The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-24

violated neutrality Of Germany and of the Occupation
OF 3haover !; VIZ thought we beh-ld in ,hele indiea
t,oas nothing lefs than the actual declarations O
war. When her ni:iaer d'oubr withdrew from
Paris, tlas event appeared almo!t inevitable: an,
when Boua2artes anfwrt the ultinatum of the en-,
Peror came forth, rsrrcich;ng him with want o
incrrity, IN not openly commencing hotites in :
manly manner, rather than having recoprre &c fuc,
hnfy artiices to conceal his refcntneas and inult
| Ingly demanding, why monarch ..ho felt fuch a
lively intere6 nthe fate ola Duke of d'Enghien di
not us every effort to bring the urde-ers OF his own
father TO juaiee when he had them within his power
we too hafi!y concluded, that the wounded feeling.
OF Sl'xinder would preeiptare him into ~ar with
the French enpero-. But how co.npl.t-ly hs, ths
event dha1pou,ed our exprefationst
tfthers is cse ofcompiaiat on the ide of RuIia
the Preent time, there certainly as much eaufe ri
eomPlairr during tn. aa year IF non,parte h,s
been guilty. of foenn breach Of treaties by -lrov
ing the independence VI Lgura, he was equally gull
ty tor having violated the neutrality of Gernady If
ne is ambitious now he was equally ambitious then
he has provoked the perfoual dfpleare Of the En-.
peror by the arcatic inveave of his late a,e-paprr
he was equally pointed in his reproaches during the
lat year. ifiuch chen Gould l of
WITHOUT any rupture, what reafon have we 20 expect
that the prefent will be attended by more feroi,s
| consequences! As far as il refpeas her own into
re!ts Indeed, Ruff, has probably more Inducements
l.
]ulted her differences with periia. She has o,.ained
an unr'vaed aicendancy the cabinet If the Port.
iron whom The longer fear any cppoitri To her
nea'urcs in the event of war. She has eaabl,;ie
her colonies and her contribution in the Ionian Ills
upon much hrner BATS: the fame time tina. the
recent uurPattons OF France lii Italy ma excite her
Jealouy and her fears Let 10 add too that IKE lar.
victory of Glider over the French Seer, and ,te i'm
Tnent danger to which il is now espofed, may lcrye
70 diini'h her fears from the power of France wh;t
gives new dignity to an alliance with England
Let US alto add rha, ihould The engage in war with
France, she will have much better prerext than he
now has, Tor accommodating her forc.s in the Medi-
terranean by means Of which be may OH the flight
eft grounds take poi,ei,n Of Egypt. and perhaps of
Turkey itief the great obj.a of Ruili,n policy, and
more rapidly TO be accomplished in this way than br
the tardy opportunities afforded by period of peace
But IL ON the other hand conder the i,nenfe lcfs
OF treafure which he will fuaain by going into war
with France, and tn, lisle inpteion which !te will
make upon thar power, unlefs N. obtains the coupe
ration of Aufra and lands, for ndable army in the
North OF l,ay if we eonaler that i, is the fourd-9
policy OF Ruia as it is OF the United States and of
every other tate, Whole population dproportioned
TO Its territory To main in fate Of peace and en-.
courage the production inead IF the defruion of il.
| inhabitants On thefe conideratons we n,nf adm,
that Ruia likely to ole than he vii! gain by
rupture with France. What is the courie then
which will be purified by the of Rulia, whether
The will declare for peace We mu contels oar
ielvea at iof' to determine. We are however DIFF
poied TO think that while in the act Of preparing for
war, Ruiiia viii preferve the attitude OF pesce
Should The however become the ally of G. Britain
the flames of will mot probably f,read over In.
continent Her aicendancy over the Sublime PORE
will be employed in drawing over Turkey as parry
Au'tria fhe will attemp; enit by holding out ,fe
proipea of an Indemnity in Italy, where thew
have to concentrate their forces, as they did DURING
the lat war. Sweden already -xafperated with the
court Of the Thuleries needs little fuel TO kinde her
into fame; and among the very rd incidents of the
war we may fee her placing Pomerania by which ie is
entitled to afeat in the diet of Ra,ifbon under RI.
protection Of Ruiia Prutia is bound to France nv
the ttrongeatyes ofntere; by herjeaouiy of Autra
by the opportunity OF taking polIeiIiom of Swei;ih
Fonerania * by the annexation Of YER to her own
domnions, thro' the eourtefy of France 1t would re-
qtire the inpraton of prophet To tell the fate OF
| thete extraordinary exertions. One thing leem.
Certain, that there would be no common pri,-
eipe Of nereit TO bind together tiee ifcordant ma
era!s thar It would be tefeated pavement with
our cement here biz of black aone, & there Bit OF
whites" & that each power by making term, for it,
| ielf alone, would ineak away with whatever acou:-
ons it could make. We ihould not be fu5p rifed if
| the preient which has hitherto aiumed ;uch a
| negative character, and which exhibits rather the
tranquility of than tumalt of hotiiitirs
ihould be productive of more atonilhing revolution
chan any which has for long time afflicted the
countries ot Europe. One important c4rafrophe ies.
to be AT hand LII, probable that the prelen war VIII
formulate ia exPeng the Turks from Europe.