The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-30

oi ,ecqusial under S'ich circnmstaices must at
iitimes appear extremely eq,ivocal.- but when
gwen. AS IN the prescnt instance, in direct con-
trad'ction TO the evidence produced, which, lad
10 decisionso contrary to the legitimate ex-
pectat'ons ut the people, uSoyds ground for ab-
pretending fhSf thr Secison has arisen frsni tka.
fnfonderatins influence Of (which the eowt before
heaclyed. Tha, these and other public abuses
cau loudly for Correction and redress
and erince hhe Necessity Of radical and ,.eey re-
lIorn., as essential to the lafesy and scewi.y of
the just prer9gatise of the .crown, as to tie an.
eiest and 1nmiabIe rights the people
On these occasions the strongest argument
which is used by the friends Of the ministry, is
the usual outcry which they raise agains. their
opponents OF barred e. ra;n 10 the British Consii.
tu''on- Mr. W4itham too processes his respect
Tor 10 but lie wishes to restore it its purity aud
.,Hor' I! CT IS y not astonishing. that with all
these iniquities before them, this boasted Br;.
t,sh Copstituiion should still preserve its res
pecr 1t is true, that Parliamentary reform NAV
IN some measure sooth these eyiis-but it is an
eternal truth that so long as Kings, Lords AMI
rrlestcraf survive, the great source of the mis-.
fortunes OF the people OF England will contin.
1 Tie.
I :. .AUSTRtApS. FRANCE.-It is likely that
the scales OF fate will not long be i'm sus-
pensc=-in the contest between these two
powers. What advantage is there, that is
motor the side of the French Officers
ttroops-tnoney---une skill in war
the conhdence of past success-confidenc
m themselves-fear and distrust OH the side
of their enemy--.hese alone are sufficient
to decide the question. -
But It is not enough TO say, that expert
ence is in. favor of the French-that alrea-
| dy nave they beaten the same enemy i'm pre-
yious struggles. The enemy whom. they
have nozp To- encounter is nor the same-ene.
my whom they have. .Jormerty overthrown
| a part of the very force which was once
arrayed against France, is now enlisted un-
! der her own banners. There was a time.
when Austria was entitled to WELD the
whole military force of the Gerinanic En-
pirc--so tar at least as the feeble ties of that
constitution would permit the resources. Of
its various parts to be brought together. But
even in those times, France was triumphant.
and the Emperor was reduced to sue for
mercy--How much greater then is Napo-
Icons chance OF success, wien many of those
very means which were once drawn out i'm
Opposition to him. are now actually thrown
into MS scale Where is Bavaria, for in
stance !-Where is Wurtemberg Once
the vassals of Austria-noW tile allies of
France.
Even the English prints themselves, san,
l.guihe as they are on most occasions, seem TO
have abandoned the argument in despair.
| Their only feeble hope of resource i. in
Russia--but Russia stands BY, either in 81;
lent apprehension for the fate of Europe.
or what is much more probable, in eager
expectation of the partition of Turkey, and
her own proportion of the spoils.
! From Austria, thus abandoned as she must
be to her own excrtions, these prints are
unable to deduce the slightest means of hone
or consolation. There is no cry of exulta
ton to cheer and animate her efforts. No
thing is heard in them but the melancholy
dirge chanted over the prostratc rains Of
their former ally.
They weep the Irving Austria as the eiead
Besides the numerous advantages on the
side of France, which we have slightly
sketched above, others are depicted in the
following conclusion of ai Essay printed in
" BeH'S Heskiy Messenger" !. on the eau
\ ses and probable results Of the Austrian
\ War. lis it possible, that Austria will be
able to withstand for any considerable time,
such a host of disadvantages
1 upon the probable result, there are two
important paragraphs i'll the paper to which
we have alluded, as written BY Mr.. Cent?.
The hrst respects the weakness of Austria ::
the latter the strength of France. 1t must
be taken into consideration however, that
this representation of the Austrian weak
ness is made by French journalist 1t is
certainly. therefore, much exaggerated,
oul Will uuS dioWanCc may lead to some
facts.
/ Z" The peace of Presburg, says the writer.
has left Austria without cannon, without
muskets and ammunition, and it is not with
paper money that she has been able to re-
pienish her arsenals. Her veteran soldiers
no longer exist, new soldiers must be for
med, and the Austrian peasants have so liz
tie fieXibiity and aptitude, that they must
be two years before they Can load gun, or
turn to the right and left. For want of
horses. men already are obliged to work in
the fields. A cavalry cannot be formed in
, less than fifteen years. And as to the in
surrections and levics en- masse, what a
wretched instrument are they of national
defence.
"Upon the subject Of the French strength
, the passage is as follows
g independently of the great army, there
are 10000 French troops in Germany,
t 10000 in Italy, and 100000 men OF The
confederation of the Rhine"
!, "Therc is certainly too much trutk i'm this
comparative statement There cannot be
a doubt. but that France can bring hearty
three hundred thousand men into the field,
and that Austria under her former losses of
territory and population cannot bring forth
one half the number. To say all i'm a word.
, we have only to- request our readers to give
their serious attention to the following brief
circumstances.
:" In former wars, Austria had a line of
fortified cities oil the Rhine and the Da-
, nube, and one or two CAMPAIGNS wei