The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-04
STEPHEN SAYRE.

Let then experience decide upon the correct
nets OF the foregoing communication We
know OF no Circumstance, which eoufro5i7s
X every fact indeed, which it contains. bears
the ftrongef marks of probability, and il de-
rives no little confirmation from the writer,
volunteering his character in fupport of the
caufe he has efpoufed. 1t is probable that he
may be himfelf mifaken in his opinions but
the martyrdom, which he has offered to brave.
proves him at leatt confident in their truth.
Once more, let experience decide uponther
correctness
According TO Mr.. Sayre's letter; the Britith
government have at leaf permitted him to
make Trinidad, the place of ren1.zyout.
Butt this the only facility, which they deiyn
| to give him Is he to- receive no aid of arms.
| OF ihips, or troops from the Britin, govern
| ment in that iiland 1t may be that this was
| the only protection, which they have proms;c
ed; perhaps in cafe where 70 little was known
| OF the reionrces OF Miranda, and 70 much was
to depend upon iubiequent events, it was not
| their interet TO have. promiied any poG-
tive reinforce ments. The cafe, however. will
! be materially altered, if Mirauda's rerources
mould exceed their expectations; it the dele
gates OF Caracas, St. Fee, and Mexico fbould
meet him at Trinidad, and prove to the fatis-
| facllon OF the Bntifh governor, that the people
OF South America are ripe for revolution and
able to accomplish it. In fuch cafe, NAV he
not expect more effe6tual fucconrs from them,
than "place of rendezvous"' For the pro-
lection thus rendered, the Britifh government
will fcarcely be compensated by the injury
which, Spain her enemy duringthe prefent war,
is likely to iutain from the lofs of her colonies
She will expect fome more frbtantial COM
peniation fome extraordinary privileges of
| trade, at Leaf in the ports of the provinces
Whole emancipation is to be attempted per-
| haps the furrender Of fome of their ports into
| her own hands. Let Miranda even beware.
that Great Britain fl1ould not afpire to the &C.
cupaiion of the whole country, which he NAV
| refcue from the Spanini yoke. The lion and
other BEATS agreed to hunt in partnerfhip :
and it would be wife in the colonies of
South America to recolleet the relult of the Fa-
bic.
The ifland Of Trinidad, where Miranda
and the deputies from South America are C,id
to have reudezvoufed, is on the N. T.. coat of
Terra Firma and at the entrance of that mouth
OF the river Oronooko, which is mot frequent
W denominated the gulf of Paria. II is fepars-
ted on the South from Paria on the continent.
by trait about 10 miles over and from Gu
mana on the w. by the gulf of Paria. The
diitance from Trinidad to the continent is of
courfe uncomfortable, and few hours fail and
a few hours march may conduct Miranda into
the very heart Of Caracas, his native province.
One coniequence of this arrangement is too
obvious to be nieakeD. The reader will re-
colled that Trinidad was Spanifl colony, be-
fore it paffed into the hands of G.. Britain
to whom 1t was coded by the Sd article of the
treaty of Amiens. Can he then fuppofe, that
Il the fact of Mranda's rende zvouling at Trini-
dad ihouId be made known to Spain before the
concluhon Of the peace IN Europe, Che will fuff,r