The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-10
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RICHMOND, lotb OCTOBER.
PEACE OR WAR IN EUROPE ,

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derdaie had not yet returned from Paris, nor
were his dispatches laid before the Public. But
neither the actual afpeet of the intelligence be.
tore us, nor the abftrad ground occupied bv
the parties to the war, are in the eaft favour
able to Peace. The queftion is certainly A.,
all-important one to rs for if the war cort-
nues, we may obtain the Floridas, and if there
DC peace IN Europe, there is fome probability
OF war bere.---The following facts, by far the
mott important in the London accounts, are the
itrongeft arguments againt the eitablillmept of
peace
The new fedcrative arrangements Of Ger.
many are at length officially announced in
Note OF M. Bacher French Charge D'Affairs, to
the Diet OF Ratifbor. The fubaance and the
reaions of this important revolution in the
contribution OF Germany, are efficiently de-
veioped in the Note itfelf, which, we have re .
publihed in our columns. The plain matter
OF tact ieems to be, that though Bonaparte has
literally kept his promife, by not extending the
boundaries of France beyond the Rhine, he has
completely violated its fubtance, by ACCEPTING
the title OF &c Protector of the confederation
OF the Rhine" No man who is acquainted
with the underlined nature of fuch am extraor.
binary power, but mutt know that il pre.
tents the ampleit bafe for the mott exorbitant
uiurpations. MIR. Bacher's note however, con-
tafns one important fuggeRion not at ali CON-
neftsd with thefe Germanic arrangements.
which deierves to be particularly noticed
Bonaparte declares, through his minifter, that
" his only delign is to be able to EMPLOY the
means which providence has entrufted TO him.
FOR tue purpoie of aDerting the liberty of tie
lea5' or Tsfor!ng TO commerce it's liberty, and
recurring the repote and tappinefs ofthe world ="
Let 1t be recollected, that this declaration was
not at all connected with the fubee matter
OF his and hat h. ca
Kline, IA government eltablifhed in the very bo
ION of the continent,) has fcarcely any intereft
IN the liberty OF the ieaS and the liberty of COM
merce. why then was it thus Introduced out
OF its place?
10 announce the conditions of the paci6ca-
ton OF Europe; to declare to England that
rms 'vouid moi content 10 enter into peace, un.
leis 1t fecured the freedom of the feas and of
commerce. If fuch be the intentions of Bo.
naParte, the interefts of the United States, of
every neural nation are 70 far taxed upon his
exertions. May tuccefs attend thefe a:eritori-
GUS deiigns But will G. B,itain fubpit RI
iuch conditions vii! Che furrender the priyi-
leges or iearch the privilege of enforcing :
mere blockade by proclamation; the privilege
or extending the lit of contraband of war e:
the privilege OF violating the neutral flag, by
ieIZing the enemy's cargo, which ii covers {:
ana the privilege of 60 fubjeetng TO capture a
neutral trade, not open in time of peace D'
II tuch IRE 10 be the conditions of paci6cation,
we dc Mt helitdte TO predict, that there will
NOT loon be peace between England and
france. We fhouid not even deem the repo,ss.
mat were aiioat in England, as deftitute of
probability, that another Maritime Confedera-
| cy was to be formed for fecuring the freedom
ot t,ie leas and that this was ftpu!ated as one
OF the terms or the treaty between RufIia and
France.
The declaration of his Pruffian maieftv to the
Hanoverian deputies on the oath Iune is ano.
ther argument unfavourabIe to the bro6,e9, :,
peace. lie aiiures them that " neither ami.
non nor the iuit of territory, but foley con-
| V'ction rounded on experience, that the f1eor-
Porafi0n 81 the HGno1erian Rate5 zv;tb the .pryc
fan Monarchy, is obviouhy neceGarv for ~.
'H-ifarc and f-c::r;ty &c 5ott,, have
him to this union and TO the facri6cea conr.a
sh with II that the paft had laugh, them thar
| england Could not protect them, and that they
could be protected by PrufTia alone and that
FrA5fH mad now taken upon herfcif this nro-
tect'on' but will G. B. acquiefce in fiIch An
arrangement; when The prefent minilters have
guaranteed the poficflion of Hanover 70 CO...
the lnIrd {! What profpeGt then of peace. 70
long as PruGia adheres to this determination
one OF two events only can prevent this con-
iequrnce either Bonaparte will com9eI Runia
.oananoon Hanover, Ga moft improbable mea-
lure , or he will authorize him to fcek an eou.
valent in Danifh Holfein or Swedi[h Pomrrani,
The march of the Pruian armies towards the
Ems Teens indeed TO threaten hofilities in that
quarter.
We ifisll pats over the fleming incivilitv of
Lord Undertakes reception in Paris. If was
no doubt Bonaparte's intereit to obtain 20
long a delay as poflible for the fake of nerfetf.
ing his negotiations with RuiIia, and his ar
rargments in Germany. But it would he
wrong TO decide too haitIy. Events of which we
are at this time little aware, hut not originating
at all IN the policy unfrendy difpofjtien of
Bonaparte, may have prevented an immediate
interview IN berfon, with the Englinl miniRer.
One remarkable feature in the prefent politics
or France, is the Decree of the 9Th Auguh, for
calling out $4,000 men of the CONTRIBUTION of
the prefent year. But not lefs worthy of re.
mark are the explanations which accompany il
in the Moniteur and which are obviouny in
tended to dIiiip1'e the approximations, likely To
reiuit from this extraordinary meaflre. On
this iinguIar point, the London editors com.
ment with great fagacty and force. They ak
why TINS attempt 10 reprefeut the mearure as
common military occurrence, from which mn
differences in favour either of peace or war are
to be drawn, when the very explanation itfelf
prefuppofes that there are iuG grounds for Div
ing 1t different contribution. They al, what
are the powers of the continent To Iook IN.
when they fee the itreugth of The French arrnv
carried to the highef point as it avowedIv will
be by the incorporation of thefe hfty thouC,nd
cOUicnpts Can ary one of thief. C,y.re;,.,,.