The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-08
meeting be published in the Aurora, and
Geyor's paper,
THOMAS LEIPER, Chairman.
Attest, GEORGE BAKTRAM, cry.


THOMAS LEIPER, Chairman.
Attest, GEORGE BARTRAM, SeC'ry.
Extract IF q letter from Gentleman in London,
70 has friend an PhiiadeLphia received by rhe
Ron,p, dated Jan. ).
"The recent decree of Bonaparte, in OPPOSITE
on to our orders in council, OF the 18th Nov. will
tend to increase the pcrple kites of your govern
ment--To go to war with both countries would
be ridiculous-io attempt to defend your COM
merce, by armng or by conveys, equally Soto
repel the a;,!,ressiuns OF one power, while you
submit to those OF another, would be unjust as
well as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is, America will
not so to war with either country, but will lay on
an Embargo and perhaps impose such other
trictions on commerce, shall secure her Euro
pean trade from distress.
"Perhaps her true policy Just now would be,
to retire soitjin herself, and wait tho ofe-
vents-things cannot remain long in their present
state--IVhle. this country as comparatively at
ease, very unanimous, and we'll able to carry OH
the war for twenty years (if Bonaparte SO long
lives -the people on the continent in a state
OF distress, that at any period would never be
dured. In Poland they are dying by hundreds
for actual want In Holland, the butter "a staple
:Tticlc) is thrown upon the dunghills for want Of
salt to preserve tit is imgained, cargo of st.
Ubcs salt, if it could eludc our cruizers, would
IN the country--thcy have hitherto been supplied
by neutrds.
"Thercis no such thing as money on the CONT
nenti they reduced to the primitive state of
barter, OH which account colonel produce does
no, bear so high price for money, as might be
eXpected-eXcept cotton, OF winch they are be.
ginning to be IN very great distress. You will be
surprised to hear that France has been accustonl-
Ell to receive annually more cotton from Portugal,
than this country has, from the whole United
States of America-How is she to obtain it now
to supply her manufacturers for her immense POI
dress than any other people in the world but
the minister of the interior, advises them to have
recourse to Hemp and Flax!
All the cotton of the Brazils, will come to
this country and it is understood, can be afford
cd to be sold at 1Sd per lb-av very consoling pros
pect this, for the holders and shippers Of cotton
from America
'The new crop of Gotten just coming in from
America is capital in quality, and fctches Is and
1od-An embargo on your side, would improve
prices materially.
"No person either buying or preparing goods
for Amerlca, Flour ~"
Documents accompanying the Presidents public
message and referred to IN the letter othe Secre-
tary IF W0S fpx6liShed an our iast
NO.
1T is proposed to have engaged in the several
states and territories, $1,000 volunteers, to be
enlisted 10 serve l2 months, iii any 81 months,
within the term OF ) years, at such times and
places as tire President of he United States shall
direct, 10 DC armed and equipped by the United
States and to be regularly encamped in their res
pcctive states and territories from 2 to months in
each year; and be exercised under the direction
of inspectors to be appointed by the President of
The United States to receive pay and rations and
be furnished with camp equipage and one suit of
uniform clothing once III three or four years, the
officers except the inspectors and paymasters to
be appointed by the respective states, the pay an
nuaily TO commence the day they march for the
respective encampments, and to continue until
tier return home, allowing one day for each 20
miles march to and from the encanprnents; no
corporal punishTnents 10 ~ inflicted, but ali of
fences TO be punished by close confinement and
| short allowance or fines, both, the commissi-
oned officers to be governed by the rules and art-
cles OF war established for the regular army the
Or 900 to be apportioned the states and terrific
ries, III such proportion as circumstances may
require, and iii such proportions of infantry, ar
tillery, cavalry and rifcmen rs the President of
the United States shall direct, and organize into
companies, batta.llions, regiments and brigades,
or other corps, shall be found expcdent accor-
ding to the numbers in each state respectively,
and to be epcamped in the respective states and
territories at such times and place or places as
the President of the United STATES shall from
NO. g
The six thousand regular troops NAV consist of
FIVE regiments of infantry. one regiment of rifle
| men, one regiment OF Light artillery, and one re-
giment OF light cavalry. The regiments ofintan-
try rltiemcn, and artillery TO consist often com
panies each, and the regiment OF cavalry Of eight
companies. The field and staff of each regiment
to consist of colonel, one lieutenant colonel,
one major, one adjutant, one quarter master, ore
pay master, one surgeons Hate, one sergeant
major, one quarter master SERGEANT, and two
principal musicians, aud the regiment of cavalry
one riding master.
Each company ofinfantry and rihemen to con
| sst OF one captain, first lieutenant, one Sc
cond lieutenant, one ensign, four serge;nts, four
corporals, four musicians, and sixty eight pri-
Yates.
Each company of artillery to consist of one cap
tam, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant,
two cadets, four scrgeants, four corporals, four
niuciSiAns, eight aithccrs, and fifty weight pri-
Yates.
Each company Of cavalry to consist of one cap.
tain one FIRST lieutenant, one second lieutenant,
one cornet, four sergeants, four corporais, two
musicians, one saddler, One farTicr, and thirty
eight Pr1Tates
CHARLESTON, February 25
The ship Citizen, of New York, capt Al
len, from Amsterdam, 81 days out, bound to
Curacao, was yesterday sent into this port,