Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-26
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The public prints have leemed with articles
upon this subject, which are in Themselves of
very little consequence. We wall ioF tacis
Until We are IN possession of them, we may
!gEeSs and speculate upon causes y consequence
es, hut after all. What deprIdamceis 10 he pIac
ed upon 5,neSseS? ihc following short article
from the National lnIell"enceT, however,
stTikeSuS in diiteI CTtpOiui Of view. That paper
l. AZ the fountain mead vi Information. Ia never
speaks, or ought never 10 speak, at random.
v h4teVCr ii throws ont ahoui our foreign rela-
ilomS, catches ihe.attemioH What il briefly
states as probabilities drereceived bN many
facts, and are frequently intended To have the
force ottaCis. What i most 10 be regretted
-, that what 1t auOws, it cannot always speak
ont; aud that Frequently there is au AIR OF re-
serve in its comnInnicatioIs. wliiGh does not
always satisfy, though il eXctes curiosity. The
article before usi> OF this description.
(From The National Jnfeiiisencer.
Part of the smhInlned paragraph, we
apprehend iSHoi wholly groundless. With
respect 10 the destination OF the Euglisii
feet, we say nothing: il may be very
different ifon What IL cnujecturcd. Ban
we shouid not be surirized TO iiud that
The British government has taken, sub
san'ially, such Il ground as this : hat, Is
live Treaty for the ccssion of Florida TO
the United States should he ratified, II
would he expected that, either with or
without an equivalent, The Island OF Cuba
would be put into the hands of Great
Britain. Nov, the King Of Spain. whose
capacity and spirit seem rather Ia be
mdrrialed by most of us, willing as he
might he TO part with the barren soil OF
Florida, which has never vel led 10 Spain
any thing but trouble, cannot consent to
parf so rra Idly with Cuba, The key of all
his South American possessions. Sup
pose he should refuse TO give 10, would
q. Britain tate III Ii he refuse so ratIiy
the Treaty with us, aud we take posses
sion OF Florida, will Great Britain take
Cuba, whether Spain will ornpI ThrSr
are questions on which we should like
10 see the confidential Instructions 10
Lord Henry Wellesley" al Madrid:
BoULoGNE AgGUsT3I.
The expedition of II sail OF tile line, now
fitting our at Plymouth, for some foreign dcs-
tinaiion, has given risa tOvdrioas SPECIAL atoms
"a 10 It's osteusjbie object letter which we
received this morning from one of our CORES
pOndents in London, we'll acquainted with what
passes there, states that il rs TumprPa in the
best circles that Ills fleet is destined for the
Havana that The government declares that,
whether Ferdinand ratifirs the Treaty for the
cession Of Tie FlOridas, or not, TO the United
STATES, the Brtlsiarc determined To hold that
important post professionally, as a security for
their West India possessions; that cautious
policy alone las delayed Tie sailing Of The ar
:
CriVcd from the British Ambassador at the
Court of Madrid, Lord Henry Wellesley, The
bcet would sail. Dispatches from his Lord
ship were momently expected"
ADDBNDUM.
What part of This paragraph is not
wholly groundless That an expedition
is on foot That il is destined Tor the
Havana That II Is intended 10 occupy
aud hold That important port flo auy
Other point, than >. America, to cope sim
COChrancs blockade : If To any point,
connected with The Florida iailair, bar
lIavana, whai point isit? The lnielll
geuctr will have our sincere thanks for
any information it can give (Which il Is
meet TO give) about This Florida affair (:
for never have we grOprd in such utter
Darkness
Tile lGielligencer throws out certain
queries, " aicii it. does not answer. Nav
we be excused for adding TO iIIeirnumbcr /!
IL G.. p. SAYS size will lake Cuba, II ne
take Florida, what does our interest and
honor say to thiSi But new idea is bro't
over 10y The last vessel from Cadiz, that
the Spanish King is unwilling formally 10
give US Florida, lest &. =. should then
take Cuba and therefore leaves il
TO us TO take II for Ourselves--like the
quaker, who was pressed for his militia
hnes, Friend, thou may est take il, but
| will moi give ITO thee Zig. Il. however
be in such mind, will size not consider
SPANS acquiescing IN our capture, the
same as her direct cessiOu Of il ? This
brings us back 10 the case pui by the ~.