The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-07

obliged to put back, having fprune her bowfprt
and foremaft in crofiing the bar.-46 hours af-
ter failing, capt. +. fpoke the Britiih feet under
Sir ]. Ord, couifting of two 74's and fri,ates
only, Handing for England.
Capt. Foieief further advfes, that the French
mi:;itsr had arrived at Lifbon, and was efcorted
from Bellille Cattle 70 that city, by. the nobility
and Princes Horfe Guards. Jerome Bonaparte
had fet on; for France. by the way of Madrid;
and his lady was paHenger, on board the Erin,
which came out of Liibon in company with
capt Folgier, hound for Amfterda,n.
y Accounts had been received at L;ibon of the
capture of two valuable Brazil fhips OFF the lie
of Corvo by the Algerine fquadron.
In confederation of the intelligence brought
by capt. Folgier, we learn, that capt. Trefe-
then, arrived al Portfinouth, on Thurfday lait,
from Marfeilles, reports, that on the Sth April,
about 10 leagues E. of Gibraltar, he pai1'ed the
Tou'on fleet, Of l9 fail veliels, viz. l hips of
the line Of which 8 were of 80 guns, frigates,
and briggs having on hoard or 5000 chofsn
troops, commanded by Gen. Laurifon on the
9th he again pal1ed the fleet in the Gut, then
1eering w.
LONDON, April 70.
There is no truth in the report of the expedi.
ton 70 long preparing at Portfnouth, having
been countermanded. CT. the contrary, there
feenns to be an intention of charging the fcale
on which it was at hrit to be conducted. All
the armed defence fiips, lately ftationed in the
Downs, have gone round to Portfmouth, hav-
ing been previoufly fitted up as tranfports, and
having taken on board number of flat-bottom-
cd boats.
1t is reported by thofe who pretend to be in
the confidence of mntters, that the dispatches
which were received from St. Petersburg, Taft
Monday, contain the mott satisfactory afiuran-
ces of the complete failure of the various artii-
ces employed by the French government to de-
tach the Emperor Alexander from the interets
of this country. The principal article of trea-
ty of alliance between his Majeky and that So
vereign, are faid to be already agreed upon; and
on the fame authority we are aflured, that only
few points of detail remain to be adjufted
previous to formal communication being made,
on this important fuhjea, to both houfes of
Parliament. After the repeated difappoint-
ments which have been experienced, relative to
the cooperation of Runia, the public cannot
place much confidence in the promifes made to
them upon,this occaafion.
April ls.
The friends of Lord Melville and Mr.. Trot-
ter have fet up, as their defence, that the public
has been defrauded of nothing by all their fpc-
culations with the property which was (notl en-
trufted to their care. But the public is at this
moment defrauded of every GXpence Of the pro-
fits they have made by this illegal traffic; and
that it may conjecture what may have been the
amount of them upon $4,000, oool. fterling,
which have Illegally pafied through their hands,
1t it be remembered, that navy bills have been
az a difcount of Is per cent. that they bought
+ Navy Bills wth;hefe millions; and if,hey could
have employed them all in this Ejaculation alone,
the profits might have amounted to l5o,ooOl.
liver million. OIL COOL ferlinp
Lord Hawkefbury, We underfand, has been
Appointed Fi,ft Lord of the Admiralty, and is
I expected TO be fuccecded in the home depart
/ ment by Lord Harrowby.
The termination Of the diGcufiion relative to
II Lord Melville, has excited greater degree of
interet in the metropolis, than any event of late
A years, either foreign or domeftic. The public
lhavc recognized in their Representatives, the
faithful guardians Of their nterefts, not to be fe-
luced from their duties by the articles Of elo-
Guence, or intimdated by the menaces of pow
err. The Britiih contribution, its mott confpi-
4 cuous and effective member, has been fully diff
played, not in theoreticaland abtrad perfection,
but in active and exemplary utility. The pens
of thoufand encomiafts could not produce 70
magnificent an eulogium.
April 90.
The Expedition failed yeaerday from Portf-
mouth, under convoy the Queen and the Ora
son.
Rui1ian general is faid to have arrived with
dispatches from Petersburg of great importance
c2-they have not tranfpired, but are believed to
be extremely favourable.
Dispatches were yeferday received from Ad-
miral Lord Gardner off Bren, which fate, that
the enemy had made fome movements that in
(. dictated intention of venturng to fea the fri
favourable opportunity.
AT Ferrol, Gnilar difpoGtion appears 10 be
manfefed by the French and Spanfh fquadrons.
The following intelligence is contained in let
ter from an officer on board his maieay's fhip
interchangeable, dated off Ferrol, April 2 =
"Every opportunity that occurs, we make it
our buinefs to fail in and off the harbour's mouth
of FerroI, to reconnoitre the French and Spanilh
squadron, lying there--they conlift of fix fail of
q the line, two frigates, two Hoops and one brig
Spanih. AT Corunna, there is one French fri
gate, making altogether Ii fail of the line, two
frigates, two Hoops, and one brig.
"1'he French are already manned, and have
agreat number of troops on board, and are cx-
1.J fill he