Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-14

INTERESTING EXTRACTS.

I'm EhtS ING EXTRACTS.
FROM De Prdt's JVorks on the ColoRies1
Can Spain Ieconqucr her Colonies VIII she
be able to keep them9 Neither the one nor the
Sther and the one no more than the other.
ih,s great question will decide the fate of all
the colonies: the whole system depends upou
the result of the present struggle between
SPAN and America : for il the latter remains
independent, as every thing induces us to be.
Heve Will be the case, for this very .ause all the
other colonies will become so.--In fact, what
other Colonies are there, but the West Indies
and CANADIAN Will the latter alone remain in
dependent, when all America shall I've free !;
placed at the very door of the United States,
with all the interests which they have in in.
creasing the general indepe idence of America,
and with lthe immense expense OF protection
which, III that state of hostility and impending
separation, il will cost England !-it would be
curious 10 know how much Canada has cost
England during the last with America :
we should conjecture that the expenses ex-
ceeded the receipts in a ten-fold proportion
Ii would be the same with the West Indies,
which surrounded on every SHE by great in
pendent Colonies. could not be defended a
gninst them, and would not even be worth the
trouble of preserving, and which in the state of
dependence, would not be able TO stand COM
petition in cultivation with the independent
COlUnies.-At this present time, from the straits
of Magellan to California, over an extent of
country 5000 leagues in length, and many hun
dreds in breadth, the Inhabitants are fighting
Strengthening and eXterminatlng each other !;
vast grave tor himself. This is the second time
in 300 years that the Spaniards have eXterinin-
ated the population of America the first time
because the inhabitants were their interiors !;
the second, because they had the audacity TO
with TO be their equals.
After the late troubles in Europe the Span.
iards have presented themselves in America
with their ancient laws and troops to enforce
their eceptien.-Resolute in their principles
-ot monopoly ard exclusion, over which the
council of the Indies watched, as the dragon
watched over the garden of the Hesperides.
they required America to shut herself I'D ex-
elusively for them, and to serve them alone.
In order to support these demands they have
let loose upor America some thousands of men.
armed restorers OF their dominion: aud they
are preparing to send cut fresh troops; tiiey
reckon upon the royalists making a; diversion
in their favor, who are excited by the Spanish
Clergy in America, who show themselves there
as they do every where else, violent supporters
of absolute powers
Two questions arise from this state of affairs
Is Spain able to reconquer her Amer
lean CoionlesS
Secondly w ould she be able to KEEN them
The Destmanncr of deciding this question is,
without doubt, to compare the means ofattack
aud of defence, the means Sfpreserving these
colonies with the difficulty of doing it, and the
expenses OF guarding them.
Spain contains ii 900, COS of Inhabitants.
America, Is, 100000.
Therefore the Balance in favor of the Colon
ies is 100000
Spain contains 26 900 square leagues.
America, tGS ,0OG.
Spain is only able to attack America with avery
small part of her population, as was the case
with England with respect to the u. States !;
moreover She caGrot send against her Amer
lean Colonies the auxiliary troops which Eng
land sent against the United States, which
were then called insurgents. Spain in the con-
test with her colonies, will be reduced to her
Gssn forces; she will have to work as she has
already done, with small bodies OF men, sent
dy = from time 10 time, and the lowing of
which, as also the departure, the Transporting
and the arrival, are subject 20 all the inconyien-
cics tkat are attached to these kind of expedi-
tions in all nations aud especially in a nation
that's siewlS provided with the means of trans
porting great number OF men, not at all attcn-
tive 10 the equipment OF her vessels, or the
preseruatiOR of her men, careless of those min
utife which psost contribute to the success of
these arRaments. What difference between
All expedition OF this kind made by the Span
iards, AND one conducted by the English -
Thus the 'armaments of Spain VIII be weak and
always shackied by the very nature OF The
Spanish gOyerEment; but what are the arma.
Blcuts in comparison with a couatry like Amer.
lea, so immense, so difficult TO be penetrated by
an amy, where there are neither roads nor pas
sages oyer rivers both broad aud numerous
where the towns lie at great distances from
zach other where IL Is necessary, in order TO
arrive at any place whatever. to pass over i'm
in0nse tracts Of e0uniry, and where there are
10 lUdrdIlUt-s no jldtfo " eNitAN anu 10 nDSDi
fAlsf America will he defended Ivy It's climate
iIe attacks Of which are not to be braved by
BHfopesDs without Tie greatest danger. The
Inequality is YisiDie.--FO discipline and mill
tary knowledge are on the side of the Enrop-
san solder; yes, bat only for time the En-
giisL bad tie advantage oftle United States IN
al those tactics. Bat which side did victory
declare forY
Spanish America will be headed in the field
by the ell leaders of the French aud German
soldiers, Those who have already fought in
che plains OF Castle will YET meet again IN the
plains Of Paraguay. Mexico aud New.Grenada.
Miranda, the companion Of DumOuTior, has
opened the career; thousands Of others will
follow il. Who can doubt that long list Of
men, eseited by the SAME motives, will not has
ten towards the same countries The days Of
She first discovery Of America, are come back
sgaiu Tor Enrope a new world is discovered
Tor a.. When we sec thit the example OF tie
campaign Of Moscow is before the eye Of span
iaydS rs well as the war which was carried on
Ga their own cOuptry, Tor Spais Is engaged in
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