The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-25
HIGHLY INTERESTING NEWS.
LONDON, October Is.

LONDON, October IS.
Return Of Lord Lauder6aIe. The Clyde fri
gate, Commodore Owen, arrived at Deal yef.
terday, from off Calais, having on board Lord
l.auderda!e and flute. On his Lordihip's lea
wing the Clyde, falute was fired from that fri
gate the yards being manned at the fame time.
On landing, his lordHrip was received by AID
miral Holloway, and a great concaurfe of peo.
pie, who greeted him with three hearty cheers
on his return to England. Lcrd Lauderdale
immediately proceeded pot for London.
October II.
We have already announced his Lordi,ip's
arrival in town. He left Paris on Thurfday af.
ternoon, and lept that night at Chantillv. II
is to be obferved that the Noble ord afked for
pafIports at the time the Emperor fet out for
the army, and from that moment all nego-
Citations ceafed. Pafports were no, refufed.
but they were not granted and it feems obvi
Gus that it was the policy oft French Empe-
ror to endeavour TO gain time. in the hone of
making compromife with the King of PruE.
fla, and to keep the Englih minifter at Paris as
colour to his intrigue. 1t turned out, howe
yer, that powers had been left with Champar
ny at Paris, to grant Pafports to his Lordihip,
ihould he apply for them-a circumstance Of
which neither his LordAiip or the Brtifh go.
vernment had any information; upon being
officially applied for, however, they were i'm.
mediately obtained as above, and Lord Lauder
dale quilted Paris in % hours afterwards.
In the interim, all hopes of peace having van
lined, our government had ilued orders for
the experiment to be made upon Bouogne,
which was attempted laft "Wednesday night /:
to prevent the French from marching all their
troops from the coat, as they did laf wear.
This is a wife meafnre, and we believe will be
perfevered in, and we have every hope, that
at the the end deftruttion Of the Hotilla will be
effected.
The impreIiion of this unexpected attack
made upon the enemy may be Judged by the
effects. When Mr.. Rofs, the meHenger arrived
on Thurfday with dfpatches for Lord Lauder
dale, il was with the utmof difficulty that he
could obtain permifiion to land. Hewas con-
veyed in cofc ihut cabrioet to a Hotel. and
was detained the whole day at night he was
allowed TO proceed and he met Lord Lauder
dale at Amiens, where his LordHiip fept on
Friday night. The Noble Lord difpatched
Mr. Scott before him, to spprizc Miniters of
his having fet out (; but on his arrival at Sumur
(the fecopd pot on this iide MontreuiD Mr.
Scott was put under arreft by fix gens d'armes,'
who detained him until Lord LaudcrdaIe and
Suit cane up; troop of horfe then conduet
ed them to Bologne. An officer even took A
feat IN the Noble Lords carriage. At Boulogne
he flept on Saturday night, and on Sunday fore
noon ne and his fuite were marched through
double file Of mufqueteers to the boats in which
they embarked, to be put on board the CLYDE
frigate. All the people of Boulogne turned out
to behold the march home of the Engifl Am
bafador, and though it feemed to be the ear.
Deif deGre Of Gen. lie Brun the Commander in
Chief, to thew difrefped to the Noble Earl
there was nothing but Gorrow and difappoint-
ment at the failure of the negotiation marked
on the face of the fpeetaiors. BY Tending Lor d
Lauderdale to Paris, Miniaers have given a
convincing proof to the whole world how feri-
ou0y they were difpofed for peace---but after
the inue which we have feen we fl1ouId conf
der it as degrading to the country ever again
to iend anegociator to the enemy's capital, e.
ven if foIicited 70 to do in the mott prefing man
ner.
Lord Lauderdale reached town yenerday,
at hafpat ono O'Clock. He then went to Lord
Ilowick's Office. A Council was afterwards
held, At which sImoft all tie Cabinet Minifters
were prefent.
October Ie.
Hej7iGfies Communicative ftop the nrefs n
Fate that Prufian Captain, juit arrived from