Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-17

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lad down their arms. ThcQues,ion is no
lnnseraboui the Scuiinoies, bui the avow.
al al this expedition. Perhaps ii had been
more worthy az thu rank mich the GO
vrranUnl of Washington already occupies
IN The wUrid-ul HAL sill more elc,a
station ii Is one day To hold, noi 10 liza, 4
.mpl"lcd & protest, which has in il
somcnhai al SOidid evasion. (2) Ii would
seem 10 mes,e might have found reasons
more worthy Of her In her old grieiS "a
SalnSl Spain, and in the wishes of The peo-
PIE o' Florida, w,io, without doubt, have
irn1 desired 10 pa.lake OF Tie destiny of
the ColOniSls Oi Louisiana. Although The
occupation or Pensacola has noi Vet been
aNoweuby the GOV erHmeni oil Washington,
II Is probable that II will not consent To
reiinquish port, The possession of which
renders II master, ia time OF war, fOl a
considerable part Of ihe navigation OF lie
Gnii OF Mexico. CD THUS, The pnpHajiUu
al the U. States, which has already risen
10 nearly twelve millions Of inhabitants,
and which, by lis natural increase, vii!
double every twenty years, is sill mote
sweiied at tins moment by lis conquestS,
ana by The emigrallons OF Europeans,
whom theprospeiIly al ia ccOuntIy attracts
thither IN crowds.
The English journals, al least those
which are under ministerial influence.
continue, II is true, To menace the Ame.l-
can government with The wrath al Spain.
The wrath OF Spain She will do much
better, certainly. not 10 yield 10 ,iOlrnt
counsci> IN the plans she puIsu,s Evrn
should The eagles of The Union, passing
the borders of Louisiana, advance into
some OF ihedepend-ncies Of the vice rev
atty OF Mexico, II will Yet be the course
oil pradence Ia support with patience tbs
new injury: but II, on the contrary,
obeyIng The impulse of that old c. stiIan
pnhe which harmon'ze. no longer with i,s
new condition, the court %. M;;,.rid seeks
10 revenge itself by srizing The few ves-
sells at The United States which happeu TO
be i'll the ports of the Peninsula. we have
already said, the fleets of The republic
will swarm OH The Atlantic; they will
seize ali the reiaiorcememis sput 10 the
troops otibe mother country i'm the colo
mes, and, of course, those which are now
Here Will be destroyed or disarmcd i'm
every quarter of America .(H
lie news ofthc capture of Pensacola
reached The President whilst he WAS ma
king a tour through some OF the states of
Tie union.(5) When i've received the in
formation, he returned in great haste TO
Washington. Since this epoch they lave
been repairing andarminga all The fortress
es OF the republic.(6) The direction of
these works Is confided TO one o the most
distinguished OF the French officers of
engineers, General Bernard. Ii is no,
without sentiment af j0y, i'm which
most of my readers will participate. thar
see those of our fellow citizens. whose
services the country has ceased to en-
pioy, associatlDg themselves in The for
tune, and contributing 10 the prosperity.
or 10 the glory OF a new people, who
have rendered 10 them generous hos
pitaliiy.(7)
Situated near The STATES ofthe Union, il
is scarcely possible tina, Canada, a French
colony which unhappy chances have
placed IN dependence OH foreign paren-
tai government, should take no part in
The movement, which, from one pole 10
the OTHER, ssitaies tho New World. lis
principal inhabitants have had mcriirqs.
ami III an address TO the Prince RcyCai
nave exposed the faults OF the af,niniS
fratIon 10 which they are subjected. II
was III The same manner that the first
symptoms OF irritation Oh the part Off
OF" tng'lsh colonies OF North America
against lie mother government broke
canadian volunteers rallied under ihe
banners Of The United States, and. by The
courage they displayed, reminded us of
their Er nch origin. For some time uast.
some OF 'be most opnlrnt orihe Cana
dians have realized their property, and
transported II into Pennsylvanis. carer 10
liVe under those bencficent laws which
have already assured 10 the United States
forty years of tranquil liberty, equally
secure from ihe enterprises OF an anbi-
'ouS alsi0cracy, and from the excess of
atu'buicni democracy. This fact stuff
Cleni'y indicates the disposition of the
oliier planters, whose fortune, less diSpo-
SABLE, oblIgeS them 10 remain i'm the En-
glish colonies
In The midst OF these occurrence. the
government of Great Britain observes
WIN restless air the movements of the
new world. IL seems as though she
were on lie brink of rendering her rela-
tlohs with SPAN more Intimate. In The
ministerial papers, long articles are pub
llshcd, tie aim of which is TO establish
That the revoutionisis Of the Spanish CO.
lon!es, whom they endeavOr TO disparage
by The name of rebels, have done treat
injury To the industry and prosperiiv of
many oil ille English manufacturing towns.
In ihe month OF June last The Prince Re-
gent issued severe orders against The pri.
Valeers which sweep The Atlantic, and az
ms moment the government is recruit
ing crews for twelve vessels OF war. Not
wiihslandng these hostile movements.
The English merchants. persuaded thai
lie success OF the revolution can alone
compensate them for The advantages they
have lost, hope that The government will
Keep alooi from the quarrels of Spain. II
lie wishes Of Tie merchants do not arrest
Tho ministry, they may perhaps refrain
from engaging in the controversy from