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

A letter, ofwhich the foilowi1s is an cxtta9,
was Yesterday morning received from, an Officer
en- board one the trga,es cru ang of the Eek
el, dated the 18th infant.
" Every day more fully convinces me of the
intention of the enemy to attempt Tending their
feet To- fsa from the Texel" This morning we
boarded neutral, from whom we learn, that
they have already embarked large body OF
troops, and that feveral more are ready for the
ike pnrpoie. Their ihps coniiG of two so guns
ION hoard one of which Admiral de Winter has
hoifted his flag, as commander in chief,) fe-
venty-fours, and fxty-fours, with nearly 800
tranjpor.s. The number of troops that are EN-.
barked is Rated to be $500 cavalry, and "a, 900
infantry; added to which, they have 500 quite
ready to 20 on board"
The gallant captain Maurice, defender of the
Diamond Rock, is appointed to the command
of the Savage, new fioo2 fitting for fea at Portl
mouth.
Baron de StrogonoiT, the RufIian ambaf7ador
to the court of Madrid. has brought with him
an imrenfe retinue of ieryants, clad in very rich
liveries Of blue and gold.
The Ruiiian Envoy, with flute of es Der
fons, arrived in different pof-chaifes, on TueE
day night--the chaifes followed each other in
fuch rapid fucceiiion, that the whole vicinity
was in connection, and his exceIency fecmed
much delighted with the hearty reception he ex
perenced from the populace.
Yesterday the Ruiiian ambaiiatlor tranfacted
buiinefs ut Lord Mulgrave's office, from one till
O'Clock.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. s.--Three American i!,ips
from Baltimore and Charlefton, bound to Am
fteroiam, have been taken off the Texcl bv the
Engiiih, and ftnt for England. The Enelifh
Admiral who cruizes before the Texel, has de-
clared that he has orders 10 fend to England all
hips bound for the Texel with Wei. India pro-
duce.
The troopsembarked in the Texel are furniih.
ed with proviiions for fix months Vice Adm
raj dc Winter has brought the fhips Of war and
traniports out of the Nieu dep, ana drawn
them up in two lines, and they make very fsa
appearance.
HAGUE, Aug. 6.--The feet will be ready to
ial the day after tomorrow. Rear Admiral
Kikkert commands under Vice Admiral de Win
ter.
GREENock, Aug. l2.--Admiral Calder ioin-
ed Admiral CORVALLIS on the 18th; Admiral
Stirling, from off Rochefort, it is Gated, has
joined alto, TO that Admiral CORVALLIS has now
upwards of 80 fail of the line and will proba-
bly, be fill further ftrengthened by the force I'M
der Lord Mellon or Admiral Collingwood. He
is Immediately to be reinforced by ieveral fl,ips
from Portfmouth and Plymouth, and in few
days ne will be in fuch fate as to combat,
with every probability Of fuccefs, the whole
combined force of the enemy.
The hottie fleets in Ferrol now amounts to a..
bout 81 fail of the line
Dispatches from India, of very interefting
nature, were received by government, on Friday.
BY theie, we are iorry to learn, that the fortref
OF Bhurtpore had been attacked five different
times, by the forces under Lord Lake in all
which aiiaults our troops had been repulfed,
with comfortable lofs, amounting to 5000 men
killed and wounded, of whom los were officers.
The dispatches fate. that Lord Lake had at
tackled Bhurtpore, under great disadvantages,
which, however, had been removed before the
veiiel bearing them left India, and another at
tack was meditated, which, it was thought by
thoie concerned in it, could hardly prove un-
fucceisful.