The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-18
CHARLESTON. March Q.

The letter bag cf the ship Adeline, capt Trott
81 days from Lopdon, brought up last ;
vehing, by one of rheplot-boats. Our, regu-
lar files by this arrival, a,te onlv to the 5th of
January, ON which day the ship left London
Capt. Trott, however, sent up single paper
otthe 10th OF January, (Which he probably Oh
.tanea IN the Downs) with which we have been
favoured. We regret that we have not been
able to procure tl.e intermediate dates, as this
paper throws but little light on the situation of
European aftairs-we have extracted the most
Interesting part of its contents:
:, LoNpoN, January Is.
Mr. SAMSON the chairman of the committee of
American merchants, yesterday waited upon the.
chancellor OF the eXchequer, to know whether Ii.
censss would be granted fer the protection of car
goes destined for America The chancellor ofthc
exchequer said, he saw nc occasion for such licen
ses, rs we were not at war with America but he
did not think there could be any objection to grant
them, to satisfy those who might think it neces.
sary to apply for them,
The situation of America with respect 70 France
does not seem less prccarious than with respect
to England. The French privateers, in .conformi-
ty to the late degree, capture every Anne; lean
they meet, bound to England. The ship Live
Oak, an American ship from Virginia to London,
has been taken, retaken, and brought into the
Downs The Hyades, an American ship, from
charleston ana Cowes to London, WAS taken on
the 3lst ultimo by French privateer and CARR
ed INTO Calais--the captain and crew taken out
OF the ship and put uuder guard The Joseph
and Edward, from Guernsey to Dover, was taken
on the 5th inst. and carried into Calais. Several
other vessels have lately been carried into Calais
among them were three American vessels, eIclu-
sive OF the Hyades.
| The transport board continues to engage large
coppered Ships, for long voyages. Many of these
vessels are to proceed to India, for the purpose
OF bringing home hcmp-the directors of the
East India company having engaged to furnish
government with twenty thousand tons of hemp
| annually, for the next three years, the whole of
which is to be brought home m ships especially
htted prepared tor the purpose, so as to pre-
vent the article from i1ihibin, All improper heat
on its voyage to England. X =,
IL was Yesterday reported, that the bank of
England had offered to lend government rem mil
lions Tor one year, without interest and that ee-
yernment had declined the offer, as not being a.
dequate to their expectations
The public will be not little surprised, to
hear that General Mack is now in London, and
has frequent conferences with Lord Castlereagh
and the Duke OF York We can assure our rea-
dcrs, however, from understandable authority
| that he has been in town for the last ten davs.
Many persons seem inclined to build sang,iine
hopes OF peace, on the concluding part the Mo-
niteurs comments on his maiesty's Declaration
line permitting our maritime cede TO remain
az present hndiscpssed, and to lie over for regu.
lation according to the respective strength and
lpolcy oifuture belligerents, is certainly q diff
Guilty mastered, and being concession which
the former language of Bonaparte gave us no rea-
son to expect, At first sight appears to intimate,
that dispositions ter, are gradually becoming moro
pacihc' we are, however,, very far from
thinking, that tine oihciai paper (for such we NAV
consider it IN the Moniteur) warrants fs,vora
bic anticipation OF the result of those communica-
tons, which are now going on between the go.
vemments. iscertamly proves TIE truth of our
original statement, that communications bearing
towards peace, have taken place The new
light in which the independence the seas is af:
tectcd to be considered, shews that Bonaparte
wishes to agitate the subject of Negotiation.
| Ray, we do not doubt that his desire for peace
may be sincere at least, it would be strange il
1t IS not for Certainly the relative situations OIL
the two countries do not intimate that France
has most reason to dread period of rest, which
shall afford an opportunity of prosecuting the adj
vantages gained in war to the purposes of inter.
nal prosperity.