The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-29

Cotton and rear admiral Otway.
Some letters, but no German papers have
been received at the post ot.cc from Hciigc-
land. They state that the greatest act,vty
prevails in the northcrn ports. There are
now living as Flushing eleven sail of the line,
at Rotterdam five and a, Ielvoessinvs three
The greater part of thl sc have been built
in the Course of the last twelve months.-
There are besides ive more on thc stocks a
Antwerp, which are expected TO be launch
cd IN Nav. i re squadron II the Texel c n :
SITS, we believe, OF cignt O. nine sail o. he
Inc. Here thcn arc the materials for a Zee,
CT upwards OF thirty saii. AID ii - these ma
been Joined the Danish nav, At.y ii ~
least o. British line OF battle ships mus. havc
been employed to watch or oppose them.
Feb I6
FRoN THE pARIs PAPERS.
ROYAL DECREE.
LOUIS NAPOLEON, &c.
Considering that every European nation
ought 70 CO operate with all its power to the
triumph OF the cause of the Continent. in n
contest which Will not be of long duration. &
whose result is not doubtful
Considering that GU" particular duty, as
well as the dearest interests Of our penple
command us to accede III al points to the
desire of his majesty the Emperor of tie
French, our illustriouS brother, and even to
surpass his hopes;
Considering that the indemnity and relief
which our kingdom has L right to demand
and expect, depend entirely upon the pow
crtul intervention of France
b Cohsidering, i'll fine, that however great
the sacrifices Hitherto made by this country
may be, and however power.ui its situation,
both under the relations of commerce and
those of finance it is of much greater inter
est to dissipate ali the dou5,s that might exist
with respect 20 our intentions, and 10 prove
to Europe, in the most signal manner, our
attachment, and that OF eur people, to the
common cause.
Art. /. From the publication of the pre-
sent decree, all the ports of our kingdoms
shall be shut against all ships. whatever be
their denomination. Those only are except
ed from this disposition, and professionally
till new order, of which mention is made
In the second article.
III. Armed ships of CTR allies are not in
cludedin the exclusion directed by the pre-
ceding article. They may enter and quit
our ports and bring in their prizes, by con-
forming to the ordnance issued relative to
the entrance and departure of ships of war.
III. Ships of the allies or neutral powers,
who may enter our ports to avoid the dan
gers of sea. shall have no communication
with the interior otour kingdom. They shall
be subjected to Quarantine, and be under the
most severe superintendent. The COM
mandant OF the ports shall make them put TO
sea as soon as the weather shall permit
~. Fishing boats are under he direct SUI.
peinntendance OF ;he civil and military au-
thoites upon the Goa t. These authorities
shall. take care, on the.r responsibility, that
no communication take place, by the means
OF the fishermen, with the encmy's slips
and other ships. To that end, there shall he
plarpN rept;pei q eoI,I;.,,. 90, tS,o- 4 i
tisninS boat. On the return of the boat, the
centincl shall make his report Of what has
passed during the fishery, contrary to the
dispositions of the present decree, and the
owner OF The boat and crew shall be prose-
cuted with al the rigor of the laws.
Given at Utrecht Esd, January,
(SigneD
LOUIS.
The Dutch Official Gazette contains a We
~ strong article upon the conduct which
the Dutch commerce ought to pursue at pre-
sent. The following are the most striking
passages -
Abandon common speculation, do not
suffer yourselves to be excluded with impu-
nifty from the empire of the seas. Fit out
prlvateers towrcstthc prev from the enemy.
toprocure provisions becomes almost the first
necessity /; it is in the enemys Slips, that Won
ought to seek Tor colonies, il isat theirexpence
y u ought to furnish your correspondents
with what merchandise they want-reco-
icct the courage Of our ancestors recolIect
YOU are ccuntiymen ofRuy;er and rromp--.
Must the Danes be, Of the least popuIous
nation, the Gully orc who dare attack the
English IN open sea- Must history saw, that
the Danes were in the 9th century. what
the Dutch wcrc in the 18th Arm. Dutch
men, let all yonr ports be filed with armed
vessels, ready to fall upon the eneIny."
Fcbruary II.
Two Gottenburg mails arrived this morn.
ing with letters and papers to the Dist ult.
They repeat the report lately circulated
~ the French and German papers, Of a ,ar,,c
Oodv OF Russian troops having marched tn
swedish Finland. That Russia will cndCavour
20 force Sweden into the confederacy against
This country, may be considered as certain.
l}y the Resolution cutter, which arrived ON
Saturday at Plymouth, and sailed again al
most imfnedatsly We learn, that the French
inshcre squadron in Brest harbour. were re
connoitred IN Wednesday last by the War
rior, : guns, Copeiin schooner, and King
George cutter, when they discovered seven
sal NJ the line, ono Srigate and biic, be
ing oh" trigttc and a. brig less in number |
dian nfcn sceu before They auDcarcd
quito ready Tor sea, having roval stAvyails |
&, IFS. &c. al bent ana their sails looted Z
lc~ iiv;rc.
ritr.n ~ Of 81 iar ships Of war, after
roami.,. ,aiTc t,GoJgH -" Mediterranean,