The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-27
PHILADELPHIA, January Il
INTERESTING.
Communicated. for the PHILADELPHIA Gasete.

Communicated. for the PHILADELPHIA Gasette1
Ship Apollo of Baltimore, belonging to Smith
* Buchanan, condemned at Malta for having a
certificate of origin on board. Oct. 10, 1909
Brig -, belonging to Do carried into Tu-
ais and condemned by the French.
Barque Packet, Capt. Fisher, at Gibraltar,
from Marseilles, permitted to leave France with
cargo of wines, had been carried in two wears
since under the Milan decree and restored in No
vember last. On her arrival at Gibraltar, was
hbelied by tine commander of the guard ship and
after detention and examination Of her papers,
relinquished on the claimants acquiescing not to
prosecute for damages.
Schr. Two Msrgsrets of Baltimore bound from
Malta to Bristol, in England, was captured off
Iunis by French prvateer, in the month of Oct
her crew taken out with the exception ofthc cap
tam and two passengers, and two prize masters
| and men put on board The ensuing nigh;
proving squally, lost sight Of the prvateer before
morning, IN consequence of which the captain
resolved to make an attempt at recapture, and
succeeded, after decapitating both prize masters
The capt. bore away for Cagiara, where he ar
rived in three days afterwards
On the SW. end OF Sicily, spoke brig Expec-
taton, Turner, of Philadelphia, bound for Smvr-
| ma, Nov. g.
Lett, Nov. IL, several vessels at Cagliara--
brig Eliza, Kennedy, and ship Missouri, Keune-
dy of Philadelphia.
The brig Amphitrite and schr. Transit, had
arrived at Fiume from Malta the oath October :;
also, ship Halcyon, of Boston-Markets good.
Ship Minerva, of Baltimore, sailed from Malta
for Smyrna, Oct 10
Ship brann, Singleton, sailed from Malta No.
vember 9, for Palermo
Vessels at Malta, Nov. 9, schr Dolphin, La
bree OF Psilad. schr. Lydia, Norfolk, to sail with
convoy Nov Is ship Argo, of Salem; brig
Harmony, of Boston.
1t was said at CinraIior ,,raDo,oto,, -.
MAKING Tor the reception of troops at Lisbon;
destined to take possession of Ceuta and the 49,
| lands OF Minorca, Ma orca and Yvica.
Governor Ball of Malta, died Oct. 10, the com.
| msnd had been assumed by Gen. Oaks, assisted
by the Governors late Secretary, until the plea
| sure OF the British government was known
Basilico, an English Messenger, from Constan.
tnople, informed me he had oeen dispatched bv
the English Ambassador at that court, (Mr. A.
dalr) home, requesting his government to send
him frirate Immediately, in which he could
leave the country, in the event of his negotiations.
then pending not succeeding and which was
extremely precarlous, as the French interest was
| clearly gaining the ascendancy at Court
The Russian army was within days March of
| Constantinople.
At Messina, brig David, Green, of Boston ::
ship America Of Salem.
baltimore, Jan. 90.
&, r.
chant OF this city had sent valuable cargo to
some port OF the continent, for the chief purpose
! of exchanging the same for bills on Enpiand.
which were said to be at 25 or 80 Der cent DIS
| coUNT--the adventure spoken of as under
taken with the most favorable prespects--the
discount, OF itself, presenting q profit adequate
| to the risque of the voyage.
! We paid no great attention to this assertion.
and passed it over in silence--but in Wednestiay's
I Aurora, writer on the Depreciation of British
paper. money, positively states the fact-and fur
| ther informs It's, that NOTES of the Bank Of En-.
gland are at discount Of fsUeaty per cent. Specie
having almost disappeared, and guinea +" being
| specifically worth u one Pound note and five shH-
Iings IN silver"
| The writer attributes this depreciation TO the
difficulties attending the commerce OF Great Bri-
tain, and justly apprehends that while the same
restrictions her trade shall exist, the actual
value OF her paper must be the lower reduced.
1t is possible, nay, probaGie, that British govern
ment bills may shortly become in the market of
the world, about as valuable as the BeyEshfye
BdSk BiLks are, in the United States if the pre-
sent system Of measures is persevered in, as we'll
by the continental powers by the government
of Great Britain itself-whose attempt at mono.
| poly has set all the nations against her
Even. Past
| The Spanish ships Of war at Cadiz arc diyid-
ed part lies above the city and could not be
| destroyed without the consent of the Spaniards,
the other division lies below the city, and could
easily be taken by the British, if the danger was
imminent Of their filling into the hands of tie
enemy. But if the Spanish patriotic leaders
mean to emgsate 20 South Americs, 20 establish
an independent government, they will probably
take the ships with them....A. d. AaD.
! CT On the article, from HAVANA. published or
our first page. the ". Y Mercantile Advertiser
MAKES ti& following Remarks
Itis with regret that we have seen the preced
ing paragraph The information which it con
lains could osiy have beer obtained from persons
"ho feel dcsirous Of eXasperuing the SpSDish
so;c.an.cn, sSeinsl ,liosc fg.acAm.n who have