The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-27

long time. mult confels, that Zee ncshing mi.
that isnot diafrous TO the country, and emSarraf-
hing to the governments. Nay, l would ak the no.
bic lord, whether the communication of papers by
h'mielf and his colleagues has added to our diff
cutes! II he doubts it, let him come to my Office,
and will thew him documents from different minf-
tiers, which will prove how much that has contr,bu-
ted to our enfbarrafments. II ought to be ren,em
bered that, with the exception Of Ru!lia a power,
however, whole alliance, delirable and important
as IS mutt be confeIed be remote for produ-
eng Deceive impreion on the continent, we
nave no ally whats YER OF amy confequenoe willing to
hight tor u.s. Such is the proiperous tuation the no.
bic lord defcrbes. When this is coulidered and the
tate OF the continent is taken in view, it mutt be al
lowed that 1t is time to think of encreaiug our army
both Tor the purpoie of war, and what uun b. the
eitabiihment OF any peace likely to be obtained it
proper that the fubjeS of the army fiould be ma
turely weighed. Indeed, by. the circumstances of
Europe, | am ready to confefs that have been
weahed from the opinions formerly held with ref
peel to the force that might fuice in time of peace;
nor do copiider this any nconiiRency, bocaufe [
lee no rational propect of any peace that would ex-
enpt US from the pecciity of any watchfu prepara-
ton and powerful Establishments The iub;ea of
the army, therefore, NUT before in different
lhapes, and 1t prefents itfelf in different views-
II we cannot obtain fate and honorable peace
oil winch 1t is impolble, in the actual nae of affairs
to be ianguine-and if we do not obtain in carrying
on the war, that peces of fuccef hardly to be cal
cuated upon, we mutt be reduced to that fate which
t. Tor one, cannot contemplate without apprehension,
OF being, with refpeS Europe, the B, itonros toto
or0e dfOJ0f, and be left to our own refources and
our own colonial connexions, to be compelled to
cultivate iyitem the moi uphill, the mott difficult
and the moi perplexed, particularly after the i'll
'ucces OF our lare continental nlealures; which it IS
p"ihple to conceive. YET, perhaps, upon the whole,
am more inclined to the latter iyten difficult un-
proniiiDg as is. But If we do reiolve to ENGAGE
IN that arduous aud difficult Rrugge, demanding eve
ry effort and every excrtion, indeed whatever
otner iyltem we reolve to act upon, large army is
ihdiiPeniibe. Even while foreign powers court our
money, they feel degradation in accepting it, and
they do not view us in favorable light under fuch
connection. But whether we can have an army a.
dequate to home defence and TO foreign operation,
may be doubtful. Yet viii! fay, that while we take
due Precaution for home defence, by training the
population to arms, the true policy on the country is
to riie hyperion to the panic of inva(iou, and to
new that our force aud courage to be con-
lined at homs. Our enemy Glews u.s. that nv
aiiregarang the danger of particular points, and by
urectng has forces where occaiion demands Them
he has been able TO fpread his dominion and TO fub
dse his opponents-if that fyhem to which have
alluded were TO be adopted, great army mutt ne
cehariiy he maintained. In England and Scotland
am confident the plan propofed will have the mot
powerful effect on the recruiting fervice. and. i
eaiures could be adopted for completely concilia-
ting the people o. ireland it wonld prelent nuriery
OF brave and excellent folders, more faithful in pro-
portion to It's population than any Prince in Europe
pofefes
Mr.. Yorke, difclaimng all ideas of "a fyiienatic
oPPotion, ard agreeing in grea, neaiure as TO the
comparative Gate of things with the representation y
ven OF them by the right honorable iecretarv fFoyl
Gould not approve change being made in the forma-
on and character OF our army haaily and durns pe
Rod of war.
Sir James Pulteney thought he could prove to de-
h'onraton, that the plan of the right honorable ecre
tary' would have tendency reduce initead of adj
ding to the numbers of our regular army
General Tarlton declared that he thought the de-
fence ACT had been mot llabbily treated In Lam
oaiter, however the lord lieutenant had RATED $40
men under that a&t and if every other county had
Done the fame we now hould have had comfortable
iirpiis IN the returns on the table The North Ri
ahs oil York, on the other hand, had returned none
* ievera! other cornties had made very ncoDGd.ra
hle returns indeed In point of fact however. !,
would be mentioned, that the county of Surry had raj
lea upwards OF 500 men, while EiIcx county near
equal in population, had returned only So He THOUGHT
1t all" worthy Of remark, that Berkire of which 70
much had been poken, had returned only fomethine
about the amount of 40 men.
MT. w. w. Wynue iaid that he was ready to prove
that every man that had been raifed from Debigire
was procured by means of crimp in ManeIeaer
Lanca'hre therefore taking the fact and the aernent
OF the hon. General together, had amon all the no.
nor OF carrying into ee the provons of the defence
a9
Earl Temple obferved, that the charges againit Of
hcers IN n1ots respectable and highly honorable g.
'uaton lhou!d not be lightly made. An honorable
general (Farleton) had accnfed fome of the mon
highly confidential officers under government, of
th"aF'lng the intentions of his maely's rliniflers
whom 1t was their duty fupport he had, in fsl
inPea1hed them with fort Of under handed work
~ich thwarted the deagns ofthe Legislature for the
defence Of the country.
Colonel Crawford would not then enter into ? de-
tailed taemen Of his fentiments with refpee to the
pan now inbmitted to the houfe. He could NOT for
moment iuPpoie that the honorable fecretary enter
tanned 10 mean an lea of the character of folder as
~ imagine that ne could think of aking for his DIFF
Charge while his brothers in arms had miltarv drt
TO perform.
80.