The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-09

of fzuo syeights and f1yo measures No.
these gentlemen never read the scrip.
lures, or, they would remember that men
are to he judged by the rules & maxms by
which they judge others &, if it be crime
worthy OF the most terrible of dea rs in an
Englishman to fight against England, by
what logic do they think the world are to
be convinced, that it isa meritorons act
nay, even an act of patriotism in a French
man To fight against France They will
soy, perhaps, that Moreau does not like the
government of France, and that he thinks
that the man at the head OF that govern
meut ought 10 be put down. In short that
1t is not France that MORGAN is fighting
against, but against Ronaparte. Indeed !
and do you think that an Englishman found
lighting against England, would not be able
to make the same sort or apology tor his
conduct will warrant it, that there is no
man, amongst all those that have been exc
cu,ed by us for this crime, who would not
have saved his life, if it could have been
saved upon similar plea. Decency, one
would think, common decency would be sui
hcient, if we had any sense of it, to restrain
us from prasing this mans conduct; but if
we are not 10 be restrained by that sort Of
feeling, surely we ought by Y reflection OH
possibly have upon our own soldiers and sal
lurs.
VIM. COBBETT.
Bofley. l4th SEPT 1878.
Farther 7rGnsiattons from French hahers.
Paris, September j.
Never, says a letter from Dresden dated 3o;h
Aug was the genius of the Emperor displayed in a
| more odmrabis manner; never were his mspoeu.
vres more briilisnt and better combined We pur
sue our successes; numerous Standards cons;dera-
Die conveys oi prisoners equipages aud cannon are
the trophies OF several days of glory and of combsts
September 10.
| In the ordinance which his Fxcellency the Card;
| nal Archbishop issued, relative to the TIE Deurn
which Is to be sung to-day, his eminence expresses
himself as follows
! b." The piety of our august Empress Queen and
Regent makes her wish that religion should on this
day become, III our sanctuaries, the organ of natl.
onai gratitude to the Al Powerful and the interpre-
ter OF the wishes OF France, TO Obtain from Heaven
toe preservation Of the Hero who governs her with
| so much glory.
"1his double duty is equally sacred as pleasant
| tor va To perform; never will the tribute of oar
thsnEsgNing1 ne more legitimate; never. there.
tore, could prayers be performed in our temples
1 with more interest. 49,
" The ever sublime genius Of the Emperor WIS
carried to tie !oreseein. thought OF fortifying u-
ring the hrm'stee, the capital Of Saxony, in order
to make 1t the buivsrk or the Confede alton of the
Rhine and the solid guarantee of his victories
| The late o. Germany depended upon this great mi.
litsty measure, which by reducing our enemies Ia
the def nsive, transported into their own states ali
the scourges Of war; la effect scarcely had they re-
| commenced hos titles, when they hnstened TO as
semble all their force TO carry the city of Dresden
by assault, the full importance OF which they knew
| hanks ought to be returned to Divine Providence
| tor it. An army of 100000 men, commanded by
| three sovereigns, Immediately give, sy their de-
fats briisnt homage TO the Protector of that new
| rampant which shuts from the enemy OF France the
territories of our allies During the two entire day.
OF our uiumPhs al aggression was glorousiy rspul
sed before that same strong place. of which The great
man who had just erectsd reserved 10 himself the
| deieRce. j..
| 60 We have no occasion to retrsce the picture Of
those victories; official report has developed tc
| you all The advantages of them.
Thirty Thousand prisoners, 40 stand of colours
so pieees OF eannoE, and loss of nearly 60 coo eT
to the enemy's army, are the results of it.
| Such arc the memorable blessings of The All
| Powerful, whicha at this moment demand the graft;
tude ofthe people al the foot OF our affairs"
SffNhEUS CONSULTUM
I BY deeree OF the 9Sth August his N1siestv tn,
Emperor ordered the publication q the execution
Senatus Co6sultu,n the tenor Of which is 8, col
lows The Conservative Senate having formed
quorum agreeaby to the goth article Of the Cost
tuition, d9. tSc- after having heard, upon the no
tves of the said project, the orators OF the Coune
ofState, and the report of the special commission
appointed in the sitting OF Yesterday the adoption
having been de.ibersted upon agreeaby 10 the sst
act of the constitutions Desrees,
ist-30.0 600 men to be raised from the classes O
1914, 1915, 1912 and preceding ones in the depart
ments hereafter mentioned. Here follow the name
OF % departments most adjacent to tina Pyrenees
and that force is at the disposal Of the Minister
| War
I'd article pressribes those 900 men shall be in
| corporated with the army of Spain
Sd article excludes the married consoripts from
this contingent.