The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-17

seized and sold at Bordeaux in the month Of
June.
The ship Susan, Delano, from this port
was taken by French privateers and carried
into Amsterdam. Capt Dc.ano compromis
ed with the captors, and the compromise was
seut to the council Of prizes a, Paris. for ap..
prevail but no decision was had thereon
when these gentlemen left Paris.
The George, Dryer, LET, Bordeaux the
18th of June /; the ship Ann. Prende CAST,
would probably leave there about the FIRST OF
July
Washington Morton ESQ OF this city died
at Paris on the Sd of May.
Extract of letter to the Editor of the huro-
ia, dated Paris. May 10.
"l send you by - some papers,
and IA few copies of memoirs, presented by
the consul and agent for prize Causes. of the
U. States in defence of American ships and
cargoes; also send you q list OF all tine A
mcrcan vessels seized. up 10 the first OF the
preceding month, which will give you some
idea OF our commercial situation and Inc
wisdom of taking Off the embaigo aud other
things.
"Our vessels at present are almost eve
ry where within the influence of France
ConfisCated, aud no one here doubts but it
will be the case every where else in europe
before many months pass over. Il is said
here that both general Turreau and Mr.
Beaujour are recalled, and that no success.
sors will be sent. This course is inveterately
hostile, and must excite no pleasant feel
logs in those who have, either through mfr.
\ mi OF head or heart, produced such an is.
sue at such an epoch The afflrs OF Spain
| do not now excite much oncprn--t,al conn,
try is considered as conquered, and the
camps and armies as camps OF exercise it
rs not supposed the emperor will goto Spain,
but two large camps are spoken Of, one be.
tween Morlaix and Pnntrieux in the depart
ment of the North Coast, and the other at
the old site in the Pals de Calais, contiguous
to Boulogne.
The Emperor on his tour has visited all
the principal places of manufacture in Bra
bant and Flanders; and has been on The
1canal OF ST. Qdintin: he passed under the
itamous SubterraneouS eXcava ions of this
canal by torch light in a barge wiki the en-.
press, the Queen of Naples and the grand
duke OF Wuitzburg; the first admirable
work is completely arched, and in length
$50 toses and the second $500 toises -
The object of all these movements is popu
larity; a canal which saves three fourlhs of
the expence of transport, and which is a
mean OF opening complete water carriage
from the North Sea To the middle of France,
on the South from Rouen to Paris, on the
north from Anvers to Paris, and from Paris
to Marseilles, is not very unpopular mea
sure; the saving OH the transport ot produc
tons alone is estimated at seven or eight
millions OF francs per annum."
In our own states, great attention is con
onually paid TO our internal improvements
and very able commissioners of New York
state are now actually engaged iii exploring
the best direction for Canal wnicn nlghI
open communication between the Hudson
and Lake Ontario, and from that with all
North America. The object is one OF the
boidest to be imagined, and the success can
hardly be offered upon more easy terms. -
, Our settlements OF great extent are upon
the waters which might easily communicate
| with New York City. The neighbouriae
states are In competition for their respec
tive shares of the western commerce. In
Pennsylvania a turnpike is making from
Reading to Sunbury, and only the space
from Perkioming to Reading. remains TO
make turnpike from Philadelphia to Sun
bury on the Susquehanna, distance of one
hundred miles in the shorter route to Lake
Erie, intersecting the Susquehannah below
the confluence of the East and West branch
es, and probably the most practicable route
to PittSburg. The experiments already
made are adduced as proofs that the labors
will be rewarded, as toll bridge on the
Manatawny, upon an average of three years
has actually given more than six per cent.
upon the average cost of any FIVE miles of the
roads which have been made in that neigh.
borhood... ESSEX Register.
I GREAT DISPATCH. n Gentleman of mir
city, hauiHg business in tozun arryDci nj h
lbs lady from he falls IF Niagara in fve
days and fOe hours distance If fou,- hun =
bred and eighty three mikeS.-W. York
Gaz.