The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-09-26

chambeau, a treatment 70 generous that he con-
ceived himfelf obliged 6gnally to acknow-
ledge it to his countrymen in the journals of the
time.
Per y9ip Delasuare, Farrier, h.a from England.
LONDON, Auguit 4.
On Saturday evening, about FIVE O'Clock,
lord Lauderdale, appointed mniner plenipoten-
tiary on the part of our government, to conduct
the negotiation that has for fome time been go
ing on with the court of St. Cloud, left town.
Mr.. Goddard, the perfon who brought over the
dispatches received on Friday, did not accom-
pany his lordfhip, as ftated in fome morning
papers, but followed him yeferday. His lord
ihip was accompanied by protector Dugald
Stuart, and Mr.. Bafico, the melTenger, who
will bring back the 6rft dispatches from his lord
fhip.
About o'clock yefterday morning, lord Lau-
derdale reached Deal, and foon after embarked
on board the Clyde frigate, commodore Owen,
which failed for the French coat between 5 and
6 O'Clock, and landed his lordfhip at Calais at
ten O'Clock the fame morning. His lordnhip
would probably reach Paris thi, day.
The funds till keep rfng from the hope that
peace will refult from the prefent negotiations
AT O'Clock this day the following were the
prices Confols for money 65 Ia; ditto Aug.
IS Sd rs Reduced 81 l-a-Omnium, for
money, IA l-2; ditto Aug. lsl-41.s Ex-
ctequer bills, 2s. TO IS. prem..; per cents IS :;
navy per cents. % 7-s.
TIE expeditions. Were il not that lord Lau-
derdale has actually fet out for Paris, we fSould
have been inclined to think that feveral circum-
ttances connected with the expedition to Sicily,
ieemed rather to indicate approximations of the
failure of the negotiation. The guards, who
have been kept for fome time rather in an un-
decided fate, at Chatham, Deal, Ramfgate, sc.
and marched and ceunter-marched in various
directions, after being at length embarked, have
been ordered to proceed with all expedition, to
Portfmouth, whence the expedition for Sicily
will fart.
Many officers of the guards have proceeded
to Portfmouth by land: mon of the ffaff of
them have done 70. There are TO be immcdi-
ately embarked, and to follow to Portfmouth
with all fpeed-the Royal Staff corps, the Rov-
al Wagon corps, the Royal Artillery, the s5th
.-s,nnent, i've companies, the 4oth regiment, tine
SGD do. the 62d do. and the seth do.
Auguit =.
The Clyde frigate returned to Deal yefterday,
after having lately landed lord Lau6erdale at
Calais. Some mefiengers have proceeded to
France with dispatches, fnce his lordfhip left
town, but no dispatches have yet been received
from his lordfhip. The dispatches with the re-
iult OF his firft conference with the French pie
nIpotentiary or the minfter for foreign affairs
hlmfeit, may be expected at the clofe of the pre-
TENT, or early in the next week.
Many people are 70 fangune in their expec-
tation of peace, that they allow themfelyes TO
believe the bufinefs in fuch forwardnefs, that
lord Lauderdale will have little elfe to do but
to tgn the preliminaries Immediately, and that
the dehnltve treaty will be concluded foon af
ter. This, however, will not be 70 fpeedily eff
fPftPh a hew r. RI.
many important points to arrange, which will
take up comfortable time nor mutt we infer
any thing from the precipitaacy with which M.
DOubrii hgned preliminary treaty for Rullia.
indeed, we can take upon us to fate with con-
hdence, that he is believed TO have exceeded the
powers which were given him, and that not
only our government, but the Rulliau embafIy
here, were very much furprized at the hate,
with which that Plenipotentiary figned a treaty,
which mutt have been ready drawn up by the
french miniftry, before he arrived in Paris, and
winch could not pof1iblv have been difcnGad
with that deIberation which matter of fuch
magnitude required. Now that it has been
iigned, the court of ST. Petersburg has to de-
eide on the ratification, but to many politicians
It would, even now, be no furprifing event to
lee that court heGtate on the meafi.re.
Major Gen. Wynard, Brigader General
Stewart, Colonel French, and many others of
the Stan of the Scian army have arrived at
Poftimouth. where they now wait for the tranf.
ports from Ramfgate, whic have for fome DAYS
been delayed by contrary winds.
The wind having become more favourable,
theie tranfports yefterday failed from the Downs
with fine breeze. They were joined off Deal
by the Exploiion, Fury, and Dcvaftation bomb
Veiiels, which are to fee them fate TO Portf-
mouth where the Staff will be received on
board, and the expedition will take the firf fa-
vourable opportunity of proceeding on its def
tination.
1t is now pretty certain that the troops that
have for fome time been wind-bound at Portf-
mouth, commanded by Generals Grey and
Auchmhry, are Immediately intended TO go 10
the. Cape of Good Hope.
The emperor of RuiIia is underftood to have
proPofed to his Swediih majety to difcontinue
the blockade of the PrUfiian ports and it is
tuppofed If his representations fhoud not be
attended to, that he would give his permifIion
for the inyafion of Pomerania. II WAS general
iy believed in that province, that the Pruffi,ns
would pals the frontier on the Goth ult. This
however, may be conlidered az
premature. Pruilia will fcarcely proceed TO
extremties until the refuIt of the reprefentat;-
ons laft made by her to the court of St. PetefC-
bnrgh is known. There is nothing now in the
Rate OF the continent to induce his Swedi(1
malehy to continue in that dignifed attitude
which he has 70 long preGerved, with 70 much
honor to his country, and advantage to his per-
foEal character.
An opinion is prevalent in Germany, that
Ruhia and the Porte are on the eve of war, and