The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-08-19
mo. 80.


sets Oft, we hear in the course OF this day
Tor ireland, in order Co take the command of
the expedition, now ready to sail from Cork
Sir Arthur and his force are. we understand.
| IN the first instance to proceed to Cadiz I: and
unless 1t should appear cXped;ent to employ
ms force in Spain, Sir Arthur is to go OH TO
South America, which is now generally
known tohave been the original object OF the
expedition. The destination Of Sir n. Wei
lesley may he inferred from the nature os
! ms appointment. MIR Nillian,y, who is q
gentleman OF considerable intelligence, has
neeh IRON Particular acquaintance with the
language ami habits of Spain. selected 70 ac-
company that officer rs his civil secretary.
i appears from the latest accounts from
Lisbon, that in Portugal, there are ONLY ls
regl Acsits Of French troops, and nineteen re-
gimcnts Of Spaniards Considerable fears
2rc sntertainedby TIE French, lest he spa
MAJ is should. N conseqeen oi Inc present :
SITUATION 81 SPAN, adopt measures hostile to
France. in Portugal!
- lpne Ia
TIE Minerva frigate arrived yesteraa, az
'n1 smotth tron lie Medic srIIe2n She
passed throug'. our fee Of Cadiz ana nroue-nt
dispa ches from Admiral Wis, with w, III
an officer arrived a Is o'-,crt this u,otu;ur
AZ the admirav vas imtle,i,, e.. re,,.r
TED that oul hoops had landed at Cal md
taken Pc. session of the town, the =. scnal
end the shipping Had an ever of such inn
p"rtance taken place, we ,hink it could We
been coTmnuic. ei omicallv 20 the t,uyd
, Ma, ~, hat noin ormation to nat e!iecy n i
beento the CITY, The dispatches, we bel eve.
contain the ovcr,urcs made to Admiral lur-
Wis, the corres -nlence that ensued with the
patriots at CaG3z. ana an account Of the pre-
par4,'ons for the landing of the troops.
We Yesterday stopped the press to an
nOunce the ~
ty at the forcisn Office, with dis patches from
the leaders of the Spanish patriots, who are
assembled ar Dviedo. He came By way of
Corunna, and has brought intelligence Which
Is OF a very satisfactory nature, down - the
Ctn inst. stating, that Biscay has Joined the.
prov CO. q! Gallicia and y <tnrias. IN .he
glorious struggle for the deliverancc of the;r
country from a foreign yoke. These pa riot
&c and loval provinces are supposed to con-
tain not less than $50 600 men in arms and
Il the fact OF the nation OF Bscay, may lee res
lied ON. every port and harbour a.uLg he
Whole northern coast, from Biboa ana ~cbas-
tians round to Njgo, are i'll a state of insur-
rection against RonapaIte. Government aD-
pear determined to make every eXcrton for
their assistance. An expedition OF consider
aole magnitude is preparing in the river
great number Of ships are daily rendered
and ordered for survey to convoy TROOPS and
stores The following have already been
shipped from the royal arsenal at Woolwich.
Thirty thousand stands of arms
Six hundred tens of ammunition
Four millions of ball cartridges, with en-
trenching tools, artillery &c.
Col. Sir Thomas Eicr was dispatched YES
terday upon military mission to one of the
Spanish ports
Sir Edward Peliow's expedition has proved
successful The ship Thames, arrived At
[ IN y .lfaGf frrt,, r..
sir Edward had taken possession of the har
boar OF erase, without opposition and that
he found there two Dutch lue of battle Ships
and all East Indian scutticd.
An American captain inst arrived from
Holland, states that all the vessels belong
ing to the United States, which were ,etajn.
ed under the embargo in the Dutch nrrts.
had been Just released. he saws. indeed
that the embargo is so much relaxed. that
any vessel is permitted e cove ont which
shall be laden with gin and the p,oluce of that
country To this relaxation the Dutch 90
vernment are probably urged equai!y by two
motives, the one to We case the wants of ire
own subjects by afTording them sale for
their produce and the other to ipiure the
revenue OF this country, by affording facili-
ties for smuggling.
Letters from Holland to the 18th instant
state, untruIy we trust that 10 900 French
troops had entered CadiZ. and taken Dosses
sion OF all the batteries, as we'll as the Sna-
nish fleet. They also mention that general
Spencer had attempted a landing, but that
cur troops were repulsed and regained their
ports with great difficulty. A British
"a is said to have been rather roughly hand
died, in consequence of falling under the
guns of one Of the principal forts of Cadiz.
June / 6.
1t was reported in Holland, that a b,dy Of
French trtups amounting 10 5000 at least.
had contrived to pass the Belts and reach
Zealand. camp consisting of from toto,
900 Danish troops, was formed at Rends-
buSh, in the dutchY of Holstein
The Sd Spanish deputy came out of Corsn~
ma, in an open boat, & went on board the sta
tira fi'gate. He intrcated the COMMANDER
to supply the patriots with 500 barrels Of
gunpowder, Of which they are il great want.
Arms they had plenty. The captain of
the Statira could not comply with this re-
quest without orders but he immedatelv
carried the Spanish deputy to Admiral Gam
bier who did not think proper to act with
out the Instructions Of the government. and
sent the officer forward in the Statira, to pre-
fer his application in London. This gen
tlcman, we understand, SAYS that no insur-
rect.on has taken place in Fcrrol but that
III an attetnl)t should No m ado ,,, ,lo FL