The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-29
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ENGLAND AND SPAIN.

The latt accounts from Spain 20 Noyemh.r
y, lso4)are of a pacific aipe6 and thoEe from
England are not hottie. AT the lat date from
Cldiz, no preparations for wzr with Great.Br;-
tam were making : nor any talk of eynete.d
war; notwithstanding the capture of the trr,-
lure frigates had been fully confirmed. On re.
curing to the information given by lord Har.
rowby, TO the London merchants. in Sentembsr
iai;, It will he hound, that the unneutral arm,-
n'ents making IN Spain, had Caufed the Enylf.
ml:itry 10 demand satisfactory explanations of
'helr detiina'ion: which Spain had negle0cd or
rcfnied 70 MIKE. About fhe fame time. the Sna.
nun am hau3dor, IN London, was informed, that
u'', ia''s'ao'ory explanation had taken place,
no ihlps of war, and particularly thof.,fnnrofsi
to be freighted with treafure, wou,d he nl,r,;t,
ted 10 enter the ports of SDain T., b, e.
been aiierted in the American papers, ,b,, -,
mament defined forthe Florida,. TO rnnro...,
Spanith authority therein, had been mad t,,t
bad hncc been difnantled. IF this was tn ~
marent complained of if it be difcontinneJ
ana the Soanifh government has thus rcprcEept-
ed IT 70 the court Of London, and pron;Csdt,
obiervs an hoHef neutrality; in OR opinion d..
oltenihlc cauie of the difpute has ceafcd n ex-
TIC and unlefs fome latent caufe of hoftlitv RI.
mans, war between the two nations will nor
now take place. Whether the vefTcls and nro-
perry captured, will be r-ftored is a oueffios ,y.
cannot iolve. Our opinion is, that tb.v ,.;lI
not he, during the prefent war Tn one cf th.
iaF Ensinh papers, it is mentioned, that the
money would be retained in England pcndins
another negotiation to be opened nm ,b. Ii
fublett Of the " Manila ranfom." r. NAV ~
recoiietied, that in l762, a detachment of troor,
from Madras, competed of folders. fe,nors
CARES, latcars, topaZes, and French and q rr.r
deferters, and commanded by general (Gr win.
amy Draper, in an expedition againR the Sns-
Nth Philippine lies, took the TOWN of Manila hv
form and the officers found it extremely diff
CUT 70 prevent the motley troops from making
the city feel all the rapacioufnefs to which c;ts
taken by form is fubeicted from the ronn,n1
men. PromiieS ofremuneration for their brave
ry and 1utterngs were made this collection and
4 capltulatlon was entered into between the
Brtiih and Spaniih officers fer flcb connenr,t;-
on as might iatisfy them, and EXEMPT the toy,n
from piiiaee. BY one of the articles, fair mi
Ii0n5 o. 60HarJ were to be paid by Spain as 4
RAMON Tor the city of Manila, and the effects of
the inhabitants /; who, in conieouence. ,vers NJ,
tetted in their religion, liberties and nrnpertv
Peace fucceeding foon after, the Spanifb eoyrrn'
ment reiuied to ra'ity the equalization and the
payment OF the raniom has been eyaded to tLis
day. 1t would be in the ftyle of Mr.. p,t;s ,
geftion of affairs" were the money to b. de-.
tanned as guarantee ofthe f;ilfiinent OF tir cs.
pitulation on the part of Spain.
ne Duke of Engbein.-The following is /,
Traniation of Latin Epitaph, on this Ismr,t-
ed Prince, which is in circulation on the Cont
nent
d. 0. M.
TO Cos, mott good, moi high.
Traveller ! r=7 awhile.
HERE LIES
LOUIS ANTROW1" OF BOURBON
OF the Royal Blood of FRANCE.
OF the family of CoNDE;
The heir and rival
Or the Virtues of his Anceftors.
Horribly maflacred, by the Coriican Mouf.r
! He fell, March 81, 1868,
In the god year of his age.
Torn by the fame fangs,
And in the fame grave,
Will foon lie
HLL the KINGS and PRINCES Of Europe.
Unlefs
BY FIRE AND SWORD,
WIN united, prompt, and potent hands.
They attack, invade and deftroy,
| The Corfican TIoER,
/ Mocking and fubverting
ts laws Of Heavier, and or Nations.
! Drunk with the Blood
OF EGRoP6, AFRIcA and Aslh,
But not yet fatisGcd
DO you weep, Traveller
TO ARMS
26ARS are ntsiejJ here.
London baber