The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-12
CITE Gnaulrer.
RICHMOND, 1879 Aucus7.
EUROPEAN POLITICS.

The lat intelligence from England announces one
important revolution which has occurred in the face
of Europe, and Others which time and your,hIs
events may bring 70 maturity.
The late OF Holland is no lonrer fniie.q c.-:
ousfpeculation. The fata! die is Gait 1t ha. dvin-
died into province of France and its foverepn kino
into the obiequious Prefect of nill more powerful
fnvereign It's fate is falfey declared the will Of
the people" If the deputies of the grand Pepiion
ary and their Hirh Mightineifes were the legitimate
representatives of foseregn people Still it is Gu
rous to obferve with what ridiculous grace the Dutch
deputies have abnured conceal the degra iatiop Of
! their country. They demand fupreme ebi,f for
their Republic" Bonaparte gives them king.
The Dutch deputies denorninate their oppreGed
country republic The defpotic Cromwell called
England a commonwealth ; asd MIR. Adams declar
ed that " a republic meant any thing or rothinC"
1t was to have been hoped that an American free
man ihould have thought in a different pirit from
the minions of Napoleon or the Protector of England
J The Conltitutional law declares that f" The num-
Der of their High Mightnenes may be augmented
: by law in cafe Of aggrandifenent of territory &"
But III what quarter is this territory to Be found
Has the annexation 10 the north of part of W.f
phalia of the mouths ofthe Ems, the Wefer and the
Elbe, to the Begc kingdom, come within the pur-
view of Bonaparte's defgns9
Hints are thrown out of the growth of 4 ,..,
contribution for the GernlaHic Empire There can
be no doubt that this arrangement is from the bu-
rsau Of the French emperor, and that it is intended
for his aggrand!ement. Il may fmply conlift in mr.
gafiveiy ncreafng the power Of France by detachng
the newly created kings the weaern princes, and e
leStorates from the Germanic body Embracing
perhaps more daring project, il may afpre to ele1
waite Napoleon himfef fome humble tool to the
| Embe,o. pip Of Germany.
| Switzerland yet remains to gut the voracity or
the pride Of fpu, remaining fprig of the Napoleons
| Her deGiny is doubefs advancing with haay Hrides
As ioon as the organization of Holland is completed
or Bonaparte has leilure to their fow- capt
mountains, the Swifs may expect hereditary king
or hereditary LandgraVe trample upon the alhe,
| Of Tell.
The Turtinh EmbaTa1or to the French Com, has
announced the anxiety of his mater to conciliate a
" Prince whom he regards as fhe mot ancient the
mott faithful, and the mot ncelGyy f-iea1 of the
| Turkh Emperor" The Sultan has d" remembered N
forget" the nvafon Of Egypt and Syria by thi,
moa ilitbfu ally ,naparte reciprocating his good
wilhes adviies him, like true friend 10 unit. him
fefto France Blu, it would be far more advau,apeou,
to his majey TO profit by the warnings Of an enlight-
| ened Eng!ihnlaD. who acquainted with the diff
petitions Of his people. n (lays Rton) the French
(ucceed in Italy tbeJ will change their politics with
refped to Turkey They are perfectly acduain,ed
With the rate Of Greece, and the difpotons of its
inhabitants Turkey can be Of no ufe to them ;
they will therefore erei Cyecee into republic Under
ther protection, and derive from il infinitely NOR.
advantages than from the Porte, which is mn 5e anv
| longer to make diverion in their favour wi,bou,
| haAening the epochs of its de0rueion" Suc-
ceeding revolutions have produced ai7iag Erra,un,
upon Mr. Ftun's page. For republic" the reader
NUT now fubaitute monarchy"
There IS certain ProiPsa of peace. One event on
ly has occurred to jufify the indulgence Of hone
Ruaa ltems TO have deferted the Englh eaufe. Tbey
have thus lost their only ufefu ally upon the conti
nent the only foundation for constructing q four,h
coalition agsia5t France. DelPair may therefore i'm