The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-25
)" wIxDsoR cAsrLs, Aug. 50.

Abc Mug tShcS lot ms breakfast chocolate,
and eats very heartily he also takes a
hearty dinner; his reireshment in the course
Of the day, besides. is very little. except
some coffee, which is made very strong -
he often drinks in the course of the day lie
monade. which has always been a favorite
b vorage with him.
Private letters of the 9th instant from Ca
uz. gave very unfavorable account of that
ci'y and OF tho Isla. Serious dissensions.
aud total distrust prevailed between the
Government and the People. and what cum
menced IN secret broodings, has proceeded
to open complaint and accusation. The
following is a cnpy of paper posted in the
principal streets of Cadiz:
PLACARD.
"Spaniards, look to yourselves. Let o.
very man Consult his own int rest and safe
ty,, TOR there is none will do it besides, Ills
true you have a government, or rather a
body OF men calling themselves a Regency.
and what has been termed a General Cortes
OF the hlngdom. But they are corrupt and
inactive. and they care not for Spain as long
as they can preserve themselves Our
troops are sent away upon distant expedite
ons when they are wanted at home, lest they,
SHOULD take vengeance on those who are at
| the head OF affairs. Ii we wish to be ir,c
we must fake our Liberty into our own
hands, and we must not suffer ourselves To
he blinded by hypocritical Patriots. Lock
| to yourselves"
l. A letter of the 7th of this month mention,
that the French at four in the morning had
hred iron some batteries they had estab.
nshea' U on the isia, In the vicinity Of Santi
Peui... The discharges on both sides cont
nued during three hours, and were tremeh
dous.-Scon after seven of the enemy's bat
teries were .silenced. and it was found
afterwards, that by the well-tiirected FIRE
OF the allies, most of his guns were dis
mounted.
E1tract of'a letter from the North of
Stain, dated GUon .Aus. 81.
Iais goes by his Majesty.s ship Iris, &
leaves instantly for England, A British Of
nicer just arrived here tron, the coast of Bis.
cay. says, 10000 c nscripss entered that
country through the pass of Irun, but they
are not SUFFICIENT, we hope, to alarm us
much, as Marmont requires reiniorcemen,s
Porlier entered Santander on the 18th inst.
but was compelled 20 leave. it again in %
hours. lie has taken and destroyed 65 of
the enemy, with the loss Of 400 men to him
self. He is now at CalmilIas, seven leagues
THIS side OF Santander, waiting reinforce
ments. His division does not exceed 5000
or did not when he attacked. The enemv 9
Thousand strong, fortified themselves in,
! ORE la vega, strong post, 10 miles from
Santander, so that Porlier's retreat MIGHT
nave oeen rendered very hazardous from.
tue Town as soon as the enemy got renfor-
ced."
curious report is in circulation, that
the DauPhin of France is still alive. A per-
son is said to have lately arrived in this
Country. who knows his place of residence.
and has communicated this to our govern
! ment, besides making affidavit to the same
effect
The Archbishops and bishops, who latelv
set out from Paris for Italy, have not been
dismissed in disgrace, as stated in some of
the papers. They are depstation from
the Council sitting in that City, to the
rope, Inviting him to sanction its proceed.
ings.
The Walsingham Packet, which arrived
yesterday, from Lisbon brings letters to the
18th inst BY this arrival we learn, tina, the
lines before L'soon had been recently in
spested, and o,nd as comolete as military
skt and interchangeable labor could make
them SO formidable are they, tina, it is
said to be the deliberate opinion of the most
experienced engineers, that no force. howe
yer great, sent agains, them by France.
could be successful, whilst they are defen.
ded by 40 or $4,000 British soldiers.
Lord Wellington has, with his usual sa
SoSi@J, pioHuCu q ucItHCe lOr OpOrtO also.
That important city had hitherto been in a
manner open, and must have fallen before
any superior force that approached it.
These new defences chiefly consist in the
terrifying of the strong passes which lead, in
various directions, to Oporto. The Works
were begun some time ago.
General Graham had left Lisbon for the
army, and in few days would be followed
by Marshal Beresford who was still at Lis
bon on the 9th inst.
Fresh reinforcements had arrived at the
Portuguese capital for the allied armies =
where reports were prevalent that the e. |
nemy had been largely reinforced: and il
was even stated, that Massrna was IN
his return to Spain at the head OF SO 600 |
men.
A letter from Sweden observes. that
81 the King is in progress OF deposition. but |
has not yet been formally deposed. |
TO. all real authority. he is Complete " set
aside"
Ordinance with regard to the duties on !
expectation by sea, ofiniand produce
WE, Frederick William, by the grace !
of god, King of Prussia, &c.
g BY Our ordinance of the goth of Jalv. we
laid down regulations with regard 70 the ex |
portation by sea OF inland produce, and The |
duties to be paid thereon In farther CON /,
formity with the measures adopted on the |
part of his Majesty the emperor OF the |
French, in favor of the agriculture of the |
Continent, we hereby decree, that the *.