The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-09
CHE enquirer.
RICHMOND, 9th SEPTEMBER.
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That there has been A new ATTEMPT at neEo
citation, is mott evident But that this attemot
has been compieatiy unavailing, is fcarcely lefs
apparent from the face of the lait London
prints---We put entrelv out of the quettion,
the ridiculous rumour, which is waited TO us
from the w. Indies.
M. D'Ouhril has gone TO Baden for the be-
neht ofhis health, infead of repairing to Paris
on a diplomatic milton.
The mediation OF the Emperor Alexander
was faid to he rejected ; and the blockade of
the PrHlfan courts continued by S,ueAen.
Lord Holland had not repaired to PARIS.
No great diplomatic character had paffed be-
tween the two courts. 1t is true that Lord
Yarmouth, had frequently viiited the hotel of
the mlniiter for foreign affairs: But Lord Var
mouth s not sc f,sf az kiiii tu
cope with Talleyrand, and his diplomatic milf
hon to Paris is formally denied by London
print.
The occupation of silly is new and ferrous
bar to the negotiation. So Right was the ex-
pectaion of miniters of favourable reftllt, that
they had Tent large detachment of troops
both from England and Gibraltar to defend that
HIND.
Bonaparte had not concluded his neeociati.
onS with the emperor Of Germany about the
new contribution intended for the empire. Is
1t then Poiiible to believe that England would
nave accepted of any conditions ola COM
promte for power, while her rival was tbus
forHing plans for his additional aggrandize-
ment?
But the termt peace az they are announced
IN one of the London papers, furnih new
fource of doIbt
Bonaparte would never have fgned away
the potieiiion of the Cape, after having 70 lately
guaranteed i; to Holland.
He would fcarcely have coded Malta, in
tee hmp'e, to England, when Mlta was in
reality " the point Of honour" at the COM
mencement of the war.
He may have fubmtted to the curious ar
fangement propofed respecting the eauipmenti
OF thips Of war; for it would not prove extremely
injurious to his favourte meafure Of building
navy. Doe reafon is, that the fuperiorty of
his ref0urces would enable him to build great
or number of Hips Of the line, than Great
Britain. Another is, that although he could
not build fhp', the treaty would not prevent
him from accommodating the ra1u naferiaIs, the
timber, the iron and the hemp, which might be
eaf'y put together at the commencement of
war; from collecting ihip carpenters & from
training felmen. Shonld treaty of this import
be made, it would in fact but prepare the mate
rails fora new war 70 many evdfons would
be employed ; 70 much ieaIoufy would be ex-
$500 49, ON"dpa'aO p'iuCt W nDt nus lIltC-
ref, would be in the way Of zach angular ar
rangement.
WITHOUT DOUBT
Each power mua have its inducements to con-
clude peace.
To Greal-Britan it will bring expenses IeGs
exorhitdnt, taxes efs opprefIive, fomething like
the ierenity of peace, and fomethin0 like
the fecurity of an independent nation. She
will 20 longer have to waite her rcfour-
ces in the fubfidizing of continental pow.
ers, who are led to the field, like vic
Tins to be inundated at the altar She will no
longer have to route the petty nations Of Pu.
rope into arms, to furnifh the refentment of 30.
naparte with cloak for his ambition, and fvclI
the gigantic edifce of biz federative empire
with the ruins of fbeir Independence. She
viii no longer have to waite her own hard-earn
ed and h1rd-wrung refources upon almoH I'M
profitable equipments, Whit fhc wi,nefes the
fold aggrandiiement of her rival upon the con-
tineut Of Europe.
To Bo1aparte, il will bring the leirure and
the rneansfsr recruiting his own BATTERED ma,