The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-03
From tie PHILADELPHIA Gazette.

JSS-y HoSSSti...2'SHftcNi'.
From tie PHILADELPHIA Gazette.
Arrived below the skip Charleston-Packet,
capt. Connel, from Bordeaux. In adcii;i-
On to the following highly interesting let
Ter, we have received French papers to
the 1st of November, rranslations from
which shall appear in our Gazette OF to-
morrow.
Ship Charleston Packet,
off Newcastle, Dec H.
The present will serve to inform you of
my arrival from Bordeaux which place |
left OIL the I'd. November by spec, al permits
sion Oh his majesty the emperor, through the
interference of our minister, for the purpose
OF bringing home the distressed scanen of
Our country, beiongiugto vessels condemned
and sequcstcrcd; those in the latter situati-
on, the council Of prizes have some time
SINCE received orders to suspend the trials
OLA general embargo Continued on a,i:eu-
trails throughout the ports OF France. 1
nave on board number OF passengers, one
OF which is bearer of dispatches from our
ambassador at Paris for the American 60
vernment.
] have herewith enclosed YOU file of
BoideauX papers, bat from which, believe
NV political truths may DC gathered, accor-
ding to tine reports from Spain and else
where bordealX a4 is vicinity was crou-
ded vita sick and wounded return:ag from
Spain 2nd these tr,2pS we're allowed no
communication with the new reinfcrcements
from the grand army marching that way
so untavoyable were the accounts they bring
ircnl the scat ofw;!r. II was currently repor-
ted and credited that the French had been
defeated with great slaughter i'll late acti-
on at Catalonia, that king Joseph maintain-
ed with great difficulty his position at Bur-
& S and Vit,oria.-The grand army was dali
Iy encreaSiug by fore cd marches through
bordeaux, ard about $4,000 rad already
passed tnat city, as many more by other
routs
IA, the bay of Biscay, ] passed to lceward
OF squadron of about fifty sail of men Of
war and transports, steering towards Spain
and Portugal, spoke none of them: but, the
next day, was boarded by British soop of
war, VINO treated us politely, and permitted
u to proceed, without even over hauling the
snipo papers, merely enqulring the news from
France.
On the 23d Of October Napoleon deliver
cd aspeech 10 the legislative corps, in which
he pledges himsell5o establish the new tly-
nasty in spain, and to plant his cages on
the forts Of l.is0on-ln this speech he takes
the following notice Of the United States
" they nave, saws he, preferred abandoning
tee commerce OF the ocean rather than sub
init to tyranny" &c
On the same day the emperor had grand
levee, at which ali the foreign ministers at
tended. Among the presentations We OBJ
serve NJ. LIE Cheva'ier de Santivanes, min
lister pleniPotentiary to the United States
from Joseph king OF Spain. This is the per-
son enormously stated to be ambassador
from the Spanish Junta. Mr.. Armstrong
attended at ievec, aad presented TO lis ma
Jesty idr Foin'clt, an American gentleman.
The emperor arrived at Bordeaux the
morning OF ny departure, he remained there
nut three hours and Continued MS ront to-
wards spain, his haste is said to he in con-
sequence OF meeting courier from thence
with "atagorabIe news. TIE French troops
undrr lnnot vino captulated in Portugal,
were dal:y arriving at Bordeaux and Roche
Tort IN Lnghsh transports, and it was repOr-
tea were marching into the interior Of Frarce
ana hot to be sent on tine present campaign,
Tor certain rca- jas. Previous to the sepa-
ration OF tne cnlpei'ors OF France and Russi-
u at Irtoft, each sent a courier with pacific
to the court of ST Jamcs's. $50
says the official Gazette at Yalis)-report
said they were not received. Since this
conference o tAeir majesty's, the rumor of
war WIN IA rtI appears to have subsidized.
Lt,e mas DC SAID Ct the commercial state
)i a;i&irS, rs no change has taken place e,;-
rcpt small depreciation in colonial produce
owing TO number OF late arrivals OF letters
Vt marque-Many others were fitting out in
he different ports which was believed would
,olti"Uc 10 reduce the markets the absence
d ihe American flag for 81 long time, has
'reatcd a spirit OF enterprise, and Taught
acm 70 carry on commerce Independent
ii as, and they boastingly say, We shall no
onger monopoli2c the trade Of their colonies
From London papers to the 9Th Novem-
'er Received az the olfce Of the Mercantile
advertiser, by The British ship Bri !, .nza, IL
Is DAY from Liverpool.
LONDON, Nov T.
This morning was received bY express,
'.adrla Gazetses 70 the ga OF October. -