The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-29
NORFOLK, Marcn IS.

the Shin .dndcreon, from London, Tor pa
pers TO the 18th or January. such ar icles
as appeared to deserve notice are copied i'm
to th day spaptr In contradiction TO the
apprehension OF one party. IN England,and
the predictions of the other, respecting the
evacuation of Portugal aud Spain by the
British armies, we have seen letter from
Plymouth Unto which port the AnaCreon
caisd) dated the 9th of January, which
states that fleet of transports with troops
sailed few days before tor Lisbon; and that
another was TO sail on that day. 1t may be
said that these are measures of the Kings
administration, and that the Regent's ad.
ministration, is expected to change The
measures in relation to Spain and Portugal.
We do not believe that the Kings ministers
would send more troops to Portugal in tn D
last hours of their ministry is they knew,
or thought, that the Regent had dete rmined
upon an opposite conduct We cannot pre-
tend To know the resources and means of the
bellgerent nations, but rom the view which
we have OF the state OF the Peninsula, we
should consider an Abandonment of Spain &
Portugal, at this juncture, as weak, cruel &
perhdious policy, to be palliated only by ne
cessty, and that necessity to be made out
most clearly.-Lsdger
The Essex was al Plymouth on the 27th
OF last January, and was To proceed in a
few days to the Isle of Wight. The Essex
had twenty one days passage to Torrent,
was detained in that port % days, and had
ia DAYS passage to Plymouth, in which
sbe experienced very tempestuous weather.
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Letters have been received in this place
from Cadiz. to the second Of February,
which state, that things there remained in
In same state which they had done for some
months past
The markets for wheat and flour, had
been very good, but they were depressed,
and shipments in those articles were ma
king for Lisbon Wheat had been up to
four dollars per bushel, but during the last
ten or twelve days seventy five thousand
bushels of wheat arrived from the Greek
Islands. which mad occasioned The price to
fall to two and half dollars.
The information which has been received
stating that The seige of Cadz had been raj
sed, must be premature--b.
LATEST FROM LISBON. This morning ar
rived the schooner Ann Ballard, Kaefer, from
Lisbon, last from Fayal, left the former place
the 18th of February, saws that there had been
no battle, the armies remained as befare-Oa
the 10Th of Feb 4 large fleet of transports arrv.
ed from England, having reinforcement &C
$4,000 men for Lord Welngton's army Mar
EetS--fiOur ~ 5U per Osrrci, corn q dollars
and rs cents to 2 dollars 81 cents per busAe
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d'rom haferS received ar the Office of ,he
Public Ledger, by The ship Anacreon,
Cafitain Dickson, from London.
LONDON January 10.
The Regency hili went through the commit
tee last night The ONLY clause discussed was
that which appoints The Queens council and the
clause providing FOR tie resumption of the royal
authority by MS majesty. The minister sugges.
ted departure from the precedent of1789 In
the bill of 1879 Inc Qgeen's council consisted Of
persons nnnlnsted by their ofgice SIN the
present, The council is to consist of persons
nominated by their names ----Thus, in
stead Of the Archbishop Of Canterbury being ap-
pointed, the person at pre- sent holding that high
Office, has been appointed by name, Charles
Manners, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. In
the TO. mer bill his majesty had no power to in
terpsse himself forthe purpose Of establishing an
enquiry into the state ofhis health-In the pre-.
sent bill he is to I, We the power, in this way -
The Queens council must assemble in the pre-.
sencc If her majesty, upon his royal will being
assigned for that purpose.
The bill will probably pass the commons on
Tuesday. On the part of the minister it has been
discussed with dignity as far removed from in
solence as his moderation has been free from
weakness,-Taunts and reproacbes, and hard
h6WSS Uc Tvs OOIhc WIFI LHt CuUteHDt tneY ue-
serve--he knows they are the tax imposed al
ways upon great minds He has happily comb
ned faithful discharge of his duty to MS king
with due performance OF his obligations to his
country. Nor, in thus connecting these two du
ties, has he failed in respect and attachment TO
the heir apparent He has consulted his rue in
tel ests, and may confidently appeal to the P,isce
himself against those who have accused him
Speak. in your State,
What have done, that misbecame my place,
My person, and my LieRe's Sovereignty.
He has steered wise, manly, 3nd consi.
tUtISnal cOurse--He has risen ~ith the Difficult
ties of his situation, and his administration need
not shrink from comparison with any the. has
gone before It'll IS now suppose near ITS
close, for the advisers OF the Rcgem give out
that the new ministry is nearly arranged Re
tire, however, when Mr.. Perceysl may, he will
retire with me appreciation and regret Of the
whole country. Much 90. do we fear, that that
regret VIII I've increased IN the contemplation oil
the new measures that will be adopted. Among
the first, we .pprelleHd, will he the recall Of our
army from POrtugN', the arty are already paw
ing he way for h, w endesvorng to alarm us
for the safety Of not only Ireland, but of England
-" Troops" they say, " are wanted in Ireland
and there is saying, during a war with az
eremy so active rs Bonaparte, how soon they
may be wsntedi in England" Here is the first
symptom f the oowardly councils Of the new
men tlIcy begin already 10 size y tier dassrdjy
fcav u B0nspsrtc- tigyprocia'm OF thellreshold