The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-18


feut me the details but as the, Admiral thinks
it necefTary to difpatch the Wizard brig inn
mediately from this bay to Meffina, think it
necefiary to give You all the information i am
at prefent in pofIefiion of, and fhall fend you
the particulars of this unfortunate affair by his
MajeRy's fhip Thunderer, which will leave A.
lexandria very foon and as have no time to
acquaint his majefy's minifters of this event by
this opportunity, I mutt requeft you to have
the goodnefs to do it as foon as poffible.
June Is.
Order of Couneh.-At court held at the
Queens Palace on Wednesday Taft, the follow
ing Order in Council was if1ned -
Prefent, the Kings NOT excellent Majefy in
Council.
June TIT is this day ordered by his Ma.
jefty in Council, that all fhips and goods belong
ing to the inhabitants of Hambsrgh and Bre-
men, which, fince the 1T of January laa, have
been, and are now detained in the ports of this
kingdom, hall be reftored upon being pronoun-
ced by the High Court Of Admiralty to belong
to the inhabitants aforefaid, and not otherwife
liable to conffcaton and that the faid fhips
and goods fhall be permitted to proceed to any
neutral PORTLAND it is further ordered, that
fhps and goods 70 belonging fhall not in flu
ture be liable to detention, provided fuch fhips
and goods fhal he engaged in trade to or
from any port of this Kingdom, or between neu-
trail and neutral port. But all fhps and goods
belonging to the inhabitants aferefaid, which
fhall be found trading with any hottie port, and
not going from nor coming to any port of this
kingdom, fhall be detained and brought in for
legal adjudication, and Ahall be adjudged as
lawful prize to his MajeRy. And the Right
Hon. the Lords Commifiioners of his Majefy's
Treafnry, the Lords Commiflioners of the Ad-
miralty, and the Judge. of the High Court of
Admiralty, are to give the ncceffary directions
herein, as to them may respectively appertain.
(Signed) w. FAWKENER.
June 22.
The Vienna Court Gazette draws very diff
ferent picture of the fate Of affairs in Turkey
from the French and Dutch papers.-The block
ade of the Dardanelles and of the Canal of Con-
ftantinople has reduced the capital to great
dftrefs. The Captain Pacha feems unwilling to
quit the fecurty of the fea of Marmora, and
the Turkifh fquadron which entered into the
Black Sea, has been driven out of it by the Ruff
hans. General Michelfon's petition remains
nearly the fame. He has not evacuated Molda-
via and Wallachia, and has lately received con-
fderable achievements.
1t reported that change has taken place
in the Ruffian Miniffry: that Baron Budberg
has reGgned and M. Novoziltzoff received the
port folio of foreign affairs, and that Count Ro-
manzow has been fucceeded by Count Strogo-
nof in the Commercial Department. The lat
ter not long fince left this country, and his ap.
pointment will, it is fuppofed, be extremely ia
vorable to this country.
Holland is at prefent ftrangely fituated-fhe
is apprehenhve of an invafion, and fhe is with
out chief:magtrate Bonaparte, accor-
ding to private letters from Holland, has abdi-
Gated the throne in confequence of mfunder-
ftanding with his brother.-His conduit, tho
grateful to the people becaufe it favoured
their commerce, Duplicated Napoleon-the with
of the latter is to diitrefs the Englilh trade by
all Pothble means. Does he ruin his Ally or his
dependent by carrying his wilhes into execute
on-ths is to him matter of indifference
Private letters fate that as fooD as Louis Bona
Parte was placed on the Throne he faw the ruin
which his brothers iyftem was bringing upon
the country-the people approached him with
representations of their common diftrefs, and
implored him to abrogate that prohibitory COM
mercial fyftem, which by cutting off foreign
communication, intercepted all foreign de-
mand, and thus ruined country which could
only fupport itfelf by means of its richer neigh
bora.
Louis Bonaparte appears to have been moved
by the fcene of difrefs before him: the fyftem
was partially abrogated, and the communicate
on opened between England and Holland thro'
the direct medium of neutrals. 1t is ftated,
that theie indalgences provoked the indignant
on of the Emperor Napoleon.
The hrt experienced by the King of Holland,
was the defertion of his wife, the daughter of
the French Enpreis who, after fome unfuc-
cefsful intrigues, withdrew from her hufband
to her mother.
Louis Bonaparte, wearied with thefe intrigues
and having in vain folicited permffiou to retire,
has at length abdicated the Throne, and with
drawn himfelf to Jtaly.-The Dutch provinces
are in confequence in the sreatef confuhon !:
they have impored the return of Louis---' that
Monarch whom they have known long enough
to love, and whole retreat will renew that
fate of confufon and diftrefs, from which his
moderation and princely humanity had but be-
gun to relieve them"
Such are the ftatements which private letters
have brought-Louis Bonaparte is the bef of his
family no very great compliment this, our rea-
ders may think.--His character is mild and hui
mane-it has all thofe fofter qualities which his
brother wants, without auy of thofe ftrong traits
which his brother has--he is afable in his man
mere, unoRentatious in living-wifhing to make
the people love rather than fear him. It was
with great reluctance he Attended the Throne,
and he has been often heard to fay, that he
wlihed his brother would have fuffered him to
remain his fubjeet-Ths disagreement between
the brothers will enereafe the difIention which
has always prevailed in the Bonaparte family
Lucien and Louis have ever been the ereatcft
avourltes.-Napolean from the Impotence and
violence OF his temper was never beloved-Jo-
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