS Britannia Maefy but it is well
KNOWN that his aim IL, TO coniecr1re, TO augment
and to peTeeture that maritime Empire which ne
thought hiniief arrived without oppoiiticn France
assevs- appeared the particular object of the hatred
OF England, becawe ihe is more able than the other
:tstes to rea her pretenGons As long as the fIol-
anders had powerful colonies Rourihiny trade, and
formidable navy, Holland was alto the obe1 of
the lame enmity. Spain was for long time fubiea
20 1t, and is 70 the n.rgues of England that he is
20 attribute the feparation of the Kingdom of Por.
trgal aud the hereditary hatred which has nce been
Kept up between the two nations. Aunria herfelf
was the obee' of her gloomy i1quietnde, when tina.
Power attempted lat century raife navy and to
create trading company ut Offend.
England has adhered more particularly to her ha-
tired againh France, becaufe France has held out a.
CAN'T her with more determined reii,tance becaur.
the national indutry of France creates to her more
dangerous rivals, brcaue her uation among the DOW
ia r-or IL. 4
Nsiopement OF her oPulence and Of her indufry
ne teat advantages that France has obtained either
ey VICTORIES or by treaties, have been conjered as unr-
patons made over England AT the time of the fiIc-
eeiilon OF Spain, William would rather have beled
the crown o. Spain, the Low Countries italy and
'he Umpire united upon the fame head, than that
the Grandson of Lewis XIV. ihoud have Attended
the throne of Spain. However, this was expoioc
Europe TO fee the Univerfa Monarchy of Charles Y
renewed; and there had been al, end TO liberty. had
France been defeated i'll that general war
England has fen all the revolutions of the North
without troubling here abou, their eiie SIS or their
consequences: The has behcld ten mil ions of new
iahects pals, from 1874 1875, under the don,ini
on OF Catharine II, ihe has een provinces invaded
whole Kingdoms uiurped it eemed as if all this WAS
gong torwarda thouiand leagues from Europe, and
yet IL was in the very midi of it that chat Power was
inienhb'y Ring, which is at this day 70 colo which
at once menaces both Europe and Ala However
the ceiiion of few maritime Departments. which
made part of ancient France, has alarmed ENGLAND
more than 10 formidable Empire: ENGLAND has
cauted rivers of blood TO be hed for the pnrpoe of
Entertaining whether Frenchmen fhould remain unit
ed TO France. Victory has decided the queltion
1t would be highly aitonilfng, that the union of
Genoa TO France ihoaldbe the caue of new CONT
Dental war. 1t might in the frf place be obfe-ved
That no power upon earth has the right to interpo!e
between the will OF two independent nations tina,
Win to unite theufelves to each other. Were Swe-
der dnpoied at this day TO acknowledge the Emperor
o. t<a, no other fate could, without injuRice OPP
p"e " contract made between tlefe two nations no
po1y ever thought of oppofng the union of Ireland
wi'h England; it is an al abfolutely free between
i.ates and Rua has by far too much to ga,, bv ,b;s
syitenl, to find fault with it.
bedcs, no oppoGton was ever made 70 Genoa's
ralng herief under thc protection of France which
Inc mas been 70 often forced implore 1t is of lit
tie concern to Germany, tt Rulia TO all the Other
powers that Genoa ihould belong to France fnce
'i'e adds nothing TO her continental force The frA
deeree ilued in Genoa by the Emperor of the French
eablihed tiat there a be no conformation there for
fhe army 1t is then merely with regard to the navy
tnat Genoa is of any advantage to France and even
ms advantage can only be made ufe of againlt Emo
and. Hence it is England alone that has any ipteren
IN preventing this union Now all nation, nun win,
that there fhoud at length arie pcople who. pre-
Irving their Independence and the dignity Of their
navy may rettors TO the others the liberty of their
commerce and the honor of their inulted flags
Now il it be examined what force and prepord.-
renee France ihould have FOR their own fsfety. for
'e defence Of the re of Europe, fhe will hardly be
tprnd iuficief,tly powerful.
she Is the mott ancient monarchy in Furope. a,
isrent periods The has had the preponderance with
''t having ever attempted eucroach ON the ,ens
rsi liberty; Se, has the contrary, often defended
Il agaInit tile incnrons OF barbarians le hielded
from the monarchy of Charles the Ff,h-She was
mere ro"sr4u! under Charlenagne fhe wac as for
Inid9hie u1drr Lewis XiV.--The weakness of an
"Hr'9en' IS no prelcrpton of forfeiture for the ma
'"1 when there appears Govereign worthy of IL
ana nj ms rank, NE Is bound etore to his people tbe
iui're they had loit under degenerate kings. This
Is what the Emperor Of the French has done.
ne Preisnt iiiuaton of Europe the chances cd
10 IT. o'her ates had rendered this nereae Of France
necriaTy ThIs fubje6t has already been too elearI
9e's'oDed 70 need any further inscRiga;ion r. fnG
hee' t" ohsrve tiat there is this difference be,,yeer
,'e power OF france and that Of Rulia, that France
mas natural bounds. and the other will acknovyiedo
rome; that France borders on all fidcs upon orcs,
i-a'es' upon which he neither can nor will 1atr
any aeqp''tionS, unles new war fhoud AGAIN brine,
.ne political eSitenee Of nations into dignYte. ia,
tIaree has reig"u1y refpeded the TERRITORY Of bsr
d"es mat me Is arrived the term at which n,p
mutt naturally flop; that IL he ;s no,ys,e,t - =.