The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-17
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LONDON.
PROM BELLS WEEKLY mEssENczs.

K-4R AGAINST TIE SPANISH COLONIES.
The irft ,quefion generally aNed at the COM
Inenccment of war is, what will he the object of
hoftiIities, and what means the offended govern
ment propoies to employ, in order to redrciS
It's juries and puniih its enemies
Situated as we are with France, and in the
preient temper or Europe, war with that
power affords no other obje6.s of attack but
mercantile craft, and calls upon government for
little other exertiOns than exteniive i7ue of let
tiers of marque hut nobility with Spain is of
another nature; fomething is propofed to ami
mate us to Conqnea, fomethug may be gained
towards the payment of expences, and fone-
thing of plumber is held out to reward the bra
very OF our iis cts and armies.
a SpaniilI war has thus always been embra-
ced by Great Britain with promptitude & zeal ::
fone politicians, indeed, have not helitated to
contend, that huff and avariCc of plumber have
fonetimes been permitted 10 operate too free
ly and ex;eIiyeiy, and have filled all nice en-
quries as to the Juice of the proyoca;ion !;
but however this may have been, it is certain
that Spaniih war never yet wanted popularity
with the nation, or food in need of any other
publication than fuch rs has been contained in
Il Cabinet Declaration.
1t is difficult to conjecture what will be the
fir( hofile movement againa Spain it is pref
againtt US 1t may not, perhaps, be an obied
with our government to reduce her Colonies or
Settlements in South America to the condition
of Bntiih dependencies. An exteDiion of our
colonial empire is not deiirabe, though it is pro-
bable we houId not be deferred from the at
tempt by any fears Of meeting with n repuife.
A more liberal and enlightened policy may per
haps dirc9 our mini(ters TO form them into in
dependent governments, to erect them under
the ioGering care Of Great Britain into States
capable OF prcfefsng the liberty we ihalI djFufe
amore0 them, 10 eneraft upon them that fpirit
OF cviIizaiion aud improvement, of order and
tbterprifc thas abhorreuce of ecclefalical in
tolerance, aud that attachment TO the arts and
fcieuces, to which this country owes its china
tion, and the cminence il has attained among
European States.
There Is at Leaf no prrfump.ion in fuppoGne
this to be the object Of our governors no en-
thuhafnl IN gratifying tbs mind with The igdul-
geuce Of the delightful contemplation, that Bri-
tain, wbilf contcuding in Europe againf The
Vandaiifp which threatens to oycr-run its fair.
eft regions, is beneGcently cxerting herlelfto en-
fure the freedom aud proiperity OF ten millions
OF men beyond the Atlantic.
There is nothing viiiouary in anticipating the
day when the defendants of MontcZuna and
,tahuNapa hball receive atoncmeDt for the in.
iuriCs done them by Cortez aud Pizaro, fiIali
receive compensation for the wrongs inneied
by thofe Thurman monitors, for thofe atocities
ard cru,i.i>g winch leave "a foui Rain on the
frt conqusns vt Mexico and Peru by having
impaired 20 them, through the Interpolation OF
4 benirn goycrrnsrt, tur 0ieiiings Of wife.
civil aud JEDI ,la adnoitration, aud Ola cult.
waited and enlightened q tc Of fociCty: nor can
it be doubted thtt they will duly ch,ri1 fenti-
ments Of tive h,eiIef. gratitude towards the ma
ton waisa, after three centuries of bondage,