The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-13

GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, Anil Oh.

as our readers will of coutfe look 10 lis for
:or1e authentic particulars refpe9iag the racsn,
rnetage from the French government. we Eco,
"'uch regret that it is not ia our Dovsr 70 "a
more explicit. We fhall not, however, a,tepof
20 'n,e. me pnoilc with mere reports. One of
IN irtt'ed principles Of administration is a can
tous referve upon all meafures that are NO, -.
enough tor dric!ofure ; and therefore the nrhr,.
NAV rcu ainrrd, that, however con6den.Iv c,n,.
or our competitors may deal in rumours and in.
tfeh.esi none ct them have authority 70 DIV.
any dec'ive recital, or 70 draw any I'D.
coHc!utioDS rom the event alluded to. Pecsnrs
the mode III which the French mcGape ycae COR
Veyed mas not been uiua! in matters relal;ng ~,
mere cartel for the exchange of prifon.,, -
been hattiiY Inferred that ii-o,uR be r,,,,rr
win A fahJcct Of more importance : bu, IL !,
wei known that the French government is hv
no means attached to ettabiinied forms in What.
ever engages It's attention, having folelv in vie,y
the attainment of IFS Object. We can a(rnrs orr
readers, that very foon after the arrival ~ th.
mrtage, Mr.. Grey held a ommunica tion s,;,h
the irAHtport Board, as might be expeefed is
nc queH,on related 10 a mere exchange of pri-
.ohefS' we however, lay no frefs upon this
point, as Others might be difoo{ed to DO -,
10 much the interef of Bonaparte 10 to,,h ,n
Peace, or to enbarrafs our government AMI e.
ale diitrnf among our allies by deluGye over.
t'IIts, ttSt we doubt not that he will nj. u.rr
ehoft 10 eject his pnrpofe. He told his Ssn,te
that he was " dciirous of peace with f,neIsnd
aud tat on his part, there D,onid moi ~,
moment OF delay" II was, therefore. verv n,.
I.'', 10 iupPoie that the mefaee which has ex.
80 tluch ip'eret and anxi ~ might be ,h.
-! ", .I'' dtciarat'on. We have taken no
notice OF The intimAtion in a Dutch psner. tba,
pacific o%vrrtures had been made to F,anca Ia
mr. Fox, bccaufe TIE Batayisn ,,urn,is3.r.
rHSft a5F thing but as tbey receive their en-.
RON PT@'"t, and bsCaufe we are perf,ad.d
that Mr.. Fox, and more particularly the NnEic-
man who is 1T the head of orr ,dnin;n.,,;",
feei too much what i, due 10 the dignity oe tLe
country to have made any fIch overture.
Never fhould we forget for A moment. FIAT
we nave todsal WITH al enemy whocs G,,,;,,y
IS tie predominant feature in ms char,ft.r ~
VINO WI rei5rt to all pcGiblc articles for ths oc-
complainant of his ends. He kooys tb,, ,ot-
Tahhana'ng all bis late fucceGes, Eufria is no,
destroyed, bot that, with the co.onrrstion nf
Prufiia aud kUhia, ne might GiI maEs h;"n a."
penn Inc eXcehss Of bis arrogance. and the en,r.
nous Nrides Of his A. bition ; and tbon,b co.
4 coh'rderacy perhaps is not very likeiy a, hi.
moite"t' ytt that while he remains N war ,y;fh
Lng!and, inch an event is al Al fines noTbl.
" hfe nc appeared to be- engaged IN ne,oc;a-
hon r'ith Great-BritaiD, he would =, lesa C,c-
pshH the operaiiOn Of other pcwlrs, and rn;rbt
I7'S more ''ine To- n9sfAsfiss ana comp, te b;a
c"ndneata' plans. Upon tive whole. tb,ref,re
In every confederation of his clsraNer. and :,
c~ontorniiy:o his declarations, his in,erees. s,I
hi5 policy, he F,aY I've expected to tbroyy o,t
'he lure "f peace 70 Grcat-Britain ; bnt we r4iv
On the ~ndotn and the upri,htnefs Of I,or5J;
Crrnviiie's administration for Ecurify 4gsinG an
hs mares, as well as upon the general Gpir;f cf
our countryhen, for an efeeual rsGaance of
ms enmity, his menaces, and his attenDts TO ~.
dnoe US to the hopelsis condition of bis feder,.
tive vaiials.
Since the above was written, we have been
informed from a quarter upon which we place
great reliance, that an anfwer has been f,pt To
inc pr0poftion male Ivy the French govero-
ment' 1t - reported that the proportions we're
returned under a blank cover; but TO this r.
port we do not give the 1ighteR credit, became.
However inadmiGibIe the propof ions mint
have been, we are convinced that nir,rers ,yonld
not treat them with fuch pointed infult. II il
generally believed that the anCver returned "a
the FreGclt government contained \ rejection az
the proportions but upon this point we BIZ
n0 means tpedt with certainty, for miui4era
have taken tie wot lauda5!e and efeNual means
10 proven, a6Y improper information being d.
Yu!ged upon the f~ilicct. The c0o.epts of n.