The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-22
ENQUIRER OFFICE, JUNE %.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
Translation ofan intercepted letter from
II Freneh SPY fo RE Emperor Of che
French.

! EteHcA.
| To rHE EDITOR or THE ENQUIRER.
SIR.
he following letter, demonstrates the
truth vt an assertion which has been often
made, & which yon have heretofore affected
to doubt, namely. that the mycrity are under
FRENCH inliuenCe---and that the minority are
the exclusive patriots. ii can be of no i'm
iportance TIA state how il was obtained
appear to your candor 10 give it an nser-
uinn. No FREEcHnAN.
SIRE,
The station with which your Imperial
majesty has honoured me, requires that
should render To your Impcriai majesty fire
qdent notices OF the passing events in this
Soahfiy. hasten TO communicate an ac-
count OF recent occrrteeo- deeply interest :
ING and OF transCendant Importance.
IL is fact we'll known to youv majesty
that a large majority of the citizens of the
y. D., Though natives OF the American soil,
entertain great venerationfor your innperi-
! al person, ana are in realty FrenchmeD -
lie proofs your majesty daily receives in
she eneteariEs appel!aepns bestowed upon
You of murderer, Corsican tyrant. assassin,
&C, added To the circumstance that almost
every man IN the country devotes his leisure
TO the perusal OF French books, and con-
verses huentiy in the French laugna ge would
convince the most ncreduious The natives
o. france, who reside arm ing hem, are So
sensible OF the ardent attachment, & indeed
OF the AFFECT submission of the Americans to
your imperial majesty, that they assume to
themselves, as tGey are certainly entitled
10 40, the entire management OF the national
concerns. Unlike the modest and reiirinp
natives OF Britain, they aspire to pive the
tone to the public sentiment they denouncc
without Hesitation, every act of the govern
ment. Which they conceive may be disagree e-
aoie 10 their SUVereign; they take THE lead
~ political discussions at the coffee hous es
10 which they throng in great numbers -
they Constantly interfere in, and even con
-r'h the popular eieCtions--SS have succeed
ed IA attaining almost every Office Of honor
or emolument, state or federal. throu,hout
me Union. But IL cannot be concealed from
your imperial majesty that there are still II
&c" men III TINS country, of whom the great
ct part Grew their hrst breath in Britain
"ho are truly and exclusively Americans in
heart' And they have recently Afforded
convincing evidence of their genuine patr;ot
ism. aiiude 10 the celebration Of the vic
'"ries obtaincd-by the American arms,
no doubt your Majesty would suppose
IN their tate naval combats-Eo, Sire.
obtained by famine and tie Il ossian
'eN~N'' ~ Nb'S ttlSb dDl horses NJ YOUR
imperial Wajesty's army. This celebration
took place on The 5th inst that il, on de
day succeeding the anniversary of another
festival equally dear to these exclusive A.
nerlcan patriots; the anniversary of the
nirth of his majesty, George the Third. Ii
IS generally believed they would awe taken
place on tie same day :, but that it was
deemed not to evinCe Sufficient reSnect G.r
MS 'nsIest = birch davs 10 mingt. Sih lis
celebration their exuitatioa az any other &
Yent---even the glorious event of the uttey
frost.
Your majesty will readily perceive. how
'h's event, occurring upon another continent.
and a the distance Of thousands of ,n,l-s
must necessarily rebound To the benefit f
America. Great statesmen seldom pay nv
regard u "htc passes IN taeir own c ,unt,y.
ihe' ~e know tea tie tate # aEati.sn may
Ne aecided by events, apparently the mos,
rem 9te. Hence It is, that these America
patriots possessing expanded views. turo
'heii ATTENTION todistant .OuGtrias and to the
earliest periods of antiquity They are $
lctouS TO ascertain what occurs in other
p'ahets' ana "ii't happened before the food
-ahd could easily demonstrate that the
happiness OF the United States. depends up
ON the disasters of their Antinodcs. or thar
10y DN Dg an Z
rupt'on 81 Mount Yes uvilis-But "A brief
exposition OF their political situation. will
pest siucidate their motives, & demonstrate
uneq"Vocaily their genuine pa'riotism.
ihe American government, as your ma
Jesty is well iDformed, induced solely bv
yonr commands, has declared war against
Great britain :-certainly upon every trivial
ioohds--having scarcely any other com
plant against her, than that the latter un
dertaGes TO regulate q tax her Commerce.
10 exercise absolute sovereignty over the
common highway of nations, aud to take
from Amerlcao ships, as she has an un-
douoted right to do, American citizens 20
| supply the wants OF her own navy.
upon these mere hreteHccs, /or there arr
no Hst causes If COMPLAINT, the Americas
! people nave gone To war. although q. Bri-
tain has often declared thar she did MOI
claim the ughf, bur only desired 20 exerdis,
the frdcHce OF taking American seanen.--
ard although III point Of fact, she has not
ssized more Tran about sig Thousand
which 1T was absolutely essential 20 her ex
istence to have. ard Of which 1t was there
tore very unreasonable and unkiod to com
pl7iu.
he two nations are er gagged In war ant
It Is agreed on all hands, thar a v,ooro,
prosecution OF il, would be the most eHectn
~ means OF bringing vt 10 speedy teruipa
ton. Aware 81 this, the exclusive Amer,
can patriots, who celebrate the Ruaeia,
trusis. ardcntly desire that this war .honi,
BE- Vigorously waged not un theirotyn ma,
IL ~ .