The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-07

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reported. that Virginia Senator, on his
first appearance at Richmond to take his
seat. knew not where TO fnd his chamber.
and that he knew not the distinction between
the legislative powers of Congress, and the
Virginia senate. by observing during the ex
isJence of the embargo law =" that he ex.
pected thew would be very much pestered
at their next meeting with petitions from the
people for repeal of IT."
a vIRGINIAN.
" Thou CONTEST in such a questionable SHAPE"
Cobbett'- Register of 90. June presents = most
extraordinary article--a long letter from Napo-
leon to the Queen Of Sicily on the subject of his
union with her Niece MAria Lousa--ststed to
have been Intercepted in Spain, and originally
inclosed in one from madam Beuret, dated Paris
Feb 28th to her husband, Col nthe Fren /, ar
my. Madam b. processes to have procured the
copy from an Italian friend who sit, in the duke
of Bassano's family. u is difficult to believe,
that this letter should be genune-not only from
the " Known Isconism OF BonaparIe"-but be-
cause it is d fiji ut to suppose that communica.
o7s, very importaHt, hould he so indiscreetely
entrusted to protested enemy, w hon he
So shes to make his friend-Ths letter NAV
evidently have been forged, for the purpose of
rous1g against him, the suspicious and resent
m hts the Emperor of the Russias---To the
disgrace OF Europe-this is one of those Ruses
de Guerre, winch have been too often practised
But if this letter should be genuine and it
comes At once from the pen and the heart OF Ma
p leon, 1t sheds variety of lights on the views
OF that extraordinary man. AS to Russia, strong
fears are expressed about her power and jnfu,
ence--the events IN the North are " permitted
with the view of diminishing thenl-she is re
presented as watching the divisions of the other
states OF Europe, and preparing TO take her adj.
vantage OF them--ss Alexander the Great pnun.
ced upon the republics of Greece, the modern
Alexander may perhaps extend his Empire fur
Their than his Macedonian nan,esake--tte oppo.
sltiOn to his views by the hose of Austria,
has forced Nap. against his inclination, SC to tenn
porl1e with the Gar of the Russias, whose
interests are different" from his ovn-The re.
ductIon of the Car IS therefore one leadinn,
point of his policy.
2. Austria is to be check upon Russia
her domInions are to be sggrandzcd, she is to
become mistress of the Danube, of ports on tile
Black Sea, and of navy, which is to command
tue q whole of that Sea and whose flag will
be respected in the Archipelago "-Her Princes,
tie brothers Of the Emperor Francis, are to
sway the sceptre of those countries which Rus~
sla has u'urped since the reign of Peter tie
Great
3. As soon as Map. is master of Portugal and
Spain, lie is to take Gibraltar, and shut out the
English from the MediterT'anean-On the coasts
ut Africa Egypt, colonies are to be found supe-
rior to those winch France has lost As an in.
demnlty, the Isies ct the Mediterranean, Sicily,
Sardinia, Corsica, Malta; the Innian Isles and
several of the Archipelago, are to be conferred
on the house OF Napies-The Princes of SPAN
too are TO have their mdemnfcstion I" in coun.
,fles which have no contact with France &c"
10 bring these pl,ns INTO executor the Tur-
ash Crescent must SINK, and The Pirates OF Bar
oary be extingulsbed-twO events which are
g devOutiy 10 be wished for Such is the pc.
neral spirit OF this curious article. But her 81
olisn Majesty does not seem tn have acquiesced
IN the terms-and OF course these plans, If eenu-
me, must receive more or less mod,fic alton.
RECIPE far a RefreSen;atiUe in Conpress.
1 axe 40 grams of Virfue, principally of
that sort, called Disinterestedness and
so grains OF FirmaesS, which is distinguished
by mans thinking for himself, aud doing
what he thinks right carefully cleared Of
every particle oil submission blend these
with a portion Of talents and snffici-
ency OF oquence--and you have compo
! 81 tion something Ike an American Repre-.
sentative.-1Y@ N. b Beware of counter
feits---Those who arrogate exclusive
PATRIOTISM, when they are The mere slaves
OF their own passons-who have shrunk
once in the times which try mems souls
let them assume what specious DISCUSSES they
may gid them as you wil---my life on
| It, they are counterfcuers. Such men are
Messrs. Randolph and Cray.
| Om good /fiends'--rhe London prints con.
| tain Li,t ~ American vessels Iibelied for tri
| e, hat bad been bound to Toanngeu-.snd
coNpE@SED D, that had beer bound 10 Tonnn
| gsn or Ut Sebsstians.
| 0J Tie Rev. M. LArT1NoRE will preach
sermon on Sundsyne&t 81, 4 ~. a. the Metho
DIST Church, ,or the benefit Of tie female or
6haH School