The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-01
FROM THE BOSTON CHRONICLES.

"Boaaharte 7viUbaz,e no Neutrels :! p"
1t must be really diverting, to the friends
OF the present enlightened impartial admi-
nistration, to see the pitiful bubbles and
false representations of the opposition par
ty. But whatever ground they take, there
are two points which they never lose sight
OF, viz,-the deep-rooted cnmity of the pre-
sident and his friends to Britain, and their
blind and cowa-dty partially to France. To
the former of these principles, they have at
tributed all the opposition which our gov
ernmeat has made, and is now making, to
the arbitrary and unjpstihable measures of
tile British cabinet. Their tlockadihe de-
cree ought not, in the view of lhese gentle
men, to give US any offence. Should they
take and condemn every American vessel
gong to any of the ports of France or her
dependencies, it is all very well: for We
have no business to go there. And SO long
as they viii allow us to come Girect to their
markets. VIC have no cause to COMPLAIN
Not doubts to be entertained, that all the
articles We have for exploration would find
ready market and command the highest
prices iii their ports, when we shall be shut
out from ali the world besides
The imprcssment and detention of two or
three thousand of our seamen, ON board of
British ships of war, would never be cons;-
dered as a subject of its complaint, accord
ing to their reasoning, if it were not for our n :
vowed enmity to the English. On the other
France they pretend may take as many hand.
as SHE pleases, Cor at least as many az She cam
and not word of just complaint is made on
the subject.
France, tbs said, claims the same right
totake her seamen wherever she finds them .
GINS however wants proof but has She ever
been guilty of taking ours, instead of her
OWN DO, gentlemen, be so good as to tell
how many Americans have been impressed
into the service of ESnapartc 1t will be but
mere evasion to say, the French have it not
III their power. Ii they have not the power.
to the same extent with Great Britain. vet
they have it to certain degree. Have thev
attempted to exercise this power in any in
stance? Let the enemie. of Mr.. Jeffcrso,
point it out if they can.
The opposition party, while thew pretend
to be the exclusive friends of ON. seamen
are doing all in their power to weaken the
hands Vt the executive, and prevent anv ar
Management which is attempted for their flu
ture security. We can think of but one apo-
iosy tor this gl@ring inconsistency and that
u.s. they teilu " the English are fighting our
battles Tor us; that their cause is the cause
OF mankind" IT SO, we undoubtedly ought tn
contribute something to support this GOOD
cause We ought 10 think ourselves very
we'll used, if only few Thousand seanen
are demanded rs our quota.
1t is impossible however, to conceal one
tact, which clearly evinces the malignant
features OF this faction. In the whole of our
dispute with Britain, they have studiously
avoided every expression which seems to
Diane hSr conduct, and have placed the
N N No ~ .a,,A C
nistratioh
The president, they pretend, is wholly
under French influence. Hence every mea-
sure which has tendency to check the un-
founded claims of Britain, is undoubtedly
dictated 10y Bonaparte. If am embargo is laid
IL is TO please Bonaparte, although it is de-
cared by them, to, operate more against
I rance than England. If we go to war with
britain, It's TO please Bonaparte for they
b ave declared that We have noiust cause
But, say they, the emperor of France has
SAID, There shall be no neutrals' 1t hence
seems to be taken for granted, that if Napo-
Icon has said so, so it must be.
Let us even grant, what I'VE have vet room
to doubt, that the emperor of France has
made the above declaration. Has ne given
1t IN form OF public decree Has he char
ged his minister at the American court to in
sl1 upon our giving up our neutral position |.
his indeed is unknown but it is possible this
may, be among the cabinent secrets, which
are Kept back from the people We cannot
positively say it is not, though we do not be-
lleve lt.-Should this, however turn out t,
be the case, is Bonaparte the first prince
who ever made such an attempt. Did we
not send agents TO France, during our reyo-
luton, with a view to draw her from her
neutral situation, and to engage her in the
war, with us against Britaitiy Certainly we
did. And has not the immaculate GEORGE
me fhtrd done the same with other neutral
powers! Look on the following, We who are
your own government, and then
lay your hands on your mouths, and he si-
lent unless YOU choose TO Confess
-. he ardor (saith an English writer)
with which the British minister embarked
IN inc war against France, was presently ma
infested by perhaps the most extraordinary
that ever appeared upon record
ana this was, to force the neutral powers N
unite IN the combination to crush the French
republic"
British .4nnuai Register for 1893.
q" Our ambassador, at Copenhagen. (savs
H - PlowdcA) entered into q correspondence
~ argument, with count Bernstorff, the mi
Mister OF the Danish Cabinet, upon the pro.
nrlcty and necessity of their entering into
ne armed contedcracy against France, Iii
iherto, the prudent Dane has not been mr.
5ued Out OF his neutrality what other means
may hereafter be attempted 10 induce or
oroe him from it, time will disclose" Time
laSat length fully disclosed the affecting @.
vent Z