The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-27


leet that portion by lot, according to their va
rious clafies, diitnguifhed by the ages of iS e4,
"a, and 40 years. The act containing thefe re-
gulations would be annual. The number of
volunteers in the REFLECTIVE diitriets, would be
deducted from the amount of the force reQuir-
ed, previous to the ballot. The days of train
ing within the year he ihould propofe to be %
for each of which the individuals under train
ing would receive Is. The Officers and men
appointed to initru6 them, would be drawn
from the Militia, and the 81 fecond battaiions
of the regiments of the line, the officers of
which had been all appointed before Jingle
man was got, and who were now gaping like
oyiters, when the ebb was leaving them. He
would now turn them to Craze IN this new paf-
trre aud If they could put any Heil on their
bones, it would be very delirable object. As
tn the militia, it was not his intention, under
the pre'ent circumstances, to have rccoulfe to
the ballot, to fupply any deficiencies; and
when the period of their fervice was near ex-
pirng, he would propofe fyfem of low bouu-
ties, rs an inducement to their entering into the
line. Here the right hon. gentleman reverted
to the tuhject of the volunteers, to iupply fome
om'liions in the preceding part of his fpeech.
lie wiihed 1t to be underRood, that government
would deiray the eXpeuce of their coathiny for
TINS year, but no longer. He commented, in
ievere terms, on the regulation allowing officers
ot volunteer corps equality ofrank with regular
officers charaeteriing it as the height of iniuC
tice to the latter. IN future, an arrangement
would be adopted, by which even captain in
the regulars would not be inferior to a volun-
teer officer, however high the rank of his COM
| milton might be. He then concluded with
moving for leave to bring in bill to repeal the
Act of the 18th of his majelty, known by the
title of the additional Force ACT.
Lord Ca,tlereagh, alter declaring that he did no.
intend to oppox the notion as he fhoud fully diicufs
the new pan on future location, entered into an
able defence of the late nnifters meaiures for the
military defence of the country. He could not how
ever, avoid fayng, that in the right hon. gentle-
man'sf yftsm, he had jult detailed it. there was
abundance of the fame epheneral kind of theory
with which the houle had been anufed, but which.
IN reality, when examined and probed to the bottom
would be found to amount TO nothing, at Leaf very
little. Ii had nothing recommend it but its novel;
~, which was by means of a captivating deicrip
ton. The right hon. gentleman had feemed 20 Nh,
out OF his thoughts the and quality of the
my now on foot, which had been brought by the plans
OF his late right hon. friend the highelt pitch of
perfection. 1t was in the contemplation of his late
right hon. friend carry the augmentation of the
regular army to the extent of $4,000 men. The A.
mount OF the army preient in rank and file was
100000 including the artillery and militia 1t wa.
increaied from its esablGhment in So2 being then
only $4,000, which made il greater by $4,000 than
1t was at the period-The right hon. gentehan. he
trsIted therefore, from this plain Abatement of the
tact, would not fucceed in putting gloomy feeling
OIL the country in regard TO its military eltabiih-
hient. The right hon. gentleman had commented
on and the right hon. fecretary (Mr. Fox) had by
ms mamie, taken FIRE 1t what he had faid ON a fer
mer night, that .iey had only to take care of the
country, aud preierve it they had received II
from the former mnihry- He repeated that never
ne in oc
at the time it was given ever the prefsnt minif-
try. In all its fundamental features there was nor
country IN the world exhibited a more gratifying
picture. The prefent minifters might think they had
iucceeded to difficulties but never did any mimOrv
iucceed to fuch i bed of rofes-/Lou9 ey;:,
Of beGr ! 6aay ij-Fhe noble Lord petty had
not in his ipeech the budget complained of dilani
dated fnances--No, yet he had heard another noble
lord (ord Viicount Howick) complain of dilapida-
tea Navy. IL the army was not TO great as tome
iangune diipoftions could with, it was ar leaf
$4,000 ronger than it had ever been az anv forn,a-
period-the difpoieab!e force great in proporti
on, and in point of difcipline and vaour the whole
force OF the country was fuch as, if mniilcrs did
not tamper with it, equal 10 every thing de-
mandes. What his lordhip wifhed was, tina, mnif
tiers would abltain from mitchell.
Mr.. Secretary Fox, uOh luminous and arpu
mentative ipeech Of comfortable length, replied 70
lord Caitlereagh. He began by obierving-J rife
ir, to make few obieryasons on what has fallen
from the noble lord, and which appears TO me 70 ex
raordinary that could not have imagined thar anv
human ner.es were fu.ficent to enable any one
gravely to make fuch aIertions as he has hazarded
He has told US that the country is placed in fuch
tate OF proud iPiendour and universal PROPERTY as
never had been handed over by any minfry to their
iuteeiiors Gracious God and in what does this
PROPERTY, of which he BOATS coniilt Undoubt
eddy the navy, by the mott unparalleled gallantrv
and the mot wonderful futeels, even beyond hn-
man calculation, is in Fate in which the talk of nv
hon. friend near me is comparatively eafy But NAV
1t not be queitioned whether all the meri, is due TO
the Taft board Nay, whether with reference 70
the future fupPly and maintenance of the navy, eve
ry thing quite 60 meritorious as the nobl. lord
aiierts! But of the plendid victories achieved j. the
whole credit TO be concentrated in the Ian Is
noaths is none due that board of admiralty, at
which lord st. Vincent preIded none due to tho(e
who detected and appointed thofe officers The
noble lord, indeed, defended lord st. Vincent ,oo-
but cannot be denied that many Of his friends en-,
tertained againi that gallant officer as Rrong preiu
dices as ever exed in the minds Of men, Bur aF-er
mentioning the navy, do nor know that there s
Jingle point on which can fubfcribe to the ngbls
lords representation OF the country. Is il in the f.
naDces that we are to eec for the proofs BecauCs
the administration laid very hrsvy burdens on the
public, did that facilitate the laying on of thofe new
burdens my noble friend near found il his duty
70 propoie ltIstrue we have 100000 Of reye-
nue. but IS livery eonfoatory that we have an ex-
pendlture OF 4GOOOOOOl3 Is there no relation be-
tween thoie obsets! Or is it proof of profperi,v
that our taxes enormous thouyh thpv are L,r,a