The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-03


The Ruiiian Secretary of Legation at Berlin.
LETT that city rs courier, for Peteriburgh, on the
1T of October.
The RuBians have obtained Deceive advan-
tages in. Gruiiinie (Georga) over the Pertains,
whom they have purified beyond Erivan, the
capital of Periian-Armenia.
The Paris Courier of the 18th Of Oa. nates,
that the Hanoverian Legion, of 500 men, was
marching by companies, and diiarmed, to the
frontiers of Holland.
The Epifcopal Palace, in the iiland Of Corfu,
was preparing for the reception of the King of
Sardinia.
$4,000 Rufii7us had arrived in the Republic
of the Seven Hands, and 5000 more expected
Another account fays, that the king of Sardinia
would repair TO Cagari, and that Malta would
be garrifoned by the Engilh and RufIians.
The departure of the French and RuiIian
Charges d'Affaires. from their reflective refiden-
ces, had produced fail in the public funds of
both nations.
10000 French troops had marched from up
per Italy towards Naples, to reinforce the army
of Gen. ST. Cyr.
The Emperor of France arrived at ST. Cloud
from Mentz, on the 10th of OFT.
II was believed that the queftion of addition
al indemnities to teyeral of the German Electors,
had been agitated and agreed on during the EN-
peror' Ray at Mentz, particularly in favour of
Bavaria.
1t is faid that 4 diipoiition prevails in the
Court of Spain, to raife the reigning family to
the Imperial dignity.
The fall of the funds in Holland has been at
tributed to the protected change in the govern
ment Of that republic.
M. de ChampagnY, ambaf1ador from France
to the Emperor of Germany, has returned from
Vienna to Paris, being appointed miniftcr of the
Interior of the Empire.
1t was flppofed at Vienna, that MIR. Otto,
mniter from France to the court OF Munich,
would proviiionally exercife the functions OF
minilter penipotentiary from France at the
court of Vienna.
The Emperor of Autria has prohibited the
expectation of grain from his domnions.
A ferrous infurrecton had taken place in
the iHand of Majorca, occafoned by an order
of the Spaniih government to lay duty on
brandy.
Three regiments, that fred on the mob, were
roughly handled.-The regiment of Bourbon
had been Cut pieces.
The Emperor Of Rui.ia, to encourage the ma
nufa6fures OF his empire. has prohibited, hy an
ukaie, tire importation by land, from the Baltic
to the Black Sea, of every kind of cotton cloth
and camblets and has alfo forbidden the in
PRODUCTION, by land or fca, of fuch articles as
were liable to the tariff duties of 1897, fuch as
printed cottoDs, printed cotton handkerchief,
&c. of European or EAT India manufacture,
with the exception of white cotton handke,-
chiefs.
In a late fitting of the Batayian government,
the proic6 of changing the contribution of that
Republic was diicuiied, and three of the mem-
bers declared againf it. In fahfsquent felton,
they have been employed in completing the
draught fthe new contribution, and it has been
propoied to aboliih multitude of Subaltern
Offices, which an undue patronage had eta
blifhed, and the falares of which might be fav-
| ed to the tate. They are now occupied in the
civil arrangements A reform of the army is aIiu
contemplated and it is iuppoied that the war
department viii be organized on the plan OF
| the College of War at Berlin, and that the
direction Of it will be aligned to general Du-
mOnceau.
I; is fill underflood that Mr.. Schmmelpen-
nick viii be placed at the head of the Executive
power, OF that its mof important duties will be
coniidcd to him. For the other branches of
government (adminifrations) perfons of eta
bli!hed merit, probity, and principles will be
feieGted.