The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-27

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which the ins0lence of the British agen
Jackson. was resisted, docs honor to the so
yernment, and is a pledge of better state
or things, than past waverings and indeci
sions indicated. It is certain, that hostility
was meditated on the other side of the chan
mel for although the tronps destined for
Nova Scotia. 5000 in nuQ.ber, have been
within few days. countermandca. and sen,
To their first intention in Portugal, they
were to have gone to America. Numerous
small vessels were also put into Commission,
intended Tor the American coast. The con
fusion in the British cabinet, and some news
from Germany. communicated. it is suppos
ed by Count Stahremherg, had damping
effect in London We have advices con
stantly from Lordon, so many travellers with
American passports, and bearers OF dis
patches, and other affair." come to this city
from England.
':Some of the letters brought by recent
arrival at this city, say that Robert Lisfon
Esq is to be the successor of Jackson, as
minister of Great Britain near the U. States
An acquaintance of mine had the same iufor-
nation from Mr.. Hare Powell of your city,
who was here, believe, two days ago.
MIR. Powell is the new Secretary of legati-
on at London. and it is supposed brought dis
patches for General Armstrong, who is now
in the Country. MIR. Powell spoke very
freely on the good affects which Mr.. Lis
tons mission would have, by his concilia-
ting mahners, in removing the bad i'm
preston of Jackson's intlecorum.
8. Through the same channel, L learn that
Count Stahremberg had been employed to
carry on some sort of negotiation between
this court and that of London but there is
no reaching the bottom of politics here, as
few but Americans, and among ourselves,
talk OF such affairs. But it is supposed that
1t will end in the trial of diplomatic skill !;
who can affect to be deceived the most,
without either being prepared to be deceiv-
ed In earnest.
80 In regard to our commercial concerns
with This country, we have nothing to ex-
pect, but IN Being true to ourselves Tile
SEIZURE OF American vessels, some time ago,
mas been arrested by the prompt and spirit
ed incerpositica of General Armstrong, and
confiscation was, for the present, averted,
but how long it may continue so, no one can
tell. as 1t is generally supposed, the minis.
tiers themselves do not know. The John
Adams will soon proceed home from what
learn. she waits for some dispatches. pos
sloiy the result of these recent measures
may be known before she sa,ls-My mercan-
tile friends say, that if. the General does
not succeed before the Adams goes, the
thlngis hopeless; and we may then look
out tor the shortest passage home.
90 You are, l know, DESTROYS of general
political Information, bit my opportunities
are not favorable to gratify you. Strange
reports of projected niarriages, are some.
times heard, and it has been even reported.
that daughter of Lucicn Bonaharte, who
has been brought hither from Italy, is to be
married to a Bourbon and placed on the
Spanish throne Joseph to be King of Rome
but these are all as uncertain as the chan
ges OF any other pantomime the brides of
the Emperor have been no lesS than three
since his divorce; first, Russian princess,
next a, Saxon daughter Of Macmillan the
King OF Saxony's brother since that, we
nave an Austrian, so that in this age of re-
volutions, we should in this way have an
other descendant OF Maria Theresa on the
French throne, showing the vanity of hui
man wishes, the sports of fortune and the
profound futility of all the labors of Choi
suel and Breteuil, and thousand others,
who have furnished matter for splendid
dreams. and more real dssolation.
There are numbers Of Americans here,
VINO cast a strong reproach upon our coun
try; there is one of them OF the name of
Griswold, choice spirit, who, it is said.
holds. correspondence with Burr, who is
now IN Germany. Some of these people,
VIII very probably find their way into pri
son, tor their conduct is as notorious as the
sale OF bacon or flour in your fine market.
There are but a few exceptions, even a
mopG the commercial agents of the United
States, with few exceptions of these, there
should be a general change, if we mean to
maintain peace with Europe, or respect in
the eyes of the world.''