The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-31


neceGary TO the fuccefs of our cauie but be.
caufe. however confident we are of our ability
to fntta,n with glory and advantage the fnqlr-
handed contcft in which we are now epyayed
with France, we coniider this as the fir6 fen
towards general fyttem of oHsnfye operations
on the Continent; by which the ambition and
r1pacity fthat Power are mofs likely TO receive
an e.tettual check. The reviews OF the Rufran
army are immediately to take place, at the
whole of which the Emperor has reiolved TO be
prelens.
The Prunisn Minifcr, Count Haugwitz, nc
imPolitic advifer of the PruiIian fyaem of ncu-
traiity, has finally refigned and is iilccesded ny
Baron Hardenberg, politician tili more parti-
al, hpo!lible, to French connections.
Auguft 90.
An Evening Paper fays, it is reported in
france that during violent quarrel between
Napoleon and Lucicn Bonaparte in March laf.
the latter not only challenged the former 70 fight
him, but ran npon him with drawn fword
which obliged him TO defend him!clf by drawing
lis own. The ringing of 4 bell caufed, howe
yer, General Duroc to enter, who diiarHnsd Luz
Glen, and he was put under arref in Duroc's A.
partments by his brother, where he remained
until his banifl,ment from France. Since that
time he has written fsveral letters to the Empe-
Tor, threatening to gain over the Bourbons, and
to ailif them to detl,rone an UfurpcT, who owes
every thing evcnthe Throne, to him, his brother.
Some perfons even pretend that Lacen Bona
paiTc has feDt propofals 70 Louis XVIII but
they have met witt, that contempt they dertrve,
aAt remain unanfwered. The origin Of this
traternal quarrel is fsid to be Lucens pretenfios
to he King of Lombardy, at the fame time Ma
poeoa made himielf Emperor of the French.
September 1.
The Rufian fquadron defined to cruize in
the North Seas, it is now faid, conliits of four
teen fail Of the line and two frigates the whole
of which are vicfualled for four months
The French feet in the outer harbour of Brea
was, n few days fince, plainly diltiogiihed by
iome OF our cruizers. II confifted Of fsvcnteen
fhpS OF the line, nine frigates, and eleven f!nalIer
vehe's. They had troops on board, and were
perfectly ready for ia.
Setfem6e,- Q.
The refentmept Of France aca;rf. Sweden ;s
occahoned by the conduct of that Prince in the
Note which he delivered to the Diet OF Ratifbon,
ana the army, which, to prevent all aggref;on,
ne maintains on his frontiers. HIS promptitude,
hkewife, to concur with RufIia. and ftir up the
iiplrlt OF war in Germany, is another fource of
irritation +; and macy keen fhafts are glanced AZ
Sweden tor her fubmiiiion TO the deipotifn OF
England on the fea, and fone keen reproaches
At her puiillanmity when the Englifh feet was
uttered to batter the very walls ofCopenhaecu.
thereis, however, one confoIation to be drawn
from this paper Sweden is now an enemy of
FRANCE from aggretfion, and Denmark from po-
hcy ; 10 that they are both always III the beck
OF Rufiia, ihould the Emperor ftrioul1y intend
TO enter the field with an army.
The King of RuGia is inqniring into the plot
of Warfaw. Louis XVIII. has taken REFUGE in
the Rniiian empire.
The public anxiety is chiefly directed, TO the
hotiila off Boulogne. It appears that it has re-
turned to the inner harbour but an attempt is
generally expected.
Government, in the contemplation, we fun
pole, OF an immediate attempt on the part of
tns enemy, have begun TO fe9,oye the French
were landed on Thurf1ay from the prifon fiips
at Plymouth, and ftnt to Exeter and otker pla-
ecs.
Sctfen5er9.
Bonaparte was at Boulognc on the elh, and
was expected to remain there feveral DAYS. No
mention is made in the Moniteur of the period
of his return to Paris, nor of the fate of the
Expedition.
The details of Bonaparte's movements on the
coat are confined entirely to reviews of the
troops, and difrbution of the infgnfa of the
Legion of Honour
The French Funds are SO f. &c.
An article from Copenhagen, of the 81 Au-
gut, fays that the French Mioifter from the
Emperor ofthe French has preftptcd his frefh
credentials, and has reafon to he perfectly fltif.
heu WIN the oDiigl1g Things lad 20 him on the
part of the Court of Denmark for the Emperor.
The Mamelukes and Arabs daily approach
nearerto Cairo, and the Pacha has retired to the
citadel, waiting the arrival CT troops from Con-
tantinople.
The weferly wind which blew on Friday Oh.
iscd the French Hotilla to return into port, ar,d
forced our ihips to leave the French coat
Dipatches were yellerday morning received
at the Admiralty from Admiral Louis, at Dun
genefs, dated on Saturday. They fate his re-
turn TO that place late on Friday evening, with
ieyeral ihips under his orders, from of Bou-
loSne. Several Of the jhips have returned to the
Downs.-The Ardent, of 81 guns, and fome
more vefels belonging to the blockade fquadrou,
were off Dover yefterday, taking in proyifops
and flores, preparatory to the refumption of
their ftation off Boulogne. were expected
to fail this morning.
SEPTEMBER Z.
The intelligence of Francis III. having anlir-
ed the title of Hereditary Emperor of Auitr:a,
is confirmed.
SEPTEMBER 8.
Count Zenobio, who arrived in the lafl Pack
ct from Cotteubnrgh, has been fent out of the
kingdom by orders from Government.
The Miniiters of the Porte, as counterpart
to the bad news, have circulated report that
the affairs of Egypt are taking more favour
able turn that the Pdcba of Cairo exercifes an
authority which no one pretcnds to difpute
that the Chief ofthe Eamelukes, Ali Bey, has
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