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


deraking would have been crowned with fuc-
cefs.
'' But if he, approving what England does,
recognizing her right TO fearch all ihips, to place
whole Kingdoms in rate of blockade, applaud
ing the immenie incrcai, of her power in India,
come to repreftnt to France, that ile ought to
evacuate Parma and Genoa, and renouncc the
Crown of Italy; then it would appear that it
was evidently intended to opprcfs France; then
Il would be France which they would with to
bring back to thofe times when Poland was
par1tioned without. its own content, when means
were found to terrifv degenerate race, or de-
prive 1t of the coniciouf'eis Of its worth, and
even Of the will Of oupofne the oppreiiion.
France sas arms, courage. and armies; yea, of
whatever nature the coalition hall he, which
the EngIifh minilters NAV find means to form,
France, though reyretting the influence OF En-.
yhh gold on the Continent, will Gii,Iolve that
Gordiau knot well as the two precetlig y. AS
often as they nall ftsp in between both to re-
6uce England within equitable anil decent
bounds, no ia rifice viii he too hard for France
but if they will lay the whole weight upon her
the will fee in thofe intentions, nothing but ha-
tired, ard intult, and one matt l,e very ignorant
In calculating the po 1nd the fate OF affairs,
60 hope to iuccccd ALWAYS.
as P,iand has been par;ii;oned; France mutt
have forit Belgium, AID the hanks of The Rhine
The Crimea has been occupied, the Caucaf,s,
the mouths of the Phahs, &c. France NUT
have compensation III Europe; the principles
OF trlf-prefcrvation require il.
'' Is General CoDsrefs of Europe ~ifhed
f,r9 Well Let each power place at the dic
pnfll Of that Congrcfs the conquefts which fl,e
has made within the Ian fifty years; re-eltah-
liih P'.'and, reHore Venice 10 its Senate, Trini-
dad to- S,,ain, Ceyion To Holland, and the Cri-
inca tn the Porte; withdraw to diftancc from
rhe Phstis and the 3oiphorus; TO give up eau
Caius ant Georgia.; let the Porte, after 70 many
Gii'fsers, take little breath; let the dominion
of the Mahrattas, and tie Kingdom of Myfore
h. rr-cltabhed, W no longer remain the exciiI.
ike property of Eueland--thtn hai France re-
code within her ancient boundaries, and IN 70
doing, France aIur.dly will not h. the crsacR
Iuftr. Whence then this furious outcry, this
i;.mpons 10 crufade agaiutt 4 power which,
for the la! fifty years, has derived !efs advan-
tage than any other from the revolutions Of
fates, and the changes which have taken place
IL every part of the globe, aud which, uniformly
victorious. has retained nothing of hyr couqletts
but what was neceifary to form an equitable
compcniatitms
g Europe had fntaned f.vera dreadful
Shocks focal order mad revived; the peace OF
4 cui-ns hal cta',iiii'cd the general fyite'n. a
feeble mitry, an unexampled arrogance, have
Kind I'll tine simts OF war aaew, and expoied
tn= peace OF ali nations tn fate of uncertainty.
The continental Prince, who ihall hrft ioin in
T. is project OF general iubvcrlion, who ihall Grit
give the ignal for war, will be aniiverabe for
ali the caiannitics " hich may enine from IT, and
fnhiett hiInfelt 10 the nierted curfc of the sx-
ItlGg generation.
it is the opinion Of every intelligent perlon,
that the reiuit OF a war upon the continent can
have no other tendency than to incrcafr the
f:nwer Of France. TDey are ALTO perfuadeti,
that line will not always have the weakness, from
pure ie Ing ut genc:ofity, and the vain hope
81 promoting the happinefs of mankind. and the
rcaCt of the whole world, TO eyacuate hume.
aud populouS conqucfs.
1t the taihDn at preieut to inveigh againft
the ambition of France; Ind fl,r, however, been
eifDofed 20 retain the territories conquered by
i:r arms the half of AuAria, the ftates of We
,,,p. ,he kingdom of Naples, Switzerland, and
Holland, would ALL have been fi,hj-tt TO her do
J-inior. The real boundaries of France are the
fiine and Adige. Did not the French penetrate
beyond the A'ige and the Rhine? Were they
prevented, by The force of arms, from taking the
S.dza and the brave As their boundaries, Or
did they ret fores, ttoie boundaries, from a
generous moderation /, il is in the natural courfe
ofthi,gs, tfat men iJch as WoronZoF, THugut,
and Acton. 10 wno'D Europe gives AS little Gre
d. tor ,c:ty, az it af,'ri,es TO them haired
= siuh every thir~ tn. is great and liberal, and
vino have fS their cOGfc';.nccs for Fnylifh poid>
frouid exert ali thcr Influence To Reproduce ali
the 'aiar'itjes of war. TIE T,rolperiry uf natl
C's has occafoned the .ofs tn. din,iu,i.iou OF
ti.rr credit; aid this too is Fortunate for prin
ces. There re fomc uiG have ceafed to reign,
l.. confequrncc of liheniug tn their c0uniels.
" The ca'an:ilicg of continental war would
f.Incithcr u;,on Ruiiia nor England, nafnuth
aa the it,ue n( astan would tic in Germany or
! aiy. What int;re:s then car the French, the
alians, and the Germans, take ia the mediation
nf i,0wefs, which would employ the mo neat,
- rn they were engaged IN the mott fanguinary
;'+t2tss on each otnrr, to accomplish the down.
fti of The 1url,iih aud Pc, fan empires? The
co1ifaat pUhcv of the Northern States has been
10 provoke wars from which they thrmfeves
had nothing TO dread. Thus it was that CT
th2sriie, FOR feverdi years, permitted Aufria AID
Prniiia % carry on tine war, ftili promiing them
aliitancc, which, boNeyer, could not prevent
tnc French armies fro.n appearing before the
rate. OF Vienna.-ThI,4 IT was that the late en-
p:ror of Kuiiia extended the calaini,es Of var,
by furuib'ng AutrIa wi.hsuxiiiaries, at time
when Aufria would, with ont them, have acquired
any neutrality-suspicious., however, who, up
on the ftt reverGe, trod hack their ftcps and in
ihe Riddle Of Campayn n, left their allies to iui-
tam alcnS all the preiTure of war, which they