The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-09

NEwsTApERs.--There are a, present
iprn'ed II the United States about three
hi;mtTcd neH5Eafc,'s, of which lwenty-fou'
ere daily pa ers. Oh these seven are repub
acan, twelve federal, and five nestral.
Oipapers printed three times week there
.iy ;i,o;it swes,t; ~ iioS i week abou,
twenty.
The remainder about 225 are weekly pa
pers.
Within the last month we have noticed the
establishments of eight new weekly papers,
viz
Weekly Expositor--York, Penn.
Statesman-Newburyp port, Mass.
Pilot-Cazenovia, N Y.
Vermont Courier-Rutland, VT.
Weekly Chroniclc-Natchez, NJ. T.
Herkimcr Hera d-Herkimer, n. \.
Missouri Gazette.-St. Louis, Lou.
The Dove-Wasili. ,,.on, K.
1t is believed that since the adjournment
OF Congress, at least twenty Newspapers
have commenced and proposals are in
circulation for about twenty more...Natics-
al k,t.
1ozvn Meeting .--Agreeable to notification
the citizens of this town met yesterday af-
ternoon, for the purpose of petitioning
the President to suspend in whole or in
part, Gas vested in him by the last Congress)
the Embargo Laws. The meeting being
uncommonly full. it was adjourned to the
Brick Meeting house, where a motion was
madcto appoint a committee to draw up
memorial to that effect which was carried
without one dissentient. Elias Shipman, Jo-
nathan Ingersel, Noah Webster, David
Daggct, and Thomas Painter Esqr's, COM
posed the Committee
Tho ;tt,, r..
turned, with the Memorial which was
read, and unanimously adopted We re-
greet that the iateness of the hour precludes
the possibility of giving it to our readers this
week. 1t shall ke given in our next.
On motion, it was Hoftd. That the Sc
lectmen be requested to sign the Memorial
and send copy to the Sclectmen of every
town in this county. and also to every coun-
ty town in the State, with a request that
they would send a copy to each town in their
respective counties
Also, that i'll case the President should
| not see ut to suspend the laws laying an En-
barge. that the Seiectmen should TRANSMIT
a copy to the President of the Senate, and
| Speaker OF the house of Representatives,
when Congress SHALL assemble, after making
tie alterations which shall then be requi-
| site.... Connecticut. Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, September g.
Spanish gentleman who sailed from Vera
| Cruz the 18th q July bound to Cadiz, was ia
ken by the British brig Ferret, capt Walsh A
few days after they fell in with the Aurora bound
! from this nns+ tn the Hnvannah, hoar.! 9.
which vessel they pat this Spaniard and other
prisoners, and ordered her back to the United
States. This gentleman says, that when he
sailed from Vera Cruz, tley had Just heard of Bo.
naparte having inveigled the Spanish king to
Bayonne-that the people of Mexico were deter
mined TO receive no officer sent by Bonaparte O,
any under hm-that they would have Ferdinand
for their king, or they would be independent
He thinks when they hear from the iunta at Sc
vale, they Will serve their viceroy (who is IL
! The interes. of Bonaparte) as they did in Cadiz
their gorcrnor-"Register.
NEw.YoRK. September 3.
BY the packet Alonzo, captain Westcott. w.
learn that tic result of the election in Rhode Is
land, which took place on Tuesday last, for the
members OF Congress and State Legislators, ha.
! been favorable to Federalism In New mort
where the republican majority has been go
there was majority Of SO in f.vcur fthe Fedora
candidates IN Providence, a federal majority ~
$50; in James Town, federal majority of
Middletown and Portsmouth were divided
The Other towns had not been heart, from.
Hzerc. Adv
I
Captain Newhall, who arrived at this mort las
evening; from Havana, in the schooner Rcpubl
can, informs, that there had not been any new,
recently received at that place from Spain. mel
ther had they heard from Mexico. 1t WAS ru
incurred III Havana, ust before saptain N. saiIet
that that port would soon be shut against foreign
vessels. ID.
CHARLESTON, August 81.
BY the ship HOPE, we yesterday received
New-Orleans papers to the 9TH instant. Cou
rief.
Some disturbances took place in the cit,
OF New-Orleans, the beginning of this month
between some Spanish and American sailor
1t was found necessary to suppress them b,
the city patrole.
Gun-Boat, No. 16, lieut. Sprigg, arrived
mere on FRIDAY last from a cruise; also No
~, capt. Williamson, from lake Barataria
| OH which, capt. w. has been cruising TO,
some time past We understand he ha,
goods on board to the amount of one hundred
and twenty-thousand dollars, taken out of ;
number of boats which he made prizes of
the lake for violation of the embargo acts
Orleans Gazctte, AugHst 1.
Judge Lewis returned from Opelousas q,
Saturday evening last ;--and we understand
that Jour ofthe Indians tried there on an ar
Cusation OF killing the men in Owino's boat