The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-22
NEw-YoRK, Dec. IA.

Yesterday morning arrived within the
Hook, the ship Favorite, Pierce from
Cadiz, which port she left the 18th of Oct.
he passengers came up from the ship in
a pilct-boat. One of them is the bearer of
dispatches from Mr.. Irving, to the Secreta-
ry of State.
We have received by the above ar
rival Madrid and Seville Gazettes, to the
9th of October /; but their contents hav-
been anticipated. through Lcs,os papers.
We learn by the passengers that the A.
merican vessels detained under the Berlin
decree, at Algesiras. had not been released.
hey tnrtherintorm us, that the patriots of
Spain were confident in the belief that they
should eventually succeed in cxpelling from
their territories the disturbers Of Europe.
The hartor of Cadiz was full of British mer-
chantmen, laden with rich cargces, whick
would not bring more than first cost.
The French feet remained in Cadiz, with
the exception OF one "a, which had been dis
patched to Lima by the Spanish govern
ment.
Ertracf ola letter iron, Cddiz, dated 10Th
Oct. 1908. -
:" The Junta of Seville has opened the
trade OF the Province to the English, Cot
ton manufactures. formerly prohibited, are
10 per Cent. Sugar, coffee, and cocoa, in
English or American vessels, are admitted
lprovided the property is British) paving
double what is. paid when imported in Span
ish vessels. This harbor is full of British
vessels, loaded with West-India and British
productions, on which an immense sum
must be sunk.
= Provisions Of every kind are extreme
iy low. Tobacco y ould bring % to IS dol
lars; but the moment tie embargo is raised
in America, it will probably fall to 10 dollar.
or less. would caution all INV friends in
America against shipments to this, or indeed
almost any foreign country Immediately aft
ter the embargo is raised: as such immense
shipments must be made to all parts that
every market will be over stocked"
From accounts from the Havana. as late
as the goth OF Nov. by the ship Four Friends,
1T appears that the late acting American a.
gent there closed his Office on the 18th of
that month declining III the present diff
culties OF the times TO take upon himself the
risk OF exercising The duties of his office.
whist such an exercise was obnoxious to the
spanish government, rendered more so at
TINS time 1t is also understood that the
British agent, major Foster, had been re-
fused an acknowledgment l:y the government
In that capacity, although otherwise very
respectfully treated This latter event is
no doubt founded upon the principle, which
was suggested short time since in this Ca
zette' winch led to the supposed answer gil
ven to the British commissioner, col. Will
hanson that the government would not a.
gree to any new commercial propositions,
until they should see what, in the new state
OF affairs, would be hereafter proposed or a.
dopted in Old Spain /; the laws of which
forbid the formal recognition of any foreign
agents in their colonies. The departure Of
mayor Foster therefore from the Havana,
who holds another oifcs--as aid de-camp to
the Duke of Manchester. the governor of ia
maica, is not to be viewed as having been
occasioned by any unfriendly conduct to-
wards him or his government
Accounts were also received by the Four
Friends, that -four had fallen, at the Ha-
wanna, to 90 dollars per Dbl.