The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-05-10

Institutions The operations OF our political
machine will Come nearer to their eye. -
There will be spy glass, though which
as into showman's box they may take a
peep at the city of Washington with all its
hustle and parade.-We sh all know each o.
ther better; and it is to be hoped, that we
shall, like each other the better for it.
/ hat these effects may sooner &c surcr take
place, the people should have all the bene :
fits OF Post Offices q Naiis. "The Time
Piece" complains bitterly in this respect
Here" says he, "have we been four
mon tbs annexed to the u. $. and yet have
no public communication with our country
There are no Post Offices at St. Fran
cisville and Baton Rouge; whereas from
the moment of taking possession of New
Orleans. the people there enjoyed the ad =
vantages of of mail. MIR. Granger
should order this thing better.
The Time Piece OF the 10th. April in
forms us, that Col. John Ballinger has been
elected a representative to the Territorial
Legislature. in the room of Fuisvdr Skin
with Esq. resigned.
The following extract from that paper
shows the good effects, which have alrea-
dy arisen to Florida. from an union with
the T. S.
cit must be source of qualification to
every inhabitant of this country. to
witness the vast influx of emigrants. since
the taking possession by the U. States. If
wanted a sironger guarantee than the mere
taking possession, to assure me of the re-
tention OF the country co my government.
think should have it in the migration of re
spectacle characters fromthe several states.
Those men settlihg amongst us, enlist in our
cause their friends, throughout the union
and who can believe that the great body of
the nation would permit the government TO
do an act that would inevitably destroy the
propertys and jeopardize the lives of our
best citizenss Such would be the case,
was the government to give up its claim to
thus country. We should have to take up
arms in defence of our dearest rights; and
our country might be overrun before we
could organise government and raise an
army. But the idea is too absurd to dwell
on, and tits only offering violence to the cha
racter OF my country, to indulge it for q
moment"
The aurora seems determined to shoot
through a Tong cUN-we mean no fun, on
our honor--at least seven columns have
been already exploded. and its bolt IS NOT yet
shot - We intreat, for fity's sake, that the
writer would bring his long Talk TO close,
footing do we stand The patience of the
public may be exhausted, before we have
an opportunity TO reply there may not be
a single ''drop" of it left for US. Now.
is tisis fair deaIings
In he mean time, as the aurora seems
determined to have its due guantifu of talk
without much regard to its quaEty, we beg
leave TO lay case before it, which is well
worthy OF its nsost serious consideration.
II may serve to amuse, if not in j..
8fruct the public-for if they cannot be in
structed. they have some right to cir share
of the amusement. Yet without attlibutinp
{" a more than ordinary share of brains' to
the aurora, it is possible, as it has
lately dabbled little in metaphysics into
the nature of IDEAS and WORDS, & modes
of mtring them, &c. &c. that 1t may be a
Bile to solve the difficulty. The case is
this
Sir John Cutler had pair of black
svorsfed stockings, which his maid darned
so often with silk. that they became a pair
of silk stockings." Thi is the case in the
books-The question is, was this the same
pair of stockings or not
John Montgomery. Esq. Representative
in Congress from the state of Maryland is
appointed by the Governor and Council ~
tor'ssy General of the State of Maryland.
F A TALAVERA VICTORY.
The triumph at Cadiz will torn out a
mere 6agateHe
Let US judge of it by the official dispatches
of Gen. Graham himself. He boasts of the
6 glorious issue" of the Action. Where is
it . Why was this sally triedf Avowedly
to drive the French army off-and raise the
siege of Cadiz. But the French are still
before it. Here is one fact in point.--The
Allied troops sailed OUT of town-and what
did they do afterwards, but march in again
They marched up the Hill and then
down again"-And yet the besiegers had
neither vanished nor retired.--So far from
it, that the British admiral, who had in the
mean time landed at ST. Mary's; remained
there several hours; and drawn THE in
habirants in "thousands" around him was
himself under the necessity of retrcating-
though sit was so very distressing to leave
the poor people behind him.
But We have two other accounts directLg |
from Cadiz which have been published in
our Federal prints, & of the very same date
with the last of Graham's dispatches; what
do they say That the British were very
sore-pressed and F" the Spaniards did
nofhing-that they gave no assistance-and |
Gen. La Pena would not allow his meE to |
go on'--A ccording to one of these accounts. |
indeed, he had been dismissed the service. !"
The Dispatches are however mum on |
that subject.