Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-07-25
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attitude of the other great powers OF Europe Gen.
.liontniarie observed
The national dignity required that the peace
establishment should be on a more imposing foot
inc. . The Kingdom of the Ne
,herlands (he said) has $50 900 men under arms;
prussia has an army of 200 900 soldiers, besde-
,be Bat,alions of Landwehr and Lansiurn. The
military force of the German Confederation, a.
AMOUNTS to 500, COO men. and may at the first sig
nal. be raised to $50 900. England, whose po-
sjion dispenses her from keeping up a numerous
army, has nevertheless, military resources well or
ranized. Russia has more than 700, 900 men,
,si,hout including her military colonies. To this
military state OF the European powers, have
only to oppose army which does no, amount to
200, 000.''
On this the London Morning Chronicle makes
Che following commentary.
o unfortunate people OF France, though you
amount in number to thirty millions, and the Prus
slams only TO ten millions, and The Netherlands to
five millions. yet your government will not in
lulse you with army so large ms that OF the Tor
ner. and little larger than that OF the latter Thai
government relying on the rermanence OF
e,ce and believing that the ability TO carry war
successfully depends maiuly outstanding the re-
sources, and relieving the burdens of nation dn
ring peace and knowing besides, that il France e.
v.sr be involved in war, it must be through her
own ambition, aud not that efthe King of the Ne
,herlands though he does maintain 100 900 men,
chooses rather TO repeal twenty millions OF taxes,
than 10 add hundred thousand men 10 your army,
"a strike an aweinto your neighbours! But let Us
hear what me Minister OF Finance can allcge in
justification OF himself against these heavy accusa-
lions.
(. France (e says) has been represented as no, in
. 1ond;tinn TO maintain a struggle with foreign
novvrrs as unable 10 provide for the wants OF the
different services; and has even been said, that it
was imprudent TO repeal taxes on the mere prool-
hIi,y of an increase in the receipts Fortunately,
Gentlemen. ali these fears, exist only in the ina
rination You skall Judge, gentlemen, IL il so I'M
pruden, to diminish the burdens OF the tax payers;
we know already the receipts of the four months
of 1926, they exceeded by 6,6i2, 600 francs the
CENTS for the same months of the former year; and
by l2l, $40 900 francs, the receipts calculated on
in the Budget. We thought that in such si,ua-
ton of prosperity and increase, the first duty OF
Ministry was, to contribute to the general prospe-
rity by dimnution of taxation, in order that we
might the more easily find new resources. in case
they should ever become necessary.
Is How coufounded Lord Pamerson would be
with an Opposition like this. dissatisfied with his
labours TO keep all our establishments footing
worthy of the great military nation which gained
the battle of Waterloo; and how COMPOUNDED Mr..
Hume would be with Ministry, so lost to glory
as to prefer taking off taxes, TO adding 10 the
tionaI expenditure!
50 While France has siIce the peace, been
proceeding in uninterrupted career of prospeTi-
ty, il is painful think that tie same period in
this country has been marked by uniform distress
in one division or another OF our population. AT
one time, the distress agricultural, anoi her.
inanufaciuring-at one time we had transition from
war to peace--at another we had excess-at ano-
Their scarciiy-at another over-trading; but we
have always been labuuring under commissions of
some kind France, that country which some of
oLr great andhoders piled so much this last ses-
son because il was without the blessings of pri-
mogoniture, and game laws, does not, 10 be sure,
pay twenty million for cotton which she sells for
ten-sh has not, like US, had the advantages of
driving like profitable speculation in wool--she
has not been favored with the purchase of South
America, by the Introduction of improved machi-
merry, with which may hope to be one day as
rich as the Spaniards-but she has been regularly
advancing in wealth and industry.
90 The strength OF government is in the eage
and happiness OF the people, and not in the Dumber
of men under The French have no cause
10 envy, either the Prus-ian peasantry of soldiers,
or the English peasantry OF paupers."
Rather strong sensation has been created in
the City by receipt of intelligence, that on the ar
rival OF the Pyramus friga;e at New York, her
Commander and Mr.. Alorier Immediately set Oft
for the seat Of Government, for the purpose it is
supposed, OF having communication with the
American Executive, on some important business.
Conjecture has been The alert during the whole
of the day, but satisfactory clue has been af-
forded and the visi, OF The Pyramus to the United
States is still invoIv ed in mystery.
The Commissioners appointed to examine the
project for a maritime canal from Paris TO HAVE
having made a favourable report upon its utility
ard the means OF making 1t serve for the defence
of the Kingdom, in a system Of war in which
steam vessels might become important arma-
ment the Minister of the Marine has ordered some
ships to be fitted out, for a number of bydrogra-
phiCal engineers and officers of the royal navy to
proceed TO the mouth Of the Seine, in order to
make such observations there as are considered
necessary TO complete the solution of the import
ont questions connected with the subject.
The Russian sloop of war Enterprise, Captain
Koizebue has been spoken with In the Indian seas,
all well, after being 1.-TWO years and nine months,
on a voyage of discovery.
NJ Chabert, on Saturday last made the expert
ment of entering into hot oven, together with a
quantity of meat, sufficient, when cooked, to re-
gale those Of his friends who speedily invited
TO witness his performance, previous 10 his public
ly exhibiting the same tomorrow "wednesday ,
the 9TH instantly at twelve O'Clock. MIR. c. or
dered three large faggois Of wood, which is the
quantity generally used by bakers. TO be thrown
. into the oven, and they being set on fire, twelve
more faggois Of the same size were subsequently
added TO them, which being all consumed by three
o'clock Mr.. g. entered the oven with dish OF raw
meat, and when il sufficiently done he handed
it out took in another and remained therein until
the second quantity was also well cooked; he then
came out of the oven, and sat down to partake
with respectable assembly of friends, OF those
viands he had so closely attended during the Gu
lnary process. The fences around the oven have
ing been previously taken down, the numerous
windows of the houses surrounding White Conduit.