The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-06-17

a cartel arrived at that place from England ),
and brought out further orders to have the
| island surrendered TO tue PortueueSe--
which was accordingly done, and the Portu-
guese, colcrs hoisted ON the forts. a frieate'
WIS daily expected to take on board Gen
berrcstord, who it was reported was going
to the Braziis. MIR. Cathcart, the American
consul, informed capt. B.that news was Just
received by vessel in or days from Lis
bon, with passengcrs) that tic cid king of
Spain was killed, and that Bonaparte was
only two DAYS march of Madrid, at the
head of 10000 men. The inhabitantsof Lis
ben were in great distress for provisions.
The of the demise Of the old king of
Spain is not true. Later accounts, from Ma
drid of the 9th of April, received in this
city, do not notice it, 49,
The North River Steam boat arrived last
evening in 81 hours from Albany, with about
40 passengers. She will sail for Albany on
Saturday evening at S o'clock.
The commissioners for selling fractional
surveys of lands in the state of Georgia, have
been impeached-It is said they have swim
died the state ont of 1000 dollars
The Legislature of the State of Georgia
have passed alaw entitled An act to ale.
| viate the condition Of debtors, and to afford
them temporary relief" This law cnacts,
| that no executions shall be granted in the
different courts of the state, against the per-
son or property of any defendan t, on any
Judgment that had hers tofore been obtained !;
provided the defendant, shall give security
| for the amount OF the judgement and costs.
| No public officer shall make sale Of any
property which heretofore had been levied
| ON by virtue OF an execution. The courts
are forbid to issue cut any process, or try a
| ny civil cause which had been before issued
| except in cases for the trial Of property,
! and in cases OF attachments, where it can
be proved the debtor is about to remove out
! of the state. All open accounts, where the
party refuses to- liGuidate the same, are to
bear INTEREST," his law is not extended to
cases for the recovery of taxes, &c. due the
state. i be act Of limitations is declared to
cease during the continuance OF the law
which law was to be in force till the 25th CT
December next...N Y. Gar.
| We are asked, who has nominated Cover
or Clinton for the Presidencys He was GER
| tainly not nominated by the republican eau
Gus at Washington, for of the 90 members
who attended the meeting, he had onky three
votes, the rest were for MIR. Madison. He
was not nominated by the 'repubiicanS at
| Richmond, for Mr.. Monroe ;s,their candidate.
He was not nominated by the legislature of
this state at the session of last winter, not
wlthstandinSthe frequent f,rivate cGucusses, :
| (those at present snti-constitutionaf thines)
nor the general one, at which conspicuous
law character made so distinguished a fl
| cure. he was not nominated by the sepe,a-
| teen hrotesters, they barely attemhted to
prove the grand caucus 4nconSti,utiouai-
Then it is repeated, by whom has he been
brought forward &c., u6. .4dy.
There are OF vessels belonging to tie United
States and valued at eight millions or dollars, car
"'d into British ports under the late Orders @ f
Co veil. Messrs. Brain6riare and Broypn of
don, are agents for the far greater part Of this
nhense American property-and yet, strange to
ell, these gentlemen signed the petition to the
crush House OF Commons i'll favor of those Or
iers of Council. Dem. Press.
| An electloncering controversyhas been car
ried on in the Richmond Enquirer between
two ANONYMOUS writers, one signs ONE
OF THE PEOPLE" the other signs, "One
OF che Protesters" meaning one of the no.
table caucus OF seUentee1 at Washington,
that protestcdagain ca7cuses il appears
mat the FIRST writer is the justly celebrated
Mr.. I'm. Wirt-the other rs the no less
celebrated Mr. John RandoLhh The known
characteristics Of the two men are conside-
rably stronghold in their Controversy Wirt
addresses udgment-Rdndoith, the preju-
dlces one reasons, the other rants.
.4Urord.
(It is believed Mr. r. is not the author
| OF Zone Of the Professors. ...Enguirer)
WASHINGTON June 10.
The President of the United States ar