The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-24
March 90.

general Vernon, yettcrday took leave oil his ma
jetty, and will fet of this day to ai,ume Their
command in the fecret expedition. General
T'ilton is all; TO frrve in it; and brigadier ge-
neral Slade has been removed from the eaftern
TO the fouth-wetsrn diltriGt, to fupply his place.
If we may judge froxl the forward fate of the
preparations, the armament is upon the eve OF
failing. Portfnouth is the principal point oi
rendezvous. The embarkation of the troops
commenced there on Tuefday, and finiihed
this day. They will be conveyed by the ORA
gon, Of "A guns, in which ibip Sir James Craig
and fuite will embark. The .hips from Portf-
mouth, on their paiiage down channel, will be
Joined by itrony corps from Plymouth. Two
companies of the royal artillery, and the 18th
regiment of foot, $50 rank and file, embarked
at the latter place on Tuefday, on board nine
traniports. They are in the hneft fate Of dii-
cipline, and went off in high fpirts, accompa-
MED with the acclamations Of thou!ands of
fpeStators who cheered them from the ilIore.
The expedition is certainly defined for the Me-
diterranean.
Orders were Ian night fent from the admiral
ty to haitcn the falling Of the above expedition
as much as poilible'
March so.
We have received Paris Journals to the allt
and Dutch Journals to the 21th.
The latter announce the confirmation, by the
Legislative Body, of the propoial of the State
Directory, respecting the new Contribution, &
the mode of .eisaing NJ. acknowledgements, in
coniequence of his congo d' ehre from Paris
That grand peniionary is ordered to be choien
between the 9th and 10th of next month.
The Paris Gazettes mentions the death of
Admiral Bruix; and the approaching chri0en-
ing OF the infant Napoleon Louis, by the hands
of the Holy Father. The Sovereign Pontif, it
is faid, will be allowed to recrofs the Alps, af-
ter this ceremony, and will pats the Eater week
at Lyons, on his journey.
The Boulogne fiotilla have again begun 10
venture into the outer Roads. On Wednef-
day about $50 of their gun-boats and large
praamS made their appearance in the outer
Roads, where they pracfifed fome maneu-
vres, but took care to keep under the pro-
lection OF their batteries. There appear to be
5000 venels of different Gzes in Boulogne har-
bour.
The Lords Cori;iiii ffliiouers OF the Admiralty
have been pleafed to order Lord Gardner to
fend out frigates to cruife for the Protection of
the homeward-bound Leeward Ifland fleet.
April l..
The whole Of the troops defined for the Me-
diterranean, under the command of Sir James
Craig, were embarked on Saturday, and the ex-
petition has probably by this time proceeded
on its voyage. Among the c orps employed in
this important iervice are the 39th, 44th, 4sth,
5sth, elf Regiments of Foot, & the Goth Light
Dragons. The # Royal Veteran Battalion is
alto embarked, but this corps is to be landed at
Gibraltar, in order to reinforce the garrifon.
The troops under orders for the Eaft-Indies
will alto fail in the courfe of few days. The
officers belonging TO the corps defined for this
fervice received orders on Saturday to join forth
with their REFLECTIVE regiments; and the mott
prompt exertions will be made to repair the loft
es we have recently fufained in thofe difant
pofefions. The Marquis Wellefley has not
for fome time paft been on good terms with the
Court of Directors, who, we underftand, have
not received Jingle difpatch from his Lordfhip
for the laft fix months.
Saturday letters were received in town from
the fquadron off Ferrol, by the Malta, of 81
guns, arrived at Plymouth. The French and
Spanifh fl,ips there are reported to be in readi-
nefs for fea. The Malta was lately engaged
with the batteries of the harbour, and 70 much
damaged as to be obliged TO return to reft.