The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-27

L - &'"su'f u'tutpCiOuS Ot any other DrOIcs rs
General Brady has delivered the fort. th,
town and all the dependencies of Cstarro Z,
4 Ru:si,n army. and Citarro. infead of bsin.
held hy France as an apendage of the kingdom
ct ITALY, is held by RutIians, who refuie to de
liver 1t tn Napoleon. Such outrageous and
unprovoked condnEt. the part of Rufiia, muN
be conlidered as ajhaifiable caufe of war. on the
part of France.
Upon the firt view of this fuhietf it feemed
that the Emperor Francis had violated the trea.
ty OF Prefburg, and the Immediate mcaf,rcs
which were adopted by Napoleon proved that
ne alto entertained that opnion but nov it is
ia'd that General Brady alone is blameabIe,
having performed this act of perHdy and
treachery not only without the orders, bnt
without the fnfpicion of the Emperor of Auf-
tra. Bonaparte has therefore relaxed in the
r,ea!urcs which he was about to take towards
the Emperor of Autria, and appears e, prepare
to inforce his rights by the fwor,i. All the cir
cunfances have no. vet fully trlnfoired, 70 that
1t rs not poiiible to form correct opinion.
itieems however TO be admitted, on all hands.
that Bonapar'e is entitled to this place and it's
dependencies that the Ruffiaas, without being
at war with FRINGE, have obtained poht III IN
by unjuR hahf. means, aud that Bonaparte was
about TO enforce his claim.
Inc London accounts fate that B,nspartc
has required the Emperor of Auftria to regain
me poheii1on OF Catarro, or to make war upon
Nuilla. Ihe Eng!i'h feem to Hatter themfeves,
TINT the Emperor of Auftria will repel this de.
'nand, and will Immediately form coalition
with the Emperor of Rufiia and once more try
the fortune OF war in other words, they with
that an event my take place which will proha-
bly, terminate in the ditrnEtion of both. 1t is
recol'etted that thefe emperors were, but the
other day, overthrown in war for which they
had prepared with great induitry and privacy,
for more than year.
It's impoiIlhle to anticipate what NAV be the
Hines of fourth Coalition but if il he inn
to form opinions Of the future by the Daft, there
appears TO be nothing which the emperor of
Auftria can hope for. from another Coalition
Already he is indebted to Bonaparte for his
throne, for extenfive doninions and power, and
mutt know, that in cafe of another rcverie ,,
naparte VIII not leave 1t IN hiSpower, ever 10 DIFF
turb him again.
Before we difinifs Catarro it is necef.,ry To
obfervr that it adjoins the Turkifh dominions.
and affords a very excellent pofi.i,n for any
nation which nov has or hereafter may have
war with Turkey. From .his place an arny
might pour into the mott valuable parts of tn.
Furkifh daminions whenever the power in poC
FELTON, nigh, think fit.
While thefe things exit Upon the continent
of Europe, while we remember tina. G. 2.
has already been the authorefs of three CoaIti
ons againf France when ihe had much lefs tn
fear, and while mariti ne war raves between
France and Britain, it may be expected, that
every thing which the rulers OF England can do,
by brides, by artitice or by intreaty to iniure
their enemy, will be do1e. The refources of
that nation appear to De inexhautabIe, and the
temper of the prefeHt miniffry, even before the
pear TO he pacific. The rulers of England
ieem to think that they cannot make peace with
ffance, without furreu,,ering their national
character & glory: They feem tn prefer an
e'ernat Rate Of war. They believe that a peace
will reduce them to dependant Gtustion, and
that 1t is better to fupport their national indie
pendence with arms in their hands, than by max
ing peace, TO lofe their tation in the fcale of ma
tons.
When this tr,ect is conhdereti and decided.
10 manner II ilit the pride and magniFiceace
ota few individuals, who chance has elevated
tofhe head of affairs. the alternative which is
Pre'ente7 may ne accurate, and the concluions
may ne inevitable but when the ,uneition is
conhdered at the tribunals of ohilanthrophy and
pfi'ofophy, the deter niiatious of theGe hauob-
ty Flanders appear to " uniuft; and the very
a-owal which they make, connected with the
rehnns winch are aligned, entitc tbem 10 tn
enmty and oppoGtion of all the world. TO
what does the declaration amount Ii is an
Acknowledgements, though made in other words
thai the brlt.h nation will fland alone, and en-
force by the power of her arms, certain pnliti.
catand c'rnmercial principles which all other
nations dirlain. This is point which viii
afford field for extenfive difcufion but az
there is at prsfent fome reafon to hope, that
they are about TO relax in thefe doctrines, there
is eqnal reHfon Ia exDest that fIch manly and
honorable conduct, may lead to fpeedy, honor
able and satisfactory peace.
But asit is dfo probable that this NAV not be
ths CAFE, 1t becomes Dece6ary to take an i'm
partial view of the orofpeets which are afforded
by continuation of an inpiacable war war
which is not ~ terminate but BY the dtrusfion
OF one Of the contending empires
All politicians agree that the irft duty of ruI-
ers Is 10 procure and infure.the haopinefs and
protperity of their people. And although they
are morally bound to engage in ofcnive and
defenive wars,to infure thefe objects, they
onght not upon Tight occafions, or upon vague
tnrmiies toendarger either The one or the other.
1t feens alto 20 ne admitted, that at this time,
the people of England by taxes and oopre(Iions
ct various kinds are compelled to drink the cup
OF bitterness to the very dregs. There is not
a man in England to whom thefe facts arc not
known, and the only confoIation which is af
torded to them is, that Bonaparte is aetuated
by an infatiable ambition that he is not "a
tished with France, Spain, Italy, Germany, &c.
but that he contemplate to conquer aud fub-
jugate all the world; that Great Britain alone
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