The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-09
Nav YoRK, Jan. I.
LATEST FROM LISBON.

LATEST FROM LISBON.
Last evening arrived at this port, the ship sy-
rem, Doan IRON Lisbon, which port she lett on
the Esd Nov.
Captain ID. informs us, that the ship John and
Edward, Burger, from London and the brig
Concord, Finn, from Bangor, Wales) both for
New York, having been Captured by French crai-.
sers. and re-captured by the British, had boil, a.
rived at Lisbon
Captain ID further states, that it was report
ed al Lisbon, that Lord Congwood had fallen
IN with French ilect coming out the Straits of
Gibraltar, and had destroyed 8 or 4 sail of the
line, and 30 transports-lL,t al, was quiet LIS.
non, ard no intelligence had been received of any
recent battle havm, occurred between the Britlsh
| and French armies in Spain.
BY the above nrriv.l The editor ofthc Mercan-
tile Advertiser has received Lisbon paper OF
the 22A Nny. from which the following trans iati-
onS ,.1de.
LIspoN Nov. %, 1909.
On the 22d of Oct. Lord lonhgwood ti,en off
Cope st. Sebastian, rece,red news by one of his
| gate. h,tthe ench roulon squadron WAS
ou- Inc next day the fleet were in sight of
Lord Coiiingw"od, and 81 sail, nc'ui;ng trans
.or's, WEE steering; E. N L Collingwooi, wiz.
8 SAIL oi the line Immediately gave them chaos.
As soon as the French perceived this. the French
ships ct w.c quit Tie convoy. The Pomona, and
| seset1i small vessels, pursued the Transports.
On tine Gain, The British squadron were much
scattered, pursuing the enemy in every quarter
s'i4 only the Conopus, Renown, Tiger, Sultan,
| Cumberland, and Northumberland were able TO
Scepup with the enemy. At night they lost
sightofthem. On tho 25th espied them again TO
lecward, under press OF sail, going at the rate
| ot ~ miles AN hour, and ultimately obliged The
french snip Admiral NJ % guns, and another OF
~ guns to come IL anchor on the Banks of from
| tlgmac, miles from Cette, in dangerous IA.
t'on. The other French ships ofthe line and a
fngate, anchored in the Bay Of Cette. The Nd-
| m.rai and the ~ being aground, were ABANDON
ed. On the 26th, the English sounded the fats
OF Trontignac at in the evening the English
saw 3 OF the French ships in hsm.:s, aud at II IL
past 10 their magazines Ole wup, which made II
most dreadful explosion
| Capt. Nnugh arrived here on Sat,lrd W fa'n
CAdiz, winch port he left m the 11ih ot Nov. az
which time it was reported the NJ ,r9uis Wsl!as-
| ley, was to sail ior Engia the next day in the
| Donegal that it reported the French A4ec
| mad gat out uF the Mediterranean the sni ,
| Factor, Philadelphia ,hip, an 4 othe- A Ii r.
| can vessels had just arrived, aud that flour WAS
| 8 10 per bbl.
letter from HlVanna, merchant in this
| city, dated Dsc 4tl, states, that thing is yet
decided on the subject of regulating our ira lie.
| fne order prohibiting the entrance foreign
vessels, with other cargues thsn boards, &c. is
| Nnlt pc.led, and vessels are daily arriving with
ali sorts OF csrgoes, yet they are not turned Of
! neither are they permitted To sell, but kept
| in state ofsuspence, waiting the orders OF the
| Spanish government and Intendant.
ExirT Sc ofa Letter from respectable so,,merci-
al R5Wse London 70 their coryesboa !ra ~ Ihis
citl, Qa:ed NOV. 9.
! - nope tie good sense of both Governments
viii overcome War 4ctons must h.-e re-
/ ~ rk, IN order 10 remove those erroneous deai,
! %mclI know prevail an your side Of he w,t:-.
vi the eifciency Of Embargo and Non Istercourse
measure. tnat 1t ~ seldom the sunjeG, al cOnyer-
! saor IN tins country, and u total indifference
! prevails as 10 their repeal. Trade is very -four
i7hiny and cannot give you greater proOfjf
III than when tell you that there excess
oil one million sterling in the customs for the last
quarter. Notwithstanding all the impel nents
thrown in the way Of Commerce by Napoleon, il
| will flourish, and vent Itself in other channels IN
open defiance. The trade to the parts
otEurope has been very great, and even With
| France smuggling is carried on 10 pro!, Ul.s
degree
A letter has been received in New-York, Ivy
the orig Fox fom Calcutta, dltai Sept 2ist
! winch contains the following inte cenae:-
| 'rhera has been civil war on the co st Sir
George RariOM, the governor, attempted to cur
tail the p"rGuisites of the Company . hcers,
when they rcbciled against the government; and
CARED matters SO Tar, That they seIZ-d IN Sc
ringapatsm, MauSulipatam, HydrabaI, aud r.
quantity of treasure belonging to tie company;
and have since had an eng cement with the klus's
troops, IN which they were rather worstcl re
| governor general has proceeded down % 4 d.
rass, and tnere are hopes that the ference viii
| De adjusted. The general opiniJa here Is, t'i.t
the company will be under ,he necessity of piIc-
| ing the country IN the hands f the kim"
| 'G Further particulars this ALTAR, in
| next. .Eno
Extract efa Letter from P.lis lated Oct 25 re-
| ceived at "hiiadeiphia.
| "By letter received by EstAfette, from
| Naples. / learn, that those American vessels
| which have arrived there recently, have been put
under sequestraton, not outstanding the Royal
Decree, admitting them freely. Names Of said
vessels schr IL Imiton, Brown, Of New York
ship Hercules, West, Of 5 siem ship Augusta,
Moore, ofDal,more, having ON board the new A
mclean Consul brig Sophia, and schr. Zephyr.
You will readily understand the reason for the
conduct Of the king of Naples. in perusing the
late letter of Champagny TO Gen. Armstrong
which having been published in France, will Of
course ind ITS way into the United States. | am
assured by Cen Armstrong, that previously to
the noE-rai liicalon ofthe arfan cement made by
| Mr. Erskine, ny the British government, a de.
cree was actually made out in Paris, totally
| sending tue famous DEGREES of Berlin and No fan
but alter IT was known that the British Minis
| try bad censured The conduct OF Mr.. Erskins g.
Ii fused To rafy his arrangement iastead of res
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