The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-04
THE GRAND EXPEDITION.

The time when the large expedition now pre-
pairing will actually fail, depends on the con-
t'ngencles which may refut from the prefent
iiate of affairs upon the Continent-but we are
aiiured that Minifters are indefatigabe in their
different departments, and that fuch activity
has been employed, that every thing will be
ready in fourteen days from this date.
An immenfe number of tranfports are hired ;
Ordnance, Military, and Medical flores, have
been embarked; and large body of troops is
IN the neighbourhood of the points Of embar-
kation 10 that on the very firt receipt of ex.
pected intelligence from the Continent, the
troops will be hurried OH board, and fail with.
out a moments delay.
In addition to the quantity of Stores now on
board the Tranfports, 80, 900 fets of accoutre-
ments were ordered from a Houfe in the CITY
within thefe few days.
a Ionirgen mail arrived on Saturday morn
ing, with letters and papers from Hamburger
and Altoona, to the oath init. The runour of
negotiation for general peace, under the me-
diation OF Auitria, gains ground daily. A pa
ragraPh, dated Banks of the Maine, May 10th,
lays, The public Journals fate, upon the
authority OF accounts from Vienna, that pr0po-
ials for peace have already reached Vienna and
Boda; Immediately after rhe arrival of which,
Courier was fent off 10 London, with thefe
ProPoials, to invite the Eugliih Government to
accede to them; but many perfons doubt that
they Will lead to fuccefsful ilIue. An arti-
Gle, dated Vienna, May Is, adds, "We are
here politively afured, that France and Ruflia
have accepted the mediation of orr Court, up
on condition, however, that there ihau be no
armitice during the courCe of the negotiations"
lhe prefent appearance of affiirs upon the
Continent corresponds with thefe accounts
tor though an armihioe be expressly prohibited,
1t IS natural that the chance of peace, held out
by an exiting negotiation, ihould refrain the
ardour for the final appeal TO general action
and there does not appear any other fatisfaGto.
ry caufe for the long paufe that has taken place
IN the military operations in Poland, upon a
large fcae.
The report of the capture of Dantzic on the
9th, had reached Copenhagen on the 18th init.
but 1T was universally diicredited upon appa-
rently good ground. Letters from Stettin of
the 10th are fiIent refpecting fuch an event,
which if ii had taken place, NUT have been
known there before that date.
The head quarters Of Bonaparte flill CONT
nued at Finkenhen on the I5th init.
Further official accounts, from the Imperial
head. quarters at FiDkenftein, dated May 80,
announce the following events:
The General of Brigade Beaumont, aid de-
camp to the Grand Duke of Berg, and the Ge-
neral of Brigade, Albert, at the head of two bat
talIons OF the divll1on OF Oudinot, the Sd and
18th battalions of cha1eurs, and a brigade of
dragons, have defeated and put to flgt dv-
fion OF the enemy which endeavoured to pene-
trate by the Narew. This divilion was attack
ed on the 9th, when it was routed and purfu.
ed 5 leagues beyond Nahberg. 1t loft 900
prifoDers, and pieces of cannon. This enter
prize of the enemy was connected with ihe ex-
petition of Lieutenant-G General CamenRy
Both were intended 10 effect the deIiverance Of
Dantzic.
On the 18th, the enemy attacked General
Lemorrs, who, at the head Of Bavaran bril-
gade and Pollh regiment, hi paGed the Ma
rev, to burn the RATS which the enemy had con-
| fruaed FIX weeks before, at Wyrzkorve. All
thefe RATS were burnt. The enemy appeared
before the entertainments Of Cen. Lemorris,
but were defeated and left many killed on the
! field Of battle. Mailhal Malena, at the fame
moment, pa(led the bridge at Punufk and fel
on the rear of the enemy. Some ColIaeks adj
vanced TO attack the bead of the bridge oyer
the Omultw near Dfoutzewo {: they were re
pulled. The General of Brigade Girsrd, a
the head Of the ssth regiment, made is Cot
Jacks leap into the Narew, and took from then
fix horfes.
i ARTILLERY has been brought into the covered
way of the half moon before Dsntzic. The fir
from H7keliSerg has been EIenced.