The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-08
FROM LISBON.


1t appears by the accounts now received
that not more than ships Of the line were
.uly, equipped for tie reception OF the Royal
Family -to2r regiments, newly clothed and
armed. were ready to accompany them
Whether he other ships, about is CT IS in
humber, could be got ready in time, WAS I'M
certain.
We,understand that orders have been sent
to lorbay, for such vessels as arc ready for
sea, immediately toprOceed toLishon. 1.-THE
Portuguese government seriously resolve TO so
to the Brasiis, the convoy u cur feet must be
desirable To them; at the same time it is OK
tremeiy advisable forns TO take care that the
Portuguese feet shall net fall into the hands
of the French.
Several remittarccs have been receivcClbv
different Mercantile houses from their con-
neXlons in Portugal, and 10 such ain amount,
as to induce the ezrectation Of the imn,cdi-
ate departure from that country. We do not
understand that single order Tor remittance
to Portugal was received by the last Packet
The following is the substance Of what phi
vate letters brought by this cony eyance cor
tain upon this topic. The latest are of the
23th Of September:
"The demands of the French government
were as follows -Four millions cf Crusatcs,
to be Immediately paid in special the
ports of Portugal to be shut against British
commerce--British subjects to be imprison-
Cd, a..d Ihcir goods oenfiscated---the Feet to
surrendered to France, and tie garrisous
OF the &ingdom 10 be protected by trccps from
Franc and Spain
"T'hc whole ofthcse demands were in,rne-
dIately rejected and the determination
made known 10 the different ambassadors 4:
those iron France and Spair instantly Ccman-
dcd their passports, which were grated -
They had not however, Quilted Lisbon at the
time the Albion left the Tagus, but It was
understood that they were ad;ustirf; theiFac-
counts, and would depart in two DAYS. The
Prince Regent had signifed his rshaaken de-
termination to aGhc'e implicitly to his all
ance with Great Britain, and had permitted
the shipment of all goods and property belong
ing to TIE subjects OF England, without the
payment CT any government duties, or alhe-
ing In manner TO Custom House eCycin, JIiia S
Many CT the merchants had begun T. prepare
Tor their return to England, and the court
were pursuing similar measures, and resort
ing to every means Of dispatch 10 enable them
10 retreat to the Krazils. The honeward
tound feet for England IS appointed to sail
On The 9th inst. an arrangement with viii
afford great facility and protection to the En-
Slish merchants, should no favorable change
take place in the determination cfthe French
The outward bound feet for Portugal and
the Mediterranean, sailed for Falmouth OF
the 10th, under convoy of the Minstrel sioc,.
II war; Should the former find the country
IN state not to admit Of their unloading, they
will at least afford means by which many En-
slish families may escape the effects Of Gal
lie Tyranny.
The Russian Sloop Diana, Capt GoLLt-
yfN, arrived at Spthead, on the 18th of Sept.
from St. Pctersburgh, fitted for a voyage of
discoveries in the Northern Pacific Ocean.
She is to touch at the Brazils, from whence
She viii proceed round Cape Horne, to the
Sea OF Kamschatka. The object is to explore
that coast and sea more to the southwark than
the great COOK went; where the Russians
have latelu estalli Sled .nuc1nl 1,o,..c