The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-08-09
TO LORD C4STLEREAGH,

mar against ne (rsiIch.
Bvtley, lst June, 1915.
At last then, you appear to have stricken
TIE hrst blow tor We atc hSw told by the public
nrits, that Our fleets have taken French tiy:,e IN
the Mediterranean. But t,iS,s oi TO concurrence rs
~ the grand question. We Save iog been ~, :, state
" iu'h oud have justified France in at,ackn,us a.
pen!t and, i>Uetd. IT hsS been olcriy state z!
,hat We have ic some dnie past b,en s,r, though
To t'S very ~, o., AZ least, ia NeStCrdJg. Ercncl,
vessels have freely gone into ports aad landed -
soto then goods and then sailed qUicty !o. France
However, the fact IS, titnot(y asserted, that
" are ~ iyl', and have been war far sonr ags
'!s'e you sSsr', then; Aud here I stnt vi /, YOU
rs dN with 0'r worthy eoleasue in The i,uciic.n
war that Is TO say, in at w.,r whch rs We AZ told
"as 20 Getose Mr.. -HtoiSon ! nle: 10 accompany
YOU through tins WAR; have been IL. tatiug who /
should go along with hut, after due consideration
have preferred your Lordsp 10 every BODY eise not
merely because YOU were the apost ot alt PITTS dsci-
plies not because you Lave in pout OF character, more
ri stake on thus var than any oer man, exccptins or
~ NapoleOn but because the times are IKEA, 70 be
f!e&dSh, aud because the sound Of yo1r well
Known nsme IS enough TOLL any man living with
'fT~-f- 's@TrN pTN0ence, nv trL Doub,issq We
s,s times different ON these; and an, NO, ~
all afraid that shall have address you in those.
times but We must, IN tbs world take ttnss'a &c We,
nod them, and fashion ourselves little to wi hat the
Whitehall People denomlnate, eaiSting c5scrsnstaa-
c.s."
Therefore. mynoble companion, before we startup-
on our journey, II my intention IN his Letter To but
on the substance Ot what has ullt-
hshed To The nation, IN the report of the s60fes in
I'Gr6SHeht upon the following subjects LIST of the
character IF Ndpele0' 81, ot the French Sosien. of
go1ST7T'eH' sd, of oMr present s.udnon 7o,M re-
gard to France, 4,h, of tie J-m system . 5,h, OF
tie &reif means gfthc allies oFGSf France, including
subsN. 9th, Of the SH5ii means Of HE French 10 e-
l.Rd tte'5ssiteS; 7th blu c2tg Of tie su5si,Fcs-
" no that SITS ou On voyage duesnOt wish 10 und T.
Nsnd something about the roaj he II 90 70 This
rs not awaysin his power % arrive but he must be
too ii he undertakes &c he can avoid it) Journey
without knowing 1riJ he undertakes it, The causes
Q the two former ware against he French were lost
sight ct, long before the wars were half over This
vas very great evil. II not SO with the Ameri-
can war. myself tcok charge cf the cause of that
war; aHd, in spite Of al that iaehood and hypocrisy
have been able 20 do both sies OF the AtIantc .i
cause the character, the Tes7t. the effects OF that
war are clearly understood. So shall they ALI IN this
case, unless am deprived very speedily ofa my men
ta' powers Give me lite and health for oaIv three
months longer, and dty all tle ingenuity and all the
impudence OF all the corrupt hrangs in England
(and their number is hot small) To cause ignorance
10 prevail IN THIS country to the real cause or eau
ses OF the war, on which about toenter
From the time of Napoleoa's return b, ing announ-
eed our hrelings OF the press cried 4-d7 / cried
PEACE Peace Between the 18th of March las, and
the present time, l have published lst Two articles
at ne head OF the Resistr: 81, My first Letter to
you; Sd, "A Letter tot .ouis 4t My second I,t Ger
To you 5th, A letter to TIE Merchants; Cth,.A Let
ter 10 the excellent people of Nottingham 7th A
eter to the Earl oil Liverpool, (call,d The VII y Sth
n Letter 10 the uniLCUerG Ntt, NV IL llC f.ft
toyou; 10Th, a Letter to SIR Francis Burdett I'm
these Ten papers, accompanied with tn official docu
metts, all to be found IN the Register fatter nv
selt thai We shall heteqfer be able IL see (Uithou,
hunting through yoamcs Of verDos stupid stufn one
shape or Gnothcr) complete history not only in t,crt
o. fact, but ciargument ut IN beginning of chs war
hejc articles contain, too the Political eCJouu urthe
question, which you aud your colleagues and even yir
opponents, take little o. no notice Of Thus tar them
have made all but, before acti.alIv enter
upon the work OF blood, Rean, further to put upon
record the TAR SUBSTANCE OF what has been published as
the reasons for the war, stated the iicusc OF Com
mons during the debate uon TIE question Of zsQ; itself
--because the tine is to come when weshall have To
reicr to, aad to cite these opinions and declarations
ahOnd, perhaps take notice Of reported debate ofhe
LoRps: but 1t would be bat repetition. 1 should now
proceed pontb poi;, to notice the report and par
ticuia'il /" pot it, substance upon record.
l. CjMe character Of .Napolso7l. " / shall be We
r. Short upon tishead, Ls9ns are not painters if
they were,' said the Lion in the fable, "vou
would not man painted in the attitude ofcrushing
Lion" totally disagree With all those, who draw
hdeons pictures otNapoeOn's character; could, e.
ven With safety, trnmplantiy answer what was said
but justice vould demand full exhibition OF the con-
tI'is DIRT mightbc presented and, this cannot be
mad, with perfect freedom, the answer ought not TO
be entered on II wouid be the height Of dustic to
enter IN the defense ot any man without icing free
toproIuce GHthat eau be produced ia his Justification
what then, would IL be 70 enter such Il, fence With
out being able to pro,iuee hardy anu of he n!Gio
f9ctS, cU'cnated t0pt tue character OF Napoleon la
YER more he lhe and, then, the character of Ma
poleOn VII! have ITS fair chance the,i aud not ill
then, eill his abus have a right to expect that until
cotrddced their assertions ought to tclss jor truth
But, there Ar'ioerat and CO.saek Priests enough
jn .Few-EnglUd There are men enough tbet.
who ass;il Nspo!eon or, at least WHO used t.
90 h--Now, | hereby chaiicRge any ono Of
these upon thc subject. Let linn, like man. Publish
- tn Buston federal papers hs Dudy .ffg srliscr
regular at cE upon the character and conduct of Ma.
poi or, embracing AL parts, public and private of dat
chaart and conduct Let any one do this; let the
p4pc' be scntto me and pledge myselffo ens7rer
~ ia Letter sent ~ Vnusc,9b to that same PAPER
II the assa.iant put his nnMc he will act more ike
man hut viii no. staBd upon tliat point. he must
take tlus along with hm, huwCyei; that shall moi
adso OfauY fact beng true merely upon the nsseioA
o. auy BODY and when such asset ion has been ofca
retccfcd ig3tI0HtGHV aftembtdt PROOF, shall al
ways regard that cr,unsianc- presumptiye proof
oil rs faseh9od But, though i for the reasons here
stat d, decline entering into what call an aHsge up-
on the subject ct uic character OF Napoleon there is 1
.passage a. the report OF vi CTuttdHs speech that
ought o. pat upon record at least IL is this He
haf 'nade his bro5hc' king II Hfo1md--he kad 6o.
1i8ieG he Prime Regent Of P9r'Uv0LGom his mn
IRE h1n6-h- haiipp I-one the klag IT .Sbui+l-he
had raised army O. 90, 600 men wich he meant 20
sHUlpy s0lels .or the purpose Of Comforting t,e same
t1yor .l me Hing of Et giOtd-rld had the space be-
tween ihe tWoeoant.ies been wholly composed Of land
-hd No tfpf channel i1eIrcied which gave GH
scope 90 Gre ppFer Of the British navy he 4r1rS1 ig
Oeo h0Te p&t Mfs deagu into ctscUHoH. When h.,
conceig.d q Wild and tX,raygant isa Of eouueriog
Europe, he ac.now cd he must FIRST conquer Ene