The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-02-24

ienie, or to treaties only apply to places inveed and
IN danger OF being taken She pretended TO extend
II to harbors, to the mouths rivers, whole Coats
to AN empire. Certainly France never invefted
OF in danger OF being taken BY England yet the
whole OF France declared in Gate of blockade.
Did not England, by thus acting, loudly proclaim that
fhe acknowledged no law That treaties to her
were no,hing-that ihe admitted other right than
that of force and that fhe counted legitimate what
ever fhe could do with impunity.
The government Of Ruiiia, initead of being occu-
pied excuiively with the of improving her inn
menie eitates, and OF expiatng by the benefits of
wife legilation and paternal naturalization the
crime guilty of towards nation, independent,
ancient, numerous, luxurious and worthy Of better
fate, covets and menaces with deftruaion the vaff
and fuperb empire OF the Ottomans. The fame arti-
hces which it employed again1 Poland, it now en,-
plo! againa Jockey. 1t breathes throughout the
provinces pire of fsdcn and revolt-it excites it
arms It iuttains the Servians againR the Porte. 1t
renews in the Morea the attempts which it unfuc-
ceisfully made i'll l77S Wallacha and Moldavia
were governed by Chiefs unfaithful and treache
rous. The Porte had declared them fuch by firman
and had depofed them. Ruilia not content with gi-
wing them an afylunl, has marched troops the
Dneifter & menaeng she Porte with s'decaration of
war has demanded their re-efablifhment. The
Porte has had the vexaton of feeling tfef eonaran-
ed to replace It's declared enemies and depoe men
OF it's choice Thus has its independence been viola
ted by All attempt which the fame time has woun
ded the dignity of all other thrones. From the mo-
ment that it has the choice of its governors it
longer foveregn-t is in Gate of vafIalage, or
rather Wallaehia and Moldavia belong to it only in
name; and thefe two great and rich provinces, go.
verned by men fold to Rufha are become in regard
that power an abfolute conqueh. With fueh enemies
Whole hatred the moderation Of your n,ajey has no.
had power to difarm, and, who notwithstanding your
victories, march forward to their end lRening only
hatr Irac,. H.
is not at liberty to follow the dictates of your geuero-
fifty. The fame inclination which leads to the defire
of peace, prefcribes you relinquh any con-
que till the entire and abfolute independence of the
Ottoman empire-an independence which is the firn
interet of France-hall be acknowledged and guaran-
teed, until the Spaniih Dutch and French colonies
fha be retored, and general code be adopted con-
formabe to the dignity Of all crowns, and capable of
infuring the rights of all nations upon the The
jufice and neeefity of this determination will be uni.
verbally aowed-it will be Benefit the allies Of
your majsfy, and all the commercial towns in your
empire, which have been defpoied only in confe-
quence of theie fame wars, the of which have
thrown into your majeGys power 70 many great Rates
BY any other fyfem, the interets of thefe allies. and
of 70 many populous cities would be abaEdoned-the
fruit Of the mon afonihing victories would be loft.
France in the midi OF unheard of rismphs after
plots by which ihe has been aggrandzed and crown
ed with glory, would have profpea of repofe.
She would not have aglimpfe of the epoch when fhe
might lay down her arms, and confecrate herfef to
the peaceab!e occupations of indufry and commerce,
to which fhe is invited by nature, as well as to act
upon another theatre conques es brilliant, Blu, more
delightful, which would be purchafed byno effuGon
of blood, 70 dear to her, and which rendering her
happiness equal 20 her slory would colt humanity no
tears.
(signeD
CHI. M. TALLEYRAND,
Prince Of Benevenro.
Berlin, 18th Nov. 1906
Report Of the nrinfer Of exterior ytations 10 biz uojeRy
fbe emperor and hing.
Three ages Of civilization have given to Europe a
law OF nations which, according the expreiIon of
luxurious writer human nature cannot iuficien,ly
appreciate.
This law is founded upon the principle that nations
ought to do in peace the moa good, and in war the
isait Poihbe evil According 10 this maxim, war is
not relation between man and man, but relation
between fate and ate, in which the individuals are
only accidentally enemies not as men, not even az
members or fubees OF the fate, but only as its defend
ers The law OF nations permits not that the rights
nf war and the rights OF conqueR, which are derived
rom it, ihould be extended peaceable and unarned
citizens to habtatens and private property, TO Rer-
chandiIes, to the fore houles which contain Them
10 the carriages which tranfport them, to unarmed
Veilels which convey them OIL rivers and on the
ocean; in word to the perfon and property
oil individuals This law, the offspring OF civilizations
mas alto favoured its progreis. lis it that Europe
indebted for the maintenance and ncreafe of her
PROPERTY, even in the midi of the frequent wars
which have divided her.
England alone has preferred or returned to the
uages OF barbarous ages IL is by her refufa to re-
nounce her maritime courfe, that this unju and cru
Ell practice has been maintained, notwithstanding
France, who, in time Of peace, and prompted only by
ideas OF juitce and humanity, had propoied TO abo-
h 1t. France has done every thing at leaf to mt-
gate the evils which fhe had not power to prevent
England on the contrary has done every thing to ag-
gravate them.
Not coutented with attacking the merchant vefTes
and with treating as priloners of the crews of
hele unarmed vesls, fhe has reputed enemies who
oever belonged to the enemy's fate; and he has
alto taken priioner of commercial factors and
merchants, who falling in fur,herance of their
commercial bufnels.
But it iuIcient for her pBrpofes thus TO in
wade private property, and deipo and opprels in
1ocent and peaceable individuals. Having been, for
long time behind the nations of the continent who
preceded her in the Progrefs Of civilization and hav-
ing received from them all It's benefits ihe las con-
eeived the fuoliih projsd of alone enjoying them.
ohe has Termed the with that there foud be OH the
face Of the Garth other iDduiry than her own; no
other commerce than that carried by herfelf. She
mas felt that, in order Ucceed, will be luic-
merely TO interrupt, but that fine mutt totally
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