The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-06

has thought proper to adopt in her relation
with this country
| And, Which is still more singular, her hai.
mony with the other states of Europe is salt
to have been uninterrupted. France, then
may seize American ships, and cast her CT
tizens INTO prison, without destroying the
harmony subsisting between the two coun
| tries
1t is not little singular, that the Treaty
offered by the late Ministers, and which. i
| has been affirmed at home, conceded to the
| Americans the best rights of England, is by
the American government characterised as
la lreaty--"highly disadvantageous to a
merca, and in which they had stipujated
Tor, and maintained ali the principles which
had been the cause of these irritations and
collisions which so frequently endangered the
peace of the two nations"
ne American Government continues tc
preserve rigid system of economy. which
is highly commcndable, The President
states, that after discharging all The national
| debt which could be paid or purchased with
in the limits of the Law, they have surplns
IN the treasury of eight millions and half
OF dollars!
a member of the American Legation ut
Paris is arrived in London, and confirms the
report we have heard, that Bonaparte de-
17ands Eeremhtoriiv that the 87,erfccu ao-
pernment shall break 7yih EneEqnd or zy;t5
France He leaves them no alternative :.
and we trust that they will have no difficulty
in their choice.
The Editor of the London T,.z7ciJer. !,
commenting upon the Russian Declaration,
SAYS =" 1t IS surprising what little sens ,tion
the certainty OF rupture with Russia has
produced. We have never known anv poli-
teal event which created less; it hardiy a.
sitated the public mind rs mucb as TIE cap
s"re OF one Of our frigates would To what
arc we 10 attribute this, but to a confidence
that we are able to defend ourselves "aeainst
the world in arms" and that the addition Of
such an enemv rs Russia neither eDcreases
our danger, nor calls for any extraordinary
eXertionS'
Several expeditions are fitting. out in En-
| gland with large number OF troops on board
and several squadrons have sailed with seal
ed orders.
| Letters received in England from Holland
state, that by new arranpenicnt bety,.e,
France ard Prussia, Berlin is to become The
capital ct the kingdom of WcstphaIia. and
that his Prussian Majesty IS to lie inde,oni-
he'd by the cession of Dantzic.-Apprehen-
sions were entertained in Holland, that there.
as wei as in Denmark, any Corresnonderce
with Great-Britain would be punished with
death.
1t has be ascertained that since the run.
ture between Great Britain and Denmark
near 400 vessels bearing the Danish flag
have been carried Into british ports.
j he negotiations between Austria and
France have terminated, and the former ;r
70 cede the territory of Gortz and Ciadisca
as Iar as the lSanz, to the kingdom of Italy,
and is to retain the fortress of Rrapnau.
On the Sd ult he q
City Of London was unusually nu-ern,s i,
consequence OF the expected motion respect
Ing the eXpunging of the vote of thanks 60
Dir Home Popham, for the letters which he
addressed to the manufacturing towns of f.
gland, after the conquest of Buenos Avres.-
\ very animated debate took place, when
the resolution for cxpunging, was put and ne
gatived, 107 to z.
gentleman who very recently left Paris
asserts, that few DAYS previous to his de-
parture from thence, decree had been or
oercd to be issued, and was expected to be
published in two or three days, directing the
immediate seizure OF all American ships in
the ports OF France, and interdictinr all fin
ture intercourse with the United States in
consequence of its refusal to unite in the &C.
neral contederacy against the commerce of
Great britain.
The following are said to be the terms of
the treaty agreed upon between France.
AUSTRIA, and Russia, for the partition Of Tur-
Key. France is TO receive for her share the
provinces bordering on the Adriatic, the Sc
ven Islands, the Morca, and Egvpt. Austria
IS to get Scrvia, Bosnia, and part of Walla
CHA. And to the lot of Russia will fall the
other part of EVallachia, Bessarabia, Mol
davia, and the island o. Candia.-The des-
tiny OF Cons,antnoplc is said not 70 be fix
ed.
The Spurknoy Russian frigate, and the
Wilbelmina store-ship, lately seized at Ports
mouth, had received orders from the Russian
ambassador to sail, and were preparing to
get under weigh, when the armed boats sur
rounded them. They are very valuable
prizes. The frigate has on board 40 OoO
ducats, 100000 dollars, quantity of plate.
ana cargo OF copper and naval stores.
The store-ship is deeply laden with naval
stores. The Spurknoy is fine large frigatc
OF so guns, thirty "a Founders on her main
deck, and SIS men. The officers and men
are sent on board the Puissant.
The honorable Mr.. Pierrepoiut. the Bri-
fish minister at the court of Stockholm. ar
rived in England, on the SOth November.
Ills return had excited considerable suspici-
ons that the infdence Of Bonaparte had caus-
ed revolutionin Sweden, and that her gal
liant king would soon be obliged to declare war
against England.
Some of the London prints contained ac-
counts that meetings had been held In seve-
raj counties, for the purpose of petitiorinr
the throne for peace, which have been con-
tradlcted under the signatures of the officers