The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-24
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~ -" ANsOOvS ATt CfNDSrNlVg u UtG NORTH
of Spain, and another division of 10, 900 are pre-
p&ring in England, and woridbe embarked about
the 1st or 10th of December. A great battle
must be fo,ght near Biiboa, to decide the fate of
that city, as the French appear unwilling to enter
Spain, leaving that port open to their enemies.
The Court Of Enquiry on Sir Hew Dairymple
was progressing; andfrom what we have read nf
It's proceedings, VIC tiiiiiik nc viii DC ao5,.;tsud-
The Importance OF marching to the aid of. the
Spaniards, appears to have been a paramount
consideration. Our embargo, or indeed Ameri-
can affairs, are not noticed in any of the papers,
except on one occasion, produced by the French
expose. OF which notice is taken in anotaer place.
...NoJoH Ledger.
FROM Il LONDON COURIER OF Nov Is.
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S~Pos1TIoy OF TT SITUATION OF THE
FRENcHEAPIRE..
Legislative Bod, Nos. 3.
M Gretet, minister OF the Interior, delivered
the following exposition of the situation of the
empire.
(Ihe following are the most material parts
the whole OF it would fill more than a ne wspsper.)
Alter having spoken Of what has been done
under the head OF JUSTICE, Worship, Science, &
Literature, pubhck Institutions, internal Admin
1~stration, pubiick works, Bridges and HIGHWAYS.
Industry, Trade, Agriculture, Finance, and the
Navy ;-the Exposition proceeds TO speak of the
war.
OF THE PRESENT WAR.
"Atthe period ofyour last sittings, gentlemen,
every thing concurred to deliver Europe from it,
ag'tat'ons but England the enemy of the world
repeated again the cry of eternal war, and the
war Continues. What then is its object-what
wilt be its issue,
The object of this war is the enslaving of the
world by the exclusive possession of the seas
Undoubtedly by S gning treaties of slavery dis
gnu,sed underline sacred name of peace, nations
would obtain repose: but that shameful repose
-sa".d he death. In this alternative, the choice
between submission and resistance would not be
doubt Jul.
The war which England has provoked, which
she continues with so much pride and obs;inacy.,
is the conclusion of The ambitious system which
she has cherished for two centuries-Mixed with
the politics of the continent, she has been able
to keep Europe in perpetual agitation feeding al.
the jealous and envious passions against France
-She wishes to humble or destroy ner--In keep
ing the pe,Pie III the continent coTistaitti, under
arms, in thus ~isolating the maritime powers, she
had the art to profit by the divisions which She
tomented among her neighbors, in orderto extend
far her cohquests.
1t is thus that she has extended her colonies
and augmented her naval force. and that by the
aidoi tnat force she thiaSs henceforth TO De able
to ENJOY her osurpation, and arrogate TO herself
the exclusive possession of the seas.
But until these latter times at least, she paid
some particular homage u the rights OF nations,
she seemed to respect the rights of her allies, &
even by returning towards peace to let her enc.
mics breathe :
TINS kind of management has ceased to accord
with the developemeutofa system which she nei-
Their can nor will disscmble longer. Every thing
that does not serve her interests is her enemy-
The abandonment of her alliance is a cause of
war-NeutraEty is a revolt, and all nations that
resist E"r yoke are given up to her pittiless,
ravages.
We could not have ~foreSeen what world have
been the effect OF so much audacity, if the tor
tune OF our country had not raised up a superior.
man, whom she has destined to ward oil the e.
Wis with which England menaces the world.
He had constantly to combat the allies of that
power upon tne continent and to conquer the enc.
mics whom sue had excited against us. Always
attacked, always menaced, he was TO regulate his
policy ON that position, and he felt that in order
TO meet that contest, II was necessary to augment
Our force, and weaken that of our enemy.
The emPeror always pacific, but always arm
ed from necessity, was not ambitious of the ag.
grandisement OF the empire prudence alone,
directed his vie ws-He was to release our an
cient frontiers from the too near danger of sud
den attacks, and to found their security upon IL
1nits fortified by nature finally he was by allan
ces so to seperate France from her rivals, thai.
the sight oven OF Fan enemy's standard could not
alarm the territory of the empire.
England conquered in the struggle which she
had S" often renewed, profited nevertheless by
them to increase her wealth by the universal mo-
nopoly of trade.
she mad impoverished her allies by wars in
which they bad alone combated for her interests,
abandoned at the moment her arms ceased TO be
OF use to her, because she kept up with them COM
mercial relations, even IN continuing the war with
France.
France herself left to the English the hope of
a shameful slavery TO the wants uf certain objects
OF which they conceived her generous population
incapable of supporting The p%rlvatidh. They tho't
tttnot being aDle TO touch the territory OF The
empire with their arms, they would intrude into.
Der bosom a commerce., now become her most
dangerous enemy, the admission of which, would
nave exhausted her most precious resources.
The genius and prudence of the emperor did
not tan to sec tins danger. Enveioped IN the diff.
hculties OF a continental war, he ceased not to re-
pei from his states the monopoly Of English com.
merce. He has been able to complete since the
measures OF ar ctficaCious n resistance.
We must not deceive ourselves since the Eng.
Ish have declared this new kind of war, all the
ports OF tile continent are blockaded-tiie ocean
IS forbidden TO every neutral ship which shall not
pay 70 the British treasure q tribute, winch ltpre-
sunes TO impose upon the whole population of
tho world.
To tns law Of slavery nations have replied by
measures of reprisaI, aud by wishes for the a,i1-
bilation oil such a tyranny.
The English nation is isolated from all other
hations-it shall be fixed in that situation. An.
her commercial relations with tho co,t,ror4 80.