The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-07

Mercantile Advertiser has been politely favor
ed by Captain Bennett with a regular file o.
London papers and L!oyd's Lifts to the 9th
ult. inclufte, four days later than any previ
onhy received. They are remarkably barren
fcarccly furn;fhing an article of Intelligence
Our extracts, circumfcribed as they arc, com.
prize whatever may in the finaIleit degree be
coridered valuable.
The Oliver Eltworth, has performed her
voyage in 100 days, notwithstanding ilie Law &C
days in Liverpool.
LoNDou, March s.
! Government have, we underftand, received
intelligence that an mutual degree of activity
has lately prevailed in the Dutch Ports; and
IT is alto reported that Bonaparte was laft week
at Boulogne. II BonaParte has feriouily deter
mined to make an attempt upon this country,
we think it probable that it will be made foon,
htcaufe, from the difpoition unaffected by fome
OF the great Continental! Powers, it is not very
! likely that he will be able long to keep 70 large
portion of his military force on the oppoiite
coat OF France. We confefs that we ihould al
mof regret any diverfion on the Continent tina,
would prevent the Ufurper from making his
long threatened attack upon this country, be-
cauie we ihou'd feel no uneainefs as to the re-
iult OF fuch an attempt and we fhould be hap
ply to have an opportunity of proving, beyond
all poiiioi!ity Of doubt, that Great-Britain
IS fully able to contend iingle-handed with
! France.
Sir Evan Nepean has retired from the fecre-
tary OF nate's Office for ireland. We have moi
heard the name of the gentleman who is to fucL
coed him.
We sunderland that Mr.. Ludcgreen, of
Portfmouth, has entered intoa contract Win
;hc Eafs India Company to weigh ND the AltS
gavenney Indiaman and, in confderationEE
his being at all The exPencc, he is to receiwk
falvage of one tenth part OF the treafure, II
ixth of the copper and lead, and one fourth Vi
the hall, flores, &c. &c. 4
The Invehigator (loop, which failed foIe
time ago on a voyage of difcovery, under the L.
ders of Captain Flaunders, and was Afterwards
wrecked on the coat of New-IIolland, has lIn
repaired a; New South Wales, uuder the J.
rection of Governor King, for the purpo1 Of
conveying neceGarieS from one feitlement ID th-
other.
Mnrcb 7.
Mr.. Sberidan's motion for the repeal Of HE
Additional Force Bill was IaN night fnhmi} ed
TO the confederation of the Houre of Comm ms,
and negatived. 1t produced a very warm land
intercHing debate.
Letters from Madrid, Of the 24tl of Jar,hry,
Rate that feveraI privaters have put to ri to
crliife againf the Englilh. Several EnaI " 3TeIs
have been ient TO Maiorca ard Minorca with
troops and ammunition. About 5000 sSboIe
were Carried of at Alicant by the late fc
Mrcb 8.
We are forty TO announce that his M4fy's
nip Arrow and bomb vefIel, with 25 out
Vol so, which were under convoy of the inner
hound from Malta to Gibraltar, were Il In off
Snlon by two French frigates. This ateIli
n,J% was brought by the Lively o Jrrfev
49,. arrived ycftcrday at Portfmoutl IT il
49,. .Tobable that tbefe frigatcs be- gcd TO
n nu Slon fquadron, which is faid have
'''''e'' that port fome time ago.
,r,,. c,N March. 9.
h,,, nn TTh nsl fleet got under weigh = Tor
C,vth s,f, ny with favorable Feze at
lou, ou' e sm". ~ ,2fiaed of fifteen & of the
Ca pi,n,on,h ~ and three cutters. It paf-
Brett. ee vi 10 'a''e i0'
n Accounts were yeiAs
: feet off Ferrol, which ~. .te. ~" n Gu,
: with troops On board, al, una' nIpS
= had been feen in lat. 40, AMI ~" seneF,
:. toll S. w. fuppoitd 10 besoas. 'anu'ns
J. for the Weh-Indies. The fan .ou .',',
If that the French fquadronin FeG,I LUIS AGO
l., for Fart, &itwasfup ,otedthey 10y
n to get out while the long nights "'s,npl
y fquadron of courfe, was proportf ou'
e iart. Four Spsnifh Gips were 6kiSy .g,-
l. 1.-The harbour Of Ferrol, but they Iere W. u,
n vart of ftores, from the French hfing Ma
te them of every thing for the equIpfent of e..
r own lHips. -"
l. Confols SO, So i-2 Omnium n premisr
o We are happy to oblerve that FORT Of the pap'
Il which pretend to be the beH infornId, have AZ Il
" acknowledged their fault in aiigninfany pacific d
10 poiito1s to the French hypoerite--Is upon oceaf
n Of the reported refual on the part onaparte to
L. ceive captain Puget, agent for pIouers from n
!, country, tina, this confefion GYiu1 made. We
!, nor know lew to afeertsin mn Of this crcur
!, farce a, prei-nt but the ri Pn which it is
" credited, late it to have beoft red IN the m,
~ bau,,hty terms; and we COS \ hnk it prohal
- in every reipea.
u We haze received private scDec from III
10 Ind cf much Greater mTola n any ~ be fow
''- is the lju'ch or French Il nder date Of q
u 18th iuilan: from RostrTs Informed Of q
rs arrival, a; head quarter MarmouDt. fro
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