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

We have waited with some curiosity TO learn
what would be said in England about oar cap
lure OF the FLORIDA posts. The English prints
have opened upon The question aud mold the
very language Which we anticipated They
asciibe Il to our ambition; they chargeus with
taking an ungenerous advantage of the weak
ness OF orr heishhot soine OF them hint that
SPAN Is aoout 10 make an appeal to the Con-
gfes OF A!N-.a-Chs pel!e, aud that even En-
gland ought 10 sir herself in the natter
i"e WoS' mouerate oi ali these commentators
IS 'eus Heedy Messenger. He pays Us some
general compliments, wishes TO see the f,nrl.
u'S '""'s ~ "u' lio>sess,ou, but charges las IN
'hs instance with haNii':, recourse Ia pfctcats 10
oni.in ,hVih- AN important object Ion. and
'naE'Ic>'iA wilma (ourJ view"
!.a HGys'ht-thi> IS rot tic ,i,s, time TIA,
ihc f.rs 'tn=er has hArpci on the same str;av
~, "iaH '">i, II made the same prediction w.
t'1t y" were aountto seize Florida ind, th,.
i.vt'N 20, ch'l,ihs 'hc iraia,s. Aud il is uUw
VhNchiin: on The sae''.;y oiiis own prorhecv
Dnt as soon as we saws the Nav article We
81 butted us assertonS: il WAS denied i,atsuri,
were the views OF The administration; their
honor iOrba1 any such linipGiaiion The MrS.
Se'Se'. ~ s''.H>, vas vIoug, and we nsrc
flshi. lie woithnows, sro this HAT The Gpan,sh
pots a'e 90 lac gi>on-up; thai ne arr. ,hnyt.
thr htt'e di'iy policy, Witch he has a.cribed 10
Us una ue ScOTii - is.<e "a. vantage q. ,,riuh
no"r That 1t The grIUres OF, ihe old world
nav l's;rpitcn ilc lies CT hnnGr sce the Re
rubiCh'iS a tiis new Wotli Still ackuo,,lrdye
as ohl'ga;ion and THAI ice do not require him
Drtin" ia III. caii"ot terminate in Good -
"l'h What PRIDE can we naw ling all his ii,si-
h"aiIons, amt his prophrc.es, back ito is
teeth.
me Messenger says no more than yyhai /,
TUE, mat VIC cant the Flnridas: bni we scurn
10 t"kr them 10y means o. undelhan 'p;e-
t'\ts. Ii says true that il is !, veyvJi,iiu
hOJec' WIN the government Of the u. = To
procure these provinces, and thereby not siv
gan s'r9ne natural bounIlrv, bat 20 s,aii,
q Naihabie iUt OF sea coasts for our western
Si"lcS. (the phraS< ~ - back provinces"
which he apphes,iS mnknowu tons. )-Hemielt
nave added ibsir value tOu in the riyersNYiicii
run i'Om CTR territory into the sea, and whose
uninterrupted navigation we secure by hi.
measure But when be adds thai We have
farther views; that We lock anon The FIor;das
rs "A pomi tIOrr whic!, Shall pauure unou
Mexico; hris as iRnch mistaken in his view, of
our foreign policy, as lie las proved himself
ignorant ut the moral principles by which we
Nr "clnaied. We do ho, want the Mexicos
We ''ave land, and vc shall have strength O.
rogah I've atomiustr The ambition OF min
ceS we sigh Tor nc foreign conquests. The
!'oSt ot Cur c0uat'ymeu, TOOL: upon such tx
l. ided acquisitions ds InaHSpcions 10 uuriiber
tV'.-Sbould SpaiH then bn msled by ihe
same calculation; shCuld tGis be the reason
M"\ the royal government OF Spain puts so
l!2h q value on The uncultVaied desert, az the
fIo!laas, lei i.er discard the phantom and be
assured ofthe guarantee which both cur in
leiesi and our integrity offer to the world
Instead OF hunting for cLimerSs Size 10
BEST look at the .act: The FiOridas Will az
some tune endahSer t!ie peace OF the two
nations. Size had bsiier al once give up with
d goou grace what may grove in so many WAYS
u source OF annoyance 10 us, and of animosiiv
against herself.