The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-27

nee al. their conduct anu professions, must
be rs hollow and perfdions, as their perfdy
aud barbarity 20 our citizens, has 6een .noto-
rious We believe that !" The Day.
speaks the sentiments of its founder & IS:
ron, lord Sheffield ;. whose attachment to
America is well Observation-Disclosures.
The following curious occurrence turned
up in France some time last year. Several
persons taken on board British ships in the
capacity of captains, chief mates, and in CT.
instance the surgeon uf a British frgate cap
tured by the French had claimed to be a.
mericans The French government had
formed a rule to this effect, " any person
I" taken on board an English ship when in
the service of that ship is to be regarded
81 in all respects an Englishman." Not
withdrawing this rule, general Armstrong
succeeded in obtaining order for the re-
lease OF los OF them. Orders were sent to
the depots where they had been detained
there had been IS of them at Valeaciennes,
but on the arrival of the order, there were
found only three. to wit, James GreafheGd,
James Neal an. Henry Lapnan, who sta.
ted that the other II had volunteered and
through the agency of I. c. Barnet entered
on board French f,rivafeers The other
three declared they also would have volun-
teered, had they not families in America.
and wished to go home, for if sent to Eng
land their condition would be worse than
where they were, as they would certainly
be impressed on bo&.'d some British ship
OF war, which amounted to imprisonment
for life.-Ib.
Letters from Paris of the close of the last
year, mention that some SPECTATORS who
made a dash in the u. States, with the mo-.
ney brought from the British Treasury, to
support Burr's conspiracy found their way
into a house of correction in that city.
II is curious circumstance that the NOR ey
issued by the British Treasury to sustain
But should SO through this place-Issued
IN Loudon to an accredited agent of Burr
the money invested in British dry goods, &
imported in several ships to the U. States
the proceeds employed in Purchasing vast
estates IN this city and neighborhood Gre
DIT raised on the property, securing bills of
credit on Paris--th the bills of credit employ
ed IN purchasing a vast quantity of captur-
cd German and Prussian arms, to be landed
at Rev Orleans for the cultivation of Oao
chifa lands--the intention of the arms dis
covered, the whole seized, the agent az Sc
rref the arms confscated, the estates
purchased go through the hands of the she.
riH-@hat will be the next consequence
time has yet to reveal.-B.
ETtract ola letter from an american gem
Heman noso az 1arrdgona, 10 his friend in
The tozpn Of Providence, Rhode Island.
dated December 2Oih and 2sd. 1909.
IS The situation of affairs in this country
are extremely critical. Since the peace with
Austria, the French are making exertions
TO send formidable force into this country.
$4,000 men are said to be on their march
from Italy, and others by way of Bayonne,
Aheir present force here is about so, 900
men. half of which are in Madrid. The
Spanish and English army was within a
few miles of it. Corona still holds out, al
though we have had accounts of its having
ia!ien; the Garrisoa has subaisted for some
time upon the flesh of mules and asses. and
ny last accounts there was but very little
even OF that provision in the place. The
o5stinacy which has been shewn in the de-
fence or this place is unrivaled Corona
stands in valley, and is entirely conman.
ded by the surrounding hills on which are
two strong batteries called Mon.iuich and
the Condestibie; the walls are in many pla-
ces entirely broken down, so that an entry
may be made at any time the French have
entered number of times, but have been
driven back with great slaughter-on the
FIN instant they entered in great force, but
Notwithstanding the garrison amounts to
only 400 effective men, there being 500 in
the hospital from the want of sufficient food
thSy "Sre ut1Veh out with 4 terrible Slauph-
Ier !; they have at length began to exert
themselves to relieve it. but fear too late
Within these terdays there has been lew
OF oO ooo ouInatans. or country people, in
tins frGyiuce, who have marched and are
marching Tor Corona; ,nany of them march
ed from neGce and many more are now here
on -1heir way There are goat expectati
ons entertained iron them but the French
nearing OF these eHertiOns, are pushing the
siege with all ,vigor, and Expect hourly tn
hsar OF its tal. The force of the besieGers
ainounts to about 90 900 men. The Spanish
army, whose head quarters are at Mauresa.
and main body at Vich, TO perhaps as many
Ia blow Will bc strvck soon. Gen. Rjaks
has resigned the command of the army in
this Province; General O'Donald. comInan.
Ger OF the lrisa brigade, will eventually
succeed MN; nc is thought to he an able
man, and has once or twice signalized him
self beiere Cerona. The Spanish army in
TINS Province is ia a bad state, as they are
without provision or clothing short time
since regiment of them marched i, her.
nearly naked.
" is. as predicted, the immoptak Germ.
ma mas fallen; the news has Just been re-
ceived here This has cast q gloom over
tie whole place; the general opinion here
IS. that this Province must soon fall. 5000
French lately left Madrid, and have arrival
at Saragossa, about 80 miles from hence
supposed TO be destined for Valencia. &c
roma Immediately after its capitulation was
pillaged BIZ the French an,I a c,rtr;L -: