The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-12
TIE ENQUIRER.
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,tfy, we nave as YET heard Dat one SIDE Of TIC
QUESTION. Our accounts have principally
Come through English channels the prints
of Trinidad and London. and the dispatches
of Collingwood and Bradford But it is mat
ter of record. that the English are no stran-
gers to that kind of vcracitv, which can mag
nifty all that is favorable, and Suppress every
thing that is unfavorablc to their wishes and
interests. The French may be generally no
greater tyros than themselves i'm the exer-
else OF this elegant Accomplishment. But L
is little to their honor, that events have
generally realised their PIE dictions. Though
fhey may eXaggerate, ut first the sue
cesscs which they have gained in war vet
some how or other they manage to confirm
this bombast at last. Whereas, the English
are neither true historians nor sagacious fro
!fthefs.
But when were the latter more Interested
than now, in msreprcsenting the progress of
the revolution Ill Spain? Their favo,'ite de-
sign OF detaching the colonies of Spanish A
merica from their mother country, material
| ly depends upon the rapidity with which
| their ideas on this subject can be circulated.
Hence the dispatches of Collingwood to Coch
raue. Hence, the immediate publication of
| them Ill this country. Hence their vehement
desire to distribute their own accounts "a
mong the Spanish colonies. And hence per-
IHoPo 'HC ISWS VI lCOudDdGtC ; ASSASSINATION
at Bayonnc, which is Certainly calculated to
induce many Spaniard to commit himself
so strongly in opposition TO Bonaparte, that it
is impossible for him to retract.
no prudent man will therefore form a
conclusive opinion on these transactions,
until he has also heard the French ac-
counts. Until these arrive, the origin and
progress OF the revolutions of Madrid-the
degree "t resistance displayed by the pro-
vinces-the number OF French troops in
ISpain-the results of the engagement at Cor
dova--and the views of the French Empe-
ror, must be to certain degree wrapt in
doubt and obscurity.
In the great outlines however of the pro-
gress of these wonderful revolutions, j, seems
almost impossible that we can be mistaken
These outlines mast be completely changed
! from their original bearing, if those transac-
-lons dc not display a want of faith and a
want OF friendship iu the French emperor,
which itamp his character with indellibie
! disgrace
Shallw however be hailed as French par
tizaas, who with these sentiments, are unwii-
| Ing TO see The Spanards rush on to q hope
less resistance? 1t these men fail, the hest
blood OF Spain will stream from the hands of
military executioners ,---Wherever one
rrenchman falls, tens and hundreds of these
men viii perish to appease his mares. Their
blood Will How by the sword or the sc4fod
| their trea will be wasted-and the
independence of their beloved country will
ne Doundb sill stronger letters than would
have been originally forged by the ambition
OF the conquer6r.
What prospect sxisls for their redempti-
on F.! They, undlsci pinned and inexperienced,
are about TO contend with the first warrior
Ut The world, with every means Of success,
arms, ammunition, soldiers, officers, disci-
pine, experience, trained TO blood and inur
ed 10 victory Can the Spanish nation ex-
pee to subdue pan, who has subdued the
rest Of Europe ?-They are certainly most
g fearful odds"l
knt Independently of these general views,
look at the actual state of things az they are
represented by the English prin,s. What
3reat consolation or encouragement do they
exhibit?
" But there is some hope of success from the
| fecuhar situation of Spain. The country is
tuli of deGles and mountains, and Businesses
hese will enable the patriotic army to re-
sist their oppression. Bonaparte has never
yet had such difficulties to encounter - it is
said.
Spain is certainly a mountainous country.
Branches of the pyrenees run nearly paral-
lei to the Bay of Riscay as far west as Cape
finISterie. ibis Sierra separates Biscay *
| Asturias from Leon and CASTLE branches
and spurs of the same mountain extend to
the south. The most rugged and extensive
OF these is the chain called Sierra Moreno.
| so much celebrated by Ceryantes in his ex-
| 9ui5ite romance OF Don Quixote. This Ser
IA separates Andalusia on the south from Es-
tramadura and New CASTLE on the north.
These mountainous situations certainly
present numerous deiies and distractions
The roads throughout Spain too are general.
| ly rugged. May not these advantages con
tribute to animate the spirit of the surround
| ing inhabitants and TO mark out the princi
pal scenes of the insurrectionf Those who
dwell on the western part OF Biscay, the As
turians and the Gallicians may have formed
all association, whose juDfa is at Oviedo, the
capital of the Asturias. Andalusia for a
time, protected by the Sierra Moreno and its
distance from the French, has certainly
formd JRnta, whose residence is at Seville,
the capital of that province. The provinces
OF Granada and Murcia on the borders of
the Mediterranean Sea may possibly unite
with this last association.
! Bonapartc is however already in posses
sion ct Madrid, the capital Of the CASTLES.
Barcelona the capital of Catalonia, and
Pampaluna, the capital of Navarro. TAese
cannot therefore be expected to make any
very decisive efforts in favor of the common
cause.
| The natives Of Castle are distinguished
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