The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-02

/ TIE accounts from Portugal are as IA
Iyorable as can be desired. Mr.. Caraffa,
Ieommanding the Spanish forces ut Lisbon,
and the Marquis de Monfega. who COM
mands at Oporto, have assured the Junto OF
their concurrence in the measures adopted :
their intention OF countenanciny tGe dessr-
lions OF r'lc men. and the success of this
design. NJ. Carafia's letter adds, the Rus
sian squadron would not oppose any atteRpt
OF the English to land force In that part.
g The Presidios of Africa are secured by
the arrest of the French Emissaries sent
ithcre to li5erate the slaves, SO much that
they arc Withdrawing much of their force
from them, to cncreasc their defence be-
/ fore Seville
.The Junto had dispatched intelligence
to tic Colonies, of the change in affairs
but some Intercepted letters discover the
design in the French, who, assured the
country was at their feet, sent ont orders to
remove some of the higher officers, and
naming those in their interest. From Bor-
deaux, the Junto fear the intelligence may
get to the settlements; but not from Spain,
as they have gotten even to Qeintriple CO.
PIES OF the orders, and am desired to eXl
press the satisfaction they should feel, if a
few English light vessels were dispatched
to intercept these orders, known to have
sailed tor the Havannah, Cuba, and Vera
Cruz.
| I" Gen. Morlay's late suspension of attack
o, the fleet at Cadiz, has been answered
bf the most positive orders to take them
The officers and privates are to have their
private property restored to them inviolate,
ard the liberty to return to France, iftbe
Esglish dtfrove of the terms /; but the un-
conditional surrender of the feet is deter
lmined on. here.
l :" From collective body, all much occu-
lpied, could not expect much information
and compelled to trust to my memory for
names, some confusion may at first occur !:
but little aileisure / shall get over these
difficulties. sllecting the individuals most
lproper for mi views"
(Signed) XII. BRADFORD
| d. I'D. Gen.
p. S. Tie intelligence of this day has
|difused the most desirable activity into the
Junto-A Deputy has arrived acknowledge
ling the supltmacy of the Junto-the Junto
lof La Mancla detail by him the numerous
Peasantry III arms, the attack of French
force at American, with the entire destruc-
ton of then
! "The d$erters from the French would
Ibe nhmerois,. but the Peasants kill every
istraggler-the Junto here have issued or
ders on this head.
| n Opl11ds' pcSn ldASIi, out HIS examl-
nation is MT finished.
with flag OF truce-the obvious motive is
| to reconnolre-the Junto have resolved to
| detain him.
| The arrival of the English at Arga-
monte has had the best effect on the minds
OF the peope-ail fear is fle6--the organ
lization goes on with vigour--the machine
is gaining stability, and with it that energy
which will remove the embarrassment rou-
sed by the timid, though well inclined.
Some suspected people have been ar
rested, and yigour will enforce the obedi-
ence they before received from the novelty
of the events"
| The officer who brought up the above dis
patches says, that LONDON &C counfs to the 4th
| of June had been received It Barbados,
stating, +" that the Russians in three or four
| engagcmens had been defeated by the
Swedes, with considerable loss, having up
wards of 5000 killed in the last engagement
That an attempt was made to assassnate
Ronatarte at Bayonne, but that he escaped,
having received only slight confusion of
| bre."-What pity the assassin had not
| a little more nerve. and rid the world of so
| troublesomea guest.
|
ton, I have forwarded copy of this in
| tclligepce to the Captain General of the
Caracas, and have stopped all hostile pro-
ceedings of the squadron under my com
mand, against that and the other Spanish
provinces; and am in great hopes they
will be preserved from the clutches of the
French"
Suboined, our readers will find some notes
on the present state Of Spain, which will en-
able them to form a tolerabie idea of the state
of that country, with some other interestin g
matters.
At the head of the present government is
Don Pedro. the uncle of Ferdinand, by whom
he was left Regent, when that i'll advised
prince set out for Bayonne. He was the first
to resist Murat, who it was said is prison
er at Madrid. Among the first objects of
the provisional government of Spain, g good
understanding with the British commanders
was deemed assential--this was soon affec-
ted, and assurances of cooperation, when
required, were instantly given...Ledger.
CADIz, June Q.
E.rtract Qfirformationfr from Stain.
NoTE Livery day circumstances tool;
place to confirm the friendly disposition 81
the Spanish people as we'll as the provisional
| governments towards. Great Britain At AL