The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-14
european 5ntelIigsnef.
NETWORK, ian. 8.

The Britilhp packet, Manchester, which arrived at
this port ON Saturday, has furniihed us with
London papers and fhipping lifts, both to the
9Th Of November, incuRvc.
The papers contain no later advices from the
continent of Europe. than have already APP
pcared in the AfrrsS title 14fpertiier; but
they give us the official account of another
brilliant victory on the ocean, which is conf
dcred in England AS frGucl to the atchieve-
ment of the qlst of October before Cadiz.
Sir Richard Strachan has engaged and taken
four French fail of the line. The event has
produced the mott lively Testimonials of ioy
amongt the people of Great Britain, who
conlider the new victories which are daily
pouring in upon them as evidences of the IA.
vour of Providence to- the generofty of their
motives and the riehteoufnefs of their cauf.
and as proof that " no extent of daring am
hilton, however great, no grafp of honour
however extravagant, will remain unrealifed
to q nation like England, bred up in conoueft,
and avarcious of glory" Gold medals are
ordered to he trnck, to be worn as on the
occafion of former Victories, by the offic ers
who ditingui.hed thsmfelves in this engage.
ment.
DttpatS"Ss were received on the evening of the
18th OF November from vice-AdmiraI Col.
haywood, via Liibon, dated off Cadiz the
2ssh OF October, the particulars of which
were Immediately notified to the Lord Nav
or OF London TO fatisfy the public anxiety.
ihey Hate, that, Sowing to the violence of
the wind, he had not fucceeied in bringing
"ff any of the prizes made in the action of the
2lst. lie cxpreflss his hope that by the fol-
lowing day ne ihould complete the deitru6ti-
on OF the whole, excepting the Santa-Anna,
which was towed into Cadiz by friyate.
1t further appears, that when Admiral era
VIVA put to fea again, in order to protect the
ditabied fhips, the Prince Of Afturias (his flag
fh'P) AID the Rayo, another three decker,
were diinafed, and the latter fell into the
hands of the Britfh. The number of officer.
killed and wounded in the En,lifh films.
from which returns were received, was much
fmaller than had been apprehended."
The article in the fucceeding extracts, under
the London head of November 5th, copied
from the Courier, which ftates that the ne
gociations between France and PruHia had
reacheda crihs from which the junction of the
Waiter with Rufiia and Auftria was deduced.
- conhdered in the Morning Chronicle of
the 9th as not refting on fuficient authori-
ty to entitle it to credit, and as being in it.
felf very improbable ftory.
On The night of the 9th of November an at
tack was to be made on Boulogne, from
which great hopes were entertained. the
whole military force there being eftmated at
at not more than 1000 men. The batteries
were to be kept employed, while the ATTEMPT
was made to deftroy the fotiIla in the har
hour.
General Dumourier fet out from London for
the Continent on the 18th November, where
he is to be employed in his military capacity
but in what fervices, or under what power,
was not accurately known.
had been made for a general
Thanksgiving throughout England and Scot
n n ,,Uf Of Ri 1at. e. al
Victories, to be obferyed on the 9Th Decem. |
Der. Parliament had been further prorogued |
to the 18th of January.
The French talk of being at Vienna by the mid |
die of November.
Il is fated that General ST. Cyr, with the army
which ws~ in the Neapolitan States, is to Join |
MaHtna convention for the neutrality of |
Naples being agreedto by the French CO.
verninent.