The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-19

"! '">' Vait w hCaVy ordnance, garriSoned
ov numerouS4oops of soldiers perfectly dis
cipi'ned andf tnimatcd with all the ,..stina
oy and a,tinr'Si the revolutionary spirit I'm
vain did all]lee the military maxim, which
would certainly govern both Prince Charles
ana Suwarrow, that is, never to ieave a for
ftHca cary IN ihe reer Of uour ar'n1y, in nos.
session of~yoar enemy. That the siege of
one town would consume the whole seasons.
1 hat neither the Russians nor Austrians
were probably provided with the mortars
ana heayy cannon necessary for segcs. No
tning would do--Louis XVIII. must be upon
the throne of France We'll, suppose he is.
what harm will there be i'm emoarking our
Envoys! They will congratulate his ma
Jesty, and if his majesty Cannot receive them
uhaer their credentiais to the French. Re
pubic, he will be glad to see them i'm his
hihsdom, and assure them of his royal pro-
lection till they can write home for fresh
commissions, and such shall be ready for
them at a minutes warning. In vain did
urge the entire change ofproperty in France
ana the necessity the present posses.ors
were under to defend themselves at eve
ny sacrifice and every risque Mr.. Ellis
worth had arrived in two or three DAYS
after me. linvited him and Governor Da
i we 70 dine with me alone that we might
converse with entire freedom. At table, Mr.
E'i>worth expressed an opinion somewhat
similar to that of the heads of departments
and the public opinion of Trenton. sitpos
sioie, Chief Justice. said l, that you can Sc
riousiy oelive that the bourbons are or will
De soon restored 10 the throne of France
|, Why' sad Mr.. Ellsworth, 81 uiling. itiooks
a SoSa deal so. should not be afraid to
stake my life upon it, that they will not be
restored in seven years, if they ever are.
was my reply. And then entered into a
long detail of my reasons for this opinion.
hey would be teo tedious to c. uneratc here
ana time has superseded the necessity of
them.
ne result OF the conversation was, that
.Hr. Davie was decidedly for embarkng i'm
| medIately, as he always had been from his
hrst arrival, and Mr.. Ellsworth declared
himself satisfied and willing to embark
soon as pleased.
MIR. Hamilton, who had been some time
IN town and had visited me several times,
came AT last to remolstrate against the mis-
sion 10 France / received, him with great
ciVlhty' as always had dore from M, first
knowledge of him. / was for,.nateiv in q
very happy temper and very coed humor-
re went over the whtle ground # the yicto.
RES OF Snwarrow and Prince Charles. and
the lnheXibic determine ION Of me tvo I'm.
periai courts, in conct with Great ,,,rita,n,
to restore the House oSbuurbon cher KING
dom. That there was no doubt the entey-
PRIZE was already accomplished, OF at least
IL would be, before thclnd of The camn ip,p
nat Nir. Pitt was determined 20 restore The
Bourbons That the confidence of the ma
ton III Mr.. Pitt was unbounded That the
r'atioh was never so united and determined
20 support Mr.. Pitt and his resolution to res
tore the monarchy of France His eloouence
ana vehemence wrought the little man up to
degree OF heat and effervescence, like that
which General Knox used to describe of his
conduct IN the battle of Monmouth, and
| winch General Lee used to call his taror
gsms OF bravery, but which he said would
never be OF any service to his country. II
answered him in general, as had answer
ed the heads OF departments and Judge ELS
"orth-out to no purpose. He repeated o. |
yer and over again the uslalterable resolution
OF Mr. fitt and the two Imperial courts, |
the lnvlnclble heroisml of Suwarrow and
Prince Charles, and the unbounded conf |
dence OF the British empire in Mr.. Pitt |
with such agitation and Violent action. ,hat
I really pitied him, instead of being displeas-
ed L only added, that differed with him
ih OPINION on every point, and that instead of |
restoring the Bourbons, il would not be long
before England would make peace treat
ea MIN throughout with great mildness and |
CNiity but after he took leave, could not
heip rehectlng' IN my own mind OH the to- |
~ nav oetrd!eQ o. every thing !
IN Europe, in France Eng and & elsewhere.
instead OF that unbounded confidence in Mr. |
fitt, knew that the nation had been long
working up, almost to ripeness for rebe.Ii
| on, asainst'Mr. Pitt, for continuing the war !
Accordingly it was not long before Mr. Pitt |
was ooilSed TO resign; peace at Amiens was |
made and Napoleon acknowledged. Mr.. |
Hamilton, in his most famous pampjiIet. has |
ni''eu at TINS conversation, and squinted at |
my simplicity for expecting peace.
Upon the whole, directed the instruct |
ons to be prepared, the heads Of departments
were assembled and the instructions delber
atciy considered, paragraph by paragraph.
ana UNANIMOUSLY approved By me and by
them. Indeed there had never been apy
difference of opinion among uson any arti
Gle ot the instruc tons.
The instructions were presented m IN.
Envoys, and they requested to embark in
the United States frigate as soon as possible.
FOR some cause or otherin the state of tn,
snip, they landed in Spain, and went bv
land from Corunna to Paris, on the same
| route which Mr.. Dana and had travelled
twenty years before, that is, in 1880. Before
their arrival, a revolution had occurred
and the Consular government succeeded the
Directory.
Had MIR Murray's nomination been appro-
we'd, he would probably lave finished the bu
| sness long before, and Obtained coupensa.
ton for all spoliations
JOHN ADAMS.
OuincU. MN q 1870