Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-26

his country, calculated 10 destroy ous credit, aud
9epress the value of its funds. Stock jobbng i a
regular trade in Europe, and 10 other conceivable
object be so fairly attributed to Mr. Adams, as
desire to avail himself Of his position as a minis
ter, 10 speculate the approach oil peace; and that
the letter in question was written 10 lessen the va
iue Of American stocks, while the disposition to
sell on the part OF the holders, would tend to en-
nance the value of his Russian funds.
That Mr.. Adams has amassed an immense es-
tate in the service OF his country, whilst almost all
our other foreign ministers (uutl the liberal policy
OF this administration came into their relieD have
made great pecuniary sacrifices, is admitted. How
did lie make his money? Was it by specializing in
the stock market with the public funds:
Werepeat that these charges made on no
less authority than the oath OF Mr.. Adams himself;
and the records are within the reach Of his par.i.
sans at Philadelphia, where the suit was tried
IL Well was il said by MIR. ]. Sargeant,the Pana-
ma Minister, that he would not, in that suit, be-
lieve Mr. Adams on oath. 81
Letter oil John Quincy Adams, addressed to Levitt
Harris, Esq. Charge fAilaires OF the U. States
81. Petersburg,
GHnNr, 10Th Nov. 1914
Dear Sir have just now the pleasure OF re-
cciving your favor OF 1926 October, and am han
py TO learn from yourself, the confirmation OF your
recovery; Of which and OF Illness had few DAYS
since been informed by letter from my wife
Near the close of the month of August, it was
our expectation that the negotiation here would
have terminated III very few days. IL al
ter became apparent that the intention OF the Bril-
tish government was TO keep il open, and 10 shape
ats demands according 90 the course of events in
Europe and America. The policy still continues 10
pcryade the British Cabinet Nothing decisive is
yet known to them TO have occurred, either at vi
emma, or the other hemisphere, and accordingly
they teinporZe still Unless something should hap
pen 10 Tx their wavering pretensons and purposes,
II viii becng/o The American government alone
to bring our business TO APPOINT. This their
par, would certainly be an honorable and spirit
ell course OF conduct and should have no doubt
oil Its being pursued, il - the desire OF peace
were not paramount 10 every other considera %
ihe concurrences oil the war IN America have
been OF diversified nature. Success and defeat
have alternately attended the of boil, bellige
rents, ant hitherto have left them nearly where
they were at the commencement of The campaign.
Ii has been OH our part merely defensive, with The
single exception OF the taking OF Fort Erie with
which II began. The battles of Chippewa and OF
Bridge alter; the defence of Fort Erie on The 18Th
Of August, and the naval action upon Lake Cham
plain on the llthot September, have redounded to
our glory as well as to our advantage, while the
loss OF " ashington, the capuaticns oil Alexandria
ana '" Washington county, Massachusetts,, and OF
nantucket, have been more disgraceiul To us than
1, injurious. '' The defence of Baltimore has given
us little more TO he proud of than the deInonstra-
! tion against it has afforded 10 our enemy. Pre-
Vosts retreat from Pattsburg has been more dis
graceful to them than honorable to US; and We'll
linstons veterans, the fire eater Brisbane and the
hre brand Cockburn, have kept the rawest OF our
militia IN countenance, by their experiences in The
art o: running away" The general issue of the
! campaign is yet TO Gomez and s. there is too much
reason to apPrehend that it will be unfavorabe to
our sidc.'
Let ny concurrence OF circumstances, uneX-
anpled in the annals OF the world TO struggle alone
and iricndlcss against =" the whole colossal power o.
Great Britain; lighting in reality against her for
the cause OF all Esrope with all Europe coidiy look.
ing on, basely bound not to raise in OUT favor help
ing hand, secretly wishing success & not daring
so much as TO cheer in the strife what could be
expected from the first furies ofths Suallconf!ic
out disaster Y discontinue to u.s." Divided among
ourselves more in passions than interest with hal
the nation sold by their prejudices and their igno-
! rance 10 our enemy, with a feeble and penurious
! government, with FIVE friga.es for navy, and
scarcely i've efficient giments for army, how
can IL be expected that we should resist the mass
OF force which that gigantic power has collected to
crush us at blow:'
! This too is the moment which he has chosen &c
break through all the laws OF war acknowledged
| and respected by civilized nations Under the
false pTetence OF retaliation, Cochrane has formal
7! ly declared the determination to destroy and lay
waste all the towns on the coast which may be
assaiiahie. The ordinary horrors of war are mild
ness and mercy in comparison with what British
vengeance and malice have denounced upon US
! re must go through il ALL trust in God we
shall rice III triumph over it ALL but the FIRST shock
is the most terrible part of the process, and it is
! that which we ave Low enduring.
/ The Transit will probably sail about the begin.
ming OF next month from Bordeaux. Your des
| patches by MIR. Forbes will 20 in her, If we ge
| them in time. have heard nothing from Count
/, Nesselrode. The Congress at Vienna has scaRce.
| iy yet opened but all the important arrange.
neDts made and there is no doub. that the ter.
/ imitation will be pacific.
! l am, with high regard and consideration, dear
sir, your very humble and ob't servant,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
~. S. Telegraph.