The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-17
LONDON, May 20.

a mail from Hufum, two from Gettenbur,h,
and Dutch papers to the 18th arrived late Ian
| night. There was rumour at Mamo on the
9Th, that general battle had been fought which
lated three days, and terminated in favour of
the Rufiians and Prufiians. But there does not
ieem to be any foundation for the rumour.-
Up to the 18th both armies remained in the ref.
pettive petitions which they have occupied for
lone time. The Ruffians, however, have con.
| hderabiy strengthened their left wing, and are
IN ftrong force at Allenaein. Their objed is e.
| vidently to make the French detacb troons
from their left and centre, to reinforce their
right wing, 1t mould feem as if Bonaparte
does not with to riik a general battle, as long
as Dantzic holds out. 1t defends nfelf with
extraordinary courage and conftancy. Thrice
IN the night ofthe Goth ult. the befegers at
tempted to take it by form, but they were
each time repulfed with great laughter, and in
the end are faid to have been obliged to folicit
an armifice to bury the dead. Some accounts
add, that they have RATED the liege-others,
that it is fill carried on. The governour of
Dantzic, general Kalkreuth, knows the vaft
importance Of holding out TO the laft extremi.
ty, and the French will fcarceiy be able to
prevent fupplies from being thrown into it by
ica but Bonaparte will not be deferred from
carrying on the fiege by any regard for the
yves OF his men. The brave defence made by
Dantzic, Goldberg, and Neifs, afford ftrikine
contraf to the feeble reiiftance oppofed by pla-
ces of greater ftrength and more ample means.
by Magdeburg, and Hameln, and Stettin, which
fcarcey aepped the progrefs of the armies of
France longerthan thofe houfes which, Gtua-
ted at the foot of Mount Etna. arreh but a
moment the courfe of the lava, which then
rolls EDWARDS, bearing with it teady, continu
ed, and irreiifibIe deffructiop.
The French have been Narrated by an at.
tach made by the Ruf1isns upon Elbine by fea
The reialt, fay the Hamburger papers, is not
known.
The belief asd apprehension of large Brit,
lin force being about to be landed in Swedifh
Pomerana fill prevail, and French army of
obtervation is in confequence to be formed in
MecklenbuTgh, under the command of MARTIAL
Bruno.
The gallant general Blucher has reached the
headquarters of the Pruf1ian army, and is, il
is faid, to have the command of Prunian
force, defined TO ad With the Swedes in S,ral-
lund. But fuch command is fursly Inefficient
for fuch a general as BIucber; be6des. we
know not why troops Mould be detached from
the grand army in Poland. II 10 there that
the great blow is to be ftruck-it i, there Thai
the whole force and attention of the allies fhould
be concentrated.
The 18th and 18th light Dragons, and the
II and 81 heavy and 81 light cavalry of The
German legion, are mentioned as about to be
embarked for foreign fefvice. The 4th batta-
lion (rihes) ofthe soh foot, is gone into bar
ro'ks at Braborne Lees, where the lait dvifion
arrived on Friday. Captain Newhoufe's COM
pany OF the royal artillery, is under orders to
march from Canterbury for Woolwich, to EN-.
bark on foreign fervice.
Yeterday courier arrived in town with dif.
patches from Mr.. Adar at Vienna.
The 7th, sth, SD, 5Oth, and esd, will come
from ireland to join the grand expedition.
Lord Cathcart is entruited with the chief
command of the expedition. His lordfhip j,
arrived in town for that purpofe. Under hir,
VIII ferve generals Spencer, M'Farlane, lord
Paget, and Baird.