The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-06
THE PRESENT CRISIS.
HOWICK.

THE PRESENT CRISIS.
We do not often venture to lay the r-f,it Of our
own opiervstons before our readers. Der general
plan to iurniih therl wild, faas WITHOUT rrtslty
and without di1oTun, and :ilu, q, euab,. then, "a,
draw their CONDITIONS
We have ~ awful duty to perform 10 the pubic.
We have ans4rer ir,ereit in the Gate Of a.; ca.
private irterei;, yer, eSineuee, is at f4ie Ihe
latter indeed ni.rges into the former ~ csanct feel
tor ourie!ves without embracing the fare or crr cop
rrynie;l The propeet is 10 uniformly gloom, thae
we can with d'lileui'v dtngu,t The S,gan, Trades
81 the darkneis. Yet we viii, fiIrvrv the i,.re IN
hopes Of iilccvtring few nrtshs Of iieh,
What we mad feared IS arrived. The Caqiu' os
Bonapar;e has 'rarirhrI.-. Having ,. the ro-pqto
OF his power, lu'led 2"iia into gste Of a4,,jy,ho
vii e1jo's her nto Temporary Gently by iretious
pronmfss Of n,n -al edvsn;ase. rrt he N, oh d.
Cd the cofa''ard oi the oo0uert % Europe. IN Ict
"njrct VIII be n reduce ADftra into pe.fett level
~ith FFuii;a, Poland. Sazeny, Wilchalia and S.ya-
ria; 20 unite ,',em what he will be TIe-ir4 20 call
the Gerrianic coriedesc- 20 add s., .d,lh Puul.ra-
MA AID Denmark this !eagre of Gubieea Rates 10
t"Tce Turkey 70 become e ths ralj; og this upc-
Fia circle then declare a.uief emperor Of France
ana Germany, or ~ wy of Empli6ostinn, enceror
OF the Weir Il will thea be DerfeStv indifferent To-
nm, with w9t eye RuAia views has arestuels--If
ire reits he will make cougueit the ep 10
.her and leave the mighty emperor OF III ine Rui-
$50
With relpe6t this country he n,ua tate mora
time he conGuoa OF Britain IS moi the pATage OF
IN. siitu'a. He viii p.ncred by REGULAR Gsps. tIa
WI! ihut the Baluc assinR Us. This is we are slIur-
ed the price Of his Orbc1rance refpeG!ing RIGA nat
place he pretended congder IS the norm eaArrn
boundary "i his empire W. have more than once
limited our doubts Of IN. perseverance, Of Asrlndyr in
IN alliance with this counrry. we know tia, Bona
Psrte had .'cceedel in detlching Paul from, Us by
tempting offer Of fAags of the fools OF Turkey
Onr readers may r,cnie9 thst have limited th-
Po,hiiitY OF i renewal q tmlar cnnfeieracy The
nit;orian r remarI;, that arhs has g.i,sraiy i;ug
ed the war ;n~ ilc appoi,e 70 thar on u itch fse
began it She will rsraife from as the adn,'Gion of
the neutral Claims . TIE price OF continuance Of
commercial connection.
Inihc :pe Boua;ar. y7ii; encres.e his Efforts
IN Ireland He vii profit nv our div,liors Our ex-
cIutou ofthe Catholics from places OF tra in the army
ana navy 30 nm great rp;rr. He ises through
me eyes OF the c'esr iahted Tale grand who lac
Pie;ely verified IN tie Snowflake Of human nature
Since the ll,e refyeiog Ireland he has ora n
e!oieT the bands 'shot united him with the catholics
OF that courty Even his Siiops nave been enionsd
20 offer prayers for their tutoring catholic brethren
n Ireland. lfs knows that We reiuie to conciale
'heni, and ne thinks that he can make theni fdrS
But with theis operating advantages he cannot
invade ireland without concurrence OF favorable cir
eumf'anccs, which eai:iJ De realized while his
maritime irf.ricrity remains. To rss MS navy will,
therefore be his great ohie6t. We conslony hear
itfa!d that i'm 20 years he rival US THIS
oil thoie iilly inyng', which. uttered BY
of confident afsr;iun, caught and echoed by III.
jhai'ow and unthink'nE With all the hai 5oI, oi tie
Continent in His poTsion from the Rac to tn. Black
Sea, with all the ofesi in Europe az hi. command he
may in TWO years have f., equal Should
hs obtain tie alliance Of Ruia, this vii! he ezfy
achievement ~ T--tcu is may rsckon the fleets OF
iurkey, Italy Spain, Holland aud Dson'ark-But it
IL laid, he cau1e ,rnl tsarosn 70 ioo0 ne equip
-eets tiiis we deny, pJ.itina equally uaiound-
ed as the former That txtenr Of cuait MAJ lurrilh
feamen. They 9i indsed ne Of different VA, on. ard
iPeak Different languages Eut ws sd. sPPe-l to any
officer OF Rig ul the hue IN ieryee, whether he
has not oftfn hel'd every language except EogiNi,
'poken on the main deck We have hundreds Of
Freuchmen in our 'sryee Who Ready Bri;i!h
ieamep. hnd may not Bonapare by thoie means, Il
which have f. ample flOic, obtain that motley
bst e1esiye Erength lie, him but call in MS yriva-
tser', sod e vii find turJy bspd Of refou,s msri-
mere TO man oN;dni Aeet. Above al, let him
make peace with this country, alino0 any terms,
and he becoraes he monarch Of The iea.
But his views not bounded by the Sritih hori-
gen. America is grsfped by his comprehensive ken.
We have often mentioned It. lie feeds the enbcrs
ot dhpute between America and Spain rei1sarg
Louifaaa. AsIoop as he has que,ed ths country, he
will examine the iubie1 al the Gilpute, ard fud that
the tight IS on the Ge Of Spain
lie viii Alta her iu The recovery Of Louifiapo, hich
he will afterwards receive from her in exchange Tor
Tome part ~ Portugal, Ouce saaLlihed on the III, K
Ut the American States, be vii pour mss armies lnto
that continent and avoid ne OF generals Buzz
gcyne, Howe, and Clinton.
Bonapsrts mutt become miacr of ihe continental
territories Of Denmark, snd mol hing ut aBticPa
ton % his plan could prevent hs ling upon Corc1
hagen or vhat istle laric, cudiug II in the Ger-
nau eosiedesscy, aad thus huttng the Sound sgaIuh
U.s.
One great advantage 70 us we derive from the A,e
fuccgdss or our foethat We Gail never s4Iin tearo
Hanover a. a rsHtu,ior il. the !ca- x c.uv-i eehf