The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-06
EUROPE.
Continuation Of Foreign intelligence, re-
ceived at Charleston.

HS sing vi SWstlcil ndtl COnCluGCQ an
mistice with France, to be in force to the lst
of April; and Marshal Bruno was to pro
coed to Helsingburgh, to open negotiations of
peace.
The English funds kept up--This was at
tributed, by Some, to an appearance of some
thing like general peace said to be pend
ing and there was a rumour on the En-
change, on the Sd of Dec. that the French
Emperor had decreed to send an Ambassador
to England, with full powers to treat of peace.
on what he states to be an honorable basis.
which was the instantly restoring the Danish
heet; but this proposition is said to have
been peremptorily refused by the British mi
nistry. The British general, Moore, is sta
ted in the Paris Moniteur to have left Sicily
with the whole British force that was In that
island, and that the fleet was dispersed in a
storm in which some of the vessels were
lost. 4 cutter arrived at Falmouth, from off
Portugal, had been chased by FIVE sail of the
line, which the captain supposed to be French
Tho English journalists suppose them to
have been Sir. Sidney Smiths SQUADRON
When this cutter was off the Tagus. She
learnt that the Portuguese and Russian feet
then consisted of 81 sail of the line the for
mer was reported to be in possession of the
Spaniards.
The Presidents Message on opening the
present session of Congress, was received in
England on the Sd of Dec The merchants
of London, (says one of the papers) appear
not to dread the consequences of the address
on the contrary, they think it strengthens
the opinion, that all differences will be uIti
mately determined by the Senate, the senti-
ments of two-thirds of whom are supposed
(some say KNOWN tobe in opposition to those
of Mr.. Jefferson. The speech had the ef-
feet OF raising the stocks
(City Gaz,.re)
a London paper of the 9TH Dec. makes
the following observations on MIR. JEFFEn-
SONS Message:
Mr.. President Jefferson's Message on o.
pening the Congress of the u. States deserves
the attention of our readers--In some points
there is an evident want of candour in th;e
address. The President alludcs to the Dul,-
liz acts of our Government respecting the
commerce of the two countries, without once
glancing at the outrages committed on their
trade by the French, though Napoleon's ia
nous decree of blockade had been published
before our government adopted any of the
acts so disagreeable to the Americans, and
though he could not be ignorant that several
American vessels had actually been con-
demned as prizes by the French for having
touched at q British port
His account of the affair of the Chesapeake
is equally subject to the charge of ambiguity
He mentions the four seamen taken out Of
the American ship, whom he styles part of
her crew, and he distinctly states it as an
additional aggression, that one Of these four
seamen was put to death. He avoids say
ing, whether they were, or were not Anne
rican subjects, and he takes nonotice of the
proceedings and verdict Of the Court Marti-
al he brings it forward in this way, before
he has learned whether the British Govern
ment justifes the act Of its officer, or dis
claims it, His conduct will appear precipi-
tate and his answer harsh, when the Kings
answer to his remembrance shall arrive in
America.
a prospect Of an adjustment Of the differ
.ences with Spain is held out, because" tho
no measures have been taken ON her part to
bring them to close, yet, under a state of
things which may favour reconsideration, an
expectation is entertained that they may soon
be brought to an issue Of SEINE SORT"