The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-31


The comte Ketchoubey, minifter of the inte-
The comte Zavadoffky, minifer of public in
hruetion.
The comte Vafilioff, minifter of the finances.
The comte Romanzoff, miniter of commerce,
and
General vefmitinoE, minRcr of the land for.
ees.
The council, after taking the treaty into con-
liberation, M. D'Oubril being prefent, decided
upon the rejection, which was Immediately up
on the breaking up of the council, officially no.
tined to all the foreign miniaers refident at Pc
terburgh. Courers were Immediately fcnt off
in all dreetons--to all the Ruifian mnifters at
the different courts-and by all the foreign min
filters at Peteriburgh to their REFLECTIVE courts.
This mott important intelligence was brought
BY Bahl'cofrom lord Lauderdale, who fent him
OFT after the arrival of the chevalier Grofhowfkv
with the intelligence from Peteriburgh. 1t is
laid, however, that his lordfhip had confer.
ence with M. Taeyrand, after the arrival of
the Chevaer Grofhowfky, and that Bafilico
was not dispatched till after that conference.
The intelligence of the refufal to ratify the trea-
ty with France. was alto received from M.
Thornton at Hamburger, Whit the cabinet
council was hitting yefterday upon the difpatch-
es from Par's. Mr.. Thornton received the in
formation from the Ruflian conful at Hamburger,
and inftantly difPatched Donaldion the mefien
ger, TO London. The cabinet council fate
Yesterday from two to halfpait three. There
were preient lord Grenville, lord Spencer lord
Howlck, lord Sidmouth, lord Henry Petty, and
MIR. Windham.
September 6.
he important advices communicated TO the
public yefterday, from St. Peterfburgh, on the
one noe or Europe, and Calabria on the other,
produced the mot universal fatsfaetiou. 1t was
truly gratifying to receive, in one day, the mott
nnequ'vocal proofs of the gallantry Of our own
troops, and the fidelity of our ally. The bril-
haut achievement with the bayonet.S 70 clo-
quen'iy. defcribed by Sir John Stuart, fhews
what may be done with BritiCh blood, when
tanly led on. We only want a few fuch occa
mons 10 dlip!ay the character of our troops, to
make them on ihore as formidable as they are
d. iea' Ii no other consequences are to be de-
riVed from 1t than that of making our folders
acquainted with their own fuperiority, it would
DC truly dear to the country; but it will do
more---it will thew to the enemy the peculiar
feature or our ftrength AS nation, and the wav
IN wnich our means may be exerted with the
greateit effect. 1t was the plan of our immor-
tai Mellon, that Britfh army, in campaign
IN country like Italy, fhould ever be accom-
panied by Britifh feet by which they might
DC pa. on more, or moved from pof to poft at
P'eaiure, and thus be able to break the line of
attack This advice he gave to MIR. Pitt before
the commencement of that memorable cam.
pa'gh which occafioned the lofs to England of
It's moh fplendid warrior, and to the continent
OF Europe its dependencies. 1t is not yet, thank
Goa, too late to profit from the advice for the
preservation of our own independence. Thi.
taite or the Britih bayonet, and this Ample
pan OF covering fleet (though in the inftance
before us If was not brought into p!a;-i\ NAV
0f he ~,
fon.
he other important advces of the day Greer
ed the hearts and animated the hopes of the
Pubiic.---The honorable fidelity of the en-
peror alexander to his alliance, was regarded
by Enghihmen with that fympathy and affeet-
on which fpring from genuine honety. Eng
lihmen found in it feeling consenal with
their own and it was confolation to them
tofhink, that if they have been for years fight.
ing for the protection of others rather than for
their own fecurity, they have at Leaf had
fome aiiociates of integrity and truth. But it
was obferved by fome, that though Alexander
had refufed to ratify the peace which D'Oubril
had made for him, yet it was manifeft that he
had commiflioned him to make feparate peace
OF tome fort. This is true.---And 70 did we re-
folve to make peace with France, if fair and
folid terms could be fecured. 1t was obvionny
an arrangement between G. b. and Ruiiia, that
each fhculd treat feparately but no doubt it
was mutually underitood upon what BATS, at
1eaft, they were reciprocally to act. In this
way the difcuflionS begun; and in this way they
came to clofe, if we may credit the Mont
teur; for it fates that the negotiations with
England had been actually concluded when
fome new difficulty occurred. In all probabili-
ty this treaty, extorted by fu6tlety, which be-
yond the arrangement, was the difficulty. IF
10, it is now removed. The crafty Frenchman
has not fucceeded. The Brtilh miniiter would
not believe it poiiible that his honorable ally
could have given his content to a treaty differ
ent from the articles of their union and hurt
ful as II was to delay, he food upon his fuf-
pence till the fatt was Northumberland ac-
cordingly it turns out that he formed iult efti-
mate of the honour of the emperor of Rufia.
And he has given to the world triking proof,
at the fame time, of his own frmnefs and "a
gacity. This appears to have been the motive
of the late delay. This at leaf was the public
fentiment on it yeflerday x judging that this
was the caufe, they hailed the event as favora-
bic omen to peace for now, they argued
the two parties are brought back to the point
IN which they food before, but with the adj
vantage gained, that it is efs likely for the enc
myto cajole either of them again.
September 8.
Yesterday morning at an carly hour, Mr..
Schaw, the mefenger, arrived in town with dif-
patches from Lord Lauderdale.