The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-17

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out TAG Russi =, empire-it was to the
1stot Nov. anG to be completed by the 3Ist DE.
= cem5er.
Thc-troops o the Princes of the Confederation
Of the Rhine, which have been ordered into
France, are To be employed, as we before stated,
to garrison the interior, and guard against any ex.
preston OF the public sentiment, during the alb.
ser,ce'of the army IN Spain. The Prince Pri-
=:.a.s's contingent - arrived At Douioyr,r :, and
that OF the Duke OF Nassau at Teulon. LYONS,
hordea"S' &c. are IN like manner to have German
garrisons.
The Norwegians are saidto have renewed OF.
fensive operations in Sweden, and to have pene-
trased with three cerps, of about. 500 men each.
8" into the provinces Of Jen'teland and Hariedalen,
the latter OF 'vhich they had forthe greatest part
overrun. The Swedish troops arc Stated to have
retreated, but it does not appear that the Norwe.
gians have obtained any important advantage
from the invasion.
We hear that seven thousand British troops
have been ordered from Malta and Sicily, to
Spain. q
November z.
A Gottehburg mail arrived this morning, with
letters and papers from that city to the LIST inst.
and Stockholm to theSOth ult. The Stockholm
letters bring 40 news of Importance. The paper
ofthe 9th contains a report from Admiral Puke,
confirming the intelligence that the whole Rus
sian feet had Sc: sail, with the exception of two
frigates, which remained in Rogerswick or Bal
tic Port, on the 9TH of Oct.
We have received German papers to the 26th
uit. from which it appears, that the apprehension
of war had considerably subsidized in the Austri
an dominions, and that the public funds had RI
sen in consequences ofthe arrival of the Messen
ger froD9 ErfirtlI, with dispatches, the substance
OF whieil was generally supposed to be- favorable
to the continuance Of peace between France, and
Austria.
The British forces now in Spain are all to rem.
devious at ValadoEd, When assembled, they
will amount to at least 10 1000 men. There are
besides, to be 0,00O men stationed in Portugal,
under the command,os Sir John Craddock, who
succeeds Gen Bu'rard. Gen. Burrard is recalled
&TSir ] Craddock takes his departure this week,
for Portugal. 20 assume the command ofthe Bri.
sish troops in that country.
infcNSgence By the Gottcnb,rg mails states that
the a.n .a'go ~ The Russian ports was taken Off
on tlr SIR uit. Agenleman arrived in this town
from st. Petersburg, states, that that port was o.
pened the day preceding his departure. The
sole motive for shutting it, we understand, was
10 prevent provision ships from falling int, the
hands of English and Swedes, who were blocka-
ding the Baltic port, and who were supposed to
be destitute III provisions, and without the means
of procuring any, except what they picked up at
sea.
November g.
we yesterday announced the receipt of dispat-
ches from Spain, communicating an account ofan
action bet the Spaniards under gen. Blake,
aud the French army under gen. Ney. 1t APP
pears, tudt ecu. biakS, having advanced from Bill
boa, attacked the enemy on the 18th, at Vernosa,
on the road to Durango, to which the French, UNI
der Gen. Merlin, had withdrawn, after they had
evacuated Bilboa. After short, but very sharp
action, the French began to retreat, but continu-
ed to dispute every inch of ground, durin e the
whole OF their fetroSrade movement. Gen. Blake
advanced as tar as Zarn0sa, from whence he
meant shortly to make a fresh attack upon the en-
envy, who, it was thought, would risk a general
battle III defence OF Durango, as the, possession
of it by the Spaniards, would place them com
pletely in the rear OF the French at Vittoria. In
this action, the Spaniards are said to have lost
1000 men. The losg Of the'French is represen-
ted as much more considerable. A private let
ter states, that s)French corps, consisting Of up.
wards OF 1000 infantry, was entirely cut off and
compelled to surrender. On the 9th, gen, Blake
recommended the position of the enemy, and de-
termmed to attack them with all possible speed
SO that the next arrival will, in all probability,
bring us accounts of the utmost importance from
that quarter. The army under the command of
marshal Lefebvre had, we understand, been re-
inforced by about 5000 men from France; but be-
you'd this, we have not heard of any material
reinforcemcnts having reached the enemy i'll
Spain. q,
The army under the command of Bake, is es-
tifGated at, 0,0o0i neii, mostly infantry that un-
der Castanos, is nearly $4,000, including a great
number of cavalry. nm army from Catalonla, a.
mounting to between so and &C, 1000. under the
command of Vivas, had also proceeded to ION
the main body. The army OF Arragen, which
continued to advance, had been strengthened by
great plumbers Of recruits, who aocked volun.c-
riiy from liparts Of thstprnyince, 10 share in tax
glory wlicl. vas expected soon 20 result from the
joint e~Xertsons OF tie pstriouc forces.
These accounts were Brought b. the Windsot
Castle packet, arrived at falmouth in 5 days from
ST. AnderO. Private+ietlers from ST Andoro, of
the 3ist, the day on which the packet sailed, des-
cribe The French army as being in great want of
provisions, and tbat many desertlons daily took
place.
An article from Naples, Of the 1p,h of October,
states, that the commander ofthe English troops
in Csprea has capitulated. The conditions are
said 10 be, that tie English troops arc TO be pri-
soners of war until uley shall have been re-
guiarly exchanged; and that they are innedi-
ately to be conveyed 10 England.
Atthe imperial meeting at Erfurth, one million
and five hundred Thousand rix dollars (about $50,
O00l. sterilng) are said to have been thrown into
circulation ~ that town and its enyirons. The
two Ernperors psA each for their apartments, SO
Louis. d'ors a day.
An article from Hamburger, Of the 21st ult.
states, thst the two Emperors, before thei- dcpar-
ture from Erfutth, signed anew treaty of amity
aud alliance.
The contents Of the propositions from Erfdrth,
and the answer OF our government, have been
from the beginning subjects of anxious curiosity