The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-12
THE SUBJECT OF pEhCE.
LONDON, July Is.


Another Cabinet Council vas held yefterday,
an the fubjet of the laft dfpa.ches from Paris,
fccn after which, uuderfand, MIR. Bqflico
was aran fent off exprefs to that city. Nothing
refpectiDs the nature of the fappofed dif,ic al
ties in the way of the negotiation has tranfpir-
ed.-With fuch guarded fccrecy is this inipor-
tant correfponden-e conducted in the Foreign
Office, that M. Fox, we are ailurcd. not only
writes the original difpatches, but tranf'ribes
the copies of them himfef. MIR. Bafilico is ex-
peeled te return b. Monday next.
The continued and frequent, intercourfc with
france would feem to iufify in fome meaiiIre
the fanguiue expectations which are 70 generally
entertained Of an immediate negotiation for
peace. We with We were enabled to add
any thing TO Countenance this hope bst the
fourees of our Information lead us to warn the
public a.sinft bling the victim of their w;llle,
or credu'ity 10 this refpea. We can fate with
5one degree Of confidence, that it'll reliance
IS TO be placed upon the prefent rapid inter-
I'h7'sJ Communications with ine government
of France. IF "a peace of honour and fecurity
be az all attaInabe, the prefent Administration,
we perfuaded, poHsfs both the ability and
inclination to conclude it ; but they will not
furrender the fmalieft point of national honour,
pride or pre-emiuence, 10 obtain it.
July ia regular communication by mef-
fenerrs is Gill kept up between this country
4
Of paci6cation is much advanced. Mr.. Bafilico
has returned To Pari: with the reply of our ca
binet 10 the af dispatches from that city, but
nothing refpectng the iubieGt or nature of the
difpatches or reply has at all tranlpired, and
OF coHrfc variety of conje6tureI has been form
ed, according to the views or preiudices of diff
ferent individuals. a more profound fecrscy 10
obiervcd on this occalIon than has ever been
prattiied in any former infance.
July I6.
The foreign intelligence the week is Who'll
Iy unimportant. Bouaparte models everv thing
at his pleafrre, and has nothing TO do but TO
model. Into what new f!Iapes he NAV model
the German empire, may be matter of much
interet, but after the late events, cannot be of
much importance. Germany cannot become
more his own than it ia already.
PEAcE.~-I was eafy to fereiee, that to make
peace, under our prefent circumstances,
would be attempted. Whether any prosrefs
have actually been made in negotiation, /
nave not the Ieait knowledge, and, indeed
have not thought il worth while to make fin
gle enquiry upon the fubect but, if peace
fhoud take place, do not think il difficult TO
predict what will be the outline oft and what
will be it's no very remote consequences. The
Abortion in his MajeHy's Declaration againft
Pruiiia, joined to Mr.. Fox's fpeech upon the
nilters to make any peace which fhall not pro.
vide for the reftoration Of Hanover to the king,
~ ele6tor thereof and, indeed, there were
Tome perlons who, at the time, heftated not to
pronounce, that this declaration was advifed by
the minifters with view of providing them
felTes with fomething to which they thought
Bonaparte would be induced to content, and
which, at whatever expence rurchafed, would
furniih them with the grounds whereon to fay |:
fee here: we have carried our point We
laid we would have Hanover back, and we
have got it," Nay, upon perceiving that the
Moniteur keeps cautious fence upon this
part Of Mr.. Pox's declaration, there were not
wanting ceytan refRers in politics to aTert,
that tho French forefaw this declaration fone
time before 1t was made in England, and that.
70 FAR from being Duplicated at il, it was the We.
~ thing that they wifhed to bear from our mi
nitry. BE this as II might, my opinion is, that,
If peace Tho d take place now, every thing
will IL facrificed to this objce. Upon the aate
Of the Continent OF Europe exeeps as far a.
regards Hanover, we ihsll net, in my opinion,