The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-23
HAGUE, Oaober %.
From tie Porai Caz,tf. !

From tire Rerai Gasetfr.J
Inc battle of Jena has with fplendour paved the
way Tor the termination of the lait conen be,,ve.
the continental Powers, and France and Holland
oo.n OF winch power, fee more impedimen,s a.
s"yl tue enaolihmens OF their prefperity by land
oSa 1y Jfa The magnanmity of the French
Emperor would have prevented the 0,oct ,,,,;eh
rruhla has received. Engand might alto tt;,l have
benefited by it, and e0ablihed her fate py, the
weak Pohcy ny which fke was Influenced was re-
Pugnant to fuch generous feelings But now il will
oe announced to Europe, that France performs the
r character IN the field of baftle and et Ee 0laa.
nay decide on tie fate Of that part st5e -porkd I'm
VAN VIII be hoped that Rufus will repair the log.
les OF Pruia. The powers. in their calculations will
torset the numerous defeats which the Ruliian FOL-
der iufiered in their agsin Poland. Sweden,
Ffmna' and the Porte; well as thofe n,emen,os
winch they received from the French and Dutch.
The prejudice which operated in favor of ,be Pa
ans the fra folders in the world. ,;,
the battle OF Auierlitz aud the battle of Jenna has
decided the ifru2gle for military rank betw Pruz
and France. 'N--~
Let us examine whether RuiIia will enter ;n,o
Ange combat; and we fiall be able to inven;oatr
with more precllon the Intentions of thofe who ne.
future occurrences.
Let them behold. fta Of al h., III,
huia places III her own frength, as ihe has been o.
eiieeo carefully TO drag Prufiia INFO the aanc.
CAN'T France and Holland Never did Rnij;a H..
10 enter the field of battle fnge-hande, aeaisa am
po"ei' however weak. She made Aufria fhsre
e vars againit the Turks; and, on the occafiou Of
her conquering Poland, fine preferred ofTer;n &c
Ia part OF 1t, to running the riR of the cc,enea
ione' In Eer campaigns againlt France, il,e alvav,
united with her folders, thofe of the abova -,
powers CT Germany. Paul !. dared not d;rn,,se -.
laurel OF eon9ueN with France without thu he'll, oe
Aafria. u'@ HeiP o.
We iuTe!y cannon dsfire fropger proofs of the mo.
raj imbecilty of that crown in warfare I'll -.
bination of tiefe facts alone, even w;tbon, r.,...
h'ahees OF defeats, would prove fufHeent docprert
LOT ,he anticipation we have limited at as there m M
u'. Vi moral hrsIsth being the only means of els
Vatng man above himfeIf.. warlike putfuirsi
Luna was to be dreaded az long as Prufss ard
anarla were in Formidable attitude. and ,,,;,s ~.
inbn'ted to the viii of RuGiia bn, from RI
OF fruaa's being defeated, and fnce Amir, has
ia broken ina ties of coaIi,ion and r.
Parated hsrieif from Ruia, the ereae(l frenotb of
the latter is vanifhed and far from, be;nr AL w.
aturb the peace of Europe, fhe may have every thing
to dread FOR her own Rates.
way IL never be forgotten, and let Pruiiia herfe,s
remember, while 1t is time, that the peonJe ,,t,
CONT lite her frontiers have all been bv farcs r.l
"1ea ana that, it France and Holland food in nret
VI their aittanee they would find in then, "a NAM,
re'sngers oil the independence of Furope cbon,d
Kui'a, however, be difpofed obana:elv to nroionr
"e m'neTes OIL war, The need not Ey any means Aa,
ter herieH with her power remaining uneurtailed. and
for berfef eS
me blow which has beel firuek at Prufi.. has IN.
minated Eugland's dominion OF the fea.-Tbe d,y s
come' when her ambition will have to atone for her
crimes France and Holland need no longer a,taei,
ner IN ker Hand to terminate the oppreAon of ober
iea-farlng PeoPle-The naval power of tina, nation !,
,eated in the centre Of the North Whatever NAV
DC the Fein OF the next peace it will hold on, 70 b.r
inPeaiments in her future chemes of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ana her defeat will pave the way to Holland for re-
iuming that rank among nations which ke, non -.
pIafHbfe ene0y has hitherto deprived her p-H.n,.t
nay 'D"' Vis1D ne reorafon Of Ter navai eo4y.r a.y
'Sf 'e"iOHf Of be, f,etor,.:y ar drtideA
Rbaf TvW not tie Defeb nation fL>o o,,, Z. NJ -
Napoleon, who, by his victories, has extended the
iway OF her power into the mott dftant countries y
eltab!ifhed her foreign influence while he has. AZ
the fame time, efetted her civilization, and elabG.
ed her internal greatness, BY plating Iii, ,isps Bro
tier on her 7broae II !
No one can withhold his Indignation on reading
the above nfnlting letter. nor refrain from, pityin
the pooe, burletqued Dutth-a nation once 70 GREAT
and always 10 highly refpeaabIe.l
T,anQat9r.