The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-15

Jugation OF the country because when the
people OF spain see us driven out ofthe field
they will no longer entertain any hope from
resistance, and indeed, will not wish 20 re-
SYST. IL was. from the beginning, the opini-
on OF thousands, amongst whom I wac one
tnat II we gave our aid to a revolution in
Spain, we should succeed but that If we
made war, and melted the Spanards to make
war tor choice of masters for Spain. we
should tan, and, in the nature of things we
must faii. How severely were these opini-
ons reProbated by the partizans of the mi,
nistry They had the charity to repre-,
sent me as being truly instipated by
the oevli. They asserted, in opposition to
my opinions, that the people of Spain were
aeOofed to the "aniiabie monarch" Fer
dnand WI. that it was for the interest of
the world that no revolution should tatr
place In Spain that the people of ENGLAND
view the possibility of such revolution with
horror aud they at the same time, were
SO very candid as to assert, that / and those
VINO thought with me, were grieved to the
soul to see that the people of Spain loved
their monarch. and that Bonaparte would.
at last be beaten by the loyal and religi-
GUS"
ineir nope was, or seemed to be this -
shat the opaniards would repcl Bonapartes
attacks. and finally beat him. and that thew
world afford (for the benefit of regular
government') an instance of people un-
der deshotte government, having risen in
defence ot their country. and succeeded in
thelr object. This was the hope of our po-
litical opponents. They were very anxious
to have it in their power to say to us -
" look, here are people living under despo
usm. who have been able and willing to de-
fend their coantry against France" Their
motives tor this were not easily mistaken
thn nr-1 I,.I
means, been driven out OF Spain, we should
never have heard the last of it /; meaning
noon and night IL would have been dinned
In our ears, that people, under despotic 60
vernment, had succeeded in defending their
country against France, when the people of
states comparatively free, had made little
or no resistance against her. The infer
ence would have been too plain not to be
perceived. and too useful, in the ewes of some
persons, not be applied This hope, how
ever, this heart cheering hohe of our poll
teal opponents, has, il seems, now vanished:
TOR II the junta have decampcd from Seville.
there Can be no doubt of the whole king
dom's being upon tue eve OF submission
thus, then If the news be true, will soon
nave closed the, famous war, of which Mr..
Canning was The official originator, and
thus viii Englishmen know, and that too
In the best possible way--by heir FEELINGS
viii they know, what it is to have an anti
JacoDln minister. Aye, ave, we have not
yet felt ali that we had to feel from anti
lacoo'nlsm. 1t is only now beginning to work
upon us.
To acknowledge the son as a King. while
the father was alive; 70 espouse the cause
OF that son IN war, Carried Oh against his
own published declaration 10 send an am
oassador near his august person at Madrid,
when 1t was notorious that the said august
person was in France ;" to send second ar
my into the heart of 3phin after the fate
p tue army of sir john Moore; TO send out
ambassador alter ambassador, with expeEce
upon eHpence sn send out another new
ambassador just now, too, with all the e.
noFmous expence thersfrom arisinsy to do
these things, and hnndred others of the
same description, was reserved Tor the anti
JacooinS, whom, Tor many years, majority
oil the people OF this infatuated country ex-
tolled as their protectors. But we have as
yet,,merely had taste OF what is to be en-
dured, as the consequence of that infatua-
ton. .r-.~ e..
Amongst tae minor consequences oe4 the
ssuDJugauon OF Spain by the emperor Napo-
icon WIZ oes thar OF giving himthe exclusive
possession OF all fine qUooi8, without e,!.;c5.
1t is very well known, that suter .ifne-clofh
cannot be made. No wool CT this sort shall
we IN iu'ure have without his consent and
though ne may find it sound policy to give
that consent. still our supply, depending
solely upon his will, must be prec.ous.-.
As connected with this topic, / will Just in.
form the reader, thatif Mr.. Cochrame Jota-
stone, had been allowed to export arms to
spain. upon his first arrival IN England,
ea'iy IN December last. and IF proper assis-
,ance had been afforded him, he would now
have had safe i'll England the famous Ne.
gEetu flock. consisting OF from fourteen to
fifteen thousand sheep and lambs! 4 full
account OF all the TRANSACTIONS relating to
These sheep will hereafter be published -
Weh, but after ALL how stand the Welles.
ieys How stands the question between
them and Bonaparte they have all been
IN opaIn--they have al been employed a.
gainst him. We'll, brave and ACCOMPLISHED
generals ard statesmen. what have YOU done
nun him. or to him, or against him, or "a
Don't hin! Can, you give US no account Of
him--~-.and shall we have you all home a.
gain, leaving him as he was before he went
out Wiat-Douro and ali! M come
home again, and leave Bonapartc untouch-
ed---untouched did say-nay, unseen
by any one Of you? At any rate, whatever
may become of the junta, and whatever NAV
be the result of the war in Spain, shall al
ways bear i'll mind, that, under the junta,
the LIBERTY OF THE PRESS was forbid
den. That is fact, which ! shall never
forget. and which 1 hope the whole nation
will remember.