The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-25
asr.ltsfe 6fMsrlson from Paris Tor ths uortA
HsLsINsunou, April Is.

HRLsyNsuRon, April IS.
{" According to accounts received from the
opposite coast, there has been . serious reneon
re between the PrussiSns & French at Goldberg.
L seems that the later wished to pass through
ions, but probably with the intention Of occupy
ing It, when once in possession. Their transit
vas therefore refused by gen. Butcher (the
same who fought So. des perately at Lubbock,
,xhenI the French entered Il after the battle of
Jena > recourse was then had to arms, and the
result was200 killed and 900 wounded on the
side OF the French ;the attempttoiforce passage
was then given up, The loss of the Prussians
II not mentioned.--Ail the French troops which
we're in the environs Of Hamburger, have rcceiv.
ed orders to set out for Magdeburgh immediate.
y." -. - - $ 49,, -.
1t v,ll be recollected that the first overt act of
the treacherous usurpstion of Spain, was the
seizure of the fortress OF Pamplona by. . French
corps, pretending to pass through ;ior, friendly
object After SO torcihle an example,. an OFF,
Ger of Gen., BlucAer's ability could, not fail to
know his duty - and he has well sustained his
former exalted reputation in shelving that re
had the spirit to execute what he knew to be
right. s..., \ y ~ $50, -.
Arrived yesterday, in Dover Roads, the He
TO cutter. from the Coftegatp with her mast near.
y shot asundrr, which happened in an action
on the 2sth uit. With some Danish gun boats of
the coast ofSwedsn. .,.>. w,.u,. .~,
The Swan. hired eutter, was tskea 10. the same
action, but 10 supposed 10 have sunk before the
enemy got her into port, being Obliged from the
damage she sustained to surrender A.;
The following paragraphs are extracted from
Q letter received this morning. ~.
/. Last. evening came down express from Lon
don, government Messenger. with dispatches
tor the Spanish Cortes at Cadiz he immedi.
ately embarked en- board the Cold6nch. il. cant
Skinner. which will sail, the first fair Wind
Tbs transports with the eleventh regt of dra
goons on board, sre stiil wind bound in Catwa.
ter. Marched into Ship Barracks. to embark
tor Portugal part Of the I'd battalion of the ele-
venth reg't of foot: they are going to Join their
reg't. in Portugal. =
Some Of orp cotemoorir;es exnress dorhts IS
the conflict between the French and Prussians
at Goldberg, as stated in our paper of yesterday.
on the authority of letter from Aelsinbure -
Hotning, however, IL more consistent with the
character OF Napoleon than the attemp, to seize
the place under the mask of asking an unoffend .
ing passage Nothing is more consistent with
the character OF Gen. Blucher, the Governor.
than to penetrate into the design, to refuse the
passage, and to repel with spirit the afremp, to
effect IL by force 80 =. T- ~
CT q war between Russia and France. all I he
letters ey the msils speak with confidence .l-
Some, indeed, state that it has been actually de.
Cared and that hostilities have already COM
menced. One letter from Gottenburg, of the
20th uit. addressed to mercantile house. saws.
- VS. have this moment received private
express from StockhUlm, where q most impor
tant taci was disclosed on the Exchange. which
may be considered offic,al-Russio has actuauy
Sectdred Uoy Ggdinst France"
e,nse writing the above. We End that govern
ment have received intelligence from that quar-.
ter 20 the 29tii, winch takes no notice OF the
event mentioned in the article from Heisiu-
burg I.Es -
An Heiigoiand mail arrived this Hnoru;.py-
Ahe kins of sweden lett Heiligoland in the
Hor. tio frigate. wtlien 10 said to have gone
up the Jahde in pursuit Of two French gun
briggs. t.J
GovWnnaent this voek made considerable
purchases IN the article Of hemp, as il IL said
al ah adv inceu price, winch the merchants In
some degree consider - . proof that q wsr
oetveen france and Russia 10 not quite 60 GER
The report Of prussian troops having bee,
msrcneo into Russia again repeated from the
Baltic.
Letters from Paris to the Stn, and from the
French coast Of two days later date. were re-
eeived yeslerday. 1t appears from the former.
that the mischiefs Of me continental system are
RAPIDLY increasing. 4 number of fresh failures
nave taken place since the preceding accounts /:
and Tears are expressed tsat before the conciu-
zion OF the present month, many Of the principal
commercial houses in the French capital, & the
chief trading towns will be under the uecessitv
OF snsPending their paymenta
Ene letters from the French coast state the
very general pursuasion, that the Peninsula
would be evaeua ed in the course of this year.
Inc apprehension OF rupture with Russia, and
OF AN insurrection IN the north of Germany
ON account OF the total annihilatlon of its
trade were mentioned as the ostensible reasons
Tor Withdrawing the French troops out the re.
al causes were conjectured to be the hopeless s.
ness OF success, and the incompetency of the
french Government to make greater efforts
tnan those which had already failed.
It was expected that some commercial repu.
iations favorable to the u. S. would shortly be
announced in the French ports.
The accommodation which was allowed to
the English prisoners in France, of occasionally
corresponding with their friends in this coun-
Try through the port of Moriaix, has been suspen
geo, IN consequence OF its having been discover.
ed, that many of the letters alluded 10 political
affairs.
Caulincourt had passed through Mcneil en- big
return to France and at Petersburg the uner-
Chants had taken advantage OF his absence, and
we're extremely importunate with the Emperor.
that the independence of trade might be main.
tanned, and that the Continental system, which
had ruined the neighbor,ng Kingdoms. should
not be adopted in Russia lit was also said
yesterday, that in leaving Sweden leave wae
gwen to import aud export colonial produce
freely.