Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-11

mus of Darlen at IFS western extremity
il,e Guli then flows along the isiimus
OF Darien about 4 hundred or more miles,
after wliet commences the Mexican em-
pre-, being the coast opposite TO the Flo
rldas.
&C Even from this brief description, two
points are sufficiently evident. In the first
place, The value of the Floridas To the u
m'ed States; and secondly, their impor-
lance 10 Spain. To the Uuited States
they VIII al once afford natural boun-
diary, and Il long line OF sea coast and na-
vigahie iarbonrs, where they are most
waited. TO The royal government Of
Span, The value Of the Flori,las is, per
maps. sill greater; II Is "a barrier, so long
as II coDtInu- :, between Spanish South
America and the United States, and opps-
SEES such a long aud wide SPACE OF wood
and uncuiti,aied land, as ehcc,mally 10
prevent the 6aneeioms intercourse he
tween The subjects of q despOfic monar-
cly and the free people Of the Z. States.
II is, III this sense, the best defence of
Spanish America, and The strongest sect
rally OF MesIco. The possession of il by
The United States. will bring that active
people Immediately into contact with This
feeble empire: and the Americans, iay-
ing such a pr'z" at their feet. and wiih SO
man, occasions Tor seizing il, will readily
avail tbs 2cs of it. II we add tu these
reasons the present actual situation al the
Spanish American provinces, il will be
unnecessary 10 add any further expana-
H. p, why tie royal government Of Spain
Should put 30 high value on the uncul-
tivaied deserts OF The F,oridas.
Such, therefore, have been the actual
reasons which have induced the American
government 10 the present act Of seizure
and capture. The preieAts are, indeed,
very different, bun are OF no farther curl
osi'y than as matters of future history
We have no doubt that a manifesto will
be shortly published in which the Ame-
rlcan government will assert lis righ, of
maintaining lis own peace and good or
dcr-and, 70 that end, its obligation TO
selze The provinces or d government, whose
Notorious imbecIlliy and is.suihciency
were rendering those seas and islands the
refuge OF pirates and outlaws principle
winch Is rot Without just foundation, If
II were The actual motive, ana the only
To confess The truth, however,
we are so lille satisfied with Tie govern.
meat OF FcrdiGand, and are so th0roiIg,j-
~ persuaded than the ElorIdas will flour
isil under the United States, that we al-
most wish 10 see the Americans produce
a sufficient justification for their posses
sion of them. But without this sufficient
Justification, however, We might wish for
The event Itself, we cannot persuade our
selves TO approve OF it for il is with ma
lions us with individuals that what be-
sins Ill, cannot terminate in good. THIS
not only seems TO be, but actually is, iie
law of God i'll the government OF the
world; and no nation ever Violated ite
"A NV In hmm. al
fler, without repaying, either i'll tie OBJ
iect itself, or from some other interest, a
triple rctribution for all ihai il seemed 10
gam. II America has sufficient cause, she
las our best wishes: il not, we are so SIM
cerely attached TO her wise, her simple,
and iicr moderate government, that we
mas! wISh Eeg 10 fail ~ all attempts III
which she could only suro eed 10 all e.
ventually greater loss, and upon this ve-
nv intelligent principle-t!iat ii is better
70 lal Than 10 succeed IN bad action"
A letter 10 the editor of the London
Courier, from Manchester, Aug. /, states
inat Tie spInDers, TO the number 81 Ii GEO,
still continue 10 bid defiance 10 THEN cni-
ployers, and are subsisiing upon their
own limited means. fins conf ination of
The laborers appears TO he quite exteii-
site; and 1t Is even stated ibat renIitiau-
crs to these deluded people have been
made from the mechanics Of London. ..
Some OF the English papers speak with
trembling upon The subject, and attribute
The disorders 10 The seU.liious writings of
the Black Dwarf and company.
The Courier mentions the return of
some OF the modern rciormers, who last
year emigrated 10 America, alter cutting
mails, on the subject Of" American earn
ingS."
a singular circumstance is mentioned
as having taken place on board tie slip
Emanuel, capt. Springal, bound To Elsi-
more. As capt. S. was sailing by the guI
fleet beacon, III The Swim, about l6 miles
from land, the vessel was suddenly isiird
by millions of waSps and although ti,c
crew kept sweeping the deck ant gun
vale as they fell, ihey were assaulted with
successive swarn.s FOR full four hours.
BY accounts from CoGsiauiinopl' il
appears that the difficulties between Rus
| STA and The Porte, are not yet adjusted.
| Baron SirogamUG, Tie Russian minister,
presented nOie IL The Dvan, containing
rpcapiiulaiion 81 all The affairs bets cen
| the Two governments, Gil the oath Of Ma, .
! Both powers claim The administration oi
| the municipalities Of Moldavia and Wal
lachia and il seems the Turks have in,-
posed lax oftwo millions Of piastres on
| the former
The London Courier has violently al
| lacked the character of general Jackson,
" The doughty occupier OF pcnsacois," as
he is snecringly called. Tie Morning.
Chronicle, the most respectable of Tie 0i,-
position papers, had published bingrs-
p,ical sketch Of tie general, which did
tot quite suit The Courier. jackson is d,
cused IT having rendered himself famous
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