The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-16
From the Easer Register.

he interesting revolution in Spain has
been followed by many inconsistent reports,
Which are not deserving public notice. 'fhe
si. Ereneb snfpeh has been unkYes
the acqIiescence If the two crowned heads
in the competition for power, in the Judge
ment of the French Emperor, may lead US
to believe, that opposition TO his viii would
have been ineffecruai.- NAV have
spread, and some measures OK probation may
nave been adopted in different parts or tie
Kingdom, but we must have better authori-
u than vague reports to inciCe belief that
the French Emperor would have adopted
such measures as brought the Royal family
into MS power, without the best knowledge
OF the extent of bis influence the kjugdon
AT least we are justified in the expectati-
ton that Spain viii completely be i'll the
power of France before any powerful mea
sures can be Adopted TO prevent this very i'm
portant event.
The event in Europe will not be so inter-
esting to us, as it will be decisive of an en-
tirely new policy in South America Since
the discovery of America, the management
OF American affairs has never exhibited
sound policy, or extensive views. This NAV
be true of all American settlements, but par
ticularly of South America But all the settle
ments have approached more nearly to the
state of Europe than those of the Continen-
tai Spanish possessions. Opinion has al
ways been busy with the probable Tneans of a
Change III the government and condtio OF
South America. The French revolution gave
serious alarm, from the first progress OF
the doctrine against The slaye-trade, and
from the consent which the Spaniards an
peared to give to some measures which the
French were pleased to adopt, and which Is
sued in the surrender of st. Domingo to the
French. The counter measures of the French
upon the claims of independence in St Do
mingo, relieved the public mind from the
first alarm, but the late expeditions against
the southern continent Of America by the
English gave new approximations. The Sc
cret expedition intended to produce d revo-
| lation lin the Spanish colonies, aud which re-
port even fastened upon persons existing in
our own states, discovered at least what an
opinion was entertained of the condition OF
/ the Spanish colonies, and the conseuuent.ex.
| petition of the English to the hourshinp
/ spanish settlements upon the Plata, prove.
! that the English had serious hopes of enter.
| ing by force, upon the richest settlement
the Spaniards hadin America The failure
| q these expeditions did not prevent al
( thoughts that great revolutions would BIZ, &C
c9mp.ished. What at first appeared proba.
BE from moral and political causes, and at
/ afterwards from the naval force of England
has now become more probable from the &C
tuai possession which France appears to hold
of the country to which these colonies oyy,
their allegiance, and upon which they pro
fess dependence. And we find instantiv tina
no establishments exist to prevent or embar
rass change of condition from any CONNER
cial relations which Spain has instituted will
this country.--Enriched as Spain has been n
the commerce of America, it evidently an
! pears uncertain about tic measures it ouch
{ to adopt to secure its advantages to the nat;
on. Mr. Bourgodpne has proved the weak
; ness and impoiicy Of the act which establish
t ed the exclusive trade in 1920, and the com
! mercial Inconsistency discovered in 177a