The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-31

straiNing for that length of time his eagerness
60, conquer this couatry 3 and that he has
800 ships Of the line FIT for sea. Suppose
this to be the case, in what situation should
we then be! And If our present mode of
warfare be continued, do not for my part
reason, why he should not have such a
force. and even in a much shorter time
than have pointed out. Three years is not
long period. The present war has airea-
dy endured more than six. Ittherefore be-
comes us to consider whether we shall have
che means of resisting such q force. But,
without supposing the existence Of, any such
force rs this, no one, should think, will
deny that in the course, of two years, at
che farthest, Bonaparte, upon. the suppositi
On of having settled the Continent. will be
able to send out SeDerai stout squadrons at
once. or at nearly one and the samc time.
Surprising him to do this. and to have from
ten to fifteen thousand men ON board of each.
and to make for Ireland. The chances are
that some of them would reach their desti-
nation. To watch six or seven stout SQUAD
fops would require twice as great force
rs we have. In fact, it would, against such
q maritime force as we are now supposing,
be utterly impossible to guard all the ap
proaches to ireland. supposing that to be
The only object to attend to- But, if Napo-
considerable port from the Terel to Cadiz
+ inclusive, there will be nothing. that can
see, to prevent him from engaging the at
tention of the whole of our force, such as it
now is, upon the Eastern coasts of England,
while he sails for Ireland. from Ferrol, Lis
bon, or any of the southern ports and es-
pecially to blockade the whole of his ports.
it each contain stout and we'll supplied
squadron, will be impossible, even if the
weather should always be fair, and to block
AIDE part will be Of no use and therefore,
unless we adopt new mode of warfare. it
appears to me quite evident. that the time
is at no great distance when the safety of
Ireland will depend upon the disposition
OF the Irish to defend their country against
an invasion on the part of the French
trust, that no one will dare to tell your
majesty. that there is no danger now, be
cause Hitherto. the threats of Napoleon have
proved harmless that no one will dare to
tell you. that for several years, during the
present war, England fought France single
handed. & was very far from losing in the con-
test. The battle. was, indeed, single han.
ded sometimes; though, during siis war,
France has actually had to fight Austria,
Russia, Prussia, Naples, Spain, and Portu-
gal. aud. by way of interlude, she has dis.
posed of about half dozen principalities.
and \ popedom. But, whether she had ac-
Snaiiy tofght them, or not, she knew of their
being in existence. There were, at any rate.
three great flowers, Russia, Austria, Prus-
STA, who though not at war with her n1iphk
be at war with her at any moment, if a mis-
fortune ihappened to bcfal her SO that, in
fact, we had then all these powers on our
side, for whatever appearances might be,
they all hated France at the bottom of their
hearts. Vov, how different is the state of
things. With the sole exception of Russia,
there is no power, worthy of being SO called
left upon the continent, besides France
and, it is but too evident, that before Napo
leon again returns to Paris, he will make
himself as sure of the obedience of Russia,
as he is of that of Holland or Italy. He
will. in that case, be freed from all appre
hension. There will scarcely remain the
possibility of interrupting him in hi. plans
with regard to England /; and the whole of
the mental as well as the other means of
his vast empire, will without doubt, be direct.
ed against this kingdom.
I beg your majesty to reflect on this I'm :
Portant change in the circumstances of the
war. Pared as the nails of Austria were in
her last war. she was still grear hozyer /;
and If she had. by those shallow headed po-
.1iticians. who have SO often urged our friends
on to their own destruction if she had remain
ed quiet for the present, she might still have
been An object of fear with Bonaparte; but
she listened to those who hit upon the bright
Thought of making in Austria a diversioa in
favor Of Spain, and she has paid the price of
her credulity. She is no longer hower. 1t
is not to be doubted, that Napoleon will use
the rights OF conqueror, and bestow the
territories of the emperor Francis or the great
part of them, on those who he can confide in.
AS to the feof1fc, it is evident their wishes
will never be consulted nor does it appear
Co be at all necessary.-They seem to have
been very calm and indifferent spectators of
The passing events !; and so they must have
Seen, seeing that 100000 Frenchmen we're
permitted to take possession of their capital,
and to overrun their country lesson, one
would think, wei calculated to be useful to
ether governments, if governments were Ca
Fable OF receiving lessons it any one ever
tegan to amend until amendment was too
Ate, II any one ever relied upon any thing
but its hozorr till that power was swept a.
way, and till other means of preservation
bscame useful |; if any one ever appealed to
any thing but the SWORD, till it was compel
led TO listen to the santence-"he who Hyes
by the sword shall die by the sword" This
lesson is, indeed, OF a nature, one would tn ink,
10 strike sensibili;y even into stone.-Efeh.
fern 1iikons of people suffered f4uo hundred
thousand to take possession of their country.
and that two hundred Thousand being seven
or eight hundred miles from home! What a
Lesson! But, what are we to think, when
we are told that these eighteen millions of
people were full Of ' loyalty" full of SEN
husidsm," in the cause of their country ?
beseech your majesty to remark this we'll !;
and to bear II in mind when you hear OF read
the language OF cOurters. or of yenaI yri