The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-11

I towards II.
The naval force of the Britiih in the Netiiter
! ranean; fince Lord Mellon left it tn follow tn.
tract of the Toulon faiiacron, was very inconG
dcrable, the ihip of the line that was Wing at Ma
| fea. >'"'
The mpretion made by the American arms
upon Tripoli feems not to- have had its proper
efeet upon the Bey Of Tunis, who is repreiente ed
to be refolute, determined fellow. 1t will be
recolleeted that our fquadron, while blockadins
Iropoli, took a Tun;iisn corfair with her two
Neapoltan prizes, attempting TO violate the
! blockade. This the Bey has affected to conf.
der as an aggrciiion againit him, and has COW
| 'tnuai'y demanded PREPARATION from the United
States, or threatened thetn with war; and al!
attempts TO iettle the difpute hsye hitherto fail
ca. Il few days before capt. Williams left Leg
morn, letter was received there from an officer
on board the Eflex frigate, written to his friend
an American gentleman, at Leghorn, and dated
! at RleiiiHa, about the middle of July, Eating
| .hat that irgate and a brig bad iutt retnrned
from 7'unis, where they had been by order of
tne commodore, to demand of the Bey An une-
quivocal determination with relpea to the rels
tons of peace and friendniip with the United
states and that his anfwer confirmed by the
oath by ms beard, was, that ifthe United States
ard not reftore ns corfair and her prizes in fixty
days, he would make war upon them This
news excited alarm among the Americans at
Leghorn; which was increafed by the arrival
OF an imperial ve1el from the He of Elba, re-
porting that two Tupiiian Zehecks were there
pound on crinze. The Tunihan coat is ex-
tentve, and has many bays and harbors, 10 that
4 blockade could rot be 10 effe6tual a,,inft thai
power as aganft Tripoli, and her opportunities
OF giving annoyance would be much greater.
however, had the Bey been feriouny deternin-
ed on war; one would have thought he would
nave undertaken it, while we were engaged
with the Tnpoltan5, when 1t niuft have divided
and weakened our force.
Inc commerce CT Venice, under the Aunr;.
an nag, has greatly evived, ard recovered
fomcthing of its ancient importance. That of
Ruifia with the Mediterranean. throngb tb,
i.iack oea, is alto very great, and VAT ouantj-
lies OF wheat are transported into Italy through
that channel.
Inc condemnation ofour venels at Gibraltar.
WMch were taken coming out of Ca.iiz, captain
Nl!ilams lays, vas much reprobated even bv the
Birth at that place. The vciieis taken, had en-
tered when there was no blockade, ard were
arrc'ted IN com'ag ont. The cafe of one, as lla-
ted, was peculiarly hard fhe was in the firm
pace taken by the Spaniards, and carried into
CadiZ, where the cargo was condemned as Brit
Iih property, and the freight paid the mater in
WINE and iat with thefe proceeds f1e was con-
ing ont OF Cad'z, when fine was taken by the
britiih, lent into Gibraltar, and there conJem-
ned, veiieI and cargo.
The conduct of the Spanifli pan boats in the
GUT OF Gibraltar, towards Americans. con,inued
20 ne extremely iniuting and Injurious. They
board and plumber our veffeIs, ard on the leaf
opPoiition threaten the people with death. The
matters OF the Java, of this port was threatened
with drawn catlas at his throat. In fhort,
from the many initauccs of this kind which are
related, It Teens as if they coniit!ered the exoec-
ted war between Spain and America as alreadv
begun.
Indeed from the aegreii;on of the French and
EnglIh, the nnfettled accounts with Spa;n ON
the fcore of their old depredations, and the re-
cent renewal of the fame fcenes. and the difpute
with the Bey OF Tunis, our commerce feens 10
oe IN hazardous fate, and to demand all the
MI OF our government to extricate 1T from the
difficulties in which it is involved.
The lait pof from Naples before Cant. w
left Leghorn, brought the diitreiing tidngs of
terrible earthquake which had dehroyed whole
Town IN the neighborhood of that CITY, and BY
which two thoufand perions were fuppo(cd 70
bave peri!hed; and that the fiens Of further
Knocks continued, 10 that the greateft conferha-
ton and alarm prevailed in Naples, and the in
habi'ants had crowded on board the 'bipping.
rom an apprehension that that city wonld be in
VOWED in the defruaion and the vc1els. from
10 maui OH from the mole, and drop down into
Inc bay, to be more fate from its effects.
Captain Petre, of the Britif1 Packet, has fsvo.
req us with the following intelligence, which
ne received in manufcript from the printer Of
the Halifax Royal Gazette: Mer. dd4.
Royal Casetie Office,
HALIFAX, SEPT. Is.
by ichooner that arrived here this mornino
IRON st. Johns, Newfoundland, aftera pafTage
or ieyen days, the following particulars refpe6t.
ing the Combined Squadron were received.
Tr0gaafion. from tie PoyfhvqeEe.
VIGo, July %.
=" On the morning of the esd inn. in 2 thicl
fog IN the latitude of-and about 30 leagues w
OF Cape Ortngal, the vanguard of the combined
French and SpaninI fquadron coming from Mar
Unique, tell in with an Englifh fquadron COM
pri'ing Is two deckers and three decked films
OF the i"ie; battle Immediately enfrIed in the
row IN great diforder, French nnps being To
leeward were unable to join in the battle, which
lated, with great obitinacy on both fdes for ix
hours. They FAY that one Of the Englir, three
decSers was completely wrecked, and ali the
ret were very much damaged.
Ohth cath the combined fquadron reioined.
CnaipH he .