The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-18

| and the Hanse Towns, INTO fiE bosoM
OF the Empire. the bye, the Income i
IChariemaYne was extended over GERmA-
INY.
We should scarcely think that Bonapar
tie will give up Spain and Portugal Ifthen
equivalents are not to be found ON the con-
tinent. will G.. Britain content her self with
tne acquisition OF Malta only the first
cause OF the present war? Win Great
britain give up most of her conuues SITS
IN the East and West Indies, Gauda I:
loupe and Martinique, Madagascar and the
Isle or France. for the Isle of Malta only /!
Or what other equivalent has France to of
ter The expressions Of Bonaparte seem.
indeed to point out long and ruinous war
with C.. Britain.
However this may be, it world at least
seen. hat this affair was entirely between
". Is. and France yet what will not Par
y spirit do {! Scarcely one word can es
cape the lips of the French Emperor. in
~hich the Federalis:s do noe see some alIu
sio': to the U. s.. They have. as usual, con.
rived to lug us INTO the address to he Ion.
ian deputies. The" u 5. Gazette will
nave a. 1t. that as Canada. Louisiana and the
ioridas We're in the days of yore French
Coohies, the French Emperor means to say,
.iiat they too "shsll return into the EN-
pre-: Il is vain hat the Emperor says,
fS'oaas, which were conquered by the
enemy, by the vicissitudes of war" The
eIszetie" will insist upon t,rusting Ger
tain other expressions from their Context,
with view of giving them meaning
"nich the emperor never meant. RISKS
ne ~. 5. Gazette"is even silly enough
TO h,nt, that our government, is ready togive
up Ebrisiana--- hat Mr.. Madison is desi.
rous of taking Florida. to csde it to France
And that it is for this reason, the papers
"in'h pay of France" Gftkere be any sueh!)
are eager for taking Canada"
INTERNAL NAVIGATION.
Yesterday. for the first time, the fs locks
which have been lately put UP in this city,
for connecting the Basin OF James River
with the tide water, were filled with water,
and large scow was passed nh ty dozvn. -
The ascent was accomplished in from As TO
SO minutes--the descent n SIS, accompanied
by the discharge of Cannon. The boat
is one which has been built by Mr.. Cooley
the superintendent, & is capacious enough to
hold near 500 bbls. Of -FOUR 1t is ore1aoly
in such large boats as these that the pro
duce will be taken down from the basin
through hslocEs' to Rockets landing, where
the shipping lays--The spectacle wa,
witnessed By the Directors of the lanes
River Company, and considerable body
OF citizens. I'VE understand, that the
locks have been rendered by the superinten-
dant to the company. Time, we imagine
must test their execution.
0UERY-If Lord Washington Aao the as.
cendant over the French. why does he even
now stand on the defsnsives Why has he
always done SO. except during the very mas
terly retreat Of Massena Why has he
never attacked the French; but always
waited tor them to attack him At the
bat les of Talavera, Of Busaco, & of A ibu
hera, the Frfnch were the assailants--and
the British were on their defence. Would
this have been the state of things, if the
British had been so triumphant, as hey have
represented Why have they MT pressed
upon the French, bea. en- them, and driven
them out of Spain! Seizad ON he passes
ct the Pyrenees; and shut he gates Of Spain
against them If they were not mpetent
to this attempt, where is their boosted pow
err! II they have not done it as yet. have
they more sangeine hopes for the future p.
Do they expect that the feeble government
of the Cortes will be competent to rouse
very SPaniard TO armss That the Gueril
las. or volunteer partizans, will cut off every
French soldier that is in Spain Or, do
.tney expect that Bonaparte will grow sick
of the enterprize, & no longer dispatch any
reinforcements to his armies
II they speculate on diversion in the
North; on new coalition on the part of
Russia there are the best reasons 20 think
that hey will be disappointed. France
will play off upon the Turks upon tae Rus
SLAMS, and the last will either be compelled
ocarry on the war, or to patch up peace
on the most dishonorable terms. And If Rus
STA should patch up such peace. to turn
her arms against France. what security has
she that, as soon as she is fairly in for it with
France the Turks will nor violate the trsa-
ty and re- commence hostilities
FOR THE ENQUIRER.