The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-15
erircmas, gatrliissnes.
fro,n papers rfeeived at tb. O5Tte eft6e NorjoM
Ledger, b. the Sde9berdsj5, Captain NiAj.
LeNpos, September "A,


On Thurlday, foon after one O'Clock, a Ca
eihet Council was held at Lord Mulgrave's of
ice, which was attended by the Lord Chancel-
ior ana ieVerai others. 1t was underttood the
hnal 'nitructions TO Lord Mellon and Sir Sidney
omith were then adopted, previous TO their pro-
ceeding to the Commands to which they have.
lately been appointed.
Lord Melton Taft night, after dining at his
honfe at Merton. fet Of for Portfnou.h. He
proceeds, 1t is iuppofed, 6rtt 70 Cadiz on board
the victory. Ii S Father iurpri.iag that 10 po-
iiiNe account Is yet received that the blockade
OF that port is retained by the united Enuadrons
of admiral Collingwood and Sir r. Calder,
though II is very probable that the Intelligence
to that ELECT communicated by 4 neutral vcfal
| is true.
1t Is -iaid that the amount OF the force TO be
employed IN the projected expceitiol is so eco
Infantry aud 10000 cavalry, but that mutt be.
ilnc'uding the troops already in the MedIterr;.-
lnean. .toro. (6-oy
| All the troops belonging to the expedition.
and long iince embarked at the Texel, are dit.
emhar&ing, and viii all return to the Camp Of
Leyit, wheBee-they will probably proceed to
the Rhine. - ~ :,
! Tic troops embarked at Helvoet are alto
lanlicd, and NUT 1ucccfIivcly march 20 the Hell
de-, to replace, in part, the army of expedition.
Which is marching away from that place.
| from another we are ALTO informed, that the
troops on board the Gallo Datavian flot,a At
bouioshe, Anbieteute, sc. are difembarkine,
ana tfat a part of them is already on its march
tor the RhiIc, there to form formidable army.
which, it is afierted, the emperor Napoleon VIII
| Comma I'd in perf0n, in the event of war ON the
continent, wbilh general Mafena will hsyethe
command Ill chief of the Gal!o-Italian army m
| Upper Italy.
Among All theie warlike accounts, we were
it''i more affected this morning, by the news
that the imperial ambanddor at Paris, Count
Coeentzel, had demanded his pailports: but
| this piece of news, we have fone reaion 10 hone.
is at leaf premature.
The naval part of the projected expedition is
complete, and the embarkation of the troons
may be expected to commence in the courfe of
nest week. Iraniports for the conveyance of
s5'ooo infantry are collected in the Downs a.
vc, dt'd chs uumber sf ~~---I-s ....i-- areters
Tor embark9tion, APPOINTS to ten. tboufand.
This number exceeds 70 much the uiuaI pro.
portion of cavalry TO infantry, that it is fIppoC
cd very great addition is intended to be made
to the latter. The FRI battalions of all the re-
giments of the line have received orders TO hold
themfelves in readiness for foreign fcryice: an
| arrangement which includes the greater part OF
the efficient force of the country. The deaf.
patton or the troops Is 10 differently aligned,
thatif it were even prudent to point out any,
there would be comfortable difficulty in Gxinr
on the mott probable. Nothing certain has
been FILTERED to tranfpire refpeding either the
| objeG Of the expedition, or the officers to whom
the conduct of it, in either the naval or mi,ary
department, Is likely to be entruited.
At a late hour lait night no intelligence had
been received from toe continent. The next
FTeneh or Dutch papers will, We cxpeei, prove
highly interrfting. Bonspartc vas 20 have CON
v6ksd his fenate at the beginning of the month
The Paris Journals are dGdiouIly fient, both
IN reiped TO the order and the circun,aancc,
which have produced it. The proceedings OF
the opening will excite rs much iu,er-a as curl.
oh!y. The emperor will either cendefcend, o,
hnd u convenient to enter into fume txDlana,i
ON Of the caules from Which thc war has arifeu
Supreme as he is IN authority, both civil anc
military, he expects much powerful Cooperate
ON from the concurrence OF lefs than hundred
psrions, every one of whom derives his politica
! ''cine from his word. How precai ious is tb,
condition Of Legitimate power, when it is O
! 5lged TO rcpote its fecGity and reputation I'd
on the authorities it LAS created 10 mockery anc
lS@cep'on' Tioisf.