The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-06
.THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, OCTOBER s, 1899.
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The late accounts from Europ, are by no
meals oi decisive Ompi.1ion.
Il IS not true, as has been said, that the late
French Decree hax forbidden the use of French,
markets to all the colonial produce, which is sent
, through Holland To countervail the British
system OF smuggling, it is true that passports are
required from the French Consul.. But with
these, any quan ity of colonial produce may be
| sent to France. ..
There is every reason 70 bellows, that the
Austrian arn,i,tiee will terminate in b-acs
Flushfmg has not been tdien,-though it had
been several days invested. Every days delay
III the British troops is almost n ruin to the cause
Reintorccments will pour from all quarters to the
defence of Antwerp-snd if i, be true, that Juno,
| tthe duke OF Abrantes,) is already there with
$4,000 troops, the British may - w ell attempt 70
! nip the lightning, as make a descent upon the
town. Their troops will be cut otf-or forced to
| ny Ike Sir Il. Abercombrie in l799-Thcse e1-
peditons must be attended wit h great expence.
and IN most cases, with no specie, of remune ra.
| ton.
| The British may attempt to retain some Of the
'slandsas depots to facilitate their grand :y.ts,n
| Of smuggling into TIL continent But Is there no,
q doubt, whether they will be able TO hold them
long ! Some these islcs are said To be separat-
ell by such morrow streishts to- be nsvigable on
y to bosts-in which case it is probable that the
French may succeed in making y descent upon
the invaders.
The British it is said have seized, in one Of the
Russian ports, 100 private vessels, loaded with
taiiow, and naval stores, of which they may be in
want.-lt IS tiu' that they carry on an ignsbls
| and predatory war upon indiyiduais
The dispatches OF Wellesley are by no mean,
OF a brilliant complexion. Are they not evident.
| ly written with an ar OF dependency, Accor.
/ ding to thc,ruyu confession, the French had he
gu the attacE-:hey retired to position on E
/ banks "f the Hibcrch', which they had occu -, A
they retired III the most regular 0rds and the
British loss alone II very considerable The loss
oi the Spsniards not mentipnsd "a {. "
more Such vIcloIios,' said r u,, md we
sisilbe ruined" 1t Is ore sry suspciou ,r.
cunssahce, that the French are nss reDre sen,ed
20 have been twice a. numerous .. the Allies
But now iOng has II been, since W heard that
the troops under Victor and Seb ,stiun,, were ON
y 80 "r 56.UO0-those under Wc.iesi-, to nave
bcen Go,UcO and the centre under Cuesta 81.
900 line corps Of Souit had no yet .prmed .
Junction
BuI If tie British were really su cessfu!, the
! ause ct Spain would be hopeless Her dealt.
ny vas sealed 1t the battl" of Wasram. There
we're fe" who expected that the French could
nave mIiatIine1 their portion in spain But
| WI" the' ne sweep every thing before them, like
atorrent--since the events the Danube will
/! permit them 60 send rerforcements to their ar.
! my! Besides, it is too true that the Spaniartls
n
| dependence For why have they not risen en-
nsaSss, since the diversion in Au.trs Why
have they not driven the French from Spain. and
ss'zed the passes of the Pyrenees Why have
Moore and Blake, and the officers of WenesIc,
given such sornbro representations OF their spirit
discipline and resolution
Communicated for tie Enquirey.l
In The SUPERIOR Court Of Ch1ncerv fo,. the
Richmond District, .faHterm, 1909.
| RONALD Us. BENTLr ErAL. &c HARHER
ps KEY.
In these cases. on motion Of the plaintiff.
respectively, by counsel, for rule, i'm the
former case, on the deputy sheriff of Pow.
hatan county; and in the latter case, on tn.
deputy sheriff of hlbcmarle county, to shew
cause at the next term why they should no,
be several'y affachcd, for not executing and
returning in due time, the process of this
court, which had been delivered to them for
that purpose.
| The Chancellor said, that he would make
the rRle, that the power of the court might
be en4uired into; but that he should not
men decide, whether the plaintiffs would be
entitled TO an attachment, i'm case no cause
| should be shewn but that it was very clear
the sheriifs were liable to the action of the
plaintiffs at common law and although there
|
attached, yet whether these were of that
description would be left open TO invcstira-
ton the rule was made returnable at the
| ne 1t term.
In ne Smherior CourtQf Chanecrv far me
| RtchmoHd District, rail- Term, 1909.
| Wee Us. BARBOUR: two cases.
| The plainfiH by counsel, moved for a ruI.
upon the jUStjces If the county court or o.
range, where these causes were depending
TO shcw cause ~ the next term, why nun.
| ddmns shonld not &, commanding them t.
hear and f-scide upon the rights of {; par.
| ties thorein; alledging that the said county
court had refused to do so, and that their
refusal had been 50 often repeated, that II
Amounted to denial Of justice.
| The Chancellor said, that the motion IT.
volved III its consequences many weight,
! conside raiions that he was not ready TO saw
| admitting the facts, that ihe court could ex
ercise such power but lrow the circum
stances stated and proved, ne would MAKE
the rule, that upon the return o. il, the sui
n