The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-18
FOREIGN.
t,'oo, The Saiem Regisfer Of G'c6. 8.

tiors, y%tthewhJ de effect apparently is disa \
grss,Loie to the rational ambition. The naval
events On the Lakes have obliged such eaqui-
Iies as admit no doubts of their general effect
The military operations have no ultimate sue
cess, and the great event o! which they are
most ready to beast, is cloudled by tho pubic
shame at tie walton destruction at Wasl6ug-
ton, which no retaliation could Justify in AN
enlightened nation. The plan ct sei3ing ul,oa
British commerce has had SUCCESS enough 10
iriltate the national feelings under great pri-
vations and TO produce many petitions, which
Indicate that ulltheir sutferngs have not made.
ihefn forget the true causes;of the war be-
tween the two nations. So chat upon the
whole, the effects which have been produced
are not without hopes that cur political as
well as military and naval Importance, will
provide that influence winch alone can avail
IN war or aIuo ton, Jealousy and power
The Speech Of the Regent from the Throne
repeats the charge VI aggression against
country, and reia.cs the capture of WaShing-
ton as the brilliant success of their arms. But
1t is accompanied with no advantages which
could be- displayed on the occasion. The
Vandalism at Washington gave the OpDosi-
zion in the House of Lords and in the Com
mons, an opportunity To hint at the conse-
cuences upon the temper Of the American
people and t. disclose their secret confidence
in the dsunion they could create, and which
Ii is not unworthy of our attention tn the
,,urD sc of a disnnion wss the known object of
the enemy, and that the benefits from 1t
have been considered In all the measures,
athoug.t the wse>t men among them had MA
nv serious doubts OF the extent of tine disu-
Mon and OF the hopes it might encourage
We out not high value upon the influence
OF any party in England, or upon s.ny pcht-
cal arrangements IN Engl sd, or upon
any political arrangements in Europe. If we
display the spirit OF Union, and a full resis-
lance to the enemy at every point or attack,
we may be sure TO command peace. Aud
that peace, whenever it comes, viii continue
no longer than we are deemed invulnerable.
i, isnOt a war OF right, but of Jealousy be-
inventive CuInTIiGTCi.i Ijow5f5, the ule uf
which is in the full growth of its strength,
with ALARMING symptoms of decay, while the
other commences with an energy before I'M
known, and ccmb.nes advantages which 10
nation ever did betUre possess, for uneXanl-
ped prosperity and glory. Of the Negocia-
ton at Ghcnt we have 40 particular history.
in the great events OF the last campaign we
have negotiated more cilcctuafly ia America
the questions whicn as,tste the British Le-
tislaturc seem TO regard some unreasonable
disclosure not more perhaps from The want oil
ceremony, than from the unfavorable nature
Of the documents. ard Il public opinion. 1t
rt'NgS-e.f ap!1f..iS - &c "a SUI est Z co.,
ceased, and that the nation still Possesses the
opportunity To relieve itself from any embar-
easements into which the order of events
might lead it. The petitions will have a less
tendency To domestic disqliets in the present
posture of their affairs AS to the CONGRESS
of Vienna VIC have nothing certain. 1t holds
every thing in its own power, and therefore
probably has done nothing decisively. II
Conteu lateS a succession of events which
Etr IN n
guilty, with which the new arrangements
may better agree than with the moment of
CONFUSION and distress. Every hour contri-
butes to extinguish the fury Of former resent
meHts, and to weaken the propansities for
new changes Nothing more is to be done
than TO prevent the recurrence of former
Commotons, and to make the new powers
more formidable by baGoming irresistabe-
The most interesting article of the Congress
by report is. that Talleyrand, the French
minister, had been reminded OF secret arti-
Gle iii the Treaty Of Paris, in-which France
was g consent to all the divisions of terrific
~ couseuted TO by the Allies, and that this
aole minister had questioned the term as tx
te1ding equally to all the powers at war with
France. The ingenuity, or the invention. is
worthy Of his talents Report is busy with the
respective parts which have been taken in
the arrangements in favor OF the different
powers TO be- constituted or dissolved by the
Congress. 1t hardly belongs to an outline to
repeat them. Suffice it TO say that the pre-
sent report is. that the House of Austria was
again TO DE invested with Imperial Donors
That the oblg 'tlons Of the Empire were not
as indeternlinate as before. The proClama-
ton ut Hanover has announced tn { tas Flee
toral hnnors were of those Of Kings That most
Of the Electors had awaited themselves of
this conviction, aud has taken the high hon
ors of Kings. And that in consent with this
belief, the King OF England, as Eiector Of
Hap0ver, had taken the same honor It will |
row b. found that the German Empire en-
lr ced FIVE Kings. As'bg this Arrangement
5axony was lost 10 Prussia, the brother of
tie King of Prussia, Frederick William, be- !
came Viceroy of Saxony, and was by marri- |
age to be allied TO the family of Austria,
while the claims of the Duke of SAKE Wei
iner were to be hOnorably satisfied, or Guie-
ted, ard the late King was to retire, and he
had LETT Berlin Ii has been affirmed that Sc
vera' cities had been continued IN the ancient
privileges, but their number is not couclu
ded. II has been added also that the Prus-
sian power would be extended to Dantzic.--
On all hands it is reported that Poland is to
belong N Russia. Some gu, stons on this
subject are attributed both 10 England and
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