The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-25

| arrangements have been made and conclu
ded between Marquis Wellesley and MIR.
| Pinkney, as, when ratified in America, will
| secure a lasting friendship between the two
countries. II now appears that the cause
! which delayed the departure of the John a
dams, on "Wednesday, was the receipt OF We
ry important advices from France, both bv
his Maiesty's ministers and by Mr.. Pink
ney. Those addressed to Mr.. Pinkney
were direct from General Armstrong,
the American Envoy in Paris, vino announ =
ces that by an order from Napoleon, all a..
inerican Ships and cargoes which had been
detained in Sppnish or French ports lin the
Bay of Bscay, in Italy. and i'll Holland, were
to be immediately condemned, the property
sold. and the nett proceeds paid into the
French Treasury in Paris, on tue 2 IN inst.
This perempeory proceeding, unexpected
b. Mr.. Armstrong. prodaced remonstrance
from that gentleman to the French minister,
and was followed by correspondence of
some length the end of which was 50 con-
pleteiy unfavorable to the AMERICAN in
terest, that Mr.. Armstrong was induced to
de,naad.his passports, WHICH had not, huty.
ever. been granted at the date oil his com
munication to Mr.. Pinknev. 1t is. howe
yer, again confidently said, that he will re-
turn to America by the John Adams, which,
as has been before stated, goes from Cowcs
her final voyage.
~ March IS.
We understand, that in the treaty between
France and Holland, the latter is TO pay,
| as the. price ct preserving herself as Sc
parate state, the sum of abont four millions
sterliRg. Louis, it is said, is not permitted
to return to Holland till the general peace.
| 1t is reported" that Napoleon intends TO
place the Archduke Charles on the throne
of Spain, and to send the Spanish family to
South America.
LONDON, April g.
Three Gottenburg mails arrived last night.
The French, under the pretence OF an AT
tack upon Zealand and Bornholm, meditat-
ed by us, are to occupy Holstcin. 1t viii be
found no doubt, when they have taken pos
session OF it, that they have occupied it, not
to preserve it for the Danes, but 70 wrest it
from them, and to keep it themselves.
Sir Samuel Food has passed the Darda
He!les, and is now cruising in thu Black Sea.
The Russians of course dare not snew them
selves out of port.
The repudiated empress Josephine, in
tends, that is, has been commanded, to quit
France, and retire to Italy.
We received this morning the following
'Iletter OF a very late date. from ielljgoland
giving an account of the French HAVING
taken possession of the Isle If Newark,
at the mouth of the EIbe, for the purpose
of preventing an intercourse with Ham
burg.
HELLO GLAND, March 27
I'VE have just received the unpleasant
news of the French having taken possession
OF the Isle Of Newark in the river ElDe
which will cut off communications with Ham
burg 1; the French officers are very thick all
along the coast"
Admiral Harvey was res ored to his
rank In consequence of memorial to the
king.
DOVER, April /.
Yesterday French lugger was seen t.
take an American ship and brig at the back
! Of the Sand the signal being made at little
Cornhiil, two briggs and schooner got TN
der weigh and pursued them, audit is said
that the French lugger haa been taken and
sent to the Downs.
April 4.
Oar letters from the opposite coast are &c
Saturday. The subject of peace is resum.
ed on the continent, and spoken Of rs an
vent fully expected, as a necessary couse
quepce OF thenew matrimonial connection OF
Bonaparte.
The Dutch papers contaiR nothing but &C
counts of the magnificent operations FOR
the imperial marriage. The smallest win
dow i'll the streets Of Paris from the gate
of Mailiot to the Place de Conborde, hired a
enormous prices to see the cavalcade.
The Prussian decree, adopting the French
prohibtory system,is to be put in force the
first OF July.
i FALMOUTH, April 6.
The letters by the Gutenberg mails were
delivered yesterday. They confirm The &C
count we have already given from the owe
dish papers, of the Introduction Of French
troops into the fertile province of Hos.ein
No doubt is entertained. that it is the inten
ton oi Bonaparte totake possession of the in
tire peninsula TO the northern extremity OF
JutlanG. The following are extracts from
the private communications made by ,EAt op
portunity.
GoTTENEURe, March 90.
eve are ip daily expectation here Of the
arrival of the French ambassador and Wher
: he appears, we have much reason to appre.
bend that new and severe restrictions vii
be imposed on our commerce"
SAME DATE.
There have been SO ships seized at Pc
tersburg aud there is very little chance Of
the sequestradon being taken off from any OIL
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