The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-25

Caeom-Houfe, in which Ne declares that when
he left the Weier, accounts had been received
there ofthe French forces under Murat, amount
ing to thirty thoufand men, baq,iag beer (y-
rounded, and err 10 piece, BY TIE Pru5Tans.
Battles in HoLy.-A gentleman. arrived in
London from Leghorn, by the Iateft arrivals
from the Continent, ftatee, that prior to his
departure, 1--WE have not been able to afcertan
the precle date, but know that it is recently
accounts had reached that city from Naples,
OF great and continued ylifaiters having befal
len the French troops in Calabria. ~
II WAS fully underfood there that fecoud
general engagement had taken place, in which
the French were completely defeated. Gen.
jcurdaa 'sfated 20 hare been killed by muf-
ket Rot ditrhargsi from tree by Csabrian
Ma;iena is slTo fa:,ito have been dangeronI,y
wounded aud MOT of The ofFic, $ OF rank eli
ther killed or wounded. This victory, tho
glorious, was purchaied with the lofs of many
valuable lives
Alter this !angu'rary affair, the remainder
OF the French fell back upon Naples and it
was even faid that they had Quilted that city,
and had fought lhelier in the Roman territory.
We alto learn, that Respectable Banking
houfe in the City received letter from Wen
ma, dated the gath of Sept. whie h Gates, that
Intelligence had been received there of the total
dItperiio of the French troops in Calabria on
US ~N' ~ us. WHICH, tnOt OF Inc oUCSrS OF Tank
were killed prior TO the flight of the French.
This Deceive blow is faid to have been given
BY an armed force of infarsents headed by
woman of the name of Rolf whole huiband
was inhumauIy butchered by the French, for
being inimical to the Ufurper's government.
This formidable force call thcmfelves the /" Ar
my of Vengeance" Jofeph Bonaparte, the ac-
count fates, fed to Florence.
The Hamburger Mail, due yeferday, arrived
this morning Dutch journals to the 18th in
itaut, and Paris papers to the 10th, have alto
been received.
The Ruiiians are advancing by forced mar
ches to reach the fcene of afiion-and Auitria
iee;ra to be preparing for thepoliibe event of
being called into the field.
1t IS generally faid on the Continent, that
England has agreed to pay the King of Prufiia
iubhdy ofthree millions fterling to enable him
to put all his troops in motion.
1t feems not improbable, fhould Pruf1ia be
fuccetsiul in the hrft onfet, that Aunria may
take part in the war. The Emperor and the
Archdukes Charles and John were about to pro-
coed to Upper Aulfria, under pretence of VIII
ting fome of the Nobility in that province. The
other branches of the Imperial Hon(. were 70
be difpatched to other parts of the Auitran
dominions at the fame time. The garrifon of
Vienna bad alto received orders to prepare for
gong into pleafurc camp, or, in other words,
to take the field.
jerome Bonaparte accompanied his brother
Napolean to Mentz and Wortzburgh a long
lin of Marhas and Generals followed in the
futs.
Now that the hopes of Peace are for the pre-
tent at an end, Miniiters have refoved to take
the fente of the country their condu6t. His
Majeity's pcafuye has been taken on the mea-
fure, and tits refolved that the prefent Para-
ment ihall be diiolved Immediately. The new
wr's will be iliued about the 22d infant.
Yesterday evening one of the hotteft prclIts
for feamen ever known took place on the River
ard in the neighborhood. Two receiving ihips
came up abreaf of the Tower. Every thing
fhews that the mot exienGve and energetic fys-
tenn of operations VIII carried on, fnce the
enemy have left us no alternative but vigorous
proiccution OF the war.
The transports with troops on board for Bue-
nos Ayres, failed on Friday with fair wind,
and by this time, we have no doubt, are clear
of the Channel.
TIE fEips proceeding with the two armies
to South America, are the Ardent, of ga guns,
the Unicorn, Nereid, Thisbe, and Daphne fri
gates, and the Pheafant and CbarwelI floops;
and it is not improbable, but that Sir Samuel
Hood who has been appointed TO fucceed Sir
Home Popham, may proceed with them in "a.
Great preparations are making to attack the
HoIf'la al BoioSne.
We have alto heard that another expedition
of 1000 men is imme diately to be formed and
will be fent off with @fpateh.
Parliament, as may be feen by the la1 Satur-
days Gazat;e, is further prorogued to the 9th
of November, then to meet for the difpatch of
bunefs.
1t is very generally reported, and as generally
that dinoluton of parliament will
take place.
Baron Jaeobi, the PrufIian Minifter, has ar
rived here aud entered on the duties of the
milton.
Lord Holland has been appointed to the pri-
Wy Seal, vice Lord Sidmouth, re6gEed.
Lord Cover has been appointed on foreign
diplomatic milton; it is fuppofed he is going
to Vienna.
a new creation of peers is now mcafnre
completely decided upon. Several names are
mentioned, but tbefe we decline to rate at pre-
tent, as in day or two we hope TO prefent our
readers with correct lift.
The turtle taken TO France by Baico, was
not eat at Lord Lauderdae's table, but fent as
a prefent TO Talleyrand.
LONDON, October Is.
ULOCNE FLOTILLH.