The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-11

Read his addrears during the campaign of I.
tally, and you hear from him the moi ardent
eulocums on the caufe Of liberty. Purfle him
in his career to the imperial throne, and
you perceive that they are the fevercft IA
tires which could be written upon bimfeTf.
In Egypt ysu find him Mahon etan a Delft
during the revolution and a Catholic under
the pretent Regime. All his projections are
hollow and intended only to crafty the ruling
paiiions of his mind. Firit he is fatis6ed with
being the firft conful of the republic next
you Ice him affirming the confulate for life :
and at lalt you behold him afpirinr to the i'm.
perIal crown. He declares himfelf contsnted
with the modeit title of defender of the Cifal.
pine republic: his ambition converts it into
the magnificent title of King of Italy.
Wnat an iliutrious man might not Bona
parte have been! We may boldly affert that
no man had ever enjoyed fnch IN Opportunity
Of giving Immortality to his virtues. Wl,ere
is the nation 70 popu!ous as that of France or
an age 10 enlightened as the .prefent; where is
the country which had 70 many inhabitants
to- be benefited by his virtues, and the age
winch had collected 70 many of the means of
happnets; that can produce benefactor 70
truly great as Bonapar;e might have been ,
Leaders have been known to lay down their
power; but where is that being to be found,
VINO mas employed it with fuch fIccefs or re-
hgned 1t with 70 much honor, as Bohaparte
might have done? Shall we compare TO him the
niurper Scylla, living as he did! in a barbarous
age and laying down his diStatorlflip, becauie
ne was difgufted with its cares Or Chri}ina
tne inperitItious qacen;' of Sweden? Or
Sharles 9Th who was worn out with age, and
VINO rehgned his fceptre into the hands Of his
ion' and not of his people. Had Bouaparte
eAcrted MS INFLUENCE over France, IN a way
that was calculated to reftorc lis liberties {; in-
0ead OF forming IN organization Of power, that
was to promote his own ACKNOWLEDGMENT, had
ne DIVIDED France into electoral ,tiitras, fun
mohed convention and alii(ted them TO form
republican contribution we fhoud have
thought more highly of the virtues of Bona
Parte' and his diipolition to promote the hap
p'neis OF Europe. But inftead of theie
things, what has he not done to CRAFTY his
own amhition? He is the emperor of France |;
tne King of Italy; the director of the Swifs
Santons and of Holland /; the administrator of
oPI'n; the conqueror of Germany. From
lucn man then, what may not Europe ex.
peel what may not even epe expef, though
10 Tar removed from his Empire if he fhonld
theeI with uninterrupted iuccefs in the prefcnt
war? VIZ f'ee"'
We may expect that Aultria will be annexed
10 the crowh of France, or that it will be made
over 10 lone obfequious ally of France, or
that it will be reftored to the exied rmneror
""oe' 'uch limitations AS will prefent him from
checking the future encroachments of
France.
I'VE may expect that the provinces of italy
err of ,naparte. fo"
we may expect that the cabinets of Berlin
and Petersburg will be awed into a. more Der.
feet compliance with his wifhes.
on'eis Great Britain contents 70 peace.
"mch mutt involve her in comfortable con-
ceihons, and which, like treacherous emolIient.
may ne preparing the means of her fubfeouent
oehructIon, we may even exaeft that Roma.
parte will carry into effect his LONG meditatrd
icheme of invaion. Should he .fucceed in this
enterpr'ze, and obtain pofIeiIion. of the Britifh
NAVY why may We not then expect even a
ue'cent upon our own flores ,. In fact what
may we not fear from his refources and his
temper! Should he even fail in that expedition.
why may we not expect that Bonaparte will
acquire from the miferable puppet of the court
on Madrid rs many of the colonies of Spain as
ne wines to occupy, that he will vomit fome
thou'ands OF bis troops upon our continent !:
'''u P'd.t them IN the very neighbourhood of
our territory?
In fact the interefts of Europe, as they REGARD
the preftnt war NAV be reduced TO \ vsry finn.
pie ,cale. Bonaparte is the ambi.i,us con
qneror, who would with to extend his power
over the world, if an uninterrupted G.eesG
ihould crown his efforts in the prefent war.
Great. Britain is the great tyrant of the ocean.
VINO only waits to fee the allies victorious on
the continent, TO extend her trident over the
waters. The intereR of Europe therefore re-
quires, that neither fthem ihould he berf.7l,
/"fes[tM: that 70 long as G."Britain is more
powerful than any nation at fea, France her
InoH etilcIent check, Mould be romewhat
more powerful! than the abftraH inter-
eH or Europe would require; but that
the latter ihould never be 70 powerful as
10 endaneer the exftence and fecurty. of any
OF the ne'ghboring ftates. What this proper.
t'on mould be, it is extremely difficult to de-
termlne. We believe that Bonaparte has alrea.
uy. TAR exceeded the mcafiIres of biz power.
I. 1" Our mott ardent win that the next accounts
rom Europe fhould reprefent him as difcom6t.
TED IN Germany and retiring before the Auftrian
army to the borders of his own country. II
would be It'll more conducive to the profperi-
Iyot Europe, If the power of.fich An ambi-
the duff. 49,. -, ~. ~ ~ "
The interefts Of our own cofntry; would
require the fame proportion offfnfluence, 70 he
poliei'ed by France and Great Britain, wbirh
Is demanded by the general interefts Of Europe.
IL Bonaparte fhoufd be altogether 'foiIed on The
continent, we can fcarceIv evhsa, ,r, ;rr,,.l;