The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-13

clofc puftult OF him, ap,i1l Is MACH TO be fear
ed that the dukes of Weimar and Bruufwick
Oes will find it difficult eject their retreat,
as the French appear To De iaterpofsd between
them and the place Of their defamation. The
main body OF the French, under DAvou0, that
palied through Berlin, pnriiie.i the road TO
Stettin. II is UNDERWOOD that the corps of Mu-
rat, Sonlt anG Ney, after leaving force to
blockade Magdeburg, took the fame direction.
1t is fuppoied that fevrre action was fought on
the eth, at Neuffadt, Eberwalde, between the
French and prince Hoher!ohe, the refl!t of
which is not known bur, an the 2sth or 2o:h,
the French were expected at S:e,,in. If this
he true, the corps OF the drk- of Wsimar, and
hSs@ifc that which has evao uated Eat Fiicz-.
land, and Wsaphalia, muft either be cut off
from the main army under prince Hohenlohe,
or fight their way through.
There is no intelligence that can be depend
ed upon, refpecting the Rufiians.-There niil
are reports Of their advancing through PruiIi-
An Poland, aud by Silefa, but no particulars
are given, nor does it appear that their arrival
can be counted upon by any certain time.
In the papers and letters by the mail, nothing
is fsid Of any negotiation being opened by tho
king OF Pru;lia, and it might have been doubt
ed that auy overture was made, were it no. that
1t was p0iiiively ftatcd, that Lucchehni was on
his way TO the French bead quarters for this
purpofe.
II the king IF Pruiiia is fortunate enough to
unite the remains of his army behind the O.
der, it is probable that he may Try the chance
of protracting the war. This ind, ed is more
likely to be attended with fuccefs than riking
every thing in pitched battle. The immediate
acriiice OF iucb Courfe would be fevere but
1t is the only one that viii fuccesd. The
French frem to have made conqueh, but it
would be niecure. The Pruilian armies and
generals would he formed by fuccefIion of en-
gagements, and the French would be cut off in
detail. In pitched battles they appear to have
the advantage, but proraeted war, and an
obitinate reffancc, as in the cafe of Calabria,
expofes them TO defeat and difgrace. Even the
Montcnegrius in Balmatia have cut off vaft
numbers of them, but when it comes to regular
engagements, they obtain the advantage. If,
however, the corps ofthe dukes of Weimar and
Bfunfwicb Orls were to be defeated and that
OF prince Hoheniohe again routed, the means
Of relitance would be 70 dimnfhed, that IL
might be doubtful what ought to he done. Hi
therto the king of PruiIia has difplayeI great
forttude, and we are convinced that he will
continue 10 do what can realonabiy be expected
of him.
1t is itated in the Hamburg CORRESPONDENT of
the II, that the French have feized upon Brunf-
wick as conquered territory. This, however,
is not given as poftive intelligence. Hither-
to they have behaved tolerably well in that diff
tr6t.
The Duchy OF Oldenburgh, it appears, is to
be allowed to remain neutral, and is not to be
occupied by any troops. Official intelligence
to this effect has been received at Varel, from
the camp of general Daendels.
In the mean time the French army from Ho-
land has occupied Eaft Friefland, Oinabruck,
the county of Lineen, &c. with view it ap.
pears OF uniting them to the kingdom of Hol-
land.
Private letters from Hamburger repreient the
confuiion and alarm, occaiioned by thr r,e;d
'ucct1s OF the French, as very great all over
TIE Nortn OF Germany.-Gentemen have ar
rived IN this country who were at LeipG,k up
to the lsth.-Then, though 70 near the armies
at the commencement of the compaien, no.
thing certain was known of their movements.
1t was reported and universally believed that
the Pruiiians had been victorious; and every
one was thunoer,traek when corps of French
hufiars made their appearance What this
corps took was not known but il was gene.
rally underltooa, that, befidcs the 500 louis d'ors
which they exacted, they got an order on Pa
ris tor 100000 dollars, in favor of Murat.
The conformation and confufion caufed by thi,
Witt, and the expectation of farther medication.
cannot be defcribed. The battle of the 9Th
NUT have converted their approximations into
frightful realities. AT Halle, the French fent
away an t'S heoehtei giving tno1c who had
no money crown piece to carry them home.
At Jena, however, the protectors of the univer
fifty have refumed their lectures. The French
on arriving at LEIPZIG, affected to laugh at the
account il the journals of their fuppofed de-
feats; but the LEIPZIG paper is now obliged to
pubIiih an authentic account of the French
fuccefs.
1t was ftated at LEIPZIG, by Respectable mer-
chant from Shefa, who was at LEIPZIG, that
quarters had been provided at Brannau for the
Rufiians, but the Prufiian officers did not feem
TO rely much on thefe reports, and did not
calculate on the aid OF the RufIians within any
certain time.
The king and queen of Pruf7ia, by the laff ac
counts, were at Cofrn, and appeared TO bear
the reverfes they had experienced with forttudc.
The reports of Haugwitz and the fecretary
Lombard being arrefted on fufpicion of treafon,
and of holding correspondence with the enemy,
is very general on the continent but it is not
confirmed by the laft accounts from Hamburger.
The Duke of Brunfwick was ftiIl at Altena.
He was at the head of the grenadier battalion
of Hanfein, when he was wounded. He was
truck by mufset ball on the right iide of the
head, little above the right eye, and the ball
graziag along went out under the eye brow of
the left eye. His highnefs was inftantIy de.
prived of all vifion in the right eye, and at hrt
only feint yIimmering of light could be dill
cerned by the left. 1t 10 hoped, however, that
the left eye will be quite recovered, nor is the
cure of the other altogether defpaired of.