The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-17
LONDON. August 2S.


.5aVer.iser.
LONDON, August 2s.
Letters have been received from Bur,.eaux
to the 18th inst. which state that Ronanarte
was expected at Paris on the 18th, the ami
versary of his birth day. but that his stop in
that capital would be very short, as it was
understood that he would proceed immeai
ately to assume the command OF the F.ench
army IN Spain The project Of Bordeaux
had IN consequence issued orders to prepare
for his reception. 1t is obvious, however,.
that this was speculation formed upon the
presumed certainty OF a speedy peace with
Austria
An Expedition against Guadaloupe is said
To be in Contemplation.
IL The Austrian districts, where sthe late
battles took place. u large villages remain
deserted. Seventeen of them are wholly
ravagod, and the remainder partially So
Many OF the inhabitants have taken up their
abode i'll the woods, forests, &c.
The king of Prussia has lately paid six
millions of franks more Of the arrears of the
contributions claimed by France.
The contributions levied ON the Austrian
provinces by Boaaparte, amounts to the enor-
nous sum of 1916, 24O, 600 franks.
August 2s.-..etters from Marseillcs and
Genoa, State, that the French Consul in Al
siers, Dubois Tainvile. has been arrested
by order OF the Dey, and that war has been
declared against France.
August sO.-A messenger set off last night
FOR me Scheidt, With dispatches for the Earl
ot Chatham. They are supposed to con- ain
the instructions required by his Lordsnip,
respesting the ulterior Objects of the Expe-
dition Ii we were to- be governed in our
opinion by the Character OF ministers and
the confidence with which it has been stated
IN the ministerial circles, that the French
Squsdron, although it might be carried out of
the each of capture, would still remain
within the reach of destruction, we should
Hot hesitate 10 conclude, that they mean to
persevere. IN the army, however, that sen
ti'nent which, p oceeds from hope long de
terred. began to be felt and mary appe +
to apprehend that nothing further viii be
attempted
The long expected dispatches from Wis
count Wei,ngton have not yet arrived, and
the apprehe nsion is that the Britannia on
board Of which they were, has been lost or
taken. $3.50
'fhe Monarch, Resolution, Ajax, Here
and Revenge, OF - guus each. arrived yes
trday az Portsmouth, wit;l about 5000 pri
S .ners on board, being pare Of the garrison
OF Flushing. They are to be confined IN board
ships now preparing for their reception at
Portsmouth.
Just as this paper was going to press, we
received Hambui g., and Aitona papers TO the
10Th inst, from which we bave made the fol
lowing extracts: -
BANKS OF THE ELBE, Aug. 10.
We have nonews from Austria that gives
any Certainty of war OF peace, and the
general opinion Is, that the affairs of Tur
key wild also be decided in the Austrian
nj 9 ~ Sbo
place.
The Arcbdlke Charles does NOT share in
the sentiments of his brother the Emperor
Francis, who IS sad to be preparing To con-
ciude peace a any sacrifice The Archdukc
Charles has on this account, resigned the
chicf command of the army, and not from
lndispo.ition A Russian Plcnipotentiary
was hourly expected at Schoenbrunn from ST
Peter Sbuigh
altoona, August 18.-Gen. Belegarde
has taken the commend of the Austrian ar
my; Gen Hiiie and other Generals will
act under him. The Archduke Ferdinand
is arrived in Bohemia, with his corps.
The king of Bavaria has granted an in.
-demnity 70 the insurgents Of the Tyrol, ON
condition that they lay downtheir arms with
IN the space OF eight days the cllieis only
OF the insufrection are excepted. (.A6eitie
d~ Nord, lug. 18
Globe office Three O'Clock.
Captain Stanhope, aid de camp to Sir A..
Wellesley, is Just arrived with dispatches
tfou him, at Lord Castlereagh's Oiiice.-
The dispatches are down to the 21st. The
contents have not yet transpired.
SECOND EDITION
Fsnr o'ciock.
The dispatches received from Sir Arthur
Wellesley, now Niscouut Wellington, are
not dated the 21st. but the 9Th instant, seven
days aflertlie date of The former dispatches.
His head quarters were still at Deleitosa
ii was his intention that Cuesia should have
remained at Talavera 10 keep Victor in
check, but as We stated III former, the
Spanish gen foiowsil,le British army, leav
ing the SICK ard wounded behind
victor and 5ouIt had tius been enabled t.,
join, and Lord Wellington was unable to
attack diem.
Tie French, it vas thought meditated an
attack upon Deleitosa, bat the position vas
considered perfectly sate~
IT Is currently reported. this evening, tha,
the ul.erior objects Of the Expedition 10 the
5cheIdt are abandoned, aud that the
greater part e the tisops viii Immediately
return.