Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-31

completely manntd and fit for sea. Lea
wing The Baltic out of the question, there
are quite ports and arsenals enough Tor
this purpose--and as TO the other means,
hemp, pitch. iron, copper, and timber OF
all sorts, he will have the greatest part OF
them for the fourth of what they will COS
us. Why, then, l would put 1t t. your
I Majesty's Ministers, should he not have
| such feet in the course OF one year
But suppose he should choose 10 stop three
years! Suppose him capable OF restrain
! ing for that length Of time his eagerDess
! TO conquer this country Sc that he has 800
! ships of the line FL for sea. Suppose this
| 10 be the case, IN wha, situation should
we then be And il our present mode ut
warfare be continued, | do not Tor my
part see any reason nor can discover my
reason why be sh, uld not have snch a
force and even IN a much shorter time
than have pointed out. Three years is
no! long period. The present war has
already endured more tina six. II the'e-
| foe becomes as TO consider whether We
I shal! have the means of resisting such
I force. But, without the existence OF any
such force as this, no che, should think
will dsny, has III the course o. Two years.
a, the the farihest, Bonaparte, upon the
suppos on Of having settled he continent
| will be able 20 send on, several stout sqeaas
rons at once, or at nearly cue and tue
anne lime Suppusng h'm % 90 IN S, ana
10 have from ten to fif cen thousand men
on board Of each, add 6 TO make Tor ire
land. 4 he chances are that souie ct hem
would reach their destination. To watch
4 Il r~s,c .yfN reT
twice as great a force as we have IL
f.Gt, it would against such maritime torres
as VIC are now surprising, bc utterly IN
: possible to quad slhs ppEoaches to Ire
j, ind, surprising that 10 be the only obj c
i attend 10. Eut. ii Napoleon should have
i a stout squadron in eyeTy cons'der~bl
. po,t from The TeXel 10 Cad'z inclusive
. there will be nolhingt tha. can see, Il
=. provoke hin from engaging the atteoIot
/, | Of III. whole OF oar iorce, such as 1t new
- IS, upon the eastern coasts at England
/, whie he sails for Ireland, from F@rr1!
;. Lisbon, or any If th9 sGu,hsrn ports ; q IS
pecia.ly t. blDckad- the wnoie OF hiS post
,di each Contain stout and wei supple
Ma squad on, will he imposs Die. eVen IT In
+. wsa her should always be far, ana 10 D ocs
a, ade part will be of no use; and 'hers
Il, fore, un.ess we adopt neH iHoGe oil wa
NJ faoe, it appears TO m: quite e"dc"s III
= IN, tinc i, at no great distance when TN
!, safely Of ireland will iepand upon the di:
-, pos non Of the Irish to deiond their couh's
.r against an iayasion on the part OF Il
I'd f.eOch.
IS I trust. ,ha: 20 one will dare to tell yol
as majesty, THAI there IS no danger now, b.
cause, hitherto, the thrca'S OF Napcle'
So have proved hafsnless; that no one Z"
TO dare 10 tell you that, for several years, du
ee ing the prcssn, war, England foug
10 France singlehanded, and was very Il
'ai' from losing in The contest. The na''
Is was, ind ed, snglehanded sometimes
sao though, during this war, France has q
; tuaiiy had 10 fight Austria, Prussia, n
hat oIes, Spais, s Portugal, and, 10y way OF
ut- e Jude, she has disposed OF about hail
'ar DOZEN principai:'es, and popedrm' L
whe her she had &C uaiiy TO fight the
the Tor not, she knew of their being IN ex
utk tence. There were, al any rate th'
10. great powers, Russia, Austria, and ~
Fri. sla, who, though no, at war with n
lent might be at war W tn her at any nome
pon liz a misfortune happened TO betal her
on. that, in fac1, W. had all these pow
&c on our side, for whatever appearan
,ay. might be, they all hated France at
ON. bottom of lhsir hearts. Now, how d'ii
rise. ent is the state Of thing! With the 5
,ore exception OF Russia, there is no pow
can worthy of being SO called, lef' upop
n:ng continent, besides France and, 1t is
du too evident, that before Napoleon az
bull. returns 70 Paris, ne will make himSel
once sure OF the obedience Of Russia Is n
how of that of Holland or ally, He will
' fsf tna case, be freed from all spPrehens
Jun. There will scarcely remain the po7s'b
z not OF mierruptng him IN his plans with
,ers gard to England; and the whole OF
,ola! mental as well as the other means OF
!, We vast empire, will without doubt, be dii
soon ed against this kingdom. beg you'
NAV liesiy to refle@ on this imporlsn, CHI
you'd liza the circumstances of the war. Z
Il oar as the uas Of Austria were IN her
IN, at war, she was still grea, power an
beea she had by those shallow headed p
mill. cans who have 50 often, u ged our III
benz oa 10 their own destruction If she ha
; ena4 NAMED quiet for the present, she =
CON. st,n have been an object OF fear VIII