The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-16
Domestic.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.
THE CANADAS.

'atlve To the probability Of an early ac-
QUESTION to the United States by Conquest.
OF both the Canadas. They NAV Drove
erroneous We may not obtain possession
on tneSe territories IT. the next sumner.
but eventually they must.be ours-and il is
worth while to enquire into their yaiue and
the means OF holding, them after they fall
into our power.
Ihe value OF the acquisition has been
Questioned. and deedvociferously denied
on the moor OF Congress, on election grounds
and elsewhere. Here is an ample field of
observation to the Statesman and PhiIoso
pher, whom we invite IT, explore it--bu,
fortunately for us, it is equally open to the
view OF the common observer, in which
capacity we will venture but few re
marks.
TIE two Canadas embrace and command
the outlet snd entrance, whilst thev share
the whole extent at one of the two great
waters ut North AmeriCa-a water of ;tse,f
equal in magri:ude to the Rhine. the Wi
81 or the Daouhs. and in jIs pnrtance whom
viewed in connection with tbs. Mississ;,,;
the great Southe outlet, is eoua, To ali
these mighty rivers Of Europe put together
Onr readers will realize our ideas of its i'm
jportance, when they reflect, that the \,
Laurence q: IT'S waters alone. form the na,u-
RAJ ohannei Of export * import of q Country
o. sufficient extent and fertility to suoport
a population Of ten millions or more. Re
Gently this maj cs,ic water bore. u,,p ;ts
som ana upon or border, the exclus; :.
power OF Great Britain. All nations are
liable to the storms of war, and particulars,
nations with each other whose terr;tor;.s
are contiguous. Could we, then in onr
ngnt reason. expect long to remain in peace
with nation holding a sway on our bor
der, which experience has proved to he
VexatIous, and commanding "a Quite. IN rho
sea, the possession of which was so biuhl,,
important to our northern territory "a
NADIA must some time or other have bc,on-
ged to the United States, or some of on,,
Northern states at least must have belonye5
TO canada. The longer, DELAYED, the rrn-c
difficult would have been lis acquisitjon
since then our enemy forced ms 70 war.
ana compelled us to territorial rep-isals for
her oceanic outrages, and still persists in,
refusing recognition of ourviola;ed richie
wetrust our readers will generally arres
with US, that, the Canadas once our fhev
snail be, as these states have been. forever
divorced from British sovereignty. Their |
conquest vas al vain attempted nv the he !
foes OF the revolution, when fighting in do !
fence OF their rights. Their tirseer6an,s
have now attempted il. and in the event of
success, which we will MOI dou,,. will hays
2chieyed .hf dfsigEs, which Their fstbe~e
mad the will but not the power 10 carry INTO T
execution.
AS to the means we have OF holding these !
possessions in defiance OF Great Britain, the |
advantages we possess are, in our view,
peculiarly striking. Every enterprize On !
her part against uS must ut once be atten- |
ded with no little hazard. great expcnce
and utter uncertainty as 10 the issue. Ha (
zard, in the grea; distance and stormy seas
tObe encountered in every outfit either from
Great hritain or any of her possessions |
excessive expence from the sane circum-
stances, as we'll as from the total ignorance
TO what extent she must guto produce any
ehect ana utter uncertainty as TO the issue.
or rather an absolute Certainty that oyerv
measure must be altogether Insufficient and
abortive, because it is impossible that anv
armament of sufficient magnitude 70 ortho
rise the remotest hope of its efficacy, against
Quebec In our hands, can be sent thither
without oar government obtaining know
ledge OF 1t IN coIe 10 meet II witn.a greater
The measures q the enemy must be begun
and flushed within the space Of i've months
i'll each year at a remote dstance wbilst
we have twelve months in which to conn.
teract . IN IN our immediate vicinity. and
win the greatest facility. In short, we
shall have foSSesSion. which in wa. as well
as '.,e law, throws the Eurthen of demon
stration and attack upon our adversary.
and places US literally on the VANTAGE
ground.
rom natural causes, perhaps no single
position in the known world SO efTectnaIIv
guards the only entrance from the sea "a
country of equal extent, as does Quebec thu
whole country drained by the St. Lawrence
Whilst, from similar causes, there is prota
bly, no one point in any country AT which the
resources of all its parts nav be <, eas;lv
and speedily conCenu ated. And when
the distances to the various quarters whspce
they may be so collected are Considered
there is nothing Of the kind in any co,,ntrv
to bear comparison. We are informed
I by correspondent, whose means of ;nfor
nation are abundant, and intellirepcc aud
veracisy unique .ionabe, that som, few i'm
provements O! tfiiiHg magnitude and no
1 diihcuisy IN French creek and the entrance
Of PresqWhe Bay are alone necessary In ,he
transportation Of almost any quantity (sav =
thousand tons) from the river Ohio at p,t,s.
burg TO any Point on the st. Lawrence IN
twenty I'VE days, q; ohr dollar or less prr
hundred weight. At Pittsburgh snppj;es
are abundant and various at the loves,
rateS-hour for instance, at three Tn rour
dollars per barrel, and generally other arti-
! cies ~ proportion, aud in almost exhaus,.
less quantities. From the extensive aud
! po2Vlous countries on both shores of I,ake
/ On'ario, We are inICrmtd.a siu,iar ottan,i
| ty may be transported in ten DAYS A, a third
/ oi dollar per cwt.---bCt the Grst cost Tho,
/ moderate sc,,osb 10, h;,~,,.- II =,