Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-15
From enc Aurora.
POLITICAL VIEWS.
No. l..

The return of peace once more 'enahJss
as to cast an eye of curiosity over the uni.
verse, and to contemplate the progress. of
society Ia other Countries, with which I'VE
may be remotely or directly interested.-
ne passion for information which was con,
cehtrated IN the interests of our own coun-
.ry curing the war may now roam at large,
and we shall, as in former times, give ocI
casional views of the political history of TO-
reign nations; taking topics up as they pre-
sent themselves, but with constant eve 70
their bearing and influence on the prospers
ny and liberties of these states.
we may very probably look upon the
new interests, which appear like the Au-
rora 81 the polar regions, glimmering and
sciatiilatins IN Southern America and ex.
a1'Ine the influence of events there on the
fortunes OF this northern republic while
the politics of Europe will afford abundant
mater Tor enquiry.
Inc rhshsh newspapers have for more
thah eighteen months past, occasionally lee
ou, remarks on the detachment of large
m'ltary force for Asia. No ordinary CIR
substances could induce such a .disno7ition
OF military force prior to the subiueation of
france by the coalesced powers. The ter.
mination OF the war against France was
more suddsn q unexpected, than ths recent
.eFmination OF our own war with England.
u Is ulthcult therefore to discover sufficient
causes to authorize the augmentation of the
european military force in India, to so large
an amount as 10000 additional Enropesn
troops
Two causes of an opposite kind have
oeen assigned by different newspapers but
these causes are contradictory and
irreconcilable with each other. Both could
not exist at the same time
lhe hrs, OF these assigned causes is said
70 oe' the ceslgn of the governor general of
India, Earl Of Mora, to bring the m;litarv
establishment of the East India cempanv.
which IS distinct from that of the royai ar
my-totally different in composition aud or.
Saniza'ion, and indeDeRdeht in its constitu.
tion-uhder the royal authority exclusively
--'nat Is, the reduction of the whole to one
homogeneous establishment under the
crown, and out of the Control or autfori,v
OF inc East India company. This design.
II really contemplated, would be q sufficient
motive tor the augmentation of the Europe-
an military force during period OF general
peace but such measure could not he
calculated upon, but under the most extrav.
asant iniatuation during such war as ra.
geo IN Europe during the year 1915. The
second motive assigned is the alledged de sign
OF placing one brother in preference to A.
mother on the throne of Dude. The osrtic
uiars affected to be given IN explanation of
this project, serve only to show how little or
Imperfect the knowledge Of Asiatic affairs
IS IN England and with all the boastsd
freedom oftheir government and liberty of
their press, that the English nation is as lit
tie acquainted with the true history of En-.
glIsh possessions in Asia as with the history
OF the Amazons of antiquity. There can he
no necessity for an additional military force
TO subdue or even 10 levy tribute ON pow
er which has, for about thirty years, had
little more than a nominal existence. The
political transactions developed by the trial
OF Hastings few years ago are 10. in the
blaze OF events which were produced by the
revolutions IN Europe. AS the min sis r.
iIeved by the change Of objects of cOiltem.
plation, Asia must at some period not very
distant become the theatre Of events as stu.
pendous and interesting in their consequea-
ces to mankind, as tho revolutions OF Amer
ice or Europe. Occasional calculations of
transactions there may be considered &C.
ceptable.
The Hawab Of Dude, who is also some.
times called the Nawab Vizier. was Ma.
homedaD prince. His authority aad tide
we're deprived from the Mogul empire. aod
are of no ancient date. The Mogal EN-.
Pire declined from the death Of Aurnay e,e
out the authority of the emperors Continued
to be in some respect even after their bow.
CT was enfeebled The great men who rad
SSubahs, or provinces, assumed 10 be inLe.
pendent. and instead of one stunendeos EN-.
pre- extending from Persia to the srlth .ro