The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-27


where Coulou lived. by means, as he fuppofed,
of picklock; and that they afterwards entlea-
voured to pick the lock of the door leading TO
the ftairca!e in which, however, they could not
fucceed, as the key remained in the lock, and
Coulon held II taft withinde. He 1t the fame
time over heard perfon fay, {" the plan has fail
cd, we mutt Immediately inform Boyer Of it 6,
be off" 1t was obicved by another, "mark
| had the money been given" They continue 10
ipeak Till further, but in 70 low tone as not to
be heard by Couon.-Wkat their intention was
! may eaiiiy be conjeSturcd. But review of
what followed the detection OF the plot, and
! what 10 peculiarly marks and characteristics the
| conduct of the Magistrates and Governor of
Wariaw, if 1t gives room but TO little fiirpize,
| 1t has abundant, however, in it TO excite indig-
nation and contempt. What could be more IN
futingIy difrefpettful to the dignity and the e.
tuation OF Louis XVIII than the he6tation and
delay betrayed in the conduct of the PRECEDENT
d'Hoym, IN returning proper anfwer to the let
| ter of His Maiefty?
What is more fhuffiing and evafive than the
reafons aligned for not immediately occurring
the pe!fons of the conipirators, or for not ap-
| pointing a commiilion to analytic the fnfpeSted
| nature of the parcel. Such conduct may not
be unworthy of men whole honor Or confidence
place no obfac!e to the execution, not only of
! whatever exprefs orders they NAV receive, but
ever of what they may idly furnife to be the
| iecret with and ipiit Of the power from whom
| they hold their office and authority. Letters
received at Hamburger from Warfaw on the
10th init. confirm the accounts already receiv-
ed OF this attrocious conipracy, and add, that
the French Emiiiaries involved in it, had effect-
ed their efcape; they ALTO mention, indeed, that
PRECEDENT Hoym, tie governor or Warfaw, and
the Pruian City Council, had tranfmitted
protocol of the whole plot to the Court of Rer-
lin; but what III the interim, has been the con-
| fequencc OF their tjrtt indecifon I'VE fhall
take the irft opportunity of returning to this
fubiea.
We are informed from the Kentifh coat, that
part of our Llockading fquadron have again
been forced to return to Dungenefs by unfavor
able winds. Several Of the enemy's boats came
out of Boulogne barbour on Monday evening.
but loon returned without giving orr crufers
an opportunity of lharing in their manoeuvres.
| Upwards of 40 gun vetIels of different defcrip-
tons have lately arrived IT Flufhng from the
interior ofHolland. TO man thefe, very fnarr
prets took place 1T Rotterdam. They are def.
tined to Join The hotil,a at Cecnd. In the Tex
el, there are fix flnps of the line, and proper
tionate number of frigates and cutters, ready to
put to fea at the ihortef notice.
| Aplot is faid to nave been Uncovered for TAX
ing off the King of Sweden by potion in his
late journey from Bohemia TO Munich: but we
have not yet learned the particulars.
Some of our veliels called at Algiers on the
| 10th alt. where they were we'll received. The
Dey not only behaved with great civility to the
officers, but fent with them an envoy for En-
gland, with overtures for fettling amcably the
differences which have exfted between the two
Powers ever ince the difn.i1ai of MIR. Falcon,
the Britfl Conful.
The news of Bonaparte's attempt to potion
Louis XVIII. caufed tuch indignation at Berlin,
that his Miniiter, La Foreft, had been iniuited,
1 IN ll,eat ~, IT.
public; and Whit at court, and in the CalIino,
every Member of the Diplomatic Corps, with
the exception of the Italian and Batavian Minif-
ters, fhunHed him, and avoided fpeaking to him.
his Indignation was augmented after the arri-
val Of another courier with information of 30.
naparte's Commercial Agent, Boyer's new en-
de1your either to bribe over with money, or to
Intimidate bythreats, the Frenchman, Coulon,
who difcovered this bafe and attrocious plot.
Private letters from Paris, of the 9th, fay that
when, after the late trial of Moreau, Georges,
and the ether pretended confpirators, the Ten
| pie was emptied of IFS prifoners, and conGdera-
| bic repairs were made to lodge conveniently
State priioners of rank and confederation, whom
the Parilians believed to be the Kings of Naples
and Spain, as being branches of the Bourbon
| family.
Parliament is further prorogued until the 4th
of October.
Stocks.-s per cent confols 57.-Omnium
l-2.
Auguft %.
Our yenerday's letters from the Coat inform
| us, that briik firing was heard from Amble-
teufe, evidently direaed againt few OF our
velIcls, which were feen directly ftauding in fhore
but as the firing was not of long duration, no
confequence is attached to the refult. The
Duke of York, after reviewing the troops at Do
yer on Wednefdav, proceeded TO Shorn Cliff,
where General Moore had made the neceHary
preparations for his Royal Hiehnef5's reception.
In the iharn fight, which wa, 10 take place there
yeiterday, It was expected that An attack would
be made rom the tea by the fquadron under the
orders OF Admiral Lewis; that his Highnefs the
Commander III Chief would be on board 10 d-
reef the .Jtault ; and that General Moore would
command the party on land. His Maic{fy's
ihips Leopard, Ardent, Veteran, Lcda, and Ce-
neral Cooie, have returned 90 Dungcnefs Roads
from the french coat.
The articles by y..terday's Go'tenhureh mail
afford addtionalptoOfsoft hewarmintcre0w which
tie Emperor Alexander takes in the caufe Of thc
unfortunate BouTbOaS; and, as there Gccms No
doubt OF his ferrous intention to attempt the ref
torsiiun Of HAT inGrious Iioufe, il il conGder-
cd, aid by no means ifra,ionaiIy, that he means
10 place one Of thc PGuacs a. the head Of ihe
army TO be employed for Tint purpofe. The
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