The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-17

\ So LFUNI CfytTf IN (TG1agC.
on Tire 12th Dec. ard from PiyDiouth, En-
gland, tie eth efJan.
THE REGENCY.
An Intelligent passenger, with whom VIC
may 'nverSed, informs, that such was the
InnF"ty ct the King, a regency was about
TO be formed in Great-Britain and furnish
es us with the following list of persons VIII
are to Compose the government, viz:
The Queen,
l, The Prince of Wales,
The Duke of Portland,
The Archbishop of Canterbury,
The Lord Chancellor.
The investigation on the convention of
Cintra was closed, and the result sanctioned
by the king-By this it appears, that sir
Hew Dalrymple, and the other officers con-
cerned, were acquitted Of ali ceusure.
| Asecond armistice, TO continue one month.
has been agreed upon between the Swedes
and Russians. 1t was confidently expected
In England, that Sweden would be COMPEL
led to make a peace, and to exclude British
commerce from her ports.
An order in council has been issued. de-
tciaring that those ports in the Island of St.
Domingo, which are not in the possession Of
the French, and from which the British flag
IS not excluded, shall not b.: considered as
In hostility with his majesty, and that his
Imajesty's subjects and others are at liberty
freely To trade thercat, in the same marner
asthey may trade at neutral ports and pia-
ces.
The London Gazette of the 9th. contains
an order in council for suSpendIng the ope-
rations of the orders in council acts, so far
as relates to articles being the growth, pro-
duce or manufacture OF any country in amity
with his majesty, and from the ports of which
the British flag Is not excluded. imported
direct into British ports from such country
III British ships, or in ships ofSuch country :
and also to suspend the said acts solar as re-
latcs othe expectation of goods condemned
as prize...Phi. Gaz.
Brig Hopewell, from London, to New.
York, is carried into Dieppe by the French
privateer Rodeaux, of Boulogne-fsur other
American vessels nave also been sent into
French ports.
The snip Volunteer, of and for this port,
remained at plymouth, Esd December.
FALMOUTH, jan. g..
French BuYetins-We have received the
fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth bulletins
ot the French army. The fourteenth is da
49, - ~ N'Nh NHiN1litS ali account OI JnIs
advance OF the army, and summonine of the
town. 1t states that marquis Perales was
detected putting sand into the cartridges, *
Immediately strangled s. or 1000 monks
were employed III Madrid in remakinc
them. q
The following extracts from the 18th bull
letin are most worthy of notice:
To take Madrid by assault, might be 81
military operation of little difnculty but to
engage that great city to surrender, by en-
ploying alternately force and persuasion, &
by r%escuing the people of property, and real
good men, IRON the oppression under which
they Srolned: this was what was really diff
cult. All the exertions of the emperor. du-
ring these two days, had no other end.-
They have been crowned with the greatest
success.
l. would have been difficult to form a CON
ccpton OF the disorder that reigned IN Ma
GRID, II a great number of prisoners, arriving
III succession, bad not given an account Of
the iTisatiui scenes of every description OF
Which that capital presented the spectacle.
ihey had lnterseCted the streets, erected pa.
raPets on the houses, baracades Of bale. of
wool ana OF cotton had bcen formed: ,ho
M'hdows had been stopped with mattresses.
nose ofthe inhabitants who despaired OF 4
successful resistance were hyinp into the
netds-others who had preservedsorae snare
OF reason, and who preferred appsa, ir, in
the midst Of their property before a esae-
rous enemy, to abandoning it to the pijlaae
ot their fellow citizens, demanded that thSv
should not expose themselves to an assaulf.
4 nose who were strangers to the town. or
VINO mad nothing to lose, were fer a defence
70 the last extremity, accused tie troop, Of
the line OF treason, and obliged them to con-
time tdeir FIRE.
AT i've O'Clock general Morla, Ohis IS the
former governor of Cadiz) one Of She men,
6erS OF the military junta, and Don Bcri ~.
60 ~filarte, sent from the town. repaired n
the tent Of his serene highncss the msi.,.
general. They informed him that the mc,r
Intelligent persons were Of opinion, that the
town was destitute Of resources. and dat m.
continuation of the defence would be he
height OF madness bat that the loves clas-
ses OF the people, and the crowd Of ,,.,.
strangers 10 1A0drid. wished to defend H. =, s..
selves, and thought they could d. il win
effect They required the day of the 9th ID
make the people listen TO reason.
he conduct of the English is shameful
u inc 2Oth Noy, they were Ut tho Bscufiarte
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