The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-01
From. the Sa,en. Gazette Of dug. ed.

49,. -, FROM GOTTFNBURG
Captain Haskell. of the brig Ann, arrived
at Beverly on Sunday from Gottenburgh,
which place she left the Goth June. He in
forms us that they had certain advices there,
that the Emperor Alexander had arrived at
Koningsberg on visit to the king of Prussi
"a, where he had been a number of days.
1t was considered very uncertain what part
Russia would take in the present war-whe-
Their to join, Bonaparte or the Austrians.-
Many reports were heard of instructions in
Germany. but they could not understand of
what magnitude or Importance.
Bonaparte, had drawn away his French
troops from Hamburg and Lubec, & sent 49,
: 600 Danish troops to garrison those places.
The exigencies of his war with Austria no
doubt required this.
The reign of the new king of Sweden was
very popular as the people had become tir-
ed of the passion of the deposed king for
war. 1t was said that peace was to be set
fled between Russia and Sweden, and all
Swedish ports shut against England and
Norway was to be detached from Denmark,
and annexed to Sweden commercial spe-
culations were going on arising out of this
change.
Burr had left Gottenburg, and was said to
be gone to Russia.
Mutiny Captain Haskell informs MS of
respectable young man, the mate oftbe Tom,
of Portsmouth, at Gottenburg He knows
not from what cause it originated but on
the 25th of June, while the captain was on
shore, the mate was attacked by the crew,
or part of them, who whipped and beat him
till he was exhausted of all power of resis-
tance, when they left him senseless. Recov-
ering afterwards in some degree, he crawl
ed into the cabin, and possessed himself of
his pistols Finding he was still living they
pursued him into the cabin, and seized up
on him, when he fred pistol, and shot off
the thumb of one of the mutineers. They
however dragged him out, renewed their
blows with handspikes, and in their savage
fury totally beat the head from his body,
stamped upon him. and exposed his iifeless
corps a most horrd spectacle. They then
proceeded to the Ionsufs in body, exhi-
bited the bleeding thumb of the wounded
mutineer, and demanding satisfaction. Pro
per steps were however taken by the gov
ernment; trial was had, and the ring lead
er Ca Dane, who had been newly shipped)
and another sailor who had an American
protection but supposed to be an English
man, was sentenced to be hanged, and exc
cuton was TO take place on the 29ih.
General ARMSTRONG On the 4th of Au.
gust Capt. Haskell was boarded from his
Britannia majesty's brig Herald, from St.
Thomas, being in company with two frigates
and forty sail of merchant vessels under con
voy, He was informed, in the first place,
by the boatmen, who carried him on board
the Herald, and afterwards by the Captain,
that the day before, they had spoke a ship
belonging to and bound for Philadelphia, 10
days out from Nantz, having the Lady and
children of Gen. Armstrong on board and
that the General had gone from France to
England. The former part of this may be
true; the latter is doubtful. The Phiiadel-
phia ship must have left Nantz about the
10th of July, week later than the accounts
by the Mentor; when it was said negocia-
ton was commencing with Gen. Armstrong.
FROM GADIZ.
Captain Devereaux, who arrived At Mar
blehead on Sunday last, sailed from Cadiz
the 9th of July. Not being once ashore, he
was not much in the way oil learning the pub
lie news: Mr.. Pendergrass, however, who
transacted his business, informed him that
an expedition had gone against Barcelona, in
which large body of British troopst were
employed that the Spaniards continued in
great spirits, and had little donbt but that in
four months they should have wholly cleared
the kingdom of Frenchmen, if Ronaparte did
not get Austria off his hands.
+ II Naffes account Of Tune 14th. men
lions, that tie British had embarked all
their troohs at Sicily. and that they had
been seen TO husS .NahteS. destination IN
known.
NEW YORK, August &c.