The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-17
FROM THE NEW.TORK HlNERIcdN cE
THEM
COMMUNICATION.

Offbe EngG6 Nsvy.-The boaffed navy of En-
gland has been the ruin of England.-Ths may ap-
pear ffrange to rt of cupid feds who have no more
ioreight than mole under ground or they would not
abufe France they do; but range as it NAV ap~ear
It nevertheless true, and little reflection on the cafe
will thew it.
The exPence OF that navy greater than the nation
can bear and the deficiency is continually fupplied
by anticipation of revenue under the loans till the
tona debt, which the FUN total Of thofe anticipate
ons, has amounted according to the report Of the
chancellor OF the exehequer to the Engl parliament
the 2sth OF lait March, to the enormous fun of COS
$4,000 pounds ftsrling; and the interea of the
debt at that time was 24,9oo,COo pounds FER
ling.
What are called loans are no other than CREATING
new quantity of ftoek and Tending it to mar.
ket 10 De iold and then laying on new taxes to pay
the intereit OF that new ftock. The perfons called
oaners, or fubcribers for the loan, CONTRACT with the
minilier for large whoefale quantities of this new
oek a. .ow price as sho5 csH get it, and all thev
can MAKE by recalling it is their profit This ru-
nous iyl,t-n, for it is certain ruin in the end, be-
gan in the time Of William the third, IIs years a.
go.
The expenee of the Englif navy this year, as given
by the chancellor Of the exchequer lat March, i,
1921 900 pounds fterling, above xty eight milli-
on dollars. The enormous expence of this navy, ia
ken oil an average opeace and war; has run the natl
on into debt upwards Of FIVE millions fterliug every
year for the lS years fnee the Gyfem of what are
called loans began. And it is this annual accumulate
OF than FIVE millions terling every wear for
Is years that has carried the EDgIih debt to this
enormous fun OF COS 924 600 pounds fferlinq which
was the amount of the debt in March laf.
Ifit be aikedwhat has this mighty navy done TO ba
lance this expence? Itniay be anfwered that COM
paratively fpeaking it has done nothing I, has OBJ
tanned ome Victories at fea, where nothing was to be
gained but blows and broken bones and il has plum
derei the nnarmed veels of neutral nations and ,b;,
makes the ihort hiftory of its fervices
That the Engliih government, does not depend up.
on the navy TO prevent Bonaparte making a deficient
upon England is demonstrated by the expenfye pre.
Parations that government puts felf to by land to re-
pelit And that the navy contributes nothing to the
protection OF commerce is proved by the fact that all
the ports the continent of Europe are iut by land
| againf the commerce Of England. OF what ufe they
is this navy that has incurred fueh an enormous debt
and which COTS more than Gxty eight millions dollar,
annually to keep up, which three times more thar
all the gold and lilver that tie mines of Peru and
Mexico annually produce. Such navy will aIway,
keep nation poor. No wonder then that every (e.
venth perfon in England is pauper, which is the
fASt.--Ihe number of paupers now is 100000
! Another evil to England attending this navy be.
ildes fhe debt has incurred, is that il drains the
ton OF ipeee. More than half the materials thar po
into the contraction Of navy in England are proeu.
red from Rufia and Sweden and as the exports o
Englh manufactures thofe pl1eesa are but fnall the
balance nua be paid in fpseis. IF Bonaparte fue.
eeeds in all his plans, hope he will put an end 10 ma
yies Tor the good Of the world.
COMMON SENSE.