The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-05

Lcvee, which was attended by their Excsllences the
American, Spanifh, Imperial, Hanoverian and Portu-
guelc Ambafadors.
Dispatches were yeGerday received from Sir John
Bor,aie Warren at peterlburgh, which Gsid be
oi very important nature. Whatever may be the
reiult of the communications between the Courts of
England and Rulha, we can have no doubt but they
muis refer to obles of very general interet TO the
States OF the Continent. 1t is iaid that 25 Ruian
ihips, full of troops, have arrived at Corfu
The Kings Phyicians have at length pronounced
his Majeity's pertea recovery.
A letter from an Officer on board his Maiec-
tys Hoop Rather, dated the esd init. off Offend
fayS, To-day, after dinner, we faw clofe in
ihore, % fail of the enemy's fquadron making
their way from Otend.-We engaged them for
nearly three hours, and drove them under the
forts. boy, feeling a Ihell fall on our main
deck from the batteries, inftautly put his hat
on it while the tuZe was burning furiouily, took
up hat and ihell together and threw them over
board, before it had time to burh, by which ex-
pedient he mutt have been the means of pre-
ierving many valuable lives, and, perhaps the
ihip for falling as it did on the main deck, it
might, according to the common effect of ihells,
haye defended to the magazine, which was di-
reetly under it,
Estra9 of0 letter from Berlin, dated scJtdne 4.
FRENCH PROJECT.
" Citizen Ii Puret, in announcing to Baron
Hardenberg, Bonaparte's Imperial Dignity, pre-
tented plan for dividing the European Cont
nent into four grand Empires, or thofe of France,
Aufria, Rufiia, and Prufiia; and that no other
Sovereign ihould be permitted, in future, to al
fume the Imperial title. Hanover was again Of
fered to us, to concentrate better our pofelii-
ons. and to make our population nearly as great
as that of Auitra, &c. The abfence of our
King has prevented any determination from be-
ing taken; and, probably, at his Maieay's re-
turn, this ichcme, with bundled Others pro-
poted lately by France, will be declined at
leaf fuch is the common opinion here"
BURIAL OF THE DUKE OF SAxE-GoTHA.
The iimple burial ceremony of this fovereign
took place on the night of the 25th OF April, &C
cording to the with he expreiied in his will.
The grave was dug on the Hand, in the Englifh
garden, at the feet of thofe of his two deceafed
children. The falie glitter 70 i'll becoming fuch
an location, was entirely laid Aide. The reign
ing Duchefs, with her child in her arms had the
evening before ftrewed flowers in and round the
grave. The midnight hour truck, when the
body entered the garden carried by the fervants
of the late Duke. The walk to the Hand was
laid with black cloth, with the boat that carried
it over. A dark, but quiet night, favoured this
melancholy performance. The ceremony was
only interrupted by the 6ghs and by the tears
of all prefent, which ran in abundance on the
coffin. The grave had been dug by the late
Dukes courtiers, and was filed by the hands
of the members of his highnefS' family. Prince
Frederick planted tree on the grave.-No
drums were beating-no fermon was pronounc-
ed--no Cannons were fred--no bells were
tolled.