The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-05

much better than was expected, but the
demand for the armies abroad kept up the
prices.
LONDON, August ga Lady has ar
rived in a cartel from Morlaix, who'says
that on Friday last a-telegraphic message
was received there, in IL hours from Paris,
by the Project of Morlai,., which stated
that Bonaparte had on the 18th instant
signed a-Cartel for the exchange Of prison
erS. Nt 8
A Gottenburg Mail arrived this morning
To the surprise of the Swcdes a competitor
for the Grown of Sweden has started up in
the person of Bernado,te, upon whom The
Swedish papers have been lavishng the
warmcst eulogies, no doubt by order of the
French government.
August 23.-"We learn that nearly
whole regiment OF Swiss soldiers. with most
of their officers, amounting to about seven
hundred men, have deserted to the English
army. Massena is SO distrustful of any troops
but the French and Italians, that he takes
care that the others shall very seldom come
within sight of the British colors.
Almeida, besieged by Loosen, will make
brave resistance. A British garrison has
been put in there under General Cox, whu
is very brave officer, but not because the
Portuguese garrison was distrusted, for they
very gallantly."
nounce that the CONSUMPTION which the
French Emperor had promised to postpone
to the ensuing year, had been actually car
ried inSo execution. The first class was
composed of persons between the ages of
6fteea and twenty; the second, of those be
tween 20 and IS: and the third, of such as
were ten years older.
q An article in the papers from Bohemia,
hinder date of the 28th July mentions, that
the tour Of the King OF Holland was solely
tor the re establishment of his health
and that his Majesty had condescended to
become boarder in the house Of physician
OF the name of Ambrose. restmg at Toplitz
who received valetudinarians into his fami
ly.
Holland is in a terrible state.-The French
are taking ali the young men for the reaui
sition (; the peoples houses are also entered
by the soldiers in search of British goods.
There are not less than $4,000 French in
Amsterdam.
1t is stated from Copenhagen, under date
OF Aug. 4, that the condemned ship Amelia,
which has been brought in under American
colors was sold for 80 100 rix dollars and
that on the following Monday, another prize
ship. the Minerva, laden with $50 casks of
refined sugar taken from the British, would
be exposed to sale. Ii is ,dded, that at Cal
lunburg three large Americans had been
brought in with cargoes, consisting of salt &
ammunition. Ten captures are mentioned
OF this description.
From DantZic information of a contrary
nature has been received. -Orders had
arrived there that all Americans should be
treated as friends, and that their ships and
cargoes should be respected.
Parliament is further proropned with tho
usual formalities to the LIST of Nov.-The
Con, missloEers are the Lord Chancellor,
Ealls Bathuvst and Liverpool.
II Alter a deliberation OF some days. the lords
of Trade have determined to grant licences
for the impo tation of cargoes from France.
consisting of one third wine, and two thirds
grain, oil, and seeds, on condition that one
third of the cargo exported to France shall
be composed OF ctffee and sugar, or Eas
India manufactured goods. Licences to this
effect will be granted as soon as the for
mul1 for that purpose can be prepared by
the printer.
Saturday the partners in the banking firm
of Brickwood and Co. passed their third ex
animation at Guildhall The amount of debts
proved was 200 OO0l
The Marshal's man, who went express to
liverpool, to apprehend Atkinson the clerk
of Messrs Beddington & Co. of St. John-st.
had got on board an American ship, the
Charles, outward bound from that port, and
had sailed about two hours before the otil !.
GERS arrival.-He pursued the vessel in a
SIX cared boat to sea, but the weather was
so boisterous he was obliged to relinqush the
pursuit. The employers of Atkinson, how
ever, are not likely to sustain any loss, as one
of them is executor to a will, in which sum
of 1O00i. was bequeathed to Atkinson short
ly before he absconded
Aug. 24-Private letters brought by the
Gottenburgh Mail of yesterday state that
great number of privateers are fitting out in
the Baltic, & that as soon as the 'ights by the
advance of the year, should have ieng ihened.
serious depredations might be expected in
that sea.
Accounts had reached Gottenburgh from
ST Petersburgh TO the 10Th ult. that the de
cision respecting the Tener:He eesseis was
still in suspense, but that their conCernnati.
on was expected. Several American YES
sells were released, whose papers were under
examination about the same time and from
this it was inferred that the Teneriffe YES.
sells W ould also have been discharged If there
were not some strong circumstances to ius-
tify their being detained and ultimately con
demned.
Through another channel we learn that a
large homeward bound convoy had reached
Carishsmus. IL
BY letters from Dunkirk of the 18th inst.
il appears, that at that date no licences for
the importation of colonial produce had been
signed by Napoleon, who was about to quit
Paris for Amsterdam. 1t was therefore be