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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-04

-&roni Pafers received az the Office Of Ehe
Pn6hck Ledger by che Shin Georgiana,
Caftair Chamberlain, tn. % days from,
Bristol. { England, srifh London dates
70 24th Oct.
LONDON, October 24-The expected in.
teliigence from Lord Wellington is not yet
arrived, and the public anxiety is wound
up 20 the utmost possible pitch; for never,
oh never perhaps did armies, at least 30
naparte's army, play for so large stake
10 us It seems as if no less depended upon
II than the shaking. possibly the destroying
his power, should his army experience
total defeat. Such an event at once rescues
PORTUGAL: and Spain feelingits vast and be
neficial effect, will see the French retiring
precipitately from before Cadis. too happy
TO be able to measure back their steps i'm
safety TO their own frontier.
The battle will be fought with certainly
as much equality in point &C numbers as pos
sible. OF the positions occupied by our
troops our readers are already informed -
They have triple line of redbubts. and
Massena, with no decisive superiority i'm
numerical strength, must penetrate them
i iiS 1in reach i.is10n. GIN the
left OF our position, the whole coast from vi
miera to the mouth of the Tagus is studded
with forts, which have been mounted with
heavy artillery. On our right, the banks of
me aguS are uankeu by our armed boats ::
even sloops have been sent up the river
Wetr the measure of landing our sea-.
men and marines from the feet will be a :.
dopted, event. our army be equal to the e.
nemy; a.Jortiori it they are not. The sea-.
men would man the batteries and work the
cannon; tho marines would serve in line
with our troops. We would maAe assn.
rance doubly sure''-for SO vast is the
prize. that every expedient should be,
and, with the confidence we have i'm Lord
Nelllngton's talents, we have no doubt has
been adopted.
The battle of Busaco has been an excel
lent preparative to this mightcr conflict
1t has given us, not a conviction of our own
discipline and superiority, for that We did
not want, but reliance upon the steadines.
of the Portuguese troops And if we may
Judge from the Gazette account of the bal,
tie, the French soldiers want tina. artor and
animation, when brought against us, which
they had against Austrians and Prussians
and Russians. For among the prisoners ia.
ken at Buzaco we observe only 25Oprivates
and about 40 officers. The great proporti.
on of the latter shews that The French
troops were inundated. and that the officers
were obliged to risk themselves in order &c
lead them on.
Surely as the wind has been invarjably
fair. many hours will not elapse before we
receive the expected dispatches.
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Translated for the Evenine Pos

LISBON. Oct 90
Extract Of a disflatch from Marshal Gen.
lord WeHingfon, 10 his ercsHencv Don
miguel Pereira ForJaz
| 17o8t Industrious and crceLent Sir,
The enemy continued to
occupy the same positions lin front of this
army which stated to your excellency in
my former dispatch Of the Goth inst. thar
they then occupied. 1 have however de
tached some troops towards Santarem. zen.
Loson having on the 23d marched to thar
place with the division under his command
and it appears by advices from the officer
commanding at Abrantes dated ON the 24tb
inst. that an enemy's corps of infantry and
cavalry entered Thomar on that dav:
The accounts which received from rho
prisoners and deserters, who have beeu
Drought to TINS army, all agree in confirm.
ing the statements of the difficulties and
miseries, which the enemy suffer by reason
OF the great scarcity of provisions of every
kind 10y
They also state that the enemy were col
lecung and preparing materials TO construct
bridge over the river Tagus but though
we have good view of that river. of the
dIserent points, Of the position which the
army occupies, and have officers and seve
raj individuals employed on the left bank of
the river Tor the purpose of observing the
motions OF the cnemy, ] have not hitherto
been able TO discover the place where thew
are at work, nor over what part of the river
they can place The bridge, should they sue.
coed IN constructing it,
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NEw-YoRx, November &c,
LATEST FROM CADIz.

Captain Wilson, ofthe ship Charles and Har.
rlet, informs MS, that on the 18th of October, at
| midnight, Colonel of the British forces arrived
at Lisbon express, with dispatches from Lord
Wellington to Lord Wellesley, giving an account
OF the defeat OF Msssena's army in Portugal a.
bout the 9Th in consequence of which Cadis
was all alive, and on the 18th general salute
TOOK place, bsgnnlng at Isla, which is head
quarters, and where the grand cortes is held,
and so to PunthaI and the city of Cadiz
The epanlards and French exchange a few
shot and shells daily, but without doing any in
in Catalonia
Admiral Keats, in the Milford of "a guns.
commands at Cadiz Bay and General Graham
Is at the head of the British Land forces.
Captain Johnson of Philadelphia and Captain
Smith oil New-York, had just arrived at Cadiz
from San Lucar, where their vessels and car
goes had been condemned by the French.--
Mer. AGv.
II The above contradicted by MIR. Jarvis
who Lefl Lisbon on the 2Olh Oct.
November 81.
The fast sailing ship Canton, Brown, arrived at
TINS poFt yesterday from Lisbon, which port she
left on the Cd of November The verbal in,elI;.
gence received by her, is, that Mr. Jarvis had an
pointed Mr.. Greene to be his successor az Anne
rcan consul at Lisbon that twelve sail oflne n f
battle ships, several frigates, and soops of war,
were ieit AT LISBON, aud hive more were daily
expected that several gun boats and gun briggs
were lying about 20 miles UP the Tagus' opnosiie
the town OF Villa Franco, which was i'm possess
ion OF the French; that skirmshcs were daily
aking place between the French and party of
lEngiish sailors, who, when on shore occupy the
town of Alexandra, about mile from Villa Fran
ca; that the French general Marsenic, was Kill.
leo about the 18th OF October by shot from one
of the gun boats that the French and Enq.lisb
pioquets were within hail of each other that
General Romano has joined the Earl of Bosacco
Gate lord Welington) with an army of 10, COO
men that col Trant has re-taken Coimbra and
made 5000 French prisoners, many ofwhcm were
wounded III the late battle at Bosacco, and some
OF them had arrived at Lisbon, and were tn he
sent to England. 500 British transports were "
ing in Lisbon Roads.
Capt Brown informs us that on the day he sail
ed, it was reported that The French were retrea.
ting, and that all was quiet at Lisbon IL.
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PORTUGAL.

Official dispatch from Lord Wellington.
90 his Excellency Don Miguel Pereira For
jaz.
HEAD QUARTERS, Alcabaca, Oct. 5.
:" Most Excellent Segnior,
The enemy having mo :
we'd forward in force, his advanced guard
IN front OF Combra, on the afternoon OF the
,5Oth uit. and morning of the LIST inst. con-.
ceived 1t time to withdraw the advanced
guard of the allied army to this side of the
river Mondego, on the 4th instant, and
80 continue to withdraw The main body of
the army.
q In the retreat of the British cavalry
from Fornos, captain kraukenberg of the
Hrst regiment of hussars. and captain
Cocks of the 10th, light dragons, attacked
and charged the enemy. In this skirmish
captain kraukenberg was wounded, but
am happy to say but slightly.
IL continued to withdraw this part of the
army by the roads of Soute and Pombal.
for Leiria, near which town it all arrived
ON the Sd, and halted during yesterday, the
advanced posts being at Pombal. General
Hill retired with his corps, by the road of
Espinhal, upon Thomar, where he arrived
yesterday.
The advanced guard of the enemy ar
rived yesterday at Bedinha, causing our
picquets to retire from Pompai towards the
evening. | have received information
that their 9th corps was at CondeiXa and
their other troops on this side of the Mon
diego.
Z" have, in consequence, continued to
withdraw, and Our advanced guard will to-
day be on this side of Leiria.
With few exceptions the troops have
continued TO conduct themselves with great
regularity, and have not suffered fatigue
1.-The army is now at no great distance
from the position where propose to receive
the enemy; and continues animated with
she best dispositions.
Z" BY all the information have received,
the enemy suffers the greatest distress -
The inhabitants of the towns and villages
have universally abandoned their homes
carrying with them all they could transport,
and that might be useful to the enemy; and
by this means, in spite of the habits and
practice of plundering, by which the ar
mics Of the enemy have at all times been
animated, they have been prevented from
deriving any advantage from the few resour-
ces which the inhabitants of the country
may have left, in consequence of the impos-
sibhty of bringing them off
p Nothing OF Importance has occurred in
the north, or in the provinces of the South of
Spain. since my last dispatch My last let
tiers from CadIz, are dated the 22d Of Sep
I have the honor TO be, &c.
WELLINGTON"
"P. s. Ihave learnt that Generals Grain
bridge and Folk, both belonging to the ID
corps, were wounded in the action of the
9Th ut. 1t is added that the former is
since dead ofhis wounds"
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The enemy at the same time appsar verp /,
DESTROYS to obtain or collect boats, and f6r
that purpose they endeavored on the 24th
inst. to dislodge party of militia from Cha
musca. by firing on them with artillery in
order to obtain possession of some boats
which were near that place; but the at.
tempt did not succeed. Towards Ramal-
hal and Obidos the excursions of the enc
my's detachments are limited and confined
to such degree. that in reality they are in
possession OF no more ground than that on
which their army is posted.
by the last dispatches from General Sill
vera, dated on the 18th inst il appears that
every thing renamed quiet on the northern
frontier, nor had that genI then heard or
received any intelligence of the march of
troops in CASTLE.
The partizans had become more bold and
enterprizing than formerly, and had formed
a junction in the vicinity of Valladolid in
the beginning of the month of October. To
the number OF 1900, for the purpose of taking
convoy of money, arising from the con
tributions which the enemy had imposed
upon that country; but their design failed
my last news from Cadiz is to the a. h
inst.
have the honor to be, with esteem ami
particular consideration, your excellency,s
most obedient servant SO
WELLINGTON:
II. Quarters, at Pero negro, 27fh October.
1910.
His Excellency
Don Miguel Pereira Foriaz.
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RELIEF OF SHIPYRECKFD
MARyNERY

A few days ago We're exhibited at Yarmouth
before Rear Admiral Lord Gardner for his re.
port thereon Ordered by the LORDS Commis,io-
ners OF the Admiralty two boats, with promp,
method OF getting them from beach in a rale
OF wind, previous to their being sent to the is;nd
OF Anholt, with complete set of apparatus for
saving shipwrecked mariners. The first boat
was small one, of IS fl. keel 7 1 fl. beam.
and weighed l4cwt Il had two extended hill
!sge boards, OF equal depth with the keel to keep
IL III a." upright position, for the advantages OF
launching Bleaching, and to resist upsettipr
win broad fender OF cork surrounding the up-
PerworK to prevent the possibility of being stove.
Ut was filled with water, but the buoyant pro-
Pefues OF the air (seured in boxes,) kent il
50 muen above the waters edge, that the men
rowed 1T about with the most apparent ease.
and declaredit was in that state able to ner.
orm any service that could be required The
next was man of wars Jolly boat, fitted un
with empty oil casks lashed within it TO give bu-
eyancy the billage boards, as before described
10 keep 1t IN an upright position. with stout
PROJECTING rope going round its gun vale serv
cd as fender to prevent its being stove the
whoie expence OF fitting it up did not exceed sc
nutes. "'f
bonaparte by late decree, has been d.
lssinn'suihS 'ne relative value of the old coins
OF france with the new decimal- money
which was at first declared to be in his NO.
Portion'vlz; 100 francs equal to tOI I 4 livres
tournois' q consequently the coins turned out
tobe worth, as follows, viz /:
The double Lousdor of 4s livres ~ 4fr
me Louisdo;r of "a do % N
The silver Grown of do. S %
The half do. 3 do Q OF
But by the late decree. the value is fix
ed as follows:
The double Louisdror AZ %
The single do. % 5s
The livre silver Grown 6o
The half Crown Q ~
Making an average loss to the holder oh
the gold coin of about IL per cent. and up-
wards OF percent. to the holder of the sill
yer com. And making the average differ
ence between the franc and the lvre about
per cent, in favor of the franc. Charles
ION Strength Of The Peohte.
The franc turns Ous nozu 10 be a5oul1 10
GEMS Of our money.
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Hls ExceIIency
Don Miguel Pereira Forjaz.

BosToE, November 24-We have been favo-
red with a Gibraltar paper of the 18th Octobe,
The Duke of Orleans had passed Gibraltar ON
his return to Sicily The Spanish part of the crew
of one of King JOS Malaga gun boats had r;se,,
on the rest and carried her into Algcziras. Al.
communications by sea and land between Gibraf.
tar and Spain had been intercepted by proclama-
ton, in consequence of the prevalence of an 3.
farming fever at Carthagena- The Dey of Az
glers had declared the ports of Tunis to be in ..
state of blockade
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best information can procure, they might
think themselves fortunate in making much
less advantageous convention than that Of
Cintra. Their forces are daily diminishing
by desertioh and sickness, and their resour.
ces are cut off for provision and recruits by
the retaking of Coimbra. Notwithstanding
the French are within five leagues of Lis
bon. do not think they will enter it as con-
YuerorS.-
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FnoM PnIvArN LErrEns.

LISBON. OCf. ID.
"hs our army is now so very near. we
have almost hourly communication there
from. Yoc cannot so-R to yorrssk any
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LISBON, Oct. y.
The following proclamation has been issu
ed:
Don Antonio Shares de Noronna, lieut..
gen. Of the royal armies, &c.
In pursuance Of orders from marshal
Beresford commander in chief Of tho army, l
give notice TO all mili'iamen. who may be
absent, instantly tojoin their regiment AID
that every one who refuses 10 defend his
county at the present juncture, by falling to
Join, shall be considered traitor, his pro
perry sequestered. land himself banshed to
Africa Tor lite.
Head quarters az JHneitas Verdas.
" October 10, 1910"
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Extract ola letter from very reshecta
be HmericGn at Lisbon, dafed Oefo i.
Der 21.
"It is clear they (the Frenoh) have not
advanced any these ten days past, from The
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thing more like war than the general ap.
pearance of this city. Soldiers and officers
at every step; professions of carts Of 40. so,
and so. at a time. with provisions. Com
missariat Wagons in dozens. mules loaded
with biscuits, &c. in immense numbers; ar
ullery moving along the streets towards the
army ; prisoners and deserters arriving, 8
or 400 at atime. Fugitives from the was.
ted countries in mulritudes. and police horse
guards patroling the streets in every direc-
ton.
"FRIDAY, Oct. 12.-Massena has reach
ed our lines and go ar 1000 Frenchmen are
now within 90 or 25 miles of us but conf
dence is at its height, aud no long faces are
to be SEEN
1.-The city artillery, militia, and sharp.
shooters are gone to join the army, which is
now said to be 100000 strong The defence
will be most desperate the attack such as
may be expected from 10000 Frenchmen.
No ship can at this moment gee over the
bar; and should Massena be aware of this,
1t will accelerate his attack"
Oct. l3.-Nothing particular has occur
red since my last, we are still in suspense.
Romano has come down through the Alente-
jvp tic opposite tic iasus, with a.
bout 10 600 Spaniards his troops are at this
moment embarking to come over. 1t is said
Morier has joined Massena with about the
same number of troops. Our troops are i'm
the MARA lines, the enemy all along our
front, continual rencontres of parties, but
nothing great. 1t will be the battle Of 81
auts,''
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NORFOLK, Nov. 90
This morning we were favored with files of
London papers to the Goth ult. received by the
fine, fast sailing ship Georgians, capt. Chamber
lane, in % days from Bristol, arrived in Hampton
Roads last evening, with full cargo having
made passage to and from Bristol in 90 days
Herald.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-05-21
Hon. Timethy Pickering.

Our actions are our own their eonseouen.
Belong TO heaven. The secre. conscious
OF duty well perform'd, the public voice
Of praise, that honors virtue and re wards Il
All these are yours
When the world shall forget ally
CURIOUS, NUMA, or a SoLos, when
the praises of PUBLlcoLA, FABIus,
a MARcELLUs, or TIMoLEoS shall be
converted 10 contempt, then will the
virtuous OF our community dispise a
PICKERING. Pickering the con-
summate Statesman and the frecmans
friend hero of the revolution and
the champion of liberty, possesses
more magnanimity of soul, than to bar
ter his principles the effects of knowl-
edge and OF we'll tested experienc for
the tuisome and unwholsome fiatterv
OF a party, inirnical TO the interests ii
our country in fact, and systematically
opposed TO the Constitution. We
Ind this venerable Aiistides from his
youth the true and sincere friend orhis
country, and as was lis sword IN the
revolution, SO is his voice III these dark
days OF democracy and error, both d.
rected to one grand and noble obiect
the good OF his country: We find him
the early, the steady and the true friend
OF WAsHlNoTor the adviser and the
sentinel of adams. We see him uni
iormiy defending the Constitution, the
legacy of departed excellence, we find
him among the first to warn US from
the rock OF French influence we find
HIM IN danger q pillar Of support, and
IN safety true friend. lii these days
Of degeneracy, man possessing such
virtues will meet with the true reward
OF merit and of virtue-the SANDER oe
Jacsbins and the scott of fools-the
praise oil the wise and link of the lust /:
but Pickering has heart for this. lie
regards the one with the passing wind.
and the other as all his earthly Il eas,,re.
No wild ambition turns his patriotism
to different channel than the salvation
OF his country, he fights not forthe hon
ors or pleasures OF an usurprd pow er,
nc VIII not ANONYMOUSLY IsIinquish
his orthodox tcnets 10 the whirIwind
which RACES about them, the success or
the fatality of them impress not him.
| because lis exPerlsRce teaches him he
must not look to success as the criterion
OF justice, he can retire in his own mind
and reyol-- at the scenes end conduct
OF his itri aaa cxclai71 ! have acted
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-05-21

The election Of state officers for tie erstt-
ing year, by the people, are completed =
The result is that a democratic C.rerrcr
Lieut.. Governor, 20 federal snd ~ temS-
cratic Senators IRE elected, and there ) uns
vacancy IN the Senate. Tie democrats arc
cohhdent q having majority in the Houas
But this is By no means certain, r ihoss
VINO are Illegally chosen are not permitte :
70 take seats. We understand several az.
mocraiIc towns have elected more repre-
sen'atlves than they are entitled 70 y "
provisions OF the constitution. hmoAg i.t
stances Of tins kind lxe are informed ths' 'a
a democratic town 10 tie Eastward, whef
TWO democrats are chosen, 10 polls Wer'
wanted to enable it to send second ~
wonder the democrats should obtain a ma
Joiny, when such means are TesoEtec L.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-05-21

with zach, yet It wa confidently ifa-
ted that no war likely 70 take place
Immediately, for though the mobiles
AMI people were much diilatisfcd
with their lerviic alliance to France,
yet the finances of the country were
70 much exhaufted, the value of its
coin 70 deprecated, and SO little con-
hdence placed in the liability Of the
government, that an event of his kind
was conlidered impollible at prefent.
BY the interference Of our Min
liter at 81. Petersburg MANY vefels
detected with forged American pa
pers, have been condemned, and
itrict examination is now obferved b.
him TO prevent the continuance Of i'm
petition on our commercial character.
Several Captures of American
veilels have been made by tic Danes
this JsajS7.--Iheir fhips of war have
orders to bring in all ,s6ch gf Glpi-
ci0vS ebard9er 4; buc the prlvatecrs
who were to have received renewed
commlilion from Government to
commit further Expectations on our
commerce on the 18th of March, are
prevented cruizing for the prefcnt by
rhe interference ofthe RnDIan MIN
Jqer. claiming right, BY treaty, tbat
the Sound lb3ala BE- kept epfa to all nsy-
trial @ips.
The barque William Grey, TAX.
en- in coming down from Peteyf5urg.
was condemned foley for having
joined a Bririih convoy in going up
the Baltic. and there were many o.
sher veilels waiting trial Under lik:
pretences.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-05-21

Extract9f a letter fran a gentleman If
yejPectabifty and intelligence at
Porffmautk, t9 bis friend in Bsfm,
dated Nag -.
"The fhip Cencsrdia capt RrNDGE,
Which fai.ed from, Gottenburgb on the
I'd. April, arrived at Forfms.atb, this
morning
8 Oos of the paHengers reports,
that at the time Of his falling the
ports of Sweden were open 10 the
introduction Of American Commerce,
but approximations were entertained
thar the French Miniifer, who had
arrived al Stockholm, would caufe
reitriGt;ons to b. impoied, to proven:
a free trade being long continued.
by an order publilled loon after his
arrival, all Britiei yeftls, produce and
rnanufactures. except the article of
ALT, wsse ID be entirely excluded after
the 24th Of April -.
" Ii was the general belief of the
bsa Informed perfops in Cotenburg,
that II was Bonaparte's intention
fhortly to cause a ieoueitraticn to BE-
made Of ali american vefels and
property in the parts on the continent,
where lie had influence and that he
was emily waiting the arrival OF num-
Der Of -ehcls v hich were expected Oh
the opening OF the Baltic. before car
rving his dedgns INFO execution.
:" rhe tranfports of foreign pro-
duce between Zealand aud the CONT
nent. and likewiie between Altoona
made Ionningen, have been aoppso
and feizrTes of prohibited articles
made
(" BY accounts from RuTia az late
as the middle Of February. norhin;
Of momeut had tranfpired in tba
empire. rs tranquility was faid t
be owl, to the engagements of Be-
naparte AL thc celebration of Isis nun
tial contract bit notwithitlndin,
many rumours had ben in circulation
that III: Emperors Alexander am
Napoleon hai become difaHrlte.