The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-31
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"GeoFoE r.
" instructions to the commanders Of cur ships of
war and privateers given at our court at
Windsor, the Eth day of April, in the forty
eighth year of our reign
Our will and pleasure is, that yosl DO not in
tcrrupt any neutral vessel laden with lumber and
provisions, and going to any OF our colonies, is
lands, or settlements in the West Indies, or South
America, to whomsoever the property NAV ap-
pear to belong, and notwithstanding such vesse,
may not have regular c'earances and documents
on board and in case any vessel shall be met
with, and be in her due course To the al!edred
port OF her destination, an Endorsement shall be
made on or more of the principal, papers of such
vessel, specifying the destination alledged and
the place where the vessel was so visited. And
IN case any vessel so laden shall arrive an6 deli
yer her cargo at any of orr colonies islands, or
settlements aforesaid, such vessel shall be per-
ntted to receive her freight, and to depart either
III ballast, or-with any g-od5 chat may be legally
exported in such vessel and to proceed tn any un
biockaded port, notwithstanding the present hos
tiIues, or any future hostiiities which may take
place and a passport for such purpose shall be
granted to the vessel by the governor, or other
person having the chief Civil Command in such
colony, island or settlement. SC r.,
The Chancellor of the Excheouer, last nisrl.t
brought forward, IN the House of Commons.
the principal articles OF the Budget and we feel
great satisfaction IN stating, that the supplies of
tHe year VIII be provided without any additional
burthens upon the public. The new regulations
rasfcc;s the Assesses, axes AMI n,o,ii,icati-
on which il is proposed TO make in the mode of
collecting the stamp duties, will produce T1he
small sum that remains to be provided for tht.
public service
We haye received Dutch papers ts.thc Cd in
slant, which state that the Russians have not
made any great progress in Fnlant, bus The pre-
paratons tor invading Sweden from, Finland a.4>
carried on with great vgour. We fad NJ these
papers message from king Louis to the Dutch
Legislature, in which he draws most deplor,bIe
picture OF the finances of the country i}y wav
OF consolation, however, he informs hem ,b.t
BonaParte has promised that, in the peace To be
negotiated with England, he will stipula,c for
sHe restoration OF The Dutch Colonies, paIricu.
LARRY Guiana. Bonsparte has published a curious
decree respecting the Jews, which is by no means
nattering to their moral character, and which we
shouio thhiS would not induce many OF them To
put themselves under his protection
Lord Crenvile yesterday presented ? petition
to the House OF Lord from the Catholics of Ire
lane. PRAYING to be relieved from the disabilities
Under which they labour. Lord MORA express
ed his regret that tfispetition should have been
presented so recently after parliament had DE-.
ciaed upon the subject Lord GrenviIle in reply.
sad he had not advised the measure, nor had he
been consulted about it.
-, LONDON, April ID
The Princess Elizabeth packet, with mails
from Sicily and Malta has put an end 10 al doubts
respecting the fleet OF Sir Richard Strachan-
He and his squadron Joined admiral Colline.vood
and admiral Thornsborough of Palermo. when
the combined fleets amounted to sixteen stil of
the lne They he'd seen no ensmy's fleet; bu,
1t was ascertained at Gibraltar, that the Ca,tha
eera squadron were ~ Port Mahon, by the la
test accounts One OF the slips under command
81 Tie Sirius, saw the ROcheiort squadron pass
.ne Day OF Paiias near Cartlagena on the Ist Of
March and it is therefore thought that thev
may have joined the Toulon feet, but it is not
ascertained.
On the arrival Of General Spencer's Armament
at Gibraltar, It was discovered, that the enemy
apPflsea ofour intention 10 attack Ceuta, had
,hIo"h Such body OF men into the place, and
nad eNerted themselves in repairing the bate
RES with such effect, as to make it imprudent To
proceed against 1t. Accordingly our readers will
see, from the letters which we give from Gibral
TAR, that the project was abandoned and that the
troops were proceeding to their ultimate desti
nation General Nightingale is on his wav home
with dispatches. Sir Sidney Smith sailed from
Gibraltar, on the 18th ultmo, in the Foudrovont
supposed for the Brazs, at which pla ce it is said
the Prince Regent is safely arrived
April 49,
Price of stocks--Consols, 65 38 Ia
Reuuced, O4 SO I.
Lord Castiereagh last night submitted his plan
Tor the internal defence OF the couptrv He oro
poses local militia, as a substitute for the pre-
sent system by the training act, to- be raised bv
means OF ballot, in the same way as the rep,i.
lar trained militia. This new force is to consist
OF 10000 rank and file, to be ofiicered bv gentle
men OF property Throughout the country No sub.
sttuuon OF service is to be permitted, EXCEPT on
payment Of very large sum and the troops thus
raised are to be collected IN the principal towns
IN the country, there to be traiaed to the use of
arms for the space of % days each year. He al
so proposes to add To the regular and militia force
an addition of fifty thousand inen, by filling I'D
the companies in each regiment to 100 rank and
file. Those only are liable to be balloted into the
local militia who are above the age of 10 and un-
der S.
Ii appears by the statement Of the Noble lord
that the whole OF our force, of every description
for the defence of the country, viii be as fol-
lows
Regular army for home defence 100000
Mi!Atla-Brtish $4,000
Irish 10000
Local Militia 100000
., 5000
MakAg a regimented force FOR home defence