The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-02-23
THE ENQUIRER.
TpEFARCEIN THE EAST.
FKSRUARr SO.

new plot are they hatching9 What further
reasonable opposition are they threatening !:
What ouert act have they commtted"l-
we reply empbatically NOTHING. The
storm Is blown over in the East, and has
lett them 10 the scorn and laughter of III :
world. They would be traitors if they dar.
ed To he so. They Lave the IN ieni of
SonSrirators without the spirit OF men. The,
ate ours that lnrk without biting. They ,re
shuting back into obscsrity, happy that
tsey Rave escaped The wrath of their conn
try. Lately they have taken no other step in
the legislature of Massa chusetts than to pass
law the petty spite of their hearts, for
bidding the use of the State Prisons to the
u. S. Prisoners of War.
DOWNFALL OF TIE DuTcH REpvgI1c.
AT the very moment. when every free
tongue IN Europe Was re-echoing the CIV of
orange BoOen and events seemed to
promise the restoration OF al that was free
IN me Republic, we are astonshed TO hear
! change OF the Constitution. The plain,
the modest Hodthslder OF Holland is snd
deniy elevated to The s,ation OF S7uereig-s
IDy7nce It the Netherlands. He has been
audressed ty tbs provisional government as
tWon1 The Frs 5 SoUcrcipn Prince orfhe
-WeLhe't2nds, which title he has now ASA
med. !" We are at a loss TO know the pre-
cise meaning of this change (says the Clas-
gov Courier,) or the rbjsct 10 be obtained
by 1t. We would think that it merely al
iudes to Change Of the Constitution, bv in
creasing his powers as Sovereign. and no,
To any enteusion Of Dominion" w. disco.
yer from snnie Liverpool papers before Us
net the change has even attracted ,he no
tice OF Pa.Esmept-as the Reader will see
b. the following article:
f!ofFse or Commemorative yes Mski,to1l, ha vino
observed III the london Gszctte ansy de.i,na,inn
s'en to las Mejtsy's Ambassador at the RSeur, s.
a new sovereignty announced in the United Provin-
ces, put the following question to Lord O. siete.eh
wasn't EncwR t, his Ms;esty's Government bcfore
the depart-re of the i,rince of o. ange from Enc,
'and, that his Serene H'ghness intended to assume
OF seeepl titles ani authorities unknown the legal
consultation OF the United Provinces ard rpanifsst
ing determination not TO re-estabish the aneient
and lawful Government Of that Republic %
Lord Castlereash replied that the form of Govern
'nent winch had been adopted. the result Of tho
spontaneous and una Nnous wish Of the peonje of
iioiland---of all partelas nsch OF those Who W a,e
forInsriy the enem es OF the House Of Grange. as
o! those Who has NV. y, been stitched ,oit
lis plain, tina htre is great deal Of
the disiomdtique in this denomination. 1t
is evidently tran ,tf catch the people of The
Austrian Netherlands or Flareers. and RI
rescue the Tohoie of the Low Countries from
the grasp of France. If Flanders Joins
Holland, then William becomes the Sever
eign Prince OF the whole---and, of course
The Young Prince of Orange, when he WEEDS
the Princess Charlntte,will blend the crowns
OF Britain and the Netherlands together.
Bernadotte seems to be taking care az
him eLf He has turned his back upon Hol-
land where his presence was so necessary
to animate the revolution, in order to seek
hes"ust IN the Peninsula Of 1atland- Berna
fdctte IS looking after his own slice of the y un
der. He stipulated, on Joining he Cosi;t;on
that Sweden should have Norway. snaicied
from the brsws of Denmark. He is procee
ding towards ,iutiand, which partly belongs
also to Denmark, TO Xtort from her the ces
sion Of Norway. The aggran6izement of
Sweden Can carcely be a favorite obiect
with her neighbor, Rpssia---who wopl.i not
be very sorry. after having used Bernatotte
for her purposes, to foil him in his own.
Hon. is tiis i?
We had supposed, that the once fareops
Orders in Council, had become dead Iettrr
n he British maritime code, in consequence
OF the rerea'ing order Of 1912. But we are
surprised 70 find that the lion was rot dead.
but only sleepeth--ard may again Donn 3
upon oar trade, unless we s,ipnlate aqains,
it in our treaty of Peace. We see in the
English Papers in our possession three o.
ders in Council, from the Prince Regent :;
one on the 30'h Nov last, Declaring that AZ
the Province of East Friezeland, the dutchv
OF Bremen &c. &c. were no longer under
the dominion ofFrance, the blockade nf fiat
part Of the coast Of Germany, which was
instituted by the Orders in Council of the
26th April 1902, SIC. shall be discontinu d
with the exception Of such ports cnly as
may still be occupied by the troops Of the
en- nnv.---The trcO Others are dated on the
IL h December, and they respectively make
sinsiiar provisions, as to the ports # the u
nited Provinces, and rs to the cGasi between
Trieste x the southern eX remity oe Dial.
malta.
COHPLTiIEN'F TO THE .9.IfEPJr. G.Ntg
g S,r Philip B'Oke is 10 6e honoied Nth q raid
" ,bfedai tn he 7giM bisfa naif rgl FIR ne,
capture # he Chesobeafs."--Ih This IL n nezo mn.
or under snch circpm Jances.--Bm the more fhey
raise Sir f'hiEP, ne mare they esaH US.
or Yesterday the usual honorS 7ue-e 6aiaby TIE
5hGtdrg .fMis Ctr, 10 the .enafuersary eft6sI
Birh-Ldy v the Wusf7Ieus UashiHr,on Il boD
io1s giOe1 az the Bell-T0vern by the Citizens.
The INDUSTRIOUS Bant- BIZ for distributing tho state
INTO Forty Baking Nstricts, is put to sleep i'm the
SeDste OF PcnnSyl.ans.
btsD,, in Scotland, DIR. oc1tv1E, celebrated
literary character.
o Is T y A RY.
February 10th, 1871
Or wednczday mornise oftIe 9th instant, died ut
the Ecusn NJ Mr. i-aac CoIeo IN q c,,a,. n