The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-24
from the Engli', and French papers in our poi.

from the Englth and French papers in our poi.
felton,, elearn,
That Lord Mellon with so fail of the line,
was off Cadiz on the 4th Of Oetober, for the
purpofe ~ attempting iomething aga;lit the
combined fleets; .
That, fuppoied to be with the intention of az
fitting his lordAiip' operations, tranfports had
been fent to order the troops under the CON-
nand of Sir James Craig to return down the
Mediterranean;
That a Ruflian fuuatron, confifiing of five
E,il ofthe line and frisate. had pafIed through
fhe Downs for Portsmouth. intended ultimately
to cooperate with Lord Melton:
That the Rochefort fquadron, which had got
INTO Fcrrol, had burnt the Englifh flip Calcutta,
that The might not retard their progrcfs into
port, fhe having received 70 much injury in the
engagement which terminated in her capture, as
very much to impede their failing;
Thatsthe Englilh fecretary of rate has direct
Cd notice to be given to America, Denmark, and
the other neutral powers, that Britifh veGels
captured by the enemy, and purchafed by A
mericans, Danes, sc. will not be admitted to
entry in any of the ports OF Great Britain;
That TIE Imperial Parliament will convene on
the 2lf of January; and
That an important change was in all proba-
hilify about to take place in the Spanifh Govern
ment---n,any of the nobility, connected with ia
miles who have remonitrat ed againft the mea-
fures which produced the late riots at Madrid,
having been exiled from the court and capital of
Spain, through the influence Of the Prince of
Peace. E.
From London papers to the 2etb Oao6<r, r.eeiv-
ed attbe office cftbe Mercantile Adverhksr.
LONDON, O9. 10.
Tee American newspapers are full of animal.
verions on the decifions that have recently taken
place in our Courts of Admiralty refpeains cap
lures of veiIels colourabiy the property of that
4. country. They complain indeed of all the Eu-
ropean powers in different ways, bat principally
of this country, againft which they even threa-
ten ret,ijaL.
It bas been the practice of the Americans to
navigate vefes from the colonies of countries
with which we are at war, to touch at fome A.
r,erican port for nezV papers, and then proceed
trick has been feen through, and for fome time
pan all captures under fiIch circumstances have
been held legal i'm our courts of law.
The Americans complain that the principle
on which thefe deciions are given, hasnot been
followed till lately, and that the introduction of
ii ought lotto have been 70 fudden as to exDofe
their property to feizure, without their even
knowing the rifque to which they are now expo
fed.
A ftronE memorial has been prcfented by the
American Miniiter to Lord Hawkefbury on th;s
bnfnefs and his anfwer, as tranfmitted few
days ago, was, that it was cafe of fuch impor-
tance as to demand time for ferions invefigati-
on. We truft it will receive ferrous inveRisa-
ton, and alto candid and fair anfwer.
October 90.
We fop the prefs TO announce that accounts
Nave been received we believe officially, which
fate that a large Pr,EFan farce is noSv march,
eng agaigR tie French.
OGtober 60.
Price Of Stocks this day at one o'clock.
Contols for money, 50 l-4-for November
50 3. Reduced SIS 3.S-Omnium Sex
shequer Bills par.
In letter from Frankfort of the goth, INHERIT
ed in the Dutch papers, the action which took
place Oh the 10th at Guniburgh is mentioned.
Tbs capture of Ulm is ALTO Rated, but only as a
report. The day of the victory is not mention
cd, but the firit attempt is ftated to have taken
place on the 18th, when the French were repuI.
fed with comfortable lofs.
The fame letter mentions the circumtance
fated in the Moniteur of the esd, as the reafon
why the official account of the capture of UIm
had not reached Paris. The Archduke Firdi.
nard with confders5le force crofIed the Da.
'"pe w tpc lotH AZ OiITls VIII which force lie
took PORTIONS at Heidenheim, Aalen, Gemund,
and Geifsien, in the Wurtembury territory, fiIl
keeping up his communication 1--WE prefume,
with the main army on the Iller. 1t was proba
bly, the piquets of this corps which Intercepted
the cour'ers from the Imperial head quarters,
and cnt of from the Moniteur, for four DAYS the
regular npp)y of intelligence for the ifIue of the
daily Bulletins. Whefher this movement was
made for the purpofe of turning the right wing
CT the French, or Withdrawing the greater part
OF the Auffrian army from the petition at Vim.
with the dsfgn of attempting retreat through
the Upper Palatnate, we have not the means of
deciding; but the fubfequent fall of Um could
rot fail to bring this divi6on of the Auftrian ar
my INTO imminent danger of being cut off.
An article from Rotterdam fates, that the
French were thrice repulfed in their at.empt 10
carry Ulm by form, buttIat they ftlcceedcd on
the fourth attack. The laughter on both lides
was great, both in officers and men, and feyeral
Generals are reported to have been among the
number. The accounts from Germany are Rat
ed to be 10 copfufed that it is difficult TO come at
real facts. The FreHch, however, were yi6fo.
riouS and we fear, from companion of fucb
facts as thefe journals afford, with the accounts
we have received from the COAT, that it has
been followed by a mott ferrous dfaaer TO the
Aufrian grand army.
Our CORRESPONDENT at Dover writes us, that
Sir Sidn ey Smith, who is at prefent there. re-.
cetved at O'Clock on Sunday night, an exprefs
frAfN a.xCI..