The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-12
LONDON. December l.

AidtHcuTSu CuS, DIcuSH( us
and papers to the 2zth ult. A -cording 70 lv,..
tiers from Paris, Gsneral Sebaftian:, the famous
French fpy, has irt oft for Naples and Florence
with difpatches ct great importance, relative to
the determination of Buonapartr TO fore, the
kings OF the Two Sicies and of Etruri?, into 4
war with this country, as well rs the foycreigns
ofSpain and PORTUGAL. An article from Vienna
fates, that his Sicisn maicfy has ordered 4 re-
cruiting of every goth maa in his Kingdom, able
to carry arms but whether to reiif and COM
bat the invaders Of his kingdom, or to unite in
the caufe of the Ufu,per of his fanily's throne,
is not mentioned. We apprehend, however,
that this unfortunate prince muft become an
ally of French Resicidcs, or fee his kingdom
prey to their fury.
The epidemic fever at Leghorn unfortunately
has not cssfed; cordons oftroops are efabliih-
ed, and other meaiures Of precaution are taken,
20 prevent this diforder from extending its ra-
wages to the neighbouring fatcs.
The reports circulated on the continent, the
details of which are contained in the French pa
pcrs, are well calculated TO induce belief that
important conttitutionai changes are immedi-
ately to take place in the Hevctic and Lisurian
republics. The heads of thoTe governments arc
it appears, to adume higher title than that
which they feverally bear at this moment. They
are to approximate clofer to the Emperor OF
the French, the fun OF their political fyGem, s.
TO glitter, we prefume, in the borrowed radi-
ance which flows from the fierce and intolera-
Die efIulgence of his me, idian fplendour. They
may, in all probability, be elevated to the rank
of Regal lacquies indeed, we have heard that
Bonsparte has been cndeavouring TO pcrfnade
the head of one of the Celebrates to aiiume
the title of king. His compelled Difference to
his Prufiian majefty may induce him, perhaps,
tc retard the commifion OF this new infult up
on the hereditary monarchs Of Europe.
Extraf Of a tri7Gte Letter from Ham5meb,
dated November %.
sc The French have demanded from Lubbock
4 loan of 100000 rix dollars but as it APP
pears from the liberation of FIR George Rum
bold, that the king of Prufiia will exert his in
fluence in favor of the circle of Lower Saxony,
the city has been emboldened to refufe it.
The pcrfons who robbed the Eng'ifli couri-
er, MIR. WagitafT, are we'll known the prnc;-
pal was the commandant at Ratzeburgh. There
were befides two gendarmes, and five common
folders"
The king of Pru(Iia, in his remembrance a.
gainit the arref of fir George Rumbod, and
demand of his releafe, is taid TO have declared,
FI'hat he conhdered all the foreign minifers,
reiiding at Hamburgh, AS accredited to the Cir
Gle of Lower Saxony, of which his Pruffan ma
jeay is one of the principal members, as much
under his !pecia protection, as if they were &C.
credited to himfelf." 1t is added, that when
the Ruliian and Swedilh miniters, alarmed by
that agggrefion for the fafety of their country
men, reiding in the fame quality in that city,
demanded of the Pruilian rninifter of fate, ba-
ron Hardenberg, whether any further violation
of the laws of nations were to be apprehended
in that imperial and neutral territory they
were afiured in politive terms, "that any flu
ture attempt on the part of France, againf the
diplomatic agents, accredited to the Circle of
Lower Saxony, would be refented by his Sove-
reign"
eff, Gays Dutch JournaI) there is any de-
p:ndence TO be placed on private letters from
Paris, written by pcrfons who feem to have an
interef in the welfare of this country, the bur-
.iens Q. the var, which have fallen 20 iIravy on
as, will be fomewhat lightend."
December 8.
Mr.. Frere, iii ftated, had a conference with
the minifter fer foreign affairs on the l2tb two
days fubfequent TO the time at which he was re-
ported to have left Madrid. An embargo was
expected to be laid on Britifh vcfIeIs, but no
ftIcf meafurc had been enforced al tie date of
the lateft accounts.
The arret and releafe of FIR G.. Rumbold are
now fully explained, by the new plot imputed
20 Mr.. Taylor, our minifer to the eettor of
Heffe. The Corfcan hoped to find fomething
in the papers of the baroDct, which might give
a colour to this fabrication but, disappointed
in that hope, he makes merit of releaing him
in compliment to the king of PrufIia. We
might appeal to the abfurdity of the pieces in
the Monifepr. as evidence Of their falfehood :;
but we have fill ftronger proof. Can aDy man
fuppofe Mr.. Taylor could be weak enough TO
engage in fuch plot, 20 recently after the bu-
Gnefs of Mckee de la Touche ? Mr.. Taylor
could not forget that the advanced potts of the
French banditti were at Munfer, in Hanover,
only five German miles from Caffel, the CAPT.
tai Of the elcctor Of Hene and that he was, as
it were, within the grafp of the tyrant who had
recently driven Mr.. Drake from Munich, and
Mr.. S. Smith from Stutgard. We know, be-
Edes, from our private correspondence, that
this pretended plot is looked upon as fate
trick even in Paris. The crafty TaIleyrand
limited, in A late diplomatic circle, that the em-
peror Of France would be gratihed by CON
gratulatory addrefs from the diplomatic corps,
which Iaft March fet an example of meannefs
even to French naves and fycophants; but, a
majority of the foreign mnifers declined that
honour, until they 1iould have received infruc-
tio7s fron1 their courts. Il was, however, ex-
psG:sc, that al the military and civil authori-
ties at Paris would come forward Handsomely
m the occafou. The plotting mandatory,
and the fyNem Of violence agaiuft the laws of
nations, do not appear to be confined to the
saftern hcmfphere? The r1arau1ers Of Bona
partg cover the whole Globe. The MonltetlT