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


OF an actual falc by Sweden, or of a tempe rar
ceiiion, arranged for the purpofes of the war,
/ not yet certainly known
Inc military htuation of Auftria has neve
oeen more respectable than it is at prrient. lie
efhcIent army, far exceeding three hundres
| tnouiand men, is admirably difciplned and con
oitioned; and, what is no lefs efieutiai, is ami
mated by fpirit never yet obfervcd in IL. AL
the ufelefs exercife has been aboiihed: con
cne' Out much more cffectual manuel has beer
introduced: all fiperfiuous baggage, and fer
wants are diimiiied, and all officers below tn,
rank or captain are obliged to march. A ff
.em or drefs, better fuited to the fatigues and
,,.nconVen'encies of campaign, has been eitab.
l,ihed tor the folders; they wear their hair
Mort aud all thofe tormenting minutia, which
however p'eahag to the view, added nothipy 10
tneir hrength, are henceforth to be tiifpenf.t]
win. lhe whole of the AuGrian army are ca
ger for battle, and fome pains have been taken r.
intufe INTO them that ardent fpirit.
Some politicians On the continent aFs,a how
ever, to believe that pacific arrangements are
making between France and Auttria. The
rrench Amoailador WIS admitted to private
audience oy the emperor of Germany on the
| Sd init. at the town of Baden, about IS miles
IRON Vienna, when it is fuppofed the ultima,,m
or the Emperor, on the points that have given
amerage, was given to the Ambaffador, who
H.
Portance TO Auftria fhould be made on the 6ae
OF Italy. We may obierve, however. that Glcb
opInions are circulated chiefly in quarters where
u Is well known the French have their emilia
RES ana propaganda, as at Altoona and along the
n'hks oil the Maine; and that they accord not
at all with the late article in the Moniteur, mo-
derate aud confederate As it has been confidered
unicis indeed, the hint about the poiIibie frpa-
ration OF the crowns of France and Italy, is to
he <taI,
oe 'eeafoeo as indicative of fo'ne propoied ar
| rargement refpe6ting the latter country.
Lord Mellon is to have the command of the
Cork tieet--Sir Sidney Smith is to be fecond in
command. 1t is not very difficult, from this
arrangement, to e.ivinc whittier that expedition
| is defined.
There is a frong report, that Lord SPENCER
has Joined the prefent administration, and that
Ms Lordihip Is To be placed ii the head of the
An,hiralty. lie was this day at the Admiralty
Office, IN company with Lord Melton.
! The French papers are full of reports Of th,.
approaching invafion. IF We coniidered the re-
ports in the Paris Journals is tending 70 proys
any thing, we would fay, the more confidently
they peak OF the event as at hand, tie n1orc
certain we may be that it will not take place.
!nvahon may he attempted, but Boaaoarte
Teens to have different policy. He has nov
created formidable feet. With that he means
to dihract and divide our maritime firenoth 4.
but till ne will talk of inyaiion, for !, furuihcs
an excellent prctext for maintaining large ar
my, which he may march when and where he
pI0ics, III the event 0f continental war
Ausuit 81.
a confederate numberof tranfoorts have been
taken up By government within thefe few DAYS.
tor the Purpoic, it is flppofed, of CONVEYING
Kuiiiah troops to the Mediterranean, or to any
Other part of the continent where their appear.
ance could operate as dIverfion of the French
| armies.
Mr.. E!fworth, the me fenger, who arrived on
| Friday, from Petersburg il undereood to have
brought HIS imperial majcity's ratification of
| the treaty of alliance with this country The
| Immediate acceiiion of Au!tria to it may he ey
pected II IT be true, as generally afIcrted, that
the iniolent tone and demands of France b,v.
induced the Emperor of Germany to rreuirr
the execution of treaty with RufIia, bv which
the two powers bind thcmftlves to aGif each ~
,ner under certain circumitances, with fipu-
lated force. Ruiiia has willingly ard indantIy
comPned with Their reqnlhtion, and ixty thou
land Ruiiians are fiid to be actually on their
march TO the Aufrian frontiers. IF that be the
fact' Bonaparte wiIi, i'll all probability, immeIi-
ately depart from that ndecifye mode OF con-
duct, which, TO oCr filrprfe, he has lately =.
copied towards the Coart Of Vienna. Yet ne
hi! fingers on the coat of Bouloqne, while his
Preirnce teems to be 60 necefiary on the Banks
of the Adiee
Death of his Royal Highnefs the Duke Of
Giouceiter.--It is with extreme core, rn we ar
nounce to the public this long expected event,
which took place late on Sandy night His
Royal tlghnefs has been labouring under \ moi
ievere iudiirctition for comfortable time
winch he has borne with exemplary patience
and reiignation.--He was born Noyenber
25' !74l married September 6, I766. Maria.
Counties D'wager WaIdegrave, dans liter of
SIR Edward Walp9le, j.. g.. bv whom ne has
Iilne. Sophia-Matilda, born May 90, 1873, and
William Frederick, born January Is, l77s.
His Royal Iiighncis was created Duke of Glon.
cetter on the l4th of November, 1854. He wac
OF mott unaiiumng manners, and of an amiable
dometic character. His Royal Highrefs was
liberal promoter of charitable and ufsfui iuGi,,,.
tions. lie was patron of the Free Nations Cha.
rity, and OF the Naval Afyum, and PreGdent
OF the London Hofpital. He was his Maiefv,s
only remaining brother.-The melancholy p.
Yent OF his difioution took place few minutcs
oeioTe eleven O'Clock, after fevcral hours ex-
cruciat'ng pain. His Royal Highnefs received
me iacrdment in the morning. Her Roval
H'gneis the Duchefs, Prince William. and pin.
CTS sophia took their final leave of his hi,hDefS
after he had received the facrament. ~. ,vas
tDeeChICiS three hOfrg before b;e ,t.,.L r.. ,.r