The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-06-20

100000 men armed with rides and fuils ane
animated with the bef fpirt, so Gun fhalop
forming the advanced guard OF nine .ihips q
the line Fix heavy frigatrs and fix corvettcs in
the road; and five large fliips in front of the
fort.
all this has contributed no little to R,orten
the negotiation. The Eng,,.h Admiral Judy
ing, no doubt, from theft difpoftious that 6mi-
lar mcaiures would be taken to ihut the paf-
iage OF the Dardanelles againH him, haitene d,
after having reconnoitred our petition, 10 m a Ike
his retreat. He has psiird the Dardanelles ;
eut the Turkiih carlton, animated bv the ex-
ample OF the capital, fired deliberately from the
only Battery which time had allowed 20 erec
there. 1t diiahled and retook the corvette
which the Engliih bad taken on their paHage,
and 1t funk a polscre, loaded with ammunition
-Four days later, and the enemy would not
have come csi 70 ealiiy.
The Epghfh AmbafTador had, in his neeoci-
atoms with the Divan, demanded az preliuina-
res, that the Porte flould turn away the
French ambaiiador and the whole legation I:
that all hoft'li'ies f,ouId from that moment
ceaie with kufia that every armament, for
ttcsiol, and erection of batteries, flould i'm.
mediate Iy he infpended at ConRantinople that
the treaty OF alliance with England Mould be
renewed; that a treaty OF alliance with Ruffia
han Carlton liould be eftablili,ed at the Oar
danel!es and in the canles Of the Bofphorus ::
that an Engl:h earrfon ihould be eltabliihed
al Alexandra, and Rufian carlton in one
of me Morea; and lsfiy that there ihould be
put imm ediately at the difpofal of the Enslilh
admiral, to be employed in the fervice Of G.
Britain, fifteen fhips of the line and ten frgatcs,
v!etualled for one year.
after having announced that MIR. Arbuth-
not million was at an end, and notified the
blockad'ng OF Conftantinople The EugIiih
'dmlral declared tia; if The above prelimnar;es
wercEot accepted he would forcibly enter the
port, fet fire to the tvwn, &c. H has not
obtained any thing of his demands, and he has
retuLned well convinced, no doubt, that he
would not be able At prefent TO come to die
tate conditions TO the Sublime Porte, with a
naval armament OF forty fail.
his incceis is wholly owing 10 General Sc
baitIani and 1t is cafy TO perceive, by the con-
d'tIoRs which the Engliih hal come ts dictate,
from what misfostuues and oppYobiun he has
preierved the Turks. He has given proof, in
inns intsnce, OF courage, prefence of mind,
Character and refoluton above all praife. Eve
ry trenchman has more or lefs fecouded him !;
each OF them, on this location, made hmfslf
an engineer, cannoncr, Or mechan,h.
j ne day after the appearance of the Englifh,
a Captain du Genie and two captains of the
artillery of the army Of DaImatia, very oppor-
tuneiy arrived at Confantnople. They imme-
oiately went to work and were of great help
Chance brought alfc the next day French can
nonter that had been driven away from Bagdad
through the intrigues OF the Enghih he was
Immediately put in the way to avenge himfelf.
Every Frenchman was night and day at the
batteries.
The Grad Seignior, the Minifers the Janif.
iariea, the Cannoniers, and the whole IF the in
habitants, loudly a, knowledge that it is to the
French they owe their filvation-Aud in truth
they are treated at this moment with defer
enee, iriendnip, and even kind Of refpea,
not common on the part of the Turks.
IL Is but luftlce afo to iav, that after the firf
moment of nDeaHnefs and confternatioB was
over, The attitude ofthc Turks was very remark
able tor lts caiDueis and courage. As foon as
the Grand SeignIor had manfeaed the intention
OF reE;hng the enemy TO the laft extremity, ain
the m'nieers. all the grandees of the fate, took
the immediate retoIuT'on 10 repair each of them
10 battery 10 encourage and excite the work
mea' hey Mt frt Hood in the open air, the
u'ldeT iii1aii tents, lone OF them under old lin eds
curing Tx nights, night and day, without leay-
ing !! for an infant.
French engineers and officers have iuft fet off
ior the bofphoin', ior the purpofe of deter,nin-
ing upon proper fpots for batteries. They vii!
go from thence to the Dardanelles for the fam.
opeet. The Grand Seignior has given the
FORMAL order that every thing determined hy the
FRENCH an5aiIador fhouId receive an mmedi-
ate and Punetual execution. From this dino
ht'on OF iis highHefs, General Sebasiaai will
cauie the DarGaneles and the Bofphorus,
which are the two keys of the Capital, to be
PuI 10 itate capable Of reffing every sggreE-
non on me part of England or Of Rufia
he Grand Scgnior, during the FIX DAYS the
Engilih have been here, has given az example
or courage and devotednefs the moH abfolu'e.
lie mas not gone % ref one ingle night Every
morning he would go TO encourage the people
at work, and would kindly fmile at every
Frenchmsn he met.-He oaufed the Gardens
OF the SersgIo TO be opened, TO have batteries
erected there and had even offered, If it had
oeen Jsdeed necciiary, - have batteries placed
in his Haram.
ibe city Of ConhantnopIe offered IN every
point an extraordinary fpet1acie.--From the
unPohtions and the fort of exuItation with
winch me inhabitants were obierved to be ami
mated IT would have been defrable thing
that The Engifh hiould have petGaed in their
enterpriie. Their feet would never have re-
Psned the DardansIles.
FRANCE.
PARIS, April -.
For Tome days paf the political borifon has
frightened. The catafropbe With which the
Ottoman f,irp fesnneI g.