The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-21

I0 6ceeff:snrHt Us;,sdrdseae!e. that were ft rot
Tor re iadsptdaGf presence Of Lord UeH1gson,
and for tde efSct or his S9osdc, Jas influence and a.
6ilties her liberation Soonid be considered a.
almost desperate and IMPOSSIBLE.
~ g. ms necessary, therefore, that greater part
OF tbs population &C Europe should be brought into
the & II agaiusi this common enemy, Italy is that
iostrnn'ent--i:sly is rips for tI,sly offers innu-
mstahe tsc,'i,iss Tor suei undertaking. Ii pos
'.'s~s most vsorocs 81 stem of government which
It ~culd alone b sphie,su, 60 coutnue in order to
bring al tie resources OF the country into opera
ton is fertile and rich, ard hsd been untoachcd
by war. Its own inesns worll supply the wants of
the srmy v;Jhcu; ANY additional aid in ,recie the
wont If whiah contracts operations in Spain and
elsewhere. lis people are brave and rlana cable
Hr' have becr well aud long tuated to order and
obedience Here worid be embarrassment with
any existing government, which HIS been one great
espse u the uiafortures Of Spain IN Italy sill po-
iucsi srranse nients night he msuased as might
seem bVs, fer the common csuse.
The south of Italy appears the most desirable point
O. attack. The whole fsrse OF Sicily could be eo,.
p.cyed uithou. dagger 10 the island. Naples, pos.
8 se o. good nn'inna, array, IS ready formed IN
wear hand. icur force IS &c nearly doubled 1,
u would hs practicable to ,oarch inme dintey with
n aray ~ between 81 md " 600 men to the north
Of tID-your numbers snd your resources daily in
er st;ng.
II always strucs me that there was this great DIFF
ference IN favor oG operation from hence in Itay
in preference TO Spin. In tie frmer we caa AT
once ae, ss PRINCIPAL We frSm the beginning e.
9uai - tie enemy, AMI with proper management
e ND lirit him With advantage. In the latter VT
can only be ,uXi.i9ris u open country apains,
81 erfs erorly % csva'rv, S.nu0t take the
i'e't' ,iess projected iy British or Spanish army
ioSd W'iunFton is toe distant The Sran 81 army
| are at pre- sentgood Tor uethng Unless therefore
the FORMER shat! have suuh -rcoAss as viii nut hm
in possession Of the centre Of the Peninsula or tie
tore6 and conli5o of the foru.er shall very much
IMPROVE, u oecms 30 difficult fot our corps de
hrrke6 trus0 hence - take the fed With eject H.
fact, TVS had teen ne j. has Hitherto been
20 Used 20 A'icsnt, by Crae very superior 10 it.
| own runber
,hifk. aso. t7t IN such an undertaking. gres
! 'dvar'aee might e derived fccrn tie Arehd,k,
! francs, and The l.uke OF Orleans If Ronaparte'
! riu'e bean n IAN, tie presence Of Freucl
pace ct tho blood. md ot a'e man I2isl havC
treai effect on III r ench aru.'ss. The Archdukt
| Frsucis IS admirably calculated Cor leader. IL i
| sensible and manageable, and surrounded by yer,
| ahiC men
Austria would be probably f.iends hat If the gov
crnmeut wes not, should hope with The disposition
| It her army, AID Of many of the princes Of he1
house, ttat her hostility would he uupatnry.
tu shorJ. my opinion IS thaf tire successful employ
'aent o this force w Isiy would make the creates
possible diversion for Tie common Italy mel
nns he conquered. France would prcbabiy devo
= whole means to prevent the independence AM
si"nation a So portion of er territories &
~ resources TO avert the fatal eff cts n her exam
pie unon the countries with which she is in im,ned
ate contact But for this purpose. 20 tie Russia
eruI must be onpo-ef, Spsin. at least, must he a
h'udonsd; and should he g'ad tn ask, What ssfet
ere would he for Ronaparte. If the psssags of th
Pyrenees were open n great and victorious arm
nn'er the command Of officer to whom Spsi
has already owed her Independence
enclose herewith TIE rueuoir Of merchant 6
resFeetaiiiy, and OF property vho has been ia IN
north Of !taiy and las establishments ia vnriou
towns. He is known TO Cont L-tour. iIe of'.rs 1
convey any person may ehoose 20 send to verify tn
truth Of his assartiois, 20 send off persons from
tAe different towns to communicate with me If
should prefer l.
i am, my Lord,
Your most Obejient,
Humble servant,
WILLIAM BFNTINCK.