The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-18

was somewhat better, which is to be attriou-
ted to the great purchases of Russian pro,
duces to freight neutral vessels.-Corre.
sf,ondcns.
"HAvRE, May 8. 1910.
" TO TIE FIELD MARSHAL PRINCE OF
"SIR.
ut appears from the statement of the
force OF the English army, as raken from the
English Newspapers, that it consists of 49, =
900 men, English and Germans, and % 600
Portuguese. The Emperor orders me to
acquaiDt you, therefore, that you must have
more troops than are Sufficient to beat the
English army. in case they should endeavcr
to raise the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. 1t is
his majesty's desire that you should proceed
with the 9th and 9th corps, leaving 1900
dragons of the BIN with General Kellerman.
and likewise corps of about 10 900 men,
infantry. cavalry and artillery, sufficient to
Keep open the communication ; and you,
frnce with the 9Th corps and the rest of the
9th, forming together. about 10000 men,
must take possession OF Cuidad Rodrigo, &
defeat the English if they advance.
" have just written to the King Of Spain
and the field Marshal the Duke of Dalma.
tia, to place General Regnier under your
orders, with the second corps d'armee which
he commanded "a
." have dispatched orders to General
Regnier to approach Alcautara with his
corps. in order to manouvre with you on
the right of the Tagus
(SiunedN
1.-THE prince Of WAGRAM s.
NEUFCHATEL.
The, Pope, it is said, has nothing more
than what NAV be deemed a prison allow
ance, as he has declared his firm determine
ton not to owe any thing to Bonaparte. whom
he has indeed accommodated. though un
happily the sentence cannot be carried into
execution. There are, however, many de-
vout persons who are anxious to render
every possible assistance to the unfortunate
PontiH and who afford him many comforts.
One House, which had accepted bills to
the amount of 3o.O00l. for another firm.
which has lately. appeared in the Gazette.
received an assignment of bacon, estimated
at 20 0O0l.-but the fca season being nearly
over. it is probable their estate will not on
ly be minus 100000. but that they will be
Santmoned out of an additional 8 O00l. by
the diminished value of this .4nti Jewish
security.
A shipwright at Copenhagen, of the name
OF Wilder, recently bequeathed to the king
of Denmark fortune Ct 500 600 rix dollars,
the fruits OF long life of industry.
TRAVELLING ANECDOTES OF BoNArAETR.
Bonaparte, during his late journey, did not al
low his new wife more rest than what he hims If
took scarcely was she arrived into town, than
he compelled her however tired, to get in ba-
rouch, and to visit with him Notifications, dock
yards, basins, canals, &c. There is hardly any
doubt but he will ere long make her leap bitches
with him, was she even to break her neck in that
exercise, as did general Bertrand. 1t is thus that
man shews his love.
Among other instances in Dunkirk, where he
arrived at one o o'clock NJ he fastened to get in
TO bsrouch with her, and visited always with
her, all the works in the harbor and on the fortif
cations, till half past six in the evening she was
then compelled TO hear part ofthe speeches Of the
differ ent authorities and at nine O'clock at night
after allowing her one hour to dinner and dress
ing, he sent TO her TO assist at Jete which the
town had prepared in her honor. Such is nearly
every day the life of that young princess. Ma
poleon did not assist at the fete prepared for him
by the city of Bruges, but as usual, he sent there
tic Empress, who. by the arhenity of her man.
ners, made the good Flemish people forget her
husbands unpoliteness.
1t is fact not generally known, that the presi.
dent of the r ysl Academy, during a protest.
onal life of Fifty years, has not received more than
twe orders from noblemen AS contrast to this
apathy among class of men who have been con-
sidered in all ages and countries, the privileged
patrons of the Fine Arts, may be mentioned an
instance of lberalty of very late occurrences,
which is no less honorable to the individual, with
whom il originated, than encouraging to artists,
from the prospect it opens to them from quar-
ter where they had less hope 10 look for encou.
rsgement A gentleman of emlnence, in the
mercantile world, waited upon Mr. West, few
days ago, and requested an interview with hin
On being Introduced, he informed him that the
object of his visit was to enquire for whose col
lection his picture, in the late exhibition of Christ
teGchiag Humility, WAS intended. MIR. West gave
him TO understand that ne had no specific order
to undertake it that he had painted il solely
from his love of IN art; and with view to keep
alive, much as was in his power, the decaying
state of this nation for subjects of historical de-
Ign and that he should consider it, as he al ways
lad done, duty he owed to his country and to
his sovereign, TO devote his professional life to that
important end. This gentleman, fading MIR.
West bad no objection to part with the picture
to him, said--Wi you permit me, sir, to present
you with thousand gniness for that picture
The public will briefly see what we have
repeatedly told them that Lord yelling
ton may be good fighting soider--a brave
nan-such a man as thei c Is 10 want OF
in the BRIT sh army but that he is some
what deficient in JUDGMENT. For our own
part, we have never had but one opinion of
him 7, was the decided opinion of Sir John
Moore that Spain could not be defended with