The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-20


day, should its prudence with its ma.
'orai duration. and provide for itself more
remotely than is required of an individual.
These consequences are of two kinds
nose which affect our commerce, and those
which affect our national safety.
MAY not Sweden in conjunction with Den
mark. shut the Sound against the English
trade May she not, and will she NOT.
prevent the supply OF naval stores, of timber.
&c
The most serious consideration however.
IS, that 1t throws into the hands Of France a
nation ot seamen, people born 10 he ocean,
IN almost an e9oalde with Englishmen
themselves; II Is not possible that with such
resources France can long want navy-
Holland and Sweden in lhis point of view.
are OF inhn''ely more import lance than al.
he Italian and Mediterranean coponests
The greatest difficult, u. Bona1arte bae
been to man his navy--There have been
such vast calls on the Population of France
to supply the army that, the fleets of Fr,pc.
whenever they have been able tn escaDe ont
OF port have always been found Insufficient.
Is manned.
A p puiation like that of Sweden ,
Northein people BON on the shore Of the
oea. is therefore ofinfuite value TO the yip,ys
of Boaaparte what we have ins,i.
to dread from, Tins kind of people. seem
n'oyed. We may in some degree be enabled
10 estimate, by recalling to memory VIVA.
finite trouble the Dutch gave us AT the
commencement of the war; and what has
been the only characteristic reputation of :,
Northernpeople. The name OF Van T,omn
as little forgotten in England as in Hoi.
land.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 1--we, NIGH.
REASONABLE have expected that, the arriyai
III the Squirrel, from Corunna in 50 dave
passage. would have enabled us to satisfy
the public curiosity, by some authentic in.
formation respecting tho engage ment said
20 nave taken place in Portugal in the end
OF september. between the allied & French
ARMIES we are however compelled torres
trict ourselves to the article in our Marine
iist' as furnished by captains Wing, imper,
iect as IT NAV appear. We have caref,lIv
| examined the file of the Official Gazeffs e
Iorunna to the h ult which Captain WING
was so k'nd as To hand US : to our surprise
we ma hey contain no information relative
10 ms fntssaction We are notwiths,and
ing atshed IN our minds that sooe
important Conflict did actually take place
az me tiIuc mentioned, of the extent and "a
Sue Of which we shall soon be tuilv nforn,
ed. -
The Corunna G4zettes contain nurne,ous
details OF small iffa'rs between the, Pair,ors
anu rfehrh troops iii Spain. These attho'
Oh small importance when indiviiuallv con.
sidered, inform, that the French have nu
metous ana very active enemies in he We
ry heart OF Spain. 1t appears that the light
troops ot Tue patriots approach the very
gates OF Madrid and IF the Capitals of the
other Provinces---that the convoys and
C'uriers are Frequently intercepted & that
desertion prevails in the French army to an
alarming degree.
a THIRD ACCOUNT
At late hour last evenine we vers 5,
formed. that letter has been received in
! ms city from Corunnas by the SQUIRREL.
@h'ch cohtlrns the. acc aant of the battle
fought between the English and Portn.,eee
combined army aud lie French ,1nder NJ
seha N which the later was cnmplsteI
fouted. We nave not been able 40 d, am 2
copy OF the lie er, butwe have learned snn.e
III ITS coptents are thar Masssna heqe,n =
press forward and the British =, T,Ji' bs.i,
ana he with an ,nter...o ;;;t Of sy.r.,,
70 BRING the allied AIRY between ON f;res
detached body of 25 coo Of his l,esf trims
20 attack hem in he r, ~ while he win
We main body should take them in from =
Lord Wellington being apprizSd of This
moVemt mt immediately attacked She mar,
oou, OF me Fie ch army under Massena.
and completely defeated ii
In account OF he great battle rece;y
ed by the Blush Consul at Comma yaas
TO be published next daY.J
On the goth September, the Bank of
EHStana declared semi annual dividend
81 flve per cent 1t was declared ,t he
Ditectoral Meeting mat the report that
the Bark Bills had deprecated was IN.
true.
Gen Danrier has succeeded to the gov.
errorshp of Venice after the death of Me-
nou The Court of he vice prince of Itaiy
appears to be held in that city-on the
5th September the vice prince (young BE su.
hatnois brother u the queen of Holland
and son OF the repuda ed Josephene) and his
court were there present at the launch Of q
"a.
The Sophi of Persia is said to have order
ed two bodies OF his army TO advance towardx
Georgia and along the shores of the Casn
an Sea- to support the Turks against the
Russians.
(SALEM. Nov. Q. )-Arrived shin Orien,
Andrews. from Gottenburg. Sailed 17th
Sep. There were 9 hundred Americans
a Gotenburg but capt a tarrie but an
hour. and did not procure alist. .HIfh<
forts in Prussia were declared in a state of
blockade by The EngHSh
BOSTON Nov al Ship Orlando. An,
1reW from NJ 1u.e ~