The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-10-18
In every part Of ,he Austrian States, ,he

mentS are issued. The Same Tcctvlty ma
'nifests itself in Poland. They are terrifying
the right bank Of the Vistula with as much
.jndustry as If they expected an Immediate
attempt on the part of the Russians to force
theipassage,
I.ucien Bonaparte, it seems, has left his
usual residence, near Rome, supposed for Pa
ris.
The Russian Fleet, consisting of nine sail
of the line and eight frigates, is said to DC
at sea.
r August IS.
). From the following private letters tap
pears that news of the events that are pass
ing in Spain are in circulation, and excite
general sensation.
PRIYATE LE71ERS.
BANKS OF THE E.LBE. July %.
:: 1t has been rumoured that the Spanish fleet
had surrendered on certain conditions to the
English and SOME British troops, Joined by.
the Spanish insurgents had. effected 4 land
ing and defeated French corps of 5000 men,
with theloss of their artillery, baggage, and
ammunition. This battle is said to. have
been fought between Madrid and Cadiz:
"lu the south of Spain another Junta is
said to be formed. 90,
I'm Hamburger the poverty of the Inhabi-
stants increases daily, and the treasury of the
tcity must pay all the exPences that are to
defrav the celebration nf the fea't OF Nap0-
ieon. Inese eXpences, IT is said, will amount
to near 100, 600 marks-mean time many ia
miles want bread.
4-,@ .s.r August H.
"The city of Hamburger and its magis-
trates had just been moned by the French
7to'Stsio .surnpJuuus ana
splendid preparations for the approaching
feast of Napoleon, when the inhabitants were
surprised at seven O'Clock Yesterday evening
by the sudden departure of their foreign
guests. Two battalions of Dutch troops and
number of artillery were ordered to appear
IN the grand parade by nine O'Clock, and i'm
mediately marched out through the Altoona
gate, and proceeded by forced marches into
Eolstein. Various are the reports with re-
7spect to. the cause of this sudden breaking
up, but all agree in stating that the Spanish
army in Fuhnen and Hols Elm have refused
to take the oath of allegian ce to their new
Sovereign that they have risen against the
French and Dutch, massacred great num-
Der of them and, being seconded by the
combined British and Swedish forces in the
Belts, made themselves masters ofthe island
OF tuhnen, and oppose desperate resistance
to their treacherous allies. Some say they
have even killed some of their own officers.
e" Their general the Marquis de Ia Roma
ma lies now iilat Nyborg, and has in coase-
quence refused to take the oath.
1t is now rumoured that Marshal Berna-
dotte (prince of Ponte Corvo) will be Great
ed King of Portugal, and have the chiefeom-
mand of the French and their allies in Spain,
TO which countryiFrench and German troops
have, during the last fortnight, been sent by
forced marches - -
Bernadotte was at Travemande, using the
bathsfor the benefit ofhis health. when the ar
al of couriers suddenly obliged him to set out
for Rendsburg, of which place, according to
some reports, the Spanish insursent army
have rendered themselves masters and turn
ed the artillery against their enemies. 1t is |
much doubted, from what has happened,
whether Bernadotte will really COME to the ]
festival of the 18th, as the Spaniards. have,
by all accounts, made so unexpected di- |
version. t-.,.
The Danes are fitting out number of pri-
Vateers to cruize in the Elbe and Weser,' to |
prevent all communication with England by |
way of Heligoland These vessels are most |
ly Blackanese fishing smacks. Since yes
terday, French and Dutch troops have
broken up from Holstein and the other neigh |
boring towns in Holstein with the utmost |
haste to go to Rensburg; and the report of
the detection on the part of the Spanish ar
my in that country, and of the landing of Is /
troops in Fuhnen, gains more Gre
dit every hour.
lit Is reported that the British feet has |
defeated that of Cronstadt, and that the Rus
slams have discontinued all further operati-
ons in Finland.
"Advices from Frankfort state, that let
tiers have been received from Trieste, with
that another English flag of truce
has arrived there, with the news that the in
surrection in Spain was almost general. and
the British regular troops had joined the in
suigents, and were engaged in great bat
tie with the French when the accounts came
away.
"The number of insurgents are rated at
upwards of 500, 900, who have been joined by
the remainder OF the troops of the line.
1.-The French commandment de Place in
Hambtrgh has just set ont for SPAIN
reports that Austria is about to
declare war against France still Continue,
AID are believed by many. great number
of sailors daily arrive at Mecklenburgh, Po-
and several ports of Prussia e.
ven Dantzick included, who are driven by
famine and distress to enter into the French
service
RUSSIA.
From friend just arrived at Yarmouth
from Russia, where he has been detained for
. considerable time, we have received the
letter:
YARMOUTH, Aug. %.
After a detention of several months, !