The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-26


1.-THE English lose eighty leagues
Of country after victory. what events are
they in expectation of to enable them to drive |
che Preach out of the Peninsula? And it
81 be admitted, as no man Of sense can
doubt and as the English Generals them
elves have declared. since Moore's expediti i
on, that it is impossible tor them To defend
She Peninsula, why do they run such risks !
without the hope of success 1t will be |
said-"all this is allowed, but still the Eng |
aish prolong the confess, !; they preyent the |
country from settling is that nothing |"
No man with the least sensibility, or posses |
sing the common feelings OF humanity, can
contain his indignation in seeing nation 50
immoral as to evince every species of disor
der among fourteen millions ofpeoplc, with
out any other object than that of retarding
Tor some moments the progress of a social
crganization.-Bu the consequences of the
conduct of England. on this occasion as on
many others, will be to consolidate the pow
er of Frances In fact. if after Moore's re
treat the English Administration had listen |
ed TO the advice of all their Generals, and
recognising the impcssibiiity of withdrawing
Spain from the influence of France, had re-
nounced the Spanish war, the Spanish war
would have been ended all the Provinces,
united in their integrity aud their energy.
having experienced some checks balanced
by some successes. would have formed a
happy and powerful nation under. the Co
vernment of Prince allied to the family of
France; and the integrity and independence
of Spain would have been more confirmed
hereby. France aud Spain. governed BY
members of the same family. would have
been in fact revival of the relations which
existed since the time of PhiiipV. The on
ly advantage that France would have deri
Ger fr. Il \
the security, that Spain would never take
part against her in any civil war. Spain,
regenerated by the Constitutions Of Bay onne
and deriving fresh vgor from them; would
have become more independent than she
bad been for 10c years before; and the wish
expressed in the Speech from the Throne
would have been accomplished. England
Enough she knew to a certainty that she
could not defend Spain, has indeed found
employment for 100000 French; but Spain
conquered foot by foo, becomes wholly SUBJ.
ansated !; and 1t is England herself who has
endangered the independence and integrity
OF Spain. by engaging in a contest in which
1t is proved by experience that all the chan
Ces are against her The conquest of
;. m will produce effects quite different
from those of a simple change of dynasty
which would have turned t. he advantage
of'he nation, the plans of reform, and the
liberal ideas introduced by a Government
young, firm and vigorous. Posterity. to
whom years are only as moment, will at
Tribute the great results which have so con
spicuously combined to the advantage o.,
France. to the short sighted policy of Eng
land alone;
SPEEcH.-(10)-" Have IN some degree
Infected harf Of his N7yesty's Revenue,
particularly Ireland
Note QfThe Moniteur This is remark
able passage. Last year you said, thar
The Orders in Council had all the success
you expected, that your trade was augmen
Ted by that of America and neutral powers:
now you recant all this you admit that
your trade has laboured under difficulties
chat your revenues are diminished, and VET
Che continental system has been only three
months in force. What will it be then to
three yearss The accounts of the French
traders prove that it has had quite a con
or y effect upon them 1t is true, that in
Fr nee as well as in other places, hume rous
ln,ances OF private misfortune have occur
Ed but they have no effect upon the ma
q nal revenues. Bankruptcies have taken
place, because Spectators. seduced by lucre,
become the discounters of your credit The
ca ais by which you drew to yourselves the
substance OF the whole Continent of Europe,
As"e been gil blocked up by tue shocks
WuCh you nave reCSiVSu. II is Tor and 0y
Enc land that this circulation of paper has
Oeep created; but the crisis is past, and
new hannels are disclosing themselves for
the real trade of the Continent.
The English government can have no Gre
dit when that of It's trade declines. 1t fells
every private Bankruptcy. The French
Cove nment, on the Contrary, has credit
independent of that of bankers or mer
chants. Nine hundred millions of revenue
collected in specie consulate the proper re-
Verue oil empire, represent the riches Of its
soil, and are more than sufficient for all its
expenses; while IL or 1900 millions neces-
sary tor the exprnces of England, can only
be collected through a medium of paper
Circulation, which only supported itself by
that immense currency which through
Amsterdam and Hamburger, embraced the
whole Continent of Europe while ~ or
180o millions are not the consequence of
fhe riches Of the soil or the revenue OF the
country, but Of industry and of system of
credit, which is not sufficient to provide for
the want that it is to satisfy, the moment
chat it is proven ed from extending to the
Continent. three months check has al
sesdy made the city OF London turn pals
and there is not an English Spectator who
Can c0oliy contemplate the perspective of
fen years OF q similar system The French
Exchange for the last four years has been
Constantly improving, and that in all the
commercial towns of the world. at the rate
OF from three to ten per cent. That of
a:ngland Is constantly losing. Within the
las; three months il has fallen frnm % IN