The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-17

the Maine and the Danube, includes Swab,.
rra"cohia aud Bavaria, keeps a convenieut
ooor open Tor the entrance of every other DOW
er, and no doubt will either caioIe or force tbe
electors OF Iieiie and Ssxony to join it, if cleo
TORS they can any longer be called, now that
their functions of electors are to ceafe, Bona
Parte having determined that there ihall be no
emperor of Germany after the prefcnt, if even
ne be permitted 10 retain that title, of qvbiek
Sue entertain great doubt. Napoleon is to. AZ
hit himie't IN psrion at the opening OF the az
iembly of deputies from all the ffates of the
confederacy. We hall not be furprifed to find
him aiiume the title of emperor of the Confede.
rated Stafet. The afiembly is to be held at
frankfort upon the Maine, which, after having
lately paid four millions of forms for the pre-
iervation of its independence, is TO be given to
that iervile lnltrument of the CorGcan's ambiti-
on the eIector arch-chancellor. In the mean
.,'"e the french troops arc taking petitions for
inc PurPoie OF preventing all oppoition to the
execution OF the new plan. The affair of Cat
taro mas afforded Bonaparte a pretence for
seep'ng MS troops in Germany, and for making
n rI c'a,ih' upon the emperor of Germany.
This is his fyfem--he will not aim anv onen
blow al Prefent at Auftria, but by barraff;no
her with repeated demands and claims, he will
produce advantages as great as he could derive
from open war. The withholding Cattaro from
him, though he has eXonerated Auftria frop, an
blame, has furnifhed him with pretext for de.
rnanoing large fun of money for the addition.
al exPence to whchthe keeping his troops in
Germany has put him. The fun demanded !.
twenty-four millions a fun which the Auf,;.
an treatury is unable at prefent to difcharee.
french troops, therefore, are proceeding ,o
take poheiiion at Saltzburg, and the irnportant
poit ofthe lnnverthiel; and thus the means and
power of Auftria will be filI further cramped.
and The will be lefs able to oppofe the efiabIi0,.
ment ofthe Rhenifh confederacy.
"A large body of French troops feems alto 70
De marching to the frontiers of Helie and Sax
ony, with view of overawing both thofe pow-
ers. And Pruffa Bonaparte paws az littj. ar
tention to her 'nclinations and nterefs az to
the meaneft prince in the empire.-srbis atf of
confederation muit be done i'm contempt and de.
nance or the cabinet of Berlin, for, il is impof.
hhle TO fnppoie that the Prufiian governments
can view the eftabihment of fuch confedera.
cy, with any other than fentiments of the deep
cit Interpretation and alarm. A new Gat-is
fuddeny in,ruded into the empire, more nov.
ertul than kerislf the princes whom f,,e comb
influence or command, will not only be cntirciy
Withdrawn from her, but if Hefe and Saronr-
Or, as we have no doubt they will be, forced to
JON the Rheni!h confederacy, thoits who ws,s
formerly the hrmef allies and friends of tb,
truman power, will be converted into fDies nm
on her conduct, and into engines for controlling
ana opPreiiing her whenever the iupreme head
ct the Rheniih confederacy fhall think fit. Ter
any one look at the petition of Saxonv ana
tieife, and of that new dukedom which has
been given to Murat, and he will immediateIy
lee now Prutiia will be hemmrd in & furrouni.
ca ainot on every iIde. Oh, Versatility of hui
man Attire P:.@a!:s., WIG ,ios iHuowrd win
underwriting confancy ore line of policy, TN,
policy OF reducing the power of Auffria, whoE.
eye has been always directedto the aconi6t;on
Ihn hopH at
could make France her inftrument for wreftine
re imperial crown from the houfe of Auftria.
and TOR placing herfelf upon the throne of the
Csiars. Prufii1 has indeed fucceeded in re-.
ducIng the power of AuRria, but fhe has fuc.
ceeded alto in reducing herielf to fituation of
more than equal humiliation. She could have
prevented theie fatal effctts-ihe held at one
''tne IN hsr hands the fate of Europe and the
world. What fatal infatuation, or what foul
treaion enfeebed her arms when fbe could
have truck decifve blow, and effected nm tbe
plains OF Morayia the deliverance of FuroneJ
such an opportunity of combining her own
glory with the falvafion of the world, of carry.
ing her own greatness to the higheR pitch, and
OF emitting herfelf to the gratitude of ma kind.
was never afforded to any nation. She negle6-F
ed 1t, and negotiated when ihe fbouId have
fought TENT an ambanador when fhe fhould
nave marched an army, and thus alIifted
with her own hands in forging letters for the
continent. What would have been the con
duet OF the great Frederi k, under the fame
circumstances {? But thefe are unavaiEno and
affecting recolections. Bonaparte has owed
MS prefent elevation efs TO his own vigor and
genius, than to the frehIenefs and imbeciIitv
or thoie by whom he has been oppofed.
Auguf Is.
Mr. Fox continues TO gain ftrength Yeher-
day he was attended by DIR. Pitcairn, who tho
retired from general practice, has been called
to vocational combinations by the PhyGcians.
who have daily attended the Secretary, iince
his difoTder diicovered thoie fymptoms which
are now giving way to their united Kill and ex-
perience.
The funds declined fti further veaerdav.
OmnIum left off At S Sd, being three quarters
per c nt. below the price of the preceding dsy.
1t has been reported, that Lord Lauderdale was
treated with fome flight By Taleyrand, and
that the conference which he requefed was e.
vaded, under the pretext ofimportant bufinefs.
We do not believe this though it mutt be con-
teiied, the delay in the arrival of dfpatches
from his Lordihip gives fome fan6tion 60 theft.
rumours. Lord LauderGale arrived at Paris ON
the 5th Infant, and yet it was not until the
morning OF the l2lh that Bafilico left that caoi.
tai with the fit dispatches from his Lordfbin.
IN the courfe ofieven days, there was certainly
ample time for repeated conferences and the
non-arrival of MsIenger would feen TO i'm