Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-07

conduct is giving to the thing degree of
Importance to which its intrinsic merits
Or dement's could never have entitled it..
But in suppressing the Journal, they
did not suppress its editors these have
united themselves with the editor Of the
Journal ds Commerce, and this union is the
cause of the different arrangement which
you viii perceive in that paper III few
Gays ii will assume "a larger size, and con-
selaently contain more matter
RUSSIA.
LavERPooL, September pa work
has appeared in The last week, which has
given rise to much speculation. IT is
" "A View of the Political and Militia
~ strength OF Russia in ,si7," by Sir
Robert WILSON, II shews the vast III
crease Of Power which Russia has re-
Gently received by the impoiicy of other
states, by additions on the side OF Swe-
tru, Poland, Turkey and Persia not
Mfths.andiug which extension OF terrific
~, hrr frontier has be.ome more upas-
sailable II adverts To the amount and
character of the Russian Military force,
aud insists that while France continues
In her present state, incapable of taking
AN active part in the affairs of Europe,
that no na,iou exists capable of Offering
amy adequate resistance to the deslgns
of Aiexander.'
f" Painful as II is 10 reflect, (says Sir
KobcrOtiat warrior the restoration OF the
balance ofpowershould haveended in the
overthrow ot all balance; i'll the substitute
on of solid dominion, for m9meniary au-
tdority III national supremacy, in
stead of The supremacy of one eNtraor-
binary man, subject 10 all the vicissi-
~ In MIR nj
humanity, IL is nevertheless true; aud
SD long as France is not reunited 10
Europe, so long as she. cannot he rem
iered conIributive 10 the general system
of defence, every monarch and nation
an the continent must owe their exist
enc 10 the fDrbearance OF Alexander"
The population of Russia, according
TO the ST. Pei rsburg Almanac for 1908,
amounts to forty-,wo millions; but since
that period, Alexander has added 1885,
500 square miles to the empire, including
the Duchv Of Warsaw, Finland, Georgia,
&C. SO that this estimate of fortytw
millions is probably several millions too
!ow. OF this population not above five
millions are Asiaiic the rest is coucen-
trated in European Russia. Notwithstand-
ing destructive invasion and wars of
great waste and expenditure, out of all
establishment OF one million two hundred
thousand men, exclusive of Militia Tar
tars, Cavalry, &c. She can range III order
of battle $40, 900.
Sir Robert distinctly states that an ex-
petition against our East India poSsessi-
GUS was, at one period in contemplation.
g Whether Alexander will profit by the
positions and present superiority OF Rus
STA, to accomplish other prof cts, long
assigned to her system of policy, must
Interest all governments, not excepting
the Government of the East Ind es I;
whose attention may also be more excl
ted by the information, that General Yer
moloH, the governor OF the Caucasus
line, who probably at this very moment
has reached the capital Of Persia on an
embassy, is an officer of the highest me-
rit anu capacity as an administrator as
welt as soldier; and that he has gone
assisted not only by the French officers
employed by Napoleon, under Gardanne
ia Persia, and whom Alexander, with
the exception of three engaged in the
Russian service, but with the reports and
maps sent by that mission To Napoleon,
aud which being carried into Russia at
the time of the INVASION, were found, du-
ring the retreat i'll two abandoned tum-
briiS. These reports and plans had con-
Nnced Napoleon, that the expedition 10
lndia was practicable; and it is a po-
stive fact, that he had resolved on
sending an united Russian and French
force ON that expedition, III case Russia
had been compelled TO make peace on
Lis terms"
Russia may be also a naval power
she has the means TO be so, and ambiti-
Gil prompts her To hecnma ." Spe"i''J.
~, Uus naval power We are indebted
for our colonies and for wealth. Whrn
Russia becomes a naval power we NAV
frembe for onr colonies and our carry
ing trade, the one and the other, the main
aiays of our pre-eminence. Russia is
becoming fornidabie-we have made her
so. Our government has given her Po-
land the Turks must give her pas
sage through the DariaDeIIes. II she
will aid the beloved Ferdinand, she is. TO
obtain the CALIFORNIA; aad Minorca and
can England look at these things aud
not interfere in time!"
LONDON, Sept. 2l.-French papers to
the both inst. arrived Yesterday The e.
lections commenced on Saturday, and
were 10 continue without interruption
for several days, until they were com
pleted. The greatest importance seems
10 be attached to The choice of mem
bers, although only one-fiitlI ofthe Cham
Der is renewed and the papers are filed
with articles inviting the electors TO con-
slider that their choice will render the
present period either most fatal or most
salufary to the welfare and existence of
their country. Ascertain list of" Candi-
dates presented TO the Electors of the De-
partment of the Seine, by the Friends of
legitimacy" having been industriously
circulated in Paris, the commander in
chicfof the National Guard has issued an
Ardnr Of lie na-. In ,ulai.h hn ...r,.c tI.n...