The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-21

lconhdering the forward Rate Of the encmy's
fleets, il was extremely ,leGrabe that a perfon
ihould he appointed, adequate to the exigency
of the times, and the ardnous duties of that
high Office.
Mr.. Pitt faid, he had no difficulty in anfwer.
ing the hon. gentleman's queiton the APP
pointment had taken place and would be menti.
oned in the Gazette ofto-morrow and the filc-
seHOr to that noble Lord was one who fully an.
fwered the defcription of the hon. gentleman,
and would Ne Satisfactory 10 the wfhes of the
nation. tAfaer bsss'isg /at Soeon, RE right
honorable gentleman mentioned Sir Charles Mid
defea. .tr s.cf
The commons have directed a Evil profecu,
ton to be commenced againft Lord Melville and
Mr.. Trotter, for the profits of public monies
entrufted to them.
Sir Charles Middleton, jut created Baron
Barnham, is to occupy the chief feat at the adj
miraltys hoard az f,ccefIor 20 Lord Melville
only tit is faid) during the few weeks that VII.
wickc, wants of twenty one. MIR. Yorke then
to vacate his feat for Cambridgefhire, for which
Lord Royiton will be a candidate. Mr..
Yorke then to take the admiralty, and his
feat in the Houfe of Peers with the title of Lord
Dover.
April so.
On Saturday we announced the important
intelligence of Holkar having been defeated
This victory was gained on the 18th Nov. Iaft
by maj. gen. Frazier, in the neighbourhood of
Deeg, ftrong place in the ensmy's pofIefIion.
The enemy were pofted behind ranges of bat
teries in fucceffion for above two miles, from
all of which they were fuccellive,y driven.
Gen. Frazier was wounded in the leg, and was
obliged to fnffer amputation above the ANGLE.
Happily he was in very favourable way ac-
cording to the laf accounts.
On gen. Frazier being wounded, Col. Mon
fon took the command and finifhed the day.-
The letter to the commander in Chief gives a
iattering account of the reiut. The enemy
had "a battallions, a comfortable body of horfe,
and $50 pieces of cannon, of which our troops
captured 81.
An attack was likewife made on the enemv's
cavalry by gen. Lake, at nearly the fame time.
The difpatch of gen Lake with the particulars
had not arrived, 70 we are without details Gen,
Lake, however, appears to have obtained con-
tderable victory over Holkar. The marches
in purfuit of the foe had been verv rapid, being
generally 2e miles day.
In our letters from Deal ycferday, we ftatei
the arrival in the downs of the ieven French gun
boats captured by our fquadron off Boulogne,
as mentioned in the far of Thurfday. 1t gives
us much pleafure TO be able now to fate, that
though our vef1es received fome damage from
the batteries on fhore, we had no men killed in
the action, which lated three hours, and bit
one wounded.
BY the fubjoined letter received this morning
we learn, that beGdes the feven prizes taken by
the Leda and her fquadron on Wednesday laff,
the Archer brig fucceeded in capturing next
morning, two more ofthe enemy's vefIels one
ofthem commanded by commodore Nooy, Chef
de Divifion.
In the above prizes our brave tars have cap
tured part of the SIN and oft demi brieades,
with two ofthe members of Bonaparte's legion
of honour.
May 4.
very warm debate laa night took place in the
houfe of commons ON the motion of Mr. Whitbread
for expungIng the names Of fome of the members of
the feea committee the tenth report He Object
cd to lord Caitlereagh, the matter of the rolls and
fir William Scott. The fira, from his official itua-
ton, and from his known frendfhip for the mnifter
and the others on account of their public duties,
which would render it mpofible for them to attend
the eommittee-His objections, however, were over
ruled by large majority. Mr.. Windham afterwards
moved to expunge his own name from the committee
but his motion was negatived. The committee is
now competed, I've before ftated, of nine members
who voted againl Lord Melville, nine who voted
for him, and three who did not vote at all.
AT meeting yeaerday of the common council of
the city Of London it was refolved, by large major
ity, TO prefent petition to parliament againff the
petition preented on behalf of the Roman Catholics
ofIreland The example thus fet by the city of Lon
don, will we have no doubt, be followed by the rsh
OF the kingdom. The difcufiion of the Catholic quef
tion under the prefent circumstances, cannot tend to
any good, but may be productive of the moi ferious
confequences
On the 26th ult the corporation of Dublin on the
motion Of Mr.. Cyfard, entered into the following
refouton, with only three dinentent voices:
Refolved, that we have feeD with anoniihment
and forrow, copy of petition lately prefented to
parliament, in the name of the Roman Catholics
of Ireland, and containing demands of political ma
ture, which if yielded, NUT be ruinous to our happy
contribution in church and fate"
DOVER, April 25.
" This day arrived his majefty's fl,ip Leda,
commanded by Robert Honeyman, efa. from
off Boulogne, having on the gath filftained fome
damage in Der hull, fails, and rigging, in an
action with diviGon of the enemy's f1otila,
confifting Of 35 fail, on their palIage from Dun
kirk and Offend, which fhe with her fauadron)
intercepted, under the trong batteries of Cape
Grifnez, and after clofe action of three hours
fucceeded in capturing feven of them, having
part of the 5It and Git demibrigades, having
for commanders two Of Bonaparte's legion of
honour. We are happy to fate that although
the fquadron experienced fome damage in their
bulls, &c. there were none killed, and but one
Tightly wounded during that long and arduous
contef.