The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-11
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Mer. 1daU.
LONDON, A,rs,Ift az.
For the laft two days there has been a contin-
ned buitIe at all the Offices Of Government. and
circular letters from the REFLECTIVE commanders
have been written to every corps. The follow
ing has been TENT round TO the members of the
Bloomibury and Inns of Court AfIociation
"SIR--You are reqneted to hold yourfeif in
readinefs, to obey any orders that may be ifTued
AND particularly tole2ve word where to be found.
II abtent from home. BY order of lieutenant
Col. Cox"
Auguft 10.
Several councils OF General Officers have been
held in the principal points along the COAT. On
Friday one was held at Dover, at which time
Gen. Lord Forbes, Gen. Hope, and the chief of
hcers of the garrifon attended. Two more
meetings took place on Saturdays SchornecIife
camp and Hytlie, where General Moore and
Sir David Dnndas command. The engineer
department. and the Whole of the horfe artille-
ry are in movement.
The alarm of invafioD has increafed in pro.
portion as the probabilities of Continental war
have multiplied. Since the abrupt termination
of the RufIian milton, the preparations rf yhe
enemy for making deficient on this country have
been inch, that government have found it necef-
larry to tumnon ALI energies to meet the mock
with which we are menaced. II is not for ns to
council the accuracy of that information, which
tboie who direct the public force are in pofTeE
non OF. 1t remains to be feen whether Bona
parte will riik his power and his very exiftence
upon an enterprife, in which, If he ihouId fail.
there can be no fecurity for either one or the O..
therin France: He may fight dozen battles ON
the Continent, he difcomhted in every one of
them, and vet preferve his authority over his
troops, and retain their attachment but il is
not 10 IN an expedition diretied aganf this
country. Between complete fucoefs and total
deftrudion there is no medium The invaders
muft either triumph or perth.
FURTHER accounts Ig Captain E,7!Yaa1s, fran, Lec.
born, ayrj5'e4 Mt Saleha.
Capt. Williams informs Us, that The eytenGon
of Bonaparte's authority in itaiy, which tbre,.
tensto light up a new war upon the continen,
ot Europe, appeared TO he very n1ortifvipo IN
the people OF that country. IT was with great
reluctance CeEoa changed her flag for thar of
France; and though fhe was promiEcd the en-
loymeht OF her aGcieR: lave, cuftoms and NJ
iages, yet on the change Of government. tbev
found themielves Under fet Of new officer
from France, and loaded with French outice,
and every regulation adapted to the benefit ~
the protecting country.
naples continued TO be over-awed BIZ the
french, though they bad not set attempted to
enter that kingdom, but il was iaid that con-
tinual contributions were the price of their for
bcarancc, aad that they threatened to invad. l.
the moment Brit'G or Ruliian folder fet foo,
upon its ihorec. a Britiih "a gun fIip was ftilI
in waiting to take off the King and his f7milv
the moment fuch an event flcsld take place.
The hrltilb expedition under Gen. Craiq had
arrived at Malta, where they feeuied to be wait
tng 70 att according to the coarse of events.
Inc kl!ans had ALTO 50 or 10000 nicn IN the
Seven lies, and number of Hips Of var in the
bay OF Naples. It is ihefe forces, probably, that
eSces the French in their defzn on MASKS, AZ
ihtir pa'aSe 20 tS9, city would y. Nor; and