The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-05

formidable confederacy, which threatened her
independence. To puniIh them for their trea-
cherry; to prevent their en6angerirg the
repoie of France. BY forming iinilar corfpira-
cies agaInft her /; might with for,e Drew Of iuf-
tice he pleaded as extepua,iors For their faverv,
Nut in the rajs Of Portugal, there is no fuch cN-
cute. Soc had no concern in aiv OF the coali-
tions againf France. Neither fecnrHy nor're-
vcnge therefore require the facriGce OF Ter inde-
pendence. Let thofe who have hitherto racked
their wits and perverted the very principles of
right, to defend Bonsparte's uinrpa,inns,
look out for other ground on WHICH +, defend
this new conqneR, if fIbjetton be really its
ohjee, or let them for ONE admit that their
favourte is not always a faint.
Should the expedition linp'y terminate in
Quitting her ports agarf England. il NAV pro-
duce no little imprei1inn upon England, hut
very little upon the ref OF the world. Her
commerce is we'll known to be almot wholly
dependant upon the Eug1,.
The latter annually receive a balance of A.
bout 100000. terling; and Iceland gains bv
her experts about 6s,oool. BY the Famoutr
packets, England resolves frequent ren,tt,uces
OF bullion. coin, diamonds. and other precious
Cones. Befid"s her wobllens and harh,-are.
The exports to Portugal large cargo-s of faIt a
and dried r h I; the laft article alone amounting
to about 5000.
Should this execution produce not only the
eXclYlion of the BrtiAi commerce, but the cef-
lion Of fome Of her colonies, is conf-quences
will b. ftiil more important: fill n ore E., if II
concludes in her final fnhie6fion In this cafe,
all her colonies may iharc the fate ~ the mo-
tier country, and become the foil OF the con-
querors.
Portugal i'fef may be transf. rred TO Spain,
for fome OF Der provinces on the coats Of the
Blv of Bifcsy.
Goa, the capital Of the Portueuefe fettl-.
mepts in India, may become Freu III COLONY.
From this cnvenient point, French -riva;eers
may pour forth TO interrupt the Rrjtiih trade,
or reInforcements detached to aifit the ma
tive powers in their wars with the Englifh.
Brazil in s America will ffill remain a rich
fpoiI, to be dfooied of by the conQueror.
Il 1t too cxtravagant to fuDpofc that Fiori-
d. is toreccive Der fate from thefe movement.
againf Portugal? That France NAV attempt
to acquire it from Spain, either in ex~hanr-
for Portugal itfelf, or AS an equivalent for Bra.
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Grant then that theft con;eHurss are corret4.
and the conquef Of Portugal may he ciou-
! bly, important TO NJ. Bv contributing 10 limit
! t',l commerce ui England, II may tend to ac-
rommodatc our differences wirh tb0s bazuer. ind
| by transferring Florida TO new mater, it NAV
increafe or remove the difficulty of an amcable
| a.tjuitment with Spain.
! Ur1r5' bozv" 0gain.-The fubioined ex-
tract OF letter to gentleman in this city, is
worth all the arguments, which Colena M and
| Brnnion and the whole hoft of federal editors
have waited on the fnbietf
| Miranda's affair has produced much noife, and
has fnrnhed ample field for accWfaton again the ad-
miniaration, But whenever the fubie4 is laid open
to the public, will venture to aHert, that in Gmilar
| circumstances no government ever acted with more
prop-iety and good faith.-Mr. Madifon told me-
| that when ipoken to by NJ the fubHance of
his anfwer that notwithstanding preent appear
ances. the American and Spanih governments were
at peace that under thofe circumstances, the Anne
rican government would never countenance or enl-
bark niidouy in any enterprif. of fecre, nature
that at war, the meafures OF our government would
be honorable and fair. He at the fame time caution
ed him againt any nfracton of the law by which the
peace of the country would be committed as the ex-
ecutive was determined to lay hold of him-The
Rronge6 evidence Of their innocence is the fa. IA
on Of the French Court; you will fee, by referring
to the Moniteurs that arrived in the month of Ja-
lly.'
SPANISH SroLIATIoxs-The PreGdent declared
tine iccrer meiIage tnce the LATE change in
the affairs of Europe Spain has ordered her cru-rs
and courts 20 reipect our treaty with her This,
sSaar. preiuned be the ate coalition between
fria, Rulia and Grcat-Br Bu. as it no longer
hrtatens her repoie or that OF her aiv SPAN now
returning to her former fyften of deeredatons upon
our trade; augre that article in our treaty, which
declares that " Free j5i6s ha!i make frse -sah -
What is the pretext made ufs OF for juiifyng ira
conduit, is vet 70 be known bur the fa9 itfelf is
eltabihed by the following e1taa from a Norfolk
paper;
Arrived fhip "Three Brothers, Captain Driver
81 DAYS from Agezras. = Lett American vefcs az
Alseziras; Snip Catharine, of New. York, captain
Dowdal, brought in bv 4 Spanih priyateer AVID
roaitirg 70, hiai-Brig Felicity, Of Portlnouth, N
H. cargo esaAm7ed--Sc.'r Molly Spatsoek, of
Bottom, r1ygo condemned
frong iosOa If S,r;7, in InAiiaE,, On the
traits Of Gibraltar; Bat al PRINT ind ,rrtg eou1i'ioa
fIe bar5Op, bfing Gsayd II il ten miles " H Of Ci-
6'9ffa'-9f eop: an afmhsbhf dS far Prvafeers, abe
| psey usOn Mediterranean fr,5e.
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