The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-22
LONDON, Nav %.

The difcufiions aft night in the houfe of COM
mons are highly intereitng to the nation at large.
The chancellor of the exchequer, in intro
'ducing his promifed motion refpeGting the pub
lie accounts in the WeR-Indies, entered rather
unexpectedly into long and very important
detail of the meaiures in contemplation for the
better management of the public accounts in
generaf.-From his lordihip's ltatemeut it ap-
peared that very little had been done towards
examining the public accounts iipce the Ameri-
can war. The amount of the accounts now ex-
amned was four hundred and ffty-hve millions,
1um equal to The amount of the National
Debt Inttead Of FIVE commitlioners, ten are
about to be appointed. Thefe commifiioners
are to be divided into three difluGt Boards,
with the power, however, of communicating
with each other. One OF thefe boards is to
take mp the accounts now under examination
the fecoud board to examine the long arrears
OF the navyand the third is to be entrptted
with the remaining accounts, commencing from
December lait. The ten comtnifIioners, after
the prefent preiIure of bufnefs has fubiided are
to be reduced to fix, and the three boards con-
verted into one.
A difcufIion of comfortable interch TOOK
place on the fubjeGt of the Army Eliminates.
The principle of the plan for the improvement
of our military fyltem, as it was originally fab
United to the houfe by the fecretary for the war
department, is not to be abandoned. Thofe
parts of the plan which relate to the limited fer
vice, and the organization ofthe k11 en- mgGs,
are, we believe, to be ftrictly adhered to (; the
regulations for the Volunteer force are likely to
receive fome modification. The annual Mu-
tiny Bill, in which it is intended to include the
hrtt part the plan, was brought in End read
tirft time to-day. The fecond reading will
take place tomorrow, and on Friday fe'nnight
the bill will he couIidered in the committee,
when the whole of thefe important alterations
IN the military fyacm of the country will be de-
Dated.
ADMIRAL VILLENEUvE.-In the London
courier ct the 10Th of May, we find the fol-
lowing remarks respecting this il!-fated man.
=, without pretending TO determine whether
tne account in the French papers of the manner
OF Admiral ViIleneuye's death be true or not,
we mall tate fome circumstances which fruck
us forcihly upon reading that account. 1t is
wen known that the Admiral was deeply hurt
d. tne mnnuation thrown out again6 him, of
having begun the battle off Trafalgar imprudcnt-
w. ana that he was anxious to proceed to- Paris
10 requet Court Martial upon his conduct.
II was for that purpofe he folicited permifIion
rom our government to return to France upon
ms parole No tooner, however, had he ar
rived in France and began his journey To Paris.
anNety to clear himfelf of the charges brought
aga'nit bin, but that fearful of meeting the eye
ara reproach of his own Government, he ch0fe
I" put period TO his exiAence, thereby coun-
t'nancing the attack upon him. This confdsr-
avon may furely inaify us in entertaining con.
hicr7ble degree Of fnfpicion, which will not be
iehe7sd by onr knowledge Of Bonap1rte's chm
tadeF' and by ihe recollection of the fac which
has attended either perfons who have fallen M.
Ger the hate Of that remorCalefs tyrant He |
wines to have It believed thai his d;f,eaflre Is |
never without caulc, and that the obistts Of It |
prove ny ;heir own conduit, the innice OF the |
charges brought ag1inft them. Hence pichecr,
ard. others were f'id 30 have put period to |
Their 6xti'ence. Yet it has been afcertained be- |
y M "ount that Plc!iegrG was aGafIinated. Az |
fFt'ra'iGn entersinto the fyftc,n Of Bonaparte's
G. refrmcet. To have agafiiaafed Vi,leneove
81 :Ie 'srn9'c, and laid that he put period to