The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-07-12
Gleat:1na!es.
NORFOLK, Iu!y S.

Conjecture will again be fet aioat to account for
the new movements Of the French and Spaniih fleets;
and from Captain Tomkins we learn that the fpecu-
latons on the operations of the French juf as
various at Caudaloupe they here. 1t was,
however, fated with certainty, that when they left
Martinique, they provilioned for long voyage;
which indueed the belief tina, their objef was the
inands. Our readers will fee by turning to file,
June Pend, that among other eeeieefnv,s refpeting
the motive of Bonaparte in Tending his fleets, we
eoniidered it improbable that the principal ore
to further his grand defgn upon the immediate
territory of Great Britain. Let fuppofe the
n,nncation made by the commander of the Kinghiher
TO be correct and will fee at once that il has an
immediate tendency to confirm that opinion. 1t was
faid that Admiral Villeneuve had Jcad er1yJ which
be deired to open reaching certain latitude,
after leaving Martinique. This ccms to be corrobo-
rated by the return of the troops embarked at Gauda-
joupe, which were probably taken on board under
;mprefion that they to aef again the Hands,
hu' opening his inlfru6iions he found them Of
different nature, and 10 returned troops which were
fnBernumerary. Relying upon this intelligence,
have lttle doubt that thee fleets their return
10 Europe; aud il 60, there could have been no ORR
ginal defsn1to nolen theiflands. Then why embark
10 many troops, We snwer for the purpoie Of inoa-
ding Lsiaa; If not England itfelf in commune ION with
tie Rotila. Admiral OsBrien Drury, who, according
10 latef advices commanded on the Irinh hation
las no fleet under him, ard probably will be rein.
forced by Feet, fufficient oppole twenty fail OF
the line the coneuuence of IN engagement would
therefore he defeat and difgrace ard whether oppo-
FED by the prohahle force that nation or not the
refut would be the deharkation of their army Oil any
part Of the Irh coat. What might then be the con-
iequence, forbear even 70 eou;.9nre How far The
Ih Catholics, ezafperated by the late conduct of the
nuitsry and Of Parliament, may be difpofed TO ion
their furages the caure OF the enemy of that 90
vsrnn,ent which has 20 unwortl'y treated them is 4
fubica too delicate FOR iifcuiTion We incerel,
hope, that, II uch be The eign Of rhe French, it may
b. IN time defeated. This will urely BE- the cafe If
they are overt,ken by Mellon who, however made
Guate his force may b. complete victory, can at
lean, 70 far rewards me plan of invading make.
vStoTy over hin, equivalent, in refpeas to defeat
OF his enemy Lsager.
b. CAPT Iipk;as, Of tie fchooner Father and Sons.
have received an Antigua paper of the 18th VI,
from which extratf the following article which
places the arrival of Melton beyond doubt and con-
firms the above report by CAPT Tor,l;s It befdes
corroborates arongly the remarks made in feveraI of
orr late publications n
SAINT JonN'., f-4as;yn,J June Is.
On Weinafllv laa, we had the plesfure of feeine
tie feet under the command of admiral LoR
NILSSON coniling OF 9 riips of The line. fricatcs.
Hoops of war; ani brig, anchor in the read OF S.
Iohn, from whence his ioriiip failed the next day,
about noon. in iearch of the French fee,
we unicrfand that his Iordfhip, in confeouence Of
foue information he had received failed from Barha
does to Grenada which in al probability, prevented
lis coming mp with rhe Frcuct aeet before thew paG
ed this land. His lordihip did not come on fhore
declaring. have been toli that he had not been
CT of tie Vi9 orv FOR two years.
Before his lordhp failed, the NeHlv-fchoorer. nm
der Whole CONVOY the feet from this iand had failed
OF Friday preceding, in with the very rrpeaCsp,
Intelligence thst all the veffes had been taken as we
had indeed mt much reafon to preheud rror,
'hc time the French feet pai.ed by this inand The
vrleis from this iand taken, were II IN number viz
he IhPs Kerhy, Parrot, Mary, Emerald Nancy.
aud Prince of Wales for London-the fhirs Par,
Martha, Wet. Indian and Highlander, for Liverpool,
the fbips Urania. and Singleton for Irelsnd-,hc
brig Csrcine for Halifax and the chooner AFRO. for
NewYork. On board thefe veiIels were s 400 booC
heads ugar bcides coffee, and other nerchandizcs
which, with the vecis, computed at the value Of
100000 fterng.
The Northumberland, Admiral Corhrare. did NO.
fail with Lord Mellon. And the Cnrieux BRIG was
d fpatched for England
We have the Pcaure to inform th- public, that n,
95th, fine frong regiment, under the command of
lieutenant colonel Conrad, were landed here on Thur
day lah.
Ry the above, Lord Mellon nun have failed from
.Antigr' on the 18th OF Iune-On the 9th he was
f'ethy he KIN finer tn northward of all the IL
lands; and on the Goth. veiTe from PHILADELPHIA ar
rived at Antigua, which poke the French and SpaniG,
fleets, and in 72 hours after lpoke Lord Mellon. both
feeriDg the fame courfe. IL.
Fr'm TIE Nagan Gazette IF June IS.
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