The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-21

thcfc are ~ follows
I. Is it lawful for the Jews to marry more
than one wife
2. IsDivorce allowed blythe Jewifh religion
IL It lawful. although fentence refpettins it he
pronounced by the Tribunals, and in purfuance
ofthe French Code!
s. May Jewels marry a Chritian, and a
Chrifian female with Jew or does the Law
require that the Jews foley marry among each
other?
The anfwer contains principally, that the
Jewifh law, in the hrieteh feufe, permits poly
gamy, divorce. and mixed marriages, but that
thsfe are limited by practice and ufage. To
the quefion which relates to the duties of the
French ctizens, the A1embly voluntarily, and
without reconciliation, anfwered in the fueft
manner.
Ausuf g.
letter from an officer of rank in our feet
off the Dutch coat, dated the 18th infant,
Rates, that there are Eve fail OF the line, one
trigate, and two armed briggs. ready for fea
IN the MARS Diep, and two fail of the line,
lifting out in the New dep. The writer adds,
From every information that has reached me,
It appears, that upon the frft intelligence Of
change in the government, fuch fymptoms of
dhpohtion to mutiuy were manifefted a,iong
the feamen, that it was deemed expcdient TO
pay them off, and they are now re-enterng
This expedient was of courfe reforted to with
view to exclude the difcontentcd, and 20 fe-
Ieet the plant. Admiral De Winter has come
down as Admiral and Infpettor General. He
has hoited his flag on board the Brutu,, an so
gun ihip. / am of opinion that thefc fhips
have no notion Of coming out, and that their
only object is TO thew thofc appearance s which
may iugget to us the neceility of keeping
Meet OFT the coat, and thus prevent us from en-
pioylrg 1t IN any other quarter" From fome
further obfervations which appear in this of
hcer's letter, it feems pretty evident that the
conduct of the Dutch feanen, when informed
or the total fubvcrfon of their republic, amount
ed, aswe have more than once ffated, to abfo-
lutte mutiny. Several of thefc fcar,:n are ftated
to have been committed to prifon.
On Wednefday the Fury bomb, with flee,
from the Downs, among which were the three
tranfports, 10 often put back by contrary winds,
arrived of Plymouth.
AT four O'Clock in the afternoon of the fame
day, his majety's fhip Sampfon, of 81 guns.
Rear Admiral Stirling, failed from Cawf,nd
Bay, with the Prevoyant of 40 guns, Earl Spen-
cer' and Sir Stephen Huntington, Eaft-India-
men, and four more fhips, all bound to the
Cape OF Good Hope the wind was then frefh
AT .. L. 10 that they would foon clear the chan
mel. Gen. Grey is on board the Sampfon.
Inc troops, with the RcGfance, of forty
guns, fill remained at Plymouth, when our
letters came away. Alnumber of mor;ars have
oeen embarked with the Royal Artillery.
FROM Enlargement in our accounts from
rlymouth few days ago, we could not deter
mine all the fhip's names which received the
Queens Bays. We find they are the Rcpulfe.
1hefeus, Malta.
The public were on Thurfday gratified with
leeing MIR. Fox in his carriage in HYDE Park
lie took an airing for an hour, and returned
without the lighter feeling of fatigue IT is
now happily afeertained that the operation ba.
fueceeded. The Kill with which It was n.r-
formed, and his own naturally ftrons conritu.
ton, give almoft certain hopes of perfeGA re-
co'ery. His appetite is good, and his Rrength
is gradually returning.
Auguft 2s.
Price of Stocks :-BaDk-fock a14, a Der cent
eonfols 81 I-2, omnium Ia.
From tie Menitemr Of Ansnals.
We eacem ourfelves fortunate in having oh.
tanned the information necefIary to put the pub
Tic on their guard againf the rumours which
are at preient in circulation, and which we are
authorized to communicate.
All the difficulties which cxiftcd in Germany
have been removed. Auftria has acknowledg.
ed the Confederation of the Rhine; and the ii.
tie OF Emperor of Auftria confers upon this
houfe title equal to thofe of other Imperial
Houfes.
Prufiia has acknowledged the Confederation
OF the Rhine, as well as the late arrangements
in Germany.
His Majefty the King ofPrufIia ha, appoint.
ed M. de Humboldt his Minfter Plenipetentiarv
to Naples. He has alto appointed Mniftcrs to
the King of Holland, and to the Grand duke of
eleves and Berg.
The Emperor of Auftria has acknowledged
the King of the Two Settles.
The orders are preparing for the Staff for the
return of the Grand Army and the Fc,es on
account OF the peace, will take place at the
end of September as we before ftated.
The affairs of the Continent ars in fate of
arrangement at prefent, that it may look to
permanent tranquility.
The ratihcations Of the treaty of peace with
Rufiia will be exchanged at st. Peterlburgh on
the 5th init. and all the information which has
been lately received from that great capital,
furnithes frefh proofs of the pacific difpoftion
of the Emperor Alexander, and of his deire to
contribute to the general peace.
Deal, dug. 2l.-Mr. Bafilico, the mencnger,
arrived this afternoon in the Spectator lugeer
from France. He is faid to be the bearer of
dispatches of the utmoa importance, az an ex-
prefs was fent off to flop the tranfports.
According to report, the tranfports with
troops from the Downs and Portfmouth, have
been forced to put into Torbay.
LOSS OF THE QUEBEC FLEET.
Mercantile Chronicle o0fet, Cork, AaguR 25,