The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-25


port. Admiral Bic serton viii be able To pre-
vent their innetisin with The couibincd fleets
ihould they attempt it.
Bonaparte continued at Boulogne on the 10th;
but our Dover correspondent informs us that
he has fuce left it,, and that the number of
troops and tents is much leis than il was. We
dare fay part OF the army has been ient TO the
Rhine.
A Gottenhurgh Mail this morriug, has bro't
the following article ofimportance -
ST. PeterJ5urgb, AKguf Is.
The greateR warlike preparations making
in all parts of the Ruiiian Empire; meiIenger
left this city yeterday for England, who, tits
reported. is the bearer of the Treaty concluded
between Rut;ia, Sweden, and England; it is al
70 fait', that the Pruiiian minier will leave this
capital TO day to morrow. M. Novoziitzofi
is not vet arrived.
Jun as the Combined feet failed from Ferrol,
eight large American ilips, under convoy OF
two al ned ihps, failed from Nantes for Cadiz,
laden with falt beef, pork, and biicuit the Col
poys brig fell in with them in the night, cap
txed two, the ref feparated, and rot between
the life of Dieu and the main.
We flop the prefs to announce the arrival OF
4 fccond exprefs at the Admiralty, with dill
patches, Eating that the combined feet, after
arriving at Cadiz, had again put to Tea, follow
ing northerly courie. As we have more than
once had occalion TO notice the courfe iteered
leaving port, proves nothing refpetting the real
deflnation Of feet: it is in every cafe neceiIa-
ry to gain an ofine, and, beiides, falfe courie
is often followed to deceive an adverfarv, till
darknefs ena oles them to ateri it with eis chance
of detection.
We lately mentioned, that the harvet has
proved 70 ahundent in Spain, that foreign corn
had fallen 500 Per cent. Accounts from Cadiz
of the Sd of Auguit fate, that there were up
wa'ds of 10000 barrels of American -Four in the
harbour, for which no fail could be obtained, al
though cf rcd at prime cot.
Lord Keith has returned from the Texcl, in
the Edgar of IA guns. 1t is faid that there is
ltis appearance than formerly of an intention on
the part cfthe Dutch EJECT to put to fea.
Span'h privateer, commanded by an a.
mcrlcai, named Hooper, has captured fliip
OF 400 tons, from Liverpool for Nrw-York, and
Dutch brig from New-York for the Victim.
dies; as alto a Bermudian vei;cl and fome o.
theirs.
Ihe following is m exa6 copy of the orders
iuned by the gallant Admiral CORVALLIS, at T.
ieVen o clock on the evening preceding the late
movement of the enemy in Brett:
"MEMO.
The commander in chief means to attack
the enemy tomorrow morning, and will himfeif
lead the line of battle in the Vile de Paris.
Each IMP is to attack or board that fhip of the
enemy which appears mott advantageous for the
general defeat of their fleet, and of Bringing them
out.
y ~. Signed "N. NUGENT.
"VIle de Paris, Aug. 9l, 1905.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, AUG.3I
copy OF letter from the Honorable William
CORVALLIS, Admiral of the White, &C. to
William Marfden, Efq. dated on board his
Maleity's fhip Vile de Paris, off U0lant, the
cath infant.
SiR-I have the honour to fend you, to be
communicated to the Lords CommifIioncrs of
the Admiralty, copy of information received
by the Dragon, which hip joined nae yeRer-
day. have particular peaflre in Tending their
Lordihips that part of the account in which the
gallant conduit of Captain Baker, of the Phu-
NIX, is 10 confpicuous in taking the Ditlon
French trigate of hyperion force, 70 much TO bis
honour and that of his officers and men, who
mutt have teconded him in the mott fr,irited
manner upon that occaiion. have the honour
to be, &c.
Signed) w. Corvallis.
Monday, Auguf Is, Cape OrtegaI bearing
about eaft touth eaff, fifteen or fixteen leagues,
tel in with his Majefty's ihip Phoenix, having a
diknatted French frgate in tow, which ihe had
captured on the 10th infant, in lat. 4S deg. rs
min. n. long. l2 deg. 4 min. w. after ftyere
action of three hours. The name ofthe French
frigate is the Didon of A guns, and 800 men
She was detached from the combined f1uadrons
few hours after their arrival at Corunna, and
was cruizing when the Phoenix fell in with her.
(''e"ed) EDw. GRIFFIrRs.
Dragon, off Uihant, Auguft 22.
FALMOUTH, Augun so.
Arrived this day, the American fhip John and
Alice, capt Barker, from Norfolk, SO day nac.
fage, with tobacco; fpoke the Venus, Of Sc guns.
at which time there was at fome ditance from
her ihip Privateer of 20 guns, which fhe had
chaced the day before for ievcral hours, but
which The could not come up with.
The Prince of Wales packet wa IS taken on the
l4th init. in lat. 4s, long. 8, by La Prince de
PAX, of "a long nine FOUNDERS, and 2eo men az.
ter chace of 22 hours |; the Captain and his
teward were fent in the packet for Yipo the
remainder OF the crew were put on board two
neutral veifes; the mater, furgeon, and Q men
arrived at Penzance yeaerday morning.
DOVER, Sept. /.
Pahtd the Amelia, capt. Matthews, of and
from Philadelphia, and landed MIR. Haines: thev
had not ieen any thing of the Combined Fleets.
or our bomeward bound Raft Indiamen.
FAsIs, Auguft H..
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