The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-16
FROM TIE ESSEX REGISTER,

While the Epglifh are providing to reinforce their
allies in the north, and fuPpor their troops in E
gyPt, report Is IN circulation that the Spaniards
nave gained late advantages i'll South America Va
nous accounts have been given Of the dirrofnf rs
the SPasiards upon the La is.a. The bravery they
had diIpayed gave grea, expectation of retaining
their colony for SPAN, and the ST. aniards lered 10
be confident OF their fuccsls Eut t was reported
that dicohtents had aricn, and that Ind- pendence
mad been propelled to them. Every srtifice has been
uisd to tempt their fidelity, and the lucceis has been
mentioned But the iait aecounts diieovered mo luch
events and reniorcements might induce a vipcIou.
attack, which if lucceisful, would urtuubted.y I'D
purified with the vengeance they have d.nounee a.
CANT the invaders of the colony. In the peiphbor.
hood OF this river, the famous Order of the Jef,
dPlayed their powers in recovering the natives from
the itrength of thoie prejudces, hicb in all other
Gales have proved reiiibe. Wolf tells US il, Els hit
terry OF this remarkable Order of men, that in i7sI
the governor general Of Poteii, Gertari found in A.
raguay SO pariihes including 10000 families Of the
natives, who had churches and college beEdes ruch
as were not reduced pariih orders, and could chm
mand 10000 head of cattle. They cultivated their
fields, planted cotton, and knew how to ipin and
weave 1t, 10 that yearly they fuppied from Gocoo
10 $4,000 ellis OF Gotten cloth, from 10 6 reals an
ell, be!ides rafting fugar and tobacco and providing
other articles for the market. The authorit; which
had been eftabli!hsd gave foveregn power to the
Order which had inifrutled them. The difficulty of
recovering this power from the Religious order and
the meaiures of Spain is efficiently known, as well
as the interference Of the paPal authority The fus
GETS however, deerves to be contemplated bv all
friends OF who hope to accomplish great chances
in the condition of human nature
This iubjett has been properly noticed By Moouet
IN his notes upon the Memoirs re!2eelns the admit
nitration OF the French CoonIes and particularly in
regard to Paraguay. He obferves, AS iearce,y A.
ny thing hiss been iaid in this collection refpeeng the
Indians except respecting the plan Of their civilization
which is not yet abandoned, ! GIan take the liberty
here to obierve, what think Deceive, and what
have already noticed, that it is inpofjbe to 20 in
Guiana, what has been done IN Paraguay A urssc
population Iuppoies always the commencement of c-
vilizaton, and 1t this which the Teius found i.
many parts OF Paraguay. They we're den in uur,e-
rous tribes, ard had already overcome the avcrfon
which isvages naturally have the cultiyarn nf the
earth. As oon any could be brought to iujimit 10
the reIrants OF religion in0ru9ion and 10 fsni-
liar acquaintance with the Practice of many Europe-
an arts 1t Is eay tc conceive that this example Of or
ger, of labor and enjoyment could proceed Zoo, one
to another, and that aided by already civilized,
tAey could have caller acces the iaya~e natiyes
would draw them to their purpo!es and tx them in
their iettlements. But in French Guiana the nate
rails are wanting for this developemsDt of proEeis and
tucceis. The miionares could rot obtain ony villa
ges OF from 20 to so families, placed at great dina =
oes from each other. The miiioaries too in our fer
wee are OF elais very much inferior 20 the order of
Jeiuiis, who provided for the employment Of the
young men that were mot dianguilhed by their ia
Tents, aud fueh they had taken care to perree in
the Rudy of all the the moA ufefnl to the rev
men to be united in foeety. They could keep among
them and iend to Paraguay, active & ingsnius work
men who were ready to execute machines and works
tie mott eomplicate who could plan, and give de-
fgns could reach, &c. We know they had plan,
and dheiPline which they Puriusd with preervancs
nd VIII has fhs
whole fueeefs was produce civilized men obiequi.
Gus 10 their foveregn peaure." lie then proceeds to
dipay the natural and moral caJ(es, which had eoun-
teraGted fuch exertous as had been made Potnh is
about "a l-2 degrees Of latitude lefs than Bueoos-
Ayres, being in 20 aud iltUated neat lie foutces
OF the Plate River, ard having degrees greater W
L. Bueno5- Ayres is given by Uloa at 81, 81, S. .
L. SO tina, PotoG, 70 celebrated from ~ miuts, lea
8 degrees in higher ouihsn latitude than Lima, and
lO degtees more eafterly