The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-11

Tent moment, than war which l,c;d dry up the
ioarce Of hsPqpulaton without ain withou, any rea-
ionase hope unless be rrovDg for fon,e time tile
maritime empire of England There is nothing but
the Gale OF war 70 fraase. 70 hureu to the in,eres
OF the Emperor OF Rua, that feen,s capable of de-
laying the progress ofhis enormous increae ofpower
When enc REFLECTS indeed that it is above HIM
dred years iice Peter the Great came at the head Of
a new and barbarons people, to take place among
the powers of Europe, and when one examines the
gigantic increae of his Empire in 70 ,ort tinie one
nius tran'ble at the idea of the formidable oppreion
with which the re Of the earth is ncnacei by Ruff
Ia and It IS impolib.e to repeat to ones elf
thar was from the heart OF that vaft empire that
formerly lned thofe clouds Of barbara,,s, who mum
dated aud fubdued almoa every part Of our hea,if-
phere
Europe is blind to the infentible progrrs Of pow
er who finds no more enemies to vancuiGh around
her, and who perhaps carries her hopes very far 1t
Is poah!e that che fhsrisg of the Mediterranean of
the trade of the North and Of AHA may for one time
unitc England and Rufia. Tt,beIenss to the othe.
powers involved in double 'fervitudc to foreiee
the dp''gers that menace thenns-t is no longer time
to fuer oueves tn be dazzed by parcels of territory
which might be offered n,ak more important u
iurpations The general ntereR requires that the
great Hates of Europe fhnuld keep themfe,ves cole
ny united they are IN fome meallre bound to fland
ny each other. Universal monarchy cannot come
from him whom nature has coniied within mn
bounds 1t is nieiu the ethers that he is able to
defend himfelf, infpire fome refpea to prevent
the ruin of fates menaced from afar, and to afford
counserpoife which the fou,h of Europe has been
long IN need OF, agaiBf the val and devouriny am
bron Of the North
Augrtf 9.
ny the iaa Frgh!h papers, 1t appears that the dir.
9uetenesrenewed at London upon the deifinltion OF
tie combined fleets NOT yet Gained neither
ear-, ~
OF the continental powers, with which the Miuitry
httered themielves. In France, this ncerci,ude has
not influenced the price OF Rocks Hence il may be
concluded that either people do not believe war will
taie pace on the continent, or that they are in no
dread of its reluIts
The faPenhon of the diplomatic relations between
france and Ruila, may have given rife TO incerti-
tubes; but there yet no plsufbL rearon FOR dcubs
ing OF the pacific difpoitons of Auffria, and until
'uch reaon appears, rcfsd politicians may we con-
eeive, adjourn their conecfures. Exaggerated pre-
tenilons ie-love, hurt rritated By foreign provo
cations, may for deIude fovereiers like o.
Their ei but in the end they always yield TO an evil
cent 'neFeit 1t may then appear doubtful that Rua
lhouid again content acrice fine army in a war
from which fhe rln reap no benefit. unefs. indeed
calculating the otes, ,e forefees they will dinnifl
me power OF Auiria, fbe may always coniider as
ne'Shbor with whom fhe mutt foon have to Sncufs
more ferrous intereas
But inppoling Ruiiia to have f,oftile view. does
IL follow that Auaria NUT flare them This is
9seitioti no way difficult TO fo.ve
a coalition between Ru.iia and Auiria aea;na
france, mag be conadered By every man who reflects
upon the relnective petition Of the three nations as
the mott abiurd and impoltc fchenie tha, could he
nnagined-A league is natural between two nations
when they have a common Htereh to guide them.
and equal benefits to expec. Here every thing being
ieParate' every thing unequal, there are eiIential
feeds of di1olu,ion
Let Ru!iia again fend an army into Germany or
italy the war would nece1arily be carried on upen the
territory OF the Emperor of Aulria bis people alone
would bear the load of it. Should it turn our to he
ucceisfu jealoniy mutt loon divide the chiefs of the
two armies. The RuiIians would COMPLAIN Of ma
king conqaeifs for others; hence the diaruh and
dcord OF which the coalition of laA war felt the fatal
eHecs IT, on the contrary, the fhoud BaSpen to be
uhiucceisul, the Auftrians wonld not iail to grow
tired OF harborug incommoduous and uGelefs epens.
and the coalition would the more ipeedily be di,ved
but, VIII be fad, Auiiria might give indemni-
ties to Ruiia towards the north and eat a fad mo-
cy, indeed to give up Empires obtain few petty
provinces ~
That there has long fubfted in tie RufIan cabinet
"VHen 10 iuodue iuceefiively the ima independent
natIonS iitnate between Rufa and the Prrlian and
Iarkiih dominions events have fu ficientlv proved
nat that cabinet has even formed more ferrous de-
lgns with regard to the Ottoman Porte canno, at
this day be doubted.---In this ftate of thn,s s !,
more important for Auitra to retain France at the
loot OF the Alps than to flop RuiTa a. the northern
extremity Of the Black Sea
1t may be recolecfed, that when the Ottoman FIN.
pre- was in its fun fplendor Autfria forretino, al,
her qnarielS with France, thought only OF irpport
ing the barrier which ilie oppofed to the procrefs
oil the Muiiu'niahs.-However, at that period fne
was fnenaced only upon one point; ife had only
Hungary to defend Poland was powerful allv
all the chriitsn powers afforded her aTifance-At
the Preient day RuiEa lhows herfelf more powerful
and more dangerous; he is able to attack on every
point. Were it true that Che meditated the ufurpa
ton oil the Ottoman Empire, what indemnify cot,ld
lecture the Emperor of Aultria : Throughou, the
whole OF that watt monarchy there is only Serva.
'he Nlorea with Conllantnople and the executive
poiieilon OF tie Dardanelles, that could afford him
an equivalent But any body doubt thar scry;a.
the theatre OF the Prefent feGitoBs and anarchy. is
on the point of inploring the protection of Rnfia
VINO but knows that the iovereignty of the Seven IT,
lands ieems already to neceatate that Of the herea
and has not Conantinople been looked upon for tl.
century Pat as Palace defined at fome future dav
Tor the reIldence OF the Ruiiau Emperors3
Thus, in the fuppoftion Of their ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
we can fec no reaiouable Compensation for Auari,
It IS her manifeR interel then to guard againA rh;s
extention with more precaution than l,e formerlv
took agaott that Of the Ottoman power to iide with
the oauJes OF the South rather thsn ,v;,h 10. Il -