The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-01
LONDON, October 10.

LONDON, October 10.
The Ruffians are now involved in n war with
the Pertains, refpe6ting which fomc long and
| interefting details have been publhsd in the
PetcrfburC Gazette.
Letters from St. Petersburg give an account of
a great victory obtained by the Rullians over
the Pertains.
The Hague Courant contains the following
| article, dated Verdun, Sept. 90. 'Our town
continues to be the place of detention of the
Enghih. We count here between fix and fe-
ven hundred, fou, hundred OF whom were de-
tanned here rs hoitages At the beginning OF the
prefent war: the others are prifoners OF war.
Among thefe ait, eighty are officers of the En-
gliih navy. The number of Birth priioners
will be much augmented here, as the miniter of
the war department has ordered every Brtifh
fubject, without exception, and notwithstanding
former permifiions to reide in other places to
he brought TO this town. This feyerity is eau
fed by the efcape of fir James Crawford. A de-
tachment of the SIT Regiment is already arriv-
ed here from VaIenciennes. Another Englilh
gentleman made, with the afiifance of fome
perfons here, an attempt TO efcape. He was
fopped ar Longway, and is now returned here
His guides are arreitcd.
ssAmong the perfons here, are Mr. Pagan,
| who has an income of frven to eight hundred
thoufand livres in the year lord Yarmouth {;
| Mr.. Nichols, the father, member of the oppoii-
ton party in the houfe of commons Col. Uf,
A friend to the prince of Wales; commodore
Gerald Br;ng.oun, Capt. of the Minerva Ora
ham, well informed Engiih preft; Cover,
Capt. Of the Shannon frigate: Abercrombie,
Col. of the 5th regiment of foot, fon of the ge-
| neral killed in Egypt; lord Hamilton, defcen-
dant of the Of letters of the fame name
| the fon of the famous Tindal, who is colonel
WI r,erinns nave obtained their iiii,rrty. viz
| Walter BOYD, the banker in London, who, du-
| ring the laft war, advanced money to the French
prifoners in England and Charles Forbes, an
able painter, very rich, but advanced in years.
| "Several of the Engliih occupy their whole
time with ftudy; Others learn to fence, and o.
theirs again have formed clubs in the manner of
their own country, where they aiIembe to eat,
| drink, give toafts, &C."
| The late capture of the Spanifh frigates, laden
with treafure, has infufed Liyeiy hopes among
| our failors, of being able TO touch a little more
of the Spanilh.
Six Cardiual5 are named by the Pope to ac-
company his holinefs to France; but we fear
there is not a Cardinal Yyiue among the whole
| number chofen.
| On the hrf Vendemaire, Sept. 25, folemn
difribution Of decorations was made to the
members ofthe legion of honor at Brett. Thofe
| who belonged to the land forces received their
ID
the troops of the carlton, and amidft the din of
martial mu6c. On the fame day admiral Can
theaume attributed the decorations on board
the Vengeur to the naval members of the legi-
| on.
| Some private letters, received from Paris, def.
cribe the whole attention of the populace of
that city to be engrofTed by the approaching
feftival Of the coronation: infomuch that the 1T
! Vendemaire, (the grand anniversary of the re-
public was fnffered TO pats over with perfect in
| fPidity. Not Jingle difcharge Of cannon was
heard, either on the preceding eve, in the morn
ing, or during the day; the public were enter
tained, as has formerly been the cafe, with cra-
tutous theatrical representations and the only
circumnan e which befpoke the holiday, was
partial illumination of the felf created EBper-
or's palace, and of the houfes of fome of his
officers. In ihort, the boaned republic, one
AID indivilible, will certainly terminate its ex-
iltence with the Introduction of the Roman cal
lender on New-Year's day.