The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12
NETWORK. July s.


cesslon tor her outrage, and Bonaparte has
made neither declaration of hostilities nor,
an absolute resolve to continue at peace with
us. He has decreed that all American YES
sells which are found in the European seas af-
ter the 28th of April shall be liable to sell
zure.
1t has been ascertaincd in English papers,
that the Russians had been defeated IN their
attack on Sweaborg, but the intelligence
wants confirmation.
The Swedes who have entered Norway
have met with repuse. Baron Armfeldt
admits i'll his report, that the Norwegi ans,
recovered from their surprise, had attacked
the Swedes IN every quarter with success.
The news from Paris is of an extraordina-
ry nature. NJ de Mouthion announces, in his
report to the grand duke of Berg, that he had
visited the cf..tle of Aranjuez, where he saw
the queen of Etruria, and the king and queen
OF Spain that Don Carlos had declared to
him, that the conduct of his son, the new king,
was of the most atrocious nature, and that his
conduct was entirely actuated by desire to
connect himself with the imperial house of
France. His majesty mentioned that he had
written to the emperor Napoleon. and that he
wished to purchase farm in France, and
there end his days in peace. It is also add
ed, that the prince OF peace hadalways serv-
ed him faithfully, and had used every endea-
vor to save his life, when his enemies were
using every exertion to destroy him.
A letter from St. Antonio of the 25th of
Apr! mentions, that the prince OF peace mad
been sent to France, and that he had passed
through Veroria under an escort of 200
French soldiers, and that Don Carlos and the
queen of Spain had been at Burgos the next
day on their route to Bayonne
The marriage of king Ferdinand, with a
princess OF tine Donapar.c family, tine Eng
lish papers call her La Pagcrie, but we sus-
pect IT IL the daughter of the MARQUIS de
Beauharnois) was to take place inlnedi-
ately.
A letter written by a French officer, at the
time he was quitting Russia, mentions, that
they were about 20 march &c the frontiers of
Turkey, and there was little doubt but the
destination OF the army was to India.
Mention is made that Bonapartc was ex-
Pected on the 18th May at Rochefort.
Refiorf TO His Imperial HiIghness, the Grand
Duke Of Berg, Lieutenant ofthe Emhe-
ror, Commander ofhi8 forces in Stain.
MoNsEICNEuR !--Agreably TO the COM
mands of your Imperial Hghness, repair
Cd with the letter Of your Highness to the
Queen of Etruria, at Araniuez 1t was eight
O'Clock i'll the morning the Queen was still
in bed; she rose Immediately AID babe me
eiisss Fl delivered ycn!. letter to her: she
begged me TO wait a little & said she would go
& read it with the king & Queen. Half an
hour afterwards ! saw the Queen of Etruria
enter with the King and Queen of SPAIN
his majesty said that he thanked your imperi,
al Highness for the share you have taken in
his atfliction, which was the greater, as his
own son was the author oft. The king said
that the revolution had been effected by for
gerry and corruption, and that the principal
actors were his son and NJ. Cabellero, Mini
ster of Justice that he had been compelled
to abdiCatc the throne, in order to save the
lives of himself and the Queen that he
knows but for this. they would have been
murdered in the night that the conduct of
the Prince of Asturias was more shocking,
seeing that himself (the king) having per-
ceived his desire to reign, and being himself
nearly sixty years of age, had agreed to sur
render the crown to him, on his marriage
taking place with a French Princess, which
the King ardently desired.
The King and Queen should repair to Baja-
doz. on the frontiers of Portugal; that he had
got means to inform him that the climate Of that
country did not suit him +; that he begged him to
permit his choosing another place that he sought
to obtain permission of the Emperor to purchase
an estate in France, where he might end his
days-The Queen told me she begged of her
son to postpone their journey to BaJadoz, that
she had not procured this, and that the journey
was to take place on the ensuing Monday And
the moment was departing from their Majcs-
ties, the King said to me, " have written to
the Emperor, in whose hands repose my fate.
wish to send my letter by Courier, but know
no surcr means Of sending it than by yours"
The King left me thes in order TO repair to his
cabinet RE soon returned with the following
letters No. and q IN his hand, which he gave
me, and added these words, My situation is
most deplorable they have seized the Prince dc
la Paz, & will put him 10 death he has commit
ted no other crime than THAT he has at all times
been attached to fae" He added there were no
efforts which he would not have attempted to
save the life of his unhappy friend, but that he
had found the whole world deafto his entreaties,
and bent with yengeance--that the death of the
Prince de la Paz would draw after it his own
and that he should not survive him.
u. DE MOUTHION."
accounts have been received stating, that a
Treaty has been signed at Bayonne, between
Bonaperte and the new King OF Spain The fol
lowing is the substance;
BY the first article Bonaparte recognizes the
new Kingo of Spaip, Ferdinand the With.
BY the second he confers upon him the adj
minstratien Of Portugal until general peace.
Anoter article relates to the Prime of Peace
who, we hear, had not been released from pri-
son at tie date Of the Treaty, but who is to be
sent into France. The article contains an ac-
eusation against him.
Another article declares that SPIN Joins in
fine co,fede of the Rhine and that her con