The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-07-29
POLITICAL.
10 THE EARL OF LIYERPO0L.
ON THE NAVAL. FORCE OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.


STATES OF AMERICA.
From the beginning. and before the begin
ming of the late with America, thought my du
would be the creating Of great naval force in
that country l endeo,ored TO describe you the
immense means sf America Tor such purpose. Her
fine rivers, bays, and harboars her excellent snip
builders her hemp iron, pitch and tmber, ALI OF her
own produce. and, above all, her matcess seamrn.
Ut the truth OF this account you and Your colleagues
must, by this time, be pretty we'll coA,Liccd but
ca not help quoting. ana addressing 10 you spara-
graph from the Times newspaper OF, the l6thnst ia
the following wors .' Extract Ola letter from PHI
iadclphia, dated tine 18th OF March-Conaress have
at length determined to- have navy; bill has passed
the Legislature apponiinga navy board. Comm0-
dores Hull, cambridge and Rogers is expected will
be appointed admirss, and put in commission. a
~ powerful Force under the command of Commo-,
dore Banbridge is fitting ont for Algieis it will
consist of two new "a gun ships, irigates, and 10
sleeps OF Ii not mistaken, the Algerines will
the day when Trey provoked the vengeance of
tars. The Guerriere, under the command OF Nor
gan, sailed from thi, port yesterday for New-York,
where she to be joined by the Constellation and ia
frigates, from the Chesapeake, and tire United
States and Macedonian from Long-lsland Sound
theie sates with sloops of war, form the first dvi
SION against Agiers and il is said that 1000 oil Browns
rifle veterans will 90 with the squadron. The whole
nation is decided for navy the Pennsylvania, al
gun ship will be launched at this place in the month Of
May. Large quantities OF timber daily brought
down the Delaware and Schuyllill for shp-bulding.
1t extraordinary than true, with what dis
patch they build ships of war in this country. The
PEACOCK, OF Is guns built at New-York in Is
days! The WASP, was built at Portsmouth, N. III.
in twenty days. The SUPERIOR, Commodore
Chaunceys flag ship of 81 guns, Lake Out,ro, took
up only thirty days from the laying OF herko until
she had all her guns ON board, and ready for
cruze. 1t is said congress intend 70 have the frames
of the lake squadron removed To the Atlantic. -
Now what doss your Lortship think oil this do YOU
think that it indicates any trg Of that desire ofwhich
you pleased to speak some time ago, the part
OF the American people to put themselves under the
protection OF his majesty's government Or do you
begin to think with me, that 1t indicates the speedy APP
pearance ofsn American fleet of 90 ships OF the line
many frigates the ocean, Realty, my lord, this
~ of far greater consequence tn u.s. and to the WORLD
than the erecting of Hanover and Holland Into king
doms. The regular government OF Alsiers will
now f,d, dare say, that il must change its
but the American navy will not be employed solely
gainstths very regulr.' government. 1t will, and
it must make figure in the world. 1t must a
greater part Four years will swell it a respectable
size Before the end ot that time, n We have with
France, Ipredict, that shall American fleet
OF great force and carrying its bits OF striped bunt
ing across the Atlantic.
IL is for you, my lord, who are statesman and a
prime Minister and for your bright colleague, who has
recently returned from Vienna it IS Tor YOU and not
Tor me, To say precisely what Will he the consequent
ces oil this very important change in the naval power
of the world bat, it is ya,kee subject win
guess, that the friendship OF Jonathan will
begin to be couted by every nation who has eithersips
or commerce and, that, even already some OF them
have their eyes upon alliance 20 be formed with him,
IN order deprive otthe power of ercising
tersh? on the high At present the main that
would make OF the above information is, to urge it ON
You AS a reason Ior remaining at peace with France.
10 not want to see an American newspaper to know
what the people in that country viii think ofthe thTs
tened war in Europe. know they will not have pa
tenoe 10 read single article ia the Times Newspa
pers withcut throwing il down and crying out for
I'm lto htlf a,,ip nod he pt inn
way to provoke, and ut the same time 20 encourage
them Tie past, the future, resentment, glory every
thing Will eoncur IN tavoring wishes for coatcst
and, though they build ships very quickly III peace,
they would do it more quickly in
Some will say, that, seeing this danger, ought,
without deisy, 70 fall upon Napoleon and to destroy
HIM, conquer France aud burn capture all her feet
betnre the Americans have tn build large a. ct Yes,
iyou could be of doing all thisin the ,ofthis
summer. But, fyou should fail Failure IS possible.
We may indeed do all that is wished but, may be
obliged to come to peace without doing any part Of
nay, we may as in the OF 79S, draw the French
armies OF France to overrun our Allies. Louis lie
Desire ascrbes the forIuer of Napoleon to
Providence, who permitted him. for while, TO lOale
conquests. But, rs Providence has permitted him to
come backto France, and even TO put out the Bour-
bons, why may not Providence permit him, is case
France Is attacked rst tn defend her, and then sally
torth in pursuit of her asssilants
Ii this should be the case think may rely upon
seeing the American aimrals in our seas-and there
fore, this should come in an item in esti-
mates OF the consequence of war, if made against
France. With a stout American fleet at sea- our w.
India colonies X the Azores, belonging ally, Ior-
tussi, would be in any thing but satisfactory state
In short, would require fifty ships0 the line and fifty
figates "a defend them all. The slave trade would
soon he end and the whole face Of the naval and
commercial world would be changed. The fleets of
France would revive Example, emulation. have
powerful effects. beg you to think well, and in time
of these things.
beg you to take your eyes, for little, from Hano-
and Belgium, aud to cast them the other sile
of the Atlantic. where you will what is much more
dangerous to England than is the army of Napoleon,
numerous aud brave as that army may be.
am, &c.
Wx COB3ETT.
BoTLEY, 18th May, 1915.