The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-07

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the Portuguese ffeutier, % whether /. Is e
abandon the Peninsula altogether. But these
and many other events OF equal importance,
must depend upon the changes now pending
in the ministry. If the friends If the Prince
Of Wales predominant, there will. most pro-
badly, be complete change in our political
system.
Thi. important point very naturally alb
serbs the whole attention of town and coun-
try. Nor does it End any interruption in the
pending negotiations on the Danube, upon
which no light has yet been thrown. The
reported treaty between Sweden aud Russia
also wants confirmation. The latter nego-
station is doubtless interviewer with the for
n:r; and If it be true, that symptoms Of
wavering have appeared in the counsels Of
Alexander, speedy adjustment of our mi
nisterial arrangements may have the happi-
est influence on the north of Europe, 80
The arrangements for the new cabinet
ere not yet finished. nor can they, tili'Lords
Granville and Gray shall have arrived in
compliance with the message sent to them
by command OF his majesty. r.
The statements which appear in some pa
pers. who are to remain in Office, and who
are to be admitted, have no foundation what.
ever. Theyse merely to express the de-
sire of certain individuals, who will have no
influence on the arrangement.
LrvrRpooL, Sept %.
Duel between Lord Castiereagh and Mr.. Crnninz.
There was meeting 81 Putney heath, on
Thursday morning between Lord Castlereasl s.
Mr.. Canning. Lord Yarmouth accompanied the
former to the 6eld Mr. Ellis the latter. After
taking their ground, they fred by signal, and
missed and no explanation taking place, they
fred at each other a second time, when the ball
from Lord Castlereagh's pistol went through
Mr. Cummings thigh, on the outer side OF the
bone, without doing any Further injury than pas
sing through the flesh. Thus the affair terrnina-
ted. Mr. Cannings wound is not considered to
be dangerous. The cause of this extraordiaar.
affair is said to have orig nated iii some: official
misunderstanding. The challenge was given by
Lord eastlereagh Mr.. Canning, we are happy
~ learn, is considered out of danger.
Private letters BY the ship Suwarrov from I.iy
.'rpool state, that a considerable rise had ia
ken place in American produce-Flour 65s per
barrel.
NEw-YoRK, Nov. g.
THE WASP. -
Yesterday morning the United State>'
sloop of war Wasn, Lieutenant Lawrence,
b, 50 days from L'Orient, arrived in this
port. She left France on the 2Sth of Sept
and brings reports, that there is no peace
between Napoleon and Francis, owing to the
interference of the Emperor of the North !.
That Alexander was abou: to join Austria
In the war. thatis to join the .Irchd4ke b.
aaparte; who, it appears, is mad and was
shaved by order of his physicians. Mr..
Armstrong will remain at Paris but it is
now positively asserted, that he means to
feturn to this country next spring The
deranged state OF his majesty's ufher works,
is assigned as the cause of the delay i'm our
ambassadors negotiations. The above is
derived from a respectable source" but,
haeall the other rumors from similar
quarter, It is strongly savored with insanity.
. -. NKw-Yonk, Nov 1.
This morning the United States sloop of war
WASP. Lieutenant Lawrence, arrived here in
S3days from l. Orient, from which place she SAID
ed on the 28th Sept.
A The time of the sailing Of thu Wasp, no
news Of peace between Austria and France, lad
been received indeed it WAS ruInored that q
Ne commencement of hostilities had takan place,
and that Russia was or the point ofjoining Aus
tria, in conseque.Ce Of the enormous demands
made By Bonaparte of the Emperor Francis.
Our French papers by this arrival are to the
Esd of Sept. from Paris They contain but little
news; but we find enough iWthem to conyihce
us that the war on the continent is not at an end
They again speak in hostile terms against the
kustrIans
General Armstrong told one ofthe passengers
N the Wasp, on the 10Th of September, tn he
had at last, procured the release of the Amer.
oan seamen who had been so long imprisoned at
Arrss, and that they would sail about the 18th
OF Oct. from Dieppe. in an Americar brig which
he had purchased TO bring them home.
Since the above was prepared for press, q Z en-
fernsn OF this ciy has favored the editors of the
New York Gazette with the following letter
written on che of other letters as late as the
18th ofSept
g At this moment have been informed that
the Emperor Napoleon is at Vienna, confined
with Madness--his physicians constantly attend
ang him and applying ice to the top OF his head.
This news is communicated by one of the Empe-
ro-'s ad-de-camps to his brother in Torrent"
IL Is worthy oiremark, tnat tie Wasp has been
gone from this por, orly 70 days. She sailed
from the Hook on the .3.h OK August, and each
cd L'Orient in 10 da,s--tfe despstches by her
were in the hands of Mr. Armstrong, at Paris,
~ "a days after her sailing from this port and
ne answered the communication by the Wasp
the second day after receiving them and we
presume to say, that what he has said 10 our
government i'll r. ply, 10 very consise and ua.atis-
.factory"..N T. GAG.
THE NEWS FROM ENGLAND.
Arrived ygctsrday the shin Commodore