The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-20


Had Bonaparte gained any Victories on the date
mentioned in the letter, is exceedingly improbable
that he would omit communicating the fame officially
to the Secretary Of Rate, who was in poaefiion Of
dPatehes from him early the 9Th, relating his
fuceefhve engagements.
The above letter leaves us great hopes that we
fhall find the Duke Of Brunfwick to be alive, and
recovering and that the lateft alarming accounts
from Europe are ofa fabric well known to the
world.
The mail for Amnerdam leaves Hamburg every
Tuefday and Friday evening, paaes through Bremen
the next day. and the whole courfe Of pof il
than four days, making even tonne allowance for bad
roads in the month Of @ tfober. Why does not the
Amaerdam paper OF the 2sth oa furnilh US with a.
ny further extracts and combinations of Bonapartes
victories, received from Hamburg by the mail Of
Tuefday the 2lit OSfober ! The ceurfe OF poft to
Rotterdam is abou, twelve hours longer and the
Rotterdam Courant Of the 2Sth, inferts letter from
Cuxhaven of the 10Th O6. which letter, if it came
by the Hamburg mail, could not leave Hamburg un-
I'll the 2lR.]-T,ssfafsr.
A letter from Cera, dated OE Is, fays-a Prince
Jerome BonaParte, to whom the Emperor has given
the command of the Bavarian army, has arrived at
Schleitz, after bloekadng Fort Culenbaeh with
giment.
EBERsDoEfy, Oct. II.
All account. relative to the battle of the 4th uni
formly agree that it ended unfavorably the Prufi
ans and Saxons though both fought with the utmoft
obainaey and bravery. The FIRE Of the muiketry Of
the PruIians did great deal of mitchell among the
Freheh but the artillery of the latter better d
reaed than that of the former.
The number of dead cannot be afcertained yet |;
but that of the wounded is 70 great, that all the hsu
fes in Jena, and twenty villages surrounding it, are full
Of them.
CoBuRo, Oa.l5
Concerning the detail of the battle of the 4th we
have flll to add that it LATED from in The morning
until IN the afternoon.
LOWER ELsr, Oa. 81.
Letters from Berlin nate. that the French were
expected there about the 22d 2Sd Of October
They alfe mention the report of armiaice.-Ns-
thingfurther has been heard yet of the Rufans who
are to arrive.
TIE Drke of Byuuj1piek reeeived around tie
meaeenenf the Iaf battle zvJb bo7Oeer msrfai
Upon the whole, the commanding officers OF infantry
and cavalry were rendered incapable of performing
duty, by which means the troops at laa with
ont any command, which accounts for feveral corps
being inclefed in Erfurh. This letter fays nothing
about Erfurth frrendering. 1.-The ref of the Prui-
an army retreated into Magdeburg, which, on the
18th, was full of Prufiians and Sa1ons. The reader
will peafe compare this letter with the dated
Magdeburg, Ca. 49, THE French were expected
before Magdeburg the 10Th.
The following letter was fent to Capt. Drummond
(arrived at Philadelphia from Hanaburg) after he
left port.
"HAMsuRe, Ga. II.
Prince fIohenlohe has beat Martial Sout, killed
5000 French, and taken $4,000 prifoners. General
Ruchel has alto beat them in Welphal;a. This news
JUN arrived by expreGests the Borenhalle. Si1-
~ thoufand Rufiians have arrived in Pruiia; their
qurter- matters are at Konigfburg. Prince Lewis
Ferdinand was killed in the action"