The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-23

singdom of Sweden with that OF Denmark an,
Norway aud this union to he accouplilheC
| oy french troops, provided the Prince ReCen
would agree to clo!c the Sound against on,
trade, and place the Danifh feet at the difpoi
tion or France. That fuch appropriation ma,
nave oeen made, Is extremely probablc bu,
no abortion Is haZarded, nor is any rrafon dated
To induce a belief that the Prince Regent had
maniteasd difpofi,ion TO acceGe to it.
The Danifh ihps of war are, we are afIured
ny proieiiional men, quite incapable of being
converted to any warlike purpofe fer this coun-
! Try. uniefs as traniports, they are of little value
TO us. AS iuch, they are e. cunRru6led as to
ah"rd accommodation tor much greater num-
Der OF troops than any veile!s of the fame tom
mage IN this country. But, as men of war, they
are not 1T to be placed in line with our veilcls
OF mat clai', and OF courfe are not, in point of
view, Ia be rcc!>oned as any sCQui!ition 10 us.
iney might, however, in the hands of the enc
my NC rendered extremely Injurious To us in
tue Baltic, for which they are peculiarly built
and futed
An order has been fent out to the fuuadron
IN The Wef-Indies, for the immediate capture
ct santa Cruz, St. Thomas, and other Danih
colonies.
The turrender of Stralfund was haRened by
the Preiiing opportunities of the inhabitants,
! VINO aimoit hourly entreatcd his Swedih Ma
Jeity TO surrender the place in order to fave it
from the dreadful effects of continued fiege.
ne oWedes marched out on the Esd, and the
cry and fortrets were on the fame day occupied
by The French. The former were convened to
the Hand OF Rugen.
SEPTEMBER 5.
II in the end we are fuccefsfu in our expedi-
ton againt the ares, we do not think it prac-
tIcable to maintain Zealand during the winter
even IT we leave garrifon of 10000 men in
Copenhagen. Our feet, during the Rorrny
months, viii be of bu. little afIitance to us in
iuch dangerous fea as the Baltic and the PAT.
idge OF the Belts NUT be Quilted entireIy-it
being too dangerous for il,ipS of war to enter
In this !ituation what can 10000 Ensliih do a.
CAN'T me force tn: Danes will fcnd from iol-
Hen If the equinox fets in early in the year,
and before we haze accomplished the capture
OF Copenhagen, we mall conGder orr whole ex
petition as in jeopardy. SiafeGaan.
The CIRCUMSTANCE of the PENCE Royal of
Denmark having committed the defence of Co
penhagen TO Gen. Pcymann and retired to Hol
teIn' has led many 10 imagine he has given up
all hopes OF iuccetsfuiiy defending the place a.
CAN'T the attacks of the Engiilh. TLis NAV be
iound TO be the cafe 1t Is very probable that
his Journey to Holitein is for the purpofe of de
vihrs means to fuccour the beiieged for in
tormy weather, our veHcls of war cannot com.
peteiy guard the pahdge of the Belts and II
would be practicable, at leaf, to land officers
and engineers, which, we umderlfand conitituse
the principal wants of The Danes Iflanded,
though not able to enter Copenhagen, they
might organize the militia OF the llan!, and
with them make powerful digerlion Ibid.
1t affords Us much fatsta&tion to find, that
the American Government has not been 70 far
influenced by The frnIeiefs Glamour excited in
that country, as To adopt the paifons and vio-
lence of the mohs OF the Banks of the Chefa-
pcak. Letters Of the 81 nit. were received yef
1erday from Virginia, which mention, that by
AN order of the Executive, the two officers and
three teamen belonging to the Mclampus fri
gate, who were detained, had been releafea, and
ient on board one Of the Brtiih fquadrun
The letters from ;le feet iacniiop, that it
was not the intention Of Lord Cathcart to make
his 6nai luminous to the government of CoDeu
laFer, until all bis batteries were fnlhed, and
the place completely invefted. This could not
be tft6tcd till the 2sd, and the snail iua,inoas
would probably be made on the esd.