The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-12
EUROPEAN NEws-1,t. arrivals

EUROPEAN NEWS.-Latc arrivals at
Baltimore and Bottom have brought our Lon-
don accounts down 70 the esd July; an arrival
from Norfolk has ALTO brought verbal accounts
from Nantes 60 the soth of July. Thefe vari-
GUS accounts not only confirm each other, hut
the imprefiion previouay imhibed; that there
was no probability of an immediate peace in
Europe.
Couriers were fill oafEng between France
and England, but the London and Nantes ac-
counts both agree IN the opinion, that the me-
gociation was about tn ceafe, shat Bonapsrtc
had given in his nitimatun, and that it was fnch
one, as was not likely to obtain the approba-
ton of the Britifh cabinet.
The Rufiian minifter D'Oubrl had at length
reached Paris, charged, it was faid, with full
powers to negotiate the preliminaries of a
peace. This is the mott, perhaps, the only
favourable fymptom, of finch an event; for let
the declaration of the Britifh government he
recolletted, that they fhould never conclude a
peace without attempting to embrace the inte-
reits of Rulfia. IF Ruiiia prefsrves the fame
policy towards G. Britain. fhe alfo will not
conclude peace without the cooperation of
her ally.
Meanwhile France fsems 70 uanfef every
difpohtion to accept the preferred hand of Ruff
IA. One ftrong proof is, th,t all the Rufiian
vehels, embargoed in the French ports, have
been ordered to be difmiGed.
The ties of union between crowned heads,
are however too feeble, not TO melt beneath
the touch of felf-inreref. A treaty with France
won'd render more fubfantal fervicesto Rufia
than war. The fa'vation of Sweden might be
tipu'ated for as the condition of her aban-
doning the alliance of England, efDecially if il
were accompanied bv the ratification of her
claims to the Ionian Ines.
War however feemed inevitable between
Sweden and Prutiia. In addition 70 thefe hof-
tile appearances. Jacob, the PrulTQr amhaf-
fador, had been, inhrueted to leave London,
and the ports of Spain had been 4ut againt all
SqvediB vefTcs.
The nc1v continental arrangements of Bona
parte are but in embryo. Next to the topics
of peace, nothing is, however, f, well calculat-
ed to attract our attention nothing 70 evident
ly flows the fovereieu contempt in wh.la he
holds the good will Of England, or his iudifnn-
"t'"r 20 IacrInce to the love of peace Jingle a.
tom of his ambition
The new contribution of Germany has not
vet BURT its diplomatic fhe I; though " il was
already known that the imperial cities of Ham
burgh. Lubbock. and Bremen, were TO be under
his immediate direction and abfolute controul."
Portugal is once more announced to be in
danger; eighteen thoufand Italian troop. which
had been hitherto ftationed in the vicinity of
Nantes, having been fuddenly marchedto Bav.
onne, to be embarked in an expedition againt
her:
But the NOT important rumour, is, that of
treaty having been concludedbetween Bonaparte
< the Porte, by wlichthe former is permitted to
march his troops through the Turkin, terrific
ry into Egvbt. This account, however, fays the
Londsn paper. was given by an American
captain and Therefore Qet all due reverence Be
given to the pslitenefs of the London Edi-
tors y we my fairly qre4ion its eorreF1eG.
That Bonaparte has fome gigantic dcfigns
upon the Tnrki'h empire, is no. 20 be dirput.
ed hut that Egypt is the precite object which
he toicits |; or that this would be 70 openly
avowed in the Paris Moniteur, ere as MANY
fteps as poffible could be taken, for the acc ON
pli'hing of his delins; are qIeA ons which fart
train of dosbt. The laft circrmftance, par
| ticu'arly compels to refufe all af1ent to the
| report, till it has been more ftronglv authenti-
Gated. We agree with the London Editor, that
For once an American captain. may ue liar or
dupe.
There is nothing eouclufrr as to or ozvn DIFF
ferences with G. Britain. II frems that on the
2lft of Jaly, Menrs. Monroe and Pncknev
had private audience of his maiefty, for the
purpofe of delivering their credentials as ninif.
tiers extraordinary and plenipotentiaries from
the United States
A'i'' 10 W pe l0iHUtcT 10 TINS
country, in place of Lord Selkir< but he will
mott probably pofpone his departure, until
the negotiations in London fhall have aTum-
ed definite appearance.
Meanwhile il is TO be obferved. that all thu
private letters received by the lat arrivals, hold
ont the profpe6t of friendly accommodation.
Mot unfortunate will i, he for us, If Mr.. r TX
fhou'd have left the tage of life mott unfor-
tunate for every neutral country, of whole rights
no hatefman in England is a more difinter-fted
friend ; but mott unfortunate for his own coun-
try, who looks TO him for the fpirit to bear
her through an inevitable war, or to con-
cude an honorable peace ga man upon
whole tomb II will be recorded without the
pomp of empty exagg"raton " The ereateH
fatefman OF his age."-This great man is Cqid
to be far advanced in drnpfy and az gen
tleman from London reports, to have been
three times tapped,
The Taft arrivals from Europe have H1ed not
the fmslleit light upon our negotiation with
Spain. Mott probably, however, The PRECEDENT
is by this time informed of the refmlt, AS recent
dfPatches from Paris have jnf been received
by veffel which left Bordeaux on the 9Th of
July, and as Paris ia in all probability the real
theatre OF the negotiation. AT lcaft. 4ve have
not yet received any notice of Mr.. Skipwith's
or General ArmRrong's having viGted Madrid.
"
COMMUNICATION.
DEcIUs.---It would he idle to ATTEMPT re-
tutatlon of all the abfurdties, to which this &C.