The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-14

10 the Goth November, containing London news
Of the 18th, two days later than our previous ad-
vices from that quarter They are silent on the
subject of the expected Blockading Proclamati-
on, Which to have been published on tn,
18th and supply US with only the following ar,i-
cles.
-. LONDON, November L.
We yesterday announced the departure of Sir
Sidney Smiths squadron from Plymouth, consist
ing of five sail of the line-lt win touch at Cork
where it expects to find the Hibemia of 100 guns
which sailed from Plymouth on Saturday. On its
arrival at Cork, Sir Sidney will transfer his hag
from the London to the Hibernia. ii is impossi-
bic yet to form any idea of the magnitude of the
expedition. The naval part will sail, as we have
already stated, in separate division, and will, as
2 IN the case OF the Copenhagen expedition precede
the military. Among the troops to be employed
upon this servicsis the 18th regiment now en-
barking at Plymouth The squadron in which it
is to sail will touch at Cork, and take on board the
Sd and goth, which were waiting there for trans
ports
Letters from Sicily and Malta, of the date of the
23dSeptember mention, that the British army at
Alexandria had embarked and were hourly ex-
pected ut Messina, to reinforce the army Of Sici-
ly. The tenth regiment had also arrived at Gil
braltsr.
Mr. Sylvester, messenger, was sent off from
the Foreign Office at late hour Thursday
night with dispatches. His destination was kept
self till lust before he left the Office.
Some dispatches OF singular and highly impor-
tant nature, were lately found on board the Amc-
rican ship Caroline, detained and broughtinto Ply
mouth by an English prvateer. The Caroline
was bound from Newly ork to- Cherburg, and the
dispatches We're from the French minister in the
United States to Talleyrand. They in pos.
session of government, and said to have COM
rnanicated some of high Importance.
Several objects of enterprise have been pre-
Sgnlfd n Administration. the nccu of
dia in the Mediterranean and of Madeira and the
Brtzils
The French, tappears, have assumed the COM
plete dominion of the Elbe. letter of the first
mentions, that they had taken possession of the
guard ship at Cuxhaven, that they suffered no
vessel TO pass without the stT.ctest search and
that II there was the least reason to suspect she
either came from an English port, or had British
property Oh board, she was detained and, in most
cases, after a very loose and expeditions process
condemned. To give greater effect to these
measures, the French were about to remove the
armed ship usually stationed at Twielemhath to
Cuxhaven.--Even the Blankaness fishermen, who.
with considerable difficulty had permission to fish
Tor a stipulated time on the coast, had orders late
ly issued to them, to give the speedest nforma-
ton of every vessel they fell in with, and were
prohibited from having any communication with
the English, under pain of military punishment
Every precaution, was taken, at the same time, to
prevent any intercourse with Heligo Island.
LII,
quite agreed about the limits of their respective
dominion on the Elbe. The naval power in the
river being all on the side of the latter they of
course captured whatever came in their reach
an advantage OF which their allies were rather
Jealous. 1t was IN consequence intimated to the
Danes, that it was not expected IL future from
them that they should protect the river lower
down than Giuckstadt for the rest Of the navi-
CATION the French became responsible.
a number of Danish seamen had voluntarily
lo.l Ia ~
or not known.
1t is with great grief that announce the da-
mage done by the late tempest. On the Dutch
coast its effects have been dreadful. One of the
transports, with about two hundred troops be-
ssles women, was driven OH shore near Catwyck
but they were all saved by assistance afforded
them from the shore. The Augustus Cesar
very fine transport, with 500 troops on board
is said TO have been lost, snd only 1870 saved by
the boats of the>nen OF war. When she was last
seen, she was drifting to the Flemish coast with
only her foremost, standing. 1t is possible that
she may have outlived the storm, and got ashore
on the Flemish coast.
Another transport is stated in our Deal letter
10 have sank, and all persisted. There is rl
mour of one of the Danish prizes n g. HAVING
gone down, but we hope shall hear that it orr
piaated in the circumstance of the Faun, or As
some accounts say, the Wadamar man of war
having driv from her anchors i'll Yarmouth roads
and been Obliged to cut her maSts. She rode out
the gale however, ana is now IN safety. But the
master ofthe AIgo transport, says that as he was
at anchor during the heavy gale the night oftlc
10th inst near sand bank in the North Channel,
a large ship then struck OIL the sand which he
took to be one of the Danish 74s with troops on
board, and he much fears that the vessel went to
pieces, in the morning he saw casks and pieces
OF wreck floating about
Admiral Keate's squadron from the Baltic has
hove in sight, off Yarmouth.
An article from Frankfort nnimadverts on the
long suspected scheme of Bonaparte to attack our
eastern possessions via Persia. An expedition il
sud to be concerning between France and Russia
for this purpose to which Persia is to be aided
by the supply of $4,000 camels In the present
posture of affairs we would experience considera-
bic consolation from believing that the attention
ofour adversary was likely to be concentrated on
an enterprise of such hypothetical success we
should be glad to see that force wasting itselfin
the dcsarts OF Asia, which now threatens us on
the shores OF Europ~ We are afraid, however,
Bonapsrte is at present fully occupied With plans
OF ncarerimport than against India.
ERR