The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-06

pSI greatly exceeded the ailedged Occ2llon.
we have trong reafon TO believe that The re-
cent march OF the French troops into italy, ard
the orders which we underfand to have been II.
iued for the formation of an extenGve French
camp in Aliace, early in the eniiiing fpring, to
be Immediately connected with the above move
ments of the Aunrian troops.
We have feen private letter Fl ON Vienna Of
the 10th ult. which itates that fome DAYS before
two couriers arrived within the fpace of few
hours, with dispatches from Count Cobcn,zei
at Paris; thoie dispatches are Represented as be-
ing OF the greateit political importance. that
three OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Rate enEied,
ana that or.'ers were immediately after given for
reinforcing the Au!trian troops in Jtaiy.
Private letters from Madrid Of the nth nit.
mention the receipt Of very unpeaiant accounts
from Mexico. Some ferrous troubles had BIO
ken out there, and the inhabitants generally are
Represented as being extremely dila;isfied al
the conduct OF the p.eient Viceruy. Suce the
ceiiion of Louiliaua to America, the people of
Mexico, have evinced aroue diCpohtion to
like union with the United States, and the A.
merican government is accufed of having fent
emilaries to fohient their exiting dicontent.
The Spanlih army at St. Roch was according
to Madrid letters of the 18th ult. TO he augment
ed with all pofble ditpatch to $4,000 men. A
French auxiliary corps to be commanded h. a
=,
till which period the intended operations of the
Spaniards are to be deferred.
The report thar Lord Melton, has taken Nj
norca is repeated by every advice from the Con-
tinent.
Some late French papers alitrt that it is now
determined To attempt the invaiion OF England
early in the ipring.
Bonapartc and the Pope are faid to be going
to Milan, to ailia in the Coronation Of Jofeph
Bonaparte, AS King Of Lombardy.
Many ofthe officers employed in the fecret
expedition, have left town for Portfmouth and
Southampton, in coAfequence of potitive orders.
The enterprise has a primary and an anterior
object, and the effort is coniidered as the mot
important ever undertaken in this country.
The late French papers are filed with fpecu-
la:ions OF the probability of peace-It is aiIert-
ed, that England has accepted of the mediation
OF Pruilia that a new huitran Aubaia,or is
70 arrive at Paris; that one of the German
Princes has preiented plan for General Pa
cihcation and that the Sultan has cut off his
Vizier's head, for being friendly dilpofed to-
wards the Engli.a, &c. Sc.
Mungo Park, the celebrated traveller, fta-teG
from Portsmouth Friday, in an armed vefIel,
for Africa, to puriue his reicarches in the i.ter-
or of that continent.
February 5.
The fleet which failed from Rochfort, con-
flied, it is faid, of one flip of 100 guns, two
of 81, and three of ~, befdes feveral frigates.
Each ihipis fated to have had on board as ma
ny folders as could be received; and there
were alto in the feet number OF artllerymen
and two hundred pieces Of ordnance.
The poiiibility that Ireland might be the def
tination ofthe Rochfort fquadron, was not over
looked by our Naval Administration, who fent
off dispatches on Friday night, TO Lord Gardner
at Cork, and Admiral Drury, Bechrayen, with
advice of the enemy having Ieft that town.
Adviccs were this day received at the India
Houte, tfating, the outward bound EAT India
men, viz. Wexford, Abergavenny, Royal
George, Henry, Arlington, and Bombay CAT
tie, that had failed, are put back to Torbay.
We are Riil without any certain information
relative TO the Rochfort Squadron, to Eve
ihips, fuppofed to be French, feen of Cork in
the courie of lait week. the following article
on this fubIeCt is copied from the Dublin Even
ing PoR, of Saturday lat {:
{" Late on Thurfday evening, government re-
ceived an account of ftrange feet having ap-
peared off the Southern coat Admiral Lord
Gardner difpatched fome fat falling cutters to
reconnoitre, and no farther intelligence has been
received on the fubie6t. This circumstance as
uilal, gave rife TO exaggerated reports which
were prevalent through the town all yeiterday-
but we expect that upon corre2 Information, it
will turn out that fome of our own fleets, have
occalioned the alarm"
In order TO allow time for the confederation of
fome additional papers, which were this day
laid before Parliament, relative to the SDanih
war, the debate in the Commons upon this fub-
jet, has been deferred till Friday.
Spain lately poneGed very extenive trade
in the Mediterranean, all the commerce of
France, Genoa, Etruria, &c. being carried on
under the Spaniih flag, which izewife gave
protection to the French intercourfe with the
Levant and Black fea. America will doubtlefs
itek to avail itielf OF this carrying trade but
we hope the vigilance of our cruizers, and the
energy of our government, will prevent any
i1g becoming the mere cover for the CONNER
cia' enterprize OF our enemies.
Admiral CORVALLIS, in the Vile de Paris,
with the Neptune, reached U,hant on the 2sth
ult. at which time his fquadron comprfsd only
Ii fail Of the line.
Spanilh Lieutenant General, named Filan.
glerIe, has arrived at Ferrol, to take the COM
mdnd OF the troops in garrifon 10000 in num-
ber;) and he is to have at his difpofal feven
hundred feamen, commanded by French off |
cers.-The inhabitants are alto organized into |
a corps for the defence Of the town.
All the private letters and papers brought by |
ten mails which have arrived from Hamburger, |
agree IN Eating, that the obticles which have |
occurred in the mediation on the part of Pruf- |
ia, in the difpute between Ruflia and France, |
fill continue and flat R,n1part, 10 much .1, |