The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-13

S'.t-sS ~ ESi-dSc tue TSrS9ocrS SSnnESu at q
small Insulated fort near Belem. In order
To be on o,,r ground, officers are ordered up
To the castle. where our men are quartered,
from their billie S in town, The business of
the rescue must either take place to night or
to morrow, as those prisoners are to be emu
banked for Brizl on Monday. Itis a most
vile conspiracy: a Portuguese lady, marri.
edto a French General, made the happy
discovery" @
The following extract of ane; her letter is
Chiefly interesting, as containing the names of
several of the consprators:-
"LIsHoN. Sep. Is Several arrests have
taken place here during the week, and ma
ny Of the people arrested. it is said, are to
be sent of in Portuguese frigate. Among
them are Van pslci Ration, sen Cambiaso.
Mlordaunt. Marchioness Aivito. Sebas.iao
Iaze. de Saldanira, Dufonrco. Judge Mas
ACarenias, and also some members Of the no.
hle family OF Count Sampayo, Jeronimo,
Eneves. &c. Joze Diego Pereira. Neto
Mascarenhas, and Count de Riebero, also
appear to be among the arrested; besides
several lawyers, Friars, &c. Government
are very secret, and have not suffered the
plans they had made to transpire: but no
doubt some scheme in favor of the enemy was
In contemplation. which, we trust this dis
Covery will Illustrate"
Another account states, that the number
of persons arrcs,cd amounted, to two hun.
dred; that they were taken in the houses
where they we're delberatipg and immedi
ately sent off that five thousand stand of
arms belonging to item had been discover
ed, together with an invitation to Masseha,
aud. proclamation to the people to rise iii
favor of the French.
Sep. 30.--lD consequence Of the death Of
Mr.. Goldsmith, whose only wish was to slip
port the public credit of the country, the
depression OF the funds has been such, that
we are sorry estate. within these three days
no less than seventeen houses of the greatest
Importance have stopped payment.
LONDON, Oct. 4--Stocks are recover
ing daily from their depression. Omninm
was at discount this morning, aud per
ceiits at &C.
The Northumberland and Curacao cap
tHrrds on the 2eth September. close in with
Cshapt, the French brig L'Aventurier, from
the Isle Of France and Bourbon she sailed
from the Former ON the LIST of July, and from
the latter on the 9Th. Her departure was
phosphate, in order to avoid failing into
hehands of the English, an armament (con-
sisting of ia ships) having arrived, and
made a descent on Bourbon ON the day she
sailed.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 1.-THE brig Vi
vid, Hill, in 40 DAYS from Oporto, brings no
papers or letters. The French were said
to be about Is leagues from Oporto and be.
tween Lord Wellington and Lisbon The
two armies. 10000 strong each, were in
sight OF each other and the .Snglisl, would be
forced to give battle in order 20 procure a
retreat, an event which WAS daily expected
a visit from the French was expected al
Sporto, which produced considerable sen.
sation and induced capt. II. to get away as
soon as possible. -Skirmishes were daily TAX
ing place between the out posts of the com
baiants.-.1nericGn.
St. Petersburg papers were yesterday re.
ceived to the 26llr July-we are ignorant
OF their contents. l, was reported wnen the
Pilot left Gottenburg. that the King of Prus
STA had abdicated his throne 1t was howe
Yer. merely runnor and probably unfounded.
III