The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-06-03

Wellesley as commander in chief The latter
appointment may be true.
Saturday captain Coodall arrived in town from
G',lnii,o, ntvIu, landed from the Hopeweii,
On "Wednesday. Captain Goodall is stated to be
the bearer of some propositions from Christophe
To our government. 49,
The accounts from Holland state, that Loan
has been opened at Amsterdam, under the di-
rectioA OF the principal Merchshts and Bankers,
for fitting out small armed vessels. The first
subscriptions, it is said, amounted to 500, OCOl
and the Books were to closein the beginning of
the present month. -.-'.'
-~Our squadron in the Adriatie has experienced
much Kindness from the inhabitants of the Seven
Islands, who have expressed their desire to CO.
operate witha British force i'll the expulsion of
the French, who are not in sufficient Numbers
To sustain themselves against avery moderate
British force. At Corfu they have only fifteen
hundred men, ut Zante only one hundred, and
fifty at Aphalona. This latter Island would be
an acquisition of great value to us, as we might
keep it with 500 ifbn. The inhabitants, who
have $40 vessels ssre particularly attached TO the
English, and by no means partial to the FRENCH
Saturday avery active impress took place OH
the river and It's neighborhood, projections in
general being disregarded
A duel was fought Saturday morning at
Teddipgton, or rather 1t Twicken,in Common,
between Mr.. D----y., an American Gentleman
of fortune, residing in Nottingham-strect, and
Captain wv. of the. Navy, in consequence of
dispute at a Cofee-house IT, Covent. Garden, on
Friday evening. The parties are half brothers,
s. the disputewasa family cne I'm the first fire
there no injury sustained, and Mr.. MI,
second to the American Gentleman, interiered
toad Just the differences, hut this was refused
and ON firing again, cach,was wounded, Mir. ID.
dangerously in the sho, de-, and tic Captain in
| the pistol arm. l..---..-
Long wool has lately beer. emp!oved' m, making
he
noses and the admiralty en- the recommentia-
ton of Sir i. Banks, has, we understand, di-
rccted their being iricd in the Kings service.
Mr., PAUL, the rival candidate of Lord Coch-
rane and MIR. Sheridan torthe borough Of West
Minister, committed suicide Oh Saturday.
Price OF Stocks IS per. cest. Coi.suls 655.
April ID
Tie Treasury Journalists are highly offended
at our comparing Lord Casilereaghas plan of con-
scription with that of Btnaparte, because, say
they, the British coascripts willnevers be march.
cd to fight on the Eanks of the Vistd,a or the Nj
eren 1t might tave occurred, However, 20
these pacizans, who generally deserve mose
credit for their zeal than their wisslcAa, tiat if Il
man robs, cheats and lfcc, whether it be fc:, the
purpose of keeping seraglio, Or o. entlo.ginp.
monastery, his conducts equally ccnsurable in
either case twas not the object but the prnci.
PIE of Che measure vita which we found fault
" hat must strike every :nan who has watched
the pfogrcss of thevarioes -cncloachmcnts that
have been made or cur liberties since the fatal
commencement of the Frehth war in 1893, is,
that the principle of coisscripton thus introduced
for the local militia will speedily be extended,
ani made psrt Of our E.i.itary system Not one
of the vcArit6us AID almost intolarable acts con-
nected with the revenue, which now stain the
statute book, @oulIih have been endured if they
had been introducedin the Shape w(,ich tte.y
bear. In preamble TO the bll, which las so
unaccountably passed t|rroughrhe House Of Com
mons without Observation, For Sub citing al per-
aons who may have IN information filed agains.
them, to arrest and Imprisonment, # they can.
not find bail. II is said that this practice has been
found beneficial IN cases relating to the pubic re-
venue and so in Ike manner, i tic principle OF
CONSUMPTION shall once he established for the To-
cal militia, the prearhbleto the mutny bill would
state the benefits that had accrued from it, and
make the principle genera.
Dispatches have been received from the Era.
sns.-The Portuguese sloop of war La Lebre,
arrived of Lisbon with dispatches from the Prince
Regent to the Provisional government, which the
captain did not land, Or, being informed bv the
Admiral that the French were in possession of
The country; the commercial mails were sent
nto Lisbon bya fishing boats and ! y ebre stood
out to sea The Prince had :, remarkably fine
passage OF 80 days, and landed at Rio Ianciro
with the other branches of the Royal family, on
the 9Th of January, amidst the acclamatons Of
ms faithful subjects.