The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-27
DIVISION E1IOII1S

LEGHoRE, Sept. !, 1907.
CHARLES DU MOULIN, General Of Brigade,
one 9t fbe Commanders Of The Legion of Ho-
nor. Co7rmandan' at Legborn, TO Mr.. GRANT,
Of Leeborn.
Sir, =
hdIutant Commandant MiIlinet, Infpector of
the Diviiion, is charged by me to exprefs how
'huch am concerned, that you have been for
one moment the Object of the rigorous rueafures
which circumstances made necclfary. They
COULD never have been directed towards YOU,
Dir but by mltake, the more to he regretted,
DIS every one is plesied to pay YOU the tribute of
eiteem which you merit /; and wiGhing individu-
any 10 prove my fentiments in their refpect to
yon' think more egibls interpreter of the
lame cannot be cholen, than NV friend IA. Mil.
iinet to convey them to you.
have the honor to falute Won with nerfea
confederation
(Signed) CHARLES DU MOULIN.
"A communication Gays London paper) ha. been
held with the chancellor of the excheouer 70 afcer
tam ''hether government would be dfpoied to grant
any accommodation to the merchants concerned i'm
the ihpmentsto the River Plate; and the anfwer ha.
been as favorable as the known circumstances of
the Gale could admit. Mr.. Perceva decliHed giving
any opinion or prone, becauie no facts were before
nim a itatement of the grounds upon which the
ihippers may claim relief from government was in
c"niequence prepared and tranlmtted, to which he
hasient an aniwer to the following effect That all
the attention would be paid the atement which the
important nature of it, both in repeta of the faes
which 1t aledges, and the principle on which it pro-
ceeds appear require hnt he declined iill TO give
any opinion whatever Preient upon any part of the
cafe, to avoid rafting expectations which poiiiblY the
ultimate deeifion of government may diiappont.''
On Taefday Captain Ifrael Williams arrived
at Salem from Leghorn, which he left the 1T
OF October. He confirms the account of the
French having fuddenly and unexpectedly taken
polteilion of that place, with a body of about
5000 troops, under the command of general
m'oliis who was captain in Rochambeau's ar
my IN our revolutionary war. Immediately on
Their arrival an embargo was laid, and flop
put to the landing and unlading of merchandise,
under pretence OF an order for feiZing Englifll
property but in fact to draw another contri-
button from the merchants. Thele had had
meeting on the location, TO determine what
collrie to puriue; hut the Queen of Etruria, it
was faid, had defired them to pay nothing at
2refent, and had fent to Paris for information
whether ii was the determination of the French
government to difpoficfs her of her dominions,
or not. This violent feizure of merchandise
cauied much confufon in buGnefs, and put in
hazard the cargoes and parts OF cargoes of yef-
tels IN the ports; and order and confidence had
not been reftored whenIcaptan W.fled, though
the embargo had been taken off. His own bu-
iinefs had fortunately been eompleted,be the
arrival ofthe French. 70 asnot 70 he affecsed hyit
large French army, of about 10000 men,
which had been employed during the late waE
in watching Autria, had lince the peace been
ordered to march towards Naples and the
emperor Napoleon had fent word that be lhould
fhortly Wifi his kingdom OF Italy in perfon.--
This was fuppofed to be preparatory to an in-
vaioD of the Ifland of Sicily. But the Empe-
ror bad afterwards given notice that he was un-
der the necefiity of poftponding his intended
vilit; and the troops were alto recalled.
This change in the Emperor's determination .
was fuppofed TO be owing to fymptoms of un-
eahnifs which he dfcovered on the continent
refpeeting the prefent Rate of things: for capt.
w. fays, that there was general Indignation at
the late place, even among the Italians.
The maf1acre at Conaantinople, mentioned
in our Iaf from a letter of Capt Fields took
place when tbe late Grand Seignor was depoied
the number of victims, capt. w. informs,
has been varioufly reported, and no doubt va
rioufy exaggerated, though il vas not coDider-
able. Salem GaSefts.
HALIFAX, on. 90.
At the defre of his Excellency the Lieuten-
ant-Governor, meeting ofthe principal nba-