The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-08-27

> Sa.es winch nave been put under ORDERS {
proceed immediately 10 the Baltic.
Nv The evidence annexed To the report o
the Committee of the House of Commo $ Co
the Petition otthc Weavers, &c of Man
chester, Bolton. Lancaster. Psislry, Ayre
Rentrew. &c it is stated by Joseph Hanson
Esq. ot Strangways Hall, the Manager o.
the Manchester Petition, that the average
wages of mechanics in Lancashire did net
amount to more than eight shilings a week
IN February last. and that the average earn
ings OF the cotton manufacturers, of whom
one-third were out OF employment, did not
exceed seven shilings. The number OF
| Spinners m Manchester and its vicinity is
computed az 5000, and the number of wea-
vers, including womer, AT 10000 When in
'uil employment, the average earnings of the
weavers are stated at lis per week, and
when only partly employed at S.. 6d--At
| the same time the witness mentions tina, III q
common rate which he pays for country la
bour, at his own residence. is IS. Cd per
day a M. Smith from Glasgow, was also
examined, the substance of whose evidence
was, tnat the earnings of the manufacturers
IN that part OF tbs country are only one
third of what they were 10 years ago.
Paris papers TO the Esd inst. arrived YES
terday. Their contents are unimportant
They relate chiefly to the fetes, balls aud
plays TO be given by BONE parte, in order 70
amuse his slaves and divert their attention
from The present discouraging and disas
trou1 sta e OF the o fairs OF France.
Admiral SIR Sidney Yorke, one of the
Lords OF the Admiralty, is Immediately to
hoist his flag on board the Venpeur "a guns
OF 73 guns each, and the Pyramns fricate.
are also under MS command. The utmost
exertians are making for the equipment of
these shipments, and the Admiral will leave
Town direc y ?, az .fnlerica is run,oureq
co be The distinction Of this squadron
They write from ST Petersburgh, that the
Emperor Alexander had sustained serious
iUury by a fall from his horse The blow
which he received was on his head but his
life was no considered as in danger
Letters from Memel, of the 9th inst.
inform US that the French are busily employ.
ed in terrifying themselves in all the towns
oi Pru .sia of which they are masters
while the Russians on their side, are not less
active III completing the defence of the Polish
frontiers
Two troops of the 9th Light Dragons,
n om Ashburton, embarked at Plymouth
Dock OH Wednesday; and two troops more
were expected 20 embark Yesterday The
5'h, or Queens Own Guards, embarked al
SO on "Wednesday.
June so.
Ministers have not received any advices
from The Allied Armies during the week.
The next arrivals will probably bring ac-
Counts OF another sanguinary conflict having
taken place Oh the osnk- # the Guadiana
1t is reported that It has been deemed ex-
pedieHt 30 raise The siege of Badaios: of
sucn an event 40 Certain accounts have
| been received, and i, is more probable that
at iHportant 'ortress is in possession oil the
les
| n (rt1pr rs
France and the Northern Powers, seems
still TO be suspended IN an equal balance
he affair between he Lutte Belt and
the Amer can trigate, stIli Continues to make
Ia grea Impression upon the minds of the
lpeople IN she capital, and as far as we can
learn upon he coun ry at large II is said
lthat u oveTnment has received an Cfic,sl
dispatch relative To the transaction, from
the Admiral OH the Haufax station. bur 1t
did not appear in the Gazette OF last night,
as was expected. 1t will probably be kent
back untii the resui' of AN enquiry upon
ttpe subject by our minister at Washing on.
Enough, however may be collected TO sa lis
! ~ any reasonable minh~--aGy man who
mas the honor aud interest OF his country al
near', mat the conduct OF the American
was "iawess, unprlncipied, and cowardly
IN the extreme, and cannot be viewed in any
other light than wanton and wick d &C
OF aggression, unless explicitly olsavowed,
and amply atoned for by he American 60
lvernment"
PLrMoUTH Juiy g.
our american comm cuonS are stA IN q
state Of fal1sjH uncer amy; zoGr 81tnS the
most fIro6able termination " the present
luDhahh5 differences 7Ohich haue so Ione 4. BE-
SISTED befzvcen the s7uO nations and ter
hafis Dthe question Of heace = 7Uar acre
decided and that tie iatter we're unfortu-
nafe!y chosen IL 7Oou d be much more TOR the
bencft Of Great Britain han The hresenf
diSGSreea6ie state of 8ushence can hoSSiokv
be. The attack by ihe President On me
Little Belt, seems from The account gipen
by tie. lNorsroSe racket. TO haze been yuan
ton and unhroUsked.
LITE ST IRON PORTUGAL,
Last evening. arrived at this port, the
fast sailing ship Eliza Oracle, Brown, in
IS days from Lisbon, from whence she SAIL
ed OIL the 18TH of July.
From Captain Brown, the Editors of
tine Mercantile Advertiser, have rece
we'd the following verbal intelligence, viz
s. That the Allied Army, had gone in o
cantonmeDts between Badajos and Abiap
ties. and the head quarters were at Campo
Major That a reinforcement of about
5000 men arrived from England few days
before capt. b. sailed, and more were daily
-expec ed.
The Spaniards still held the pass of FL
n -. a