The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-01

the Perhaps the Aeet of Great britain IL pc
nesrases to thar neghbourhood, may not be 70 niul-
gent; like Genoa, Tufcany, Holland, Naples, il may
be forced from ITS neutrality and become faerafve
member of the empire. a.:
~Tufczny or Etruria, in former days an eminent
eono,ereial Gate ruined long before the French
revolution by the eorfairs of Barbary. During the
early vctudes of the French revolution before the
intrgues and Inenaces of Brih emifaries and fleets
had plunged it In misfortune, its commerce aumei
Promitng afpea us refources vnqueftiouable-
its dependence on France federal member If the
empire, determines their common deloy. - ~,
The commerce and the indulfry Of the Roman ter
ritory, is trivial and infgui6eant the mariners Of
the Roman coat feek employment in the fervice of
other nations; and remains to be afcrrained whe
Their the revolutions which have and are about to
take place will reore the Roman Gate to any degree
OF importance in policy commerce. Sardinia was
the Botany Bay of rhe Romans, and the inhabitants
are the mon noted fmugglers of the Mediterranean;
their veels are principally engaged in that occupation
and IN fiing-but though they do not uniformly en-
gage in a legal commerce, they active and intre-
pid, and bring int the Rock Of general trade their
uii proportion of the tonnage of 100 fail If the Bir-
barry iyitem were extngufhed, this illand would be
very important commercial depot-and is very well
iituated for power dipofed carry on war with
the piratical Tunifans.
The commerce of the Italian kingdom and the
HE of Elba will lhare common fortune with
iuicany Genoa and other members of the federatiye
emore
The Prufians employ feveral. Greek vefIel. un-
der their flag, and carry the Pi-uausd Tor paport)
OF the grand ieignor for their protection agana the
baroary Rates, which procured by the PrufIian
ambaiiador at Contantinople. The Pruffian flag did
not appear in the Mediterranean till very late pc
Rod, about the fall of 1903. The countensnce of
the Porte to Prufa evidently hews that the fame To-
iictude which has always prevailed in the divan to
MAINTAIN an intere(t in the north of Europe as a
check upon RuIia aud Auftria, Till prevailed. Swe
den with the counfels of France by declaration of
war againh Ruiia, aved the Porte from the project
OF dhmemberment planned by Jofeph II. and Cathe-
rne III. and this led difaitrous war; in which fir
Sidrty Smith 70 celebrated in SYRIA dtiuguhed him
ielf in the Swediih fervice. Sweden having been BY
the iub)ugation and acknowledgements of Poland, pla-
ced az the mercy OF the imperial powers has been
like Rag.a obliged to feek the prote Sion of its enc
my. The Porte through finilar interference of
France Obtained in 1871, the organization of an ar
my OF 100000 Prufiians, which operased as diver
lion for the Porte, while Prua at the fame moment
employed the appearance of this army TO favor the
PARTITION OF Poland and to countenance the neeoca-
lions going on at Pilntz. Thefe difpoiitions though
political, bear upon the commercial policy of the pre-
lent period aud thew their dependency upon each o.
ther The fame pretexts which have been fet up for
MAINTAINING the balance Of Pozuey, by other nations
will now be employed by Turkey, Prufiia and France
and to tuttain the balance of the north -PruIia will
have Pomerana and the COATS Of the Baltic as far as
Aga, while France occupies the other fcale in the
Mediterranean. -"
The Dutch were formerly the greateft carrier, Of
the Mediterranean /; but fnce their involvement by
the blind folly OF the Radholder, in the war of the
french revolution, the number of Hips has decreafd
10 that tor the lat years the appearance of the
Dutch flag has been in the Mediterranean as
Neapolitan in the Baltic. The materials of induf
try remain in Holland, ikill, nduGry, economy and
fhe love OF wealth, and peace reeafe from ex-
ceihve taxes, and adequate prote efion, will renore
the Dutch to their wonted Importance on the ocean.
NO nation has profired more by the wars of the re-
-voiutIon than the Danes. Indeed fince the Ameri.
can revolution the Danifh commerce has been pro-
grelively encreafng 70 that in sO4, in the Medi
terranein trade Alone they had 400 fail, which how.
ever, Compensated fome Dutch Clips and Hambur-
gers under that hag. The commercial fypem and
marine regulations the Danes are efee ned excel
lent; her policy for 80 years has obtained the ap-
piaue OF all liberal mem her fps and mariners are
inferior to none. Prom the information of Mr.,
BILE, Dan'ih conul at Agers it appears that for f.
vera years the Danih reighs alone in the Mediter-
raneau yielded million Of dollars annually. As tn.
Baltic is generally thur up by frol for FIVE months of
the year the Mediterranean trade is of great impor-
lance to that nation hence their oictud to preferve
eace-with the Barbary powers. and with any otSe,
po7Drr that baI Influence oveI them.
Baron r hebender, who was confuI general at Al
gers for 5 years, calculated that it coli Denmark
IN itores, money, AMI oher prefents 6oooo dollars
year during his confulfhp in that country, which
cloied in 1899 this executive of $50 900 dolls
paid to the Algernes for cargoes condemned by the
Brtith Spaniards and French it being ufua for the
nations at peace with Barbary TO become refponlble
for property fhipt under their flags.