The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-10


that drciive victory which has ignaliZcd many
OF their engagements. 1t is new to be feen
whether the Rufiians will continue to retreat,
land then negotiations may he expe6ed) or
whether they will again commit their fate to
the deci6on Of battle. I.vona, which laws
in the route of the Rullians towards their Ca
pital, may be confidercd as a country o. Ger.
many. As foon as the Rufiians diicovcred
difpoiition to reduce this country, it fought
the protection of Sweden. 1t foon after came
into the pof1efiion of Poland, and this country,
for. a century ending in 1860, was a fcene of
bloody wars between Rufiia, Sweden, and Po-.
land. In 1000 Livonia was delivered to Swe-
den. But after the northern war Of the lait
century, in 1921, Sweden coded this country
to Rufiia forever. But the Swedes foon difco-
vered what a facrifice they had made, and in
l74l. attempted to recover part of this coun-
try; but in l74s, Rutiia was confirmed in its
poi'efiion, and acquired a portion of Finland,
which it has been iuggeaed, Sweden might re.
cover in war with the French againft Ruiiia.
The Rufians reckon from Riga TO Narva 400
werRs, or 81 ftations or potages, three of the
werfts being about two Englilh mies. From
Riga to Pernau, l64 werits, or 9 pof
tages. FI.n Prrnau to Reva, 1873 weifts or
6 poa ftages. From Reval TO Habfal, s5 werAs,
or poft Cages, and from Rival to Narva 1876
werits, or 9 pof Cages, and from Riga to Mar
va, 400 wtrits istp the bounds of Livonia. and
to the entrance oSthe government of Petersburg
Riga is in Sc, 81, N. L. and FL, 40, Z. Long
from Paris, while Petersburg isin 50, So, N. L.
aud 20, SO, E. Longitude. In this country the
towns and even villages are few, and the coun-
try has fnffered EFFECTIVELY by war, famine and
Teftilence.-But it has been reckoned the pra-
nary of the North, and has fsen great profpe-
rity in former ages. In I17I its inhabitants
were rcckoned between and S hundred thou.
fand. The Germans make the principal part
of the inhabitants. The Swedes are Till nu
merous, the Rufians increafe, but Englifh,
Danes, Dutch and French, are to be found in
the Dutchy, and the trade of Riga and Reva
increafes. Grodno, towards which the RufIians
have retired, is not far s. w. of wilma, which
lays in 81, Al, N. L. aud So, Z, 80, Z. l..
The uncertainty of the moment has given
occafion for various conjeefures refpeaine
the other European powers, and they are as
contradictory as pofiible. While fome accounts
rePrefent the Aufrians as drawing into clofer
confidence with the French, fome reprefentati
ons are OF the greateft jealoufy, and Of appre-
heniions of rupture. AS the RuiIians have
left the territories of Prufiia, fome definite mea
lures are expected respecting Prunia, as the po-
htion of Rufiian armies was plea acainft the
Armiftice. The greatelt uncertainty reas ND.
on the meafures of Denmark. Not that this
peaceful Kingdom is waiting for an opportuni-
ty to enter into war, but is balancing itfslf be-
tween the fears from Britifh claims on the ocean,
and the Prefent extent of French power. The
French armies are fpreading over a great extent
OF country and they have much to fubdue. 1t
is faid that Dantzic has prepared to make
| very powerful refifance to the French, who
are marching againftit. The population has
been q wen at 10000.
From England we learn, that they have re-
ceived fome communications from the Baltic,
in confequence of which Britfh feet is getting
ready for that Tea, and from fome appearance,
not Improbably to cooperate with the Cities
on that fea againft the French. The Englifh
embarrafs the Commerce of the Adriatic, but
we have not particular accounts of their ope
ratloHs againit the Venetian territories.
We have no particular fatement rcfpeetinp
the operations of the French in Daimatia and
Albania, but from probable accounts, the Auf.
TRANS diicover no oppoftion in that quarter.
The ne WIS from Naples left the French extend
ing their power in that kingdom. The various
accounts from Turkey, and the report of an
EngIiih fleet in the Turkifh feas, oblige our
wiihes for more confident Information in that
quarter. At prelent the declarations of the
French respecting the difpoGtion of the Turks
are oPpofsd to thofe of the Engiill, though the
meaiures of the Englfl feem to confirm at leaf
the approximations of their truth.