The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-22

hundred AT a uules anu TOHCe
patrolIing he streets IN every direction ;
hat while all is hustle C preparation < vigor
& plent, IN our side, ON the side OF the enemy,
all is miser, detection and iangour and,
that such IS the state to which Massena is,
at last. reduced, 4" our just resentment "a
gainst him and his army, almost yields TO
that conifidssion which is the natural effect
of BRUSH generosity iowa ds a fallen enemy,
and which. While we detest his atrocious
crimes. bids us stare his tJe" Thus ends
Tor in a few days must end, If our intelli-
gence be vrue.) the campaign in Portugal ,
and, l trust, that such a use will be made of
success, purchased with so much treasure,
valor, suffering and blood, as will form some
compensation tn the country. TO both coun-
tries indeed, tor all the sacrifices they have
been called upon to make, and lave made
in order to ensure it.
To have defeated the French, to have
cleared Portugal Of them. will have been
doing much in the way of mtEt1ry glory /,
it Twill have been doing much for our W.
fame, and would have given a severe blow
to the fame of the enemy (; it will perhaps
have done more. towards checking the pro-
gress of France, than all that even we have
done before. 1t, will have removed the
danger to have been apprehended as TO an
attack upon Ireland from the ports of por-
tuSdl, u tilSC ports tthQ nht DCSu CudS pre-
vented ~(forever let us hope) from getting
into possession of the French. This will
be of great value to Us ; and, besides, there
is every reason to suppose that this terrible
example made upon the enemy Of Massena,
will produce in he minds Of the French SOL
diers, such a dread of us, as ef~fectually 10
set aside all Thoughts of an invasion of this
on the sister island for, if we thus beat
them IN a foreign country, under many dis
advantages upon a general scale. what should
we do with them here, where the very wo-
men and children would assist in knocking
out their brains But while / clearly see,
and am, L trust, as ready as any man to &C
knowledge the vast benefits OF this total
overthrow of the French power in Portugal,
and though i, by lao means, wish to sec any
change of ministry, being of opinion that
such change would produce no good what.
ever to the country, and would even retard
any thati Is to be hoped for though these are
my sentiments as to these points, | cam {
agree with the Morning Post in the unauali-
ned praises which it bestows upon the mi.
~nisters for having projected the defence of
Portugal and having reinforced our army
there with every regiment that could be
spared. It's very well to boast, now the re.
suit has been so fortunate but, what would
have been the tone if the result had been
"S S,,'i"iN WHAT Wouio nave been said, II
lord lalavera and his army had been one
malt OF them Cut to pieces and captured and
the other half driven heller skelter head
over heels on board their shipping, and SEM
sprawling upon our shores like a parcel OF
halt drowned sheep in flood times? 1t is We
nv good Boosting nozv i; but we are TO consi
der, nor only what is, but also what miph,
haUe been /; and. if we do this, we shall.
;hink, be pursuaded, that the ministers and
their friends. ought to rest satisfied with mo-
Iteration in their triumph.