The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-21
Last .Eve:'::s5lgr's Mai.
NEW-YOaa..s. MAY is.
LATEST FBoM ENGLAND.

for the press, a commercial friend has pu,
the Editor of the Mercantile Advertiser i'm
PoSssssi OF London paper (per the Allie
ghanyl OF the evcning.of April 9TH, tive DAYS
ia'er inteiiigence from England than had
Deen heretofore received. 1t contains some.
interesting circumstances. Of which the fol-
loving IS brief but general outline.
IN the f1ouse OF Lords, on the 9Th of April
Lord Grenville gave notice, that he should
upon an early day after the recess. perhans
between the 5th and 10th of MAY, move to
address ms majesty to revoke the orders in
council. II
|. The English have established themselves
IN the islsRd of Lesina, OH the coast of. Dali
malta, which the Russians occupied several
months. during their last war with France:
II IS thought to have been taken possession
OF Tor some temporary purposes, and with an
inconsiderable force. :, -;
notwithstanding the pressure OF war. and
the daily increasing difficulties to which the
commerce OF England is exposed, the iinan-
ciai prosperity of the country is represented
DIS heePing pace with the magnitude OF the
eXertions which she is compelle 20 make. the
surplus ofthe consolidated funo. tor the year
ending on the 5th April, amounted to four
millions and half sterling exceeding by one
mililoA mat OF the year preceding. -,
1t was reported.in London on the 9TH of
iAPri, with more confidence than the gene
raj tear would allow it to merit, that the A.
. merlcan Government has offered its media
tnn between England and France; and mat
Ir. Nourse, who has arrived at l. ORR mt in
tine Usage, is the bearer of proposal to that
effect. 1t was added, that Mr.. Nourse is
charged with dispatches to Mr.. Pinkney; but
that he waits at Torrent until he hears
from our minister at Paris how this offer of
meditation has 6ecn receiued
Il wo-thlrds of the mercantile houses in
the city OF Lisbon have stopped payment i'm
consequence of the total want OF trade and
the accumulated expressions of the French
government, Letters had been received in
London to the 28th of March some of which
state that in the India House at Lisbon were
found 5000 bales of cotton, 900 bales
OF India goods, $4,000 bales Malabar coast
goods, an abundance of cocoa and other ar
itlcles of value. The first instalment on the
contribution offorty million of crusadoes had
been paid. The amount of it was about 200.
oO0l. sterling In the list of persons asses
SEQ, Mr. Quintella (at whose house general
Junot has his head quarters) Mr. Tandeiza.
ana MI. Caleas stand separately charged
With the sum Of S000i. sterling, and this onIv
one-twent!eth part of the whole sum to be
contributed. The church plate was to be es-
timated IN the next instalment
Inc report OF naval engagement in the
Nedlterranean appears to have been as idle
rumour. g., ,.lL ,r
From Copenhagen we learn that the Sound
was completely covered with ice at the, be-
ginning OF. March and that at Elsineur.
where the passage is narrow and the current
more rapid, the masses of ice were seen COL
lee ing from day to day; SO that the frost
continued a week longer, il would be possi
ole 1or loot soldiers to march over it into
sweden, where the public mind was S, id
10 De III great fermentation. At T. sineur
active preparations were making 70 e.,,l,e..l-
anu transport the French army INTO Scania :
ana Hotiiia was BUILDING to protect the
lhoVenents OF the navy and secure the trans
Por from one Island to another In the mean
while the King of Sweden (who is concen-
trating his army has prohibited all corDnu-
hlcatlon between his X -ngdon and Denmarlc
upon pam OF death (; and has .ofdered tbe.
ho'llla OF ,Abo to be burnt; to prevent it's fall
ing into the hands of the Russians. whose.
operations are cffectually seconded bv the.
rigor of the season.
lhe Forte is making the greatest efforts
sore establish the army of the Grand Vizer,
which during the winter had been cops;der
AMY Weakened One hundred and Gftv
thousand men from the Asiatic, prov;nces
are to repair it. Very severe firmans nave.
oeen addressed to the Governors and envovs
sent to press !he execution of the orders Of
the Grand Sgnor..
T. The Engllsh squadrons continue to have the.
exclusive dominion OF the Archipelago. Sci
zing not only all Turkish vessels, but such a..
may have entered Turkish port. ON the
oth OF January, the Dardanelles and the ports
OF Egypt were officially proclaimed in a state
OF close blockade, in the name of Admiral
Collingwood, with an offer to grant passperts
TO all vessels sailing to and from Malta. This
proceeding has reduced the commerce. of the
LcVant to state of absolute stagnation
In the English Court of Admiralty at Dor.
tors Commons, on the 9th of April, Sir Viii,
liam Scott proceeded to the adjudication of
the American ship Union, capt. Baker, can
tured ON her passage from Amsterdam TO
Madeira, and thence to Santa Cruz, Tbe
ship had been already restored; & the oner
ton now was, as to the national characfe, nf
the person who claimed the cargo. and who
1t was contendedby the captors was a Dutch
man. The court, however, was clearly nf -.
pinion that he was to be considered an Ane-
rlcan, and directed the property to be resfo-
red to him.
we are sorry to announce the loss NJ tbe-
American ship Mercury, capt Rogers. honnd
to London She was driven on the Good Vim
Sands, in the afternoon OF the 5tb of AnriI
The crew were saved pm