The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-14
PARIS, Feb. ".

PARIS, Feb II.
The grand expedition which was fld to be on the
eve Of departure from the Bri5ih ports, than
month nce, is ftareely am longer poken of in
London.-The greateR approximations are however
entertained there, concerning the de.t;natou of the
Rochefor, fpuadron-I,s falling is an evident proof
of the inutli,y of the bookadng iylem, whit the
utter ignorance the B-tilh rniitry oonfef they
in, of the port to which it is bound. the highe
prosch that can be eaif oil their vigilance. The 1ou-
Ion fleet has done the fame thing twice thrice. the
Brett and Ferroi fleets may follow the example me
fri iignal given them by the French government,
whenever il conceives the arrived Tor the
execution OF It's grand degns. This intelligence has
thrown the Brth mercantile intereh into contttna-
ton ard rpresa urtquietude uu ciinay the 81
,;,;nr-,on. Fears ARE entertained for Ireland for
f,r,a;ca and even India The falling of fix hips of
The line fets rumour a1oat throughout ration
ybch does no, pofIefs efs than hundred Ir was
o,lrA few DAYS ince the Rev Edw. Hankin rrave,y,
agired us that it was impoibie for France to an
l,lertake any maritime expedition. He condemned
the remainder OF its navy to perrin in its ports, and
all its faors who had reiiiied the iedu 3tons and had
ecaped the ponars of the n,nRry to die of grief in
ther native country or of nlery and fhame in TO-
REIGN one. The departure the Roohefort fquadron
will ferve asa reply to theie rodomontades-The
blong repofe of the French marine has excited the
nieafantr;essof fone writer's whole vgour Of intellect
tisyie of the Rev. E. Hankin. They judged that
it's alps were incapable of riking blow, becauie the
hour was not yet arrived, thus confounding prudence
which prepare fuccefs with weakness which fears
rrifcarriage. MIR. Pitt and Lord Melville have no
longer to do with government whole iecrets they
can purchafe, whole deiigns they can unravel
whole combinations they confound, by the vieft
and mott odious means. With administration well
| acquainted with its reiource, and which knows how
to difpofe them, ihall no longer behold large
feet, like that defined for the expedition againG
ireland, detained eight days longer than neceary
in Brett harbours for want of fun of money! which
Banker of the lean credit, would be ATTAINED not to
rafe in four and twenty hours. The vaIour of
| Frenchmen and the defgns of their government vii
no longer be fruftrated, by ch petty obaaces. Eve
! ry thing will henceforth obey the genius, who knows
| when to wait and whole victories we amoi AWAY,
learn as foon as the OF the action which give.
rife them he has long iince put it of the pow
err OF his enemies TO reproach him with weakness
The repofe he has 70 prudenty left the French ns
Wy, has laved the wrecks OF it. Partial expedition
would only have precipa.ed its ruin, necefiary
to flop until feveral blows could be truck at tn,
fame time, and that the enemy attacked point
might trerable on every other. The future viii
prove in pite of Mr.. Pitts panphleecrs, that all the
French ieamen are not annh;lated and that many
TIERS may yet be formed, at tie exbenee Of Dir gevern
mert-France is now in poHefiioE OF more refources
than when at the voice oil Monarch, It'll young II
the OF governing, an mn.enie feet and exper;enc
ed leamen fuddenly failed from ports which had beer
long deferted The hope of bringing on peace b,
deRroying her navy will be defeated. France has M
ntereh TO ravilh the fcepsre of the feas, fine wbe
only their Independence and the feourity of navgas
ing thereon the part he acts therefore efs DANCE
rous, her caufe glorious and her fuccefs LEI
doubtful, than that of her naughty rival 1t is wor
thy Of remark that Spain only the CONTEXT a
N L i
mott effcacious fnccour. It is clearly demonnrater
thar it was the irii intention of the Britih miniRr
involve her in it, the beginning of the will
France; fear alone prevented it, but this fea
which was then political error, became aferward
prudence. At tina. time more to be gained from
a war with Spain, than at the preient day. Such
the fate of the Englifh mnitry. 20 ofe by weaknef
what it wanted to gain by parfidy, and to begin b
crimes withou; knowing how to reap their fruits !