The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28
FOREIGN.
Further Ersractsfrom London Prints.

LoyDoN, Oct. IS.
The following General Orders have been
issued to our army i'll Sicily:
MEssINA, Sept. 4.--On Monday night
arrived in this city his Execllcncy General
Maitland, from Palermo, where he has been
to have 4 conference with his Excellencv
Lord w. Bcntinch. lie has issued the fol-
lowing
GENERAL ORD FRS:
Head Quarters, Mrssima, Sent. 8.
!" Lieut.. Gen. Maitland Informs the army,
that the commander of tie forces has al
ready sailed for England and that his
Lordship has undertaken this voyage from
the NEST urgent political motives, which
highly interest the honor OF G. Britain, and
the prosperity of Sicily.
''1n the absence Of the Chief of his army.
Lieut.. Gen. Maitland fms himself more
than ever obliged be asstiuous in cnltiva-
ting the goodwill and opinAn of his brother
Dilccrs; and requests fronithe soldiers the
most solicitous attention to tie fulfilmcDt os
Their duties. He trusts thathe will receive
throughout the district the Experienced as
sistance of the General OficeIs, and that the
ntire army shall be united aid ready for e.
Tery emergency that the vAssitudc of c.
vents may produce.
The four following persona namely, O.
razio Ballantiuo, Antonio BARGE, Vincenzo
omirida, and Giovanni Grillo, tho have been
Imprisoned for holding correspondence with
me enemy in Calabria, have teen set at IL
1erty, by order of Gen. Maitlart, on his re-
urn from Palermo.
"These persons have been berated. not
because there wanted sufficient proof against
ZEN, but because the genehl would rot
,..ndemn to death, immediately after having
assumed the command OF the British army,
oar men, who were arrested w his predc-
essor, whose departuf, prevented the pen
ding sentence.
% He avails himself of this octason to ex-
ercise an act of clemency, which will not be
renewed at any other time. He is resolved
to use his utmost means to put On end to the
system of espionage, and of trcaihery, which
has been for so long 4 time, andtn a manner
SO notoriously practised by peisons of evil
lintcntions, and equally enemies bf the Siciii-
| an people and the British. III, is resolved.
in consequence, to watch attentkelv persons
of this description and is determined from
this time forward, to bring befdre Council
OF War, those, whoever they nav be- who
shall be thus found holding communication
with the enemy, and thus placing in danger
the British army and this Island and imme-
diateiy the sentence of that council shall be
executed.
81. CAMPBELL,
Adjutant-G General"
October 60.
The dispatches brought by Mr. Proud
man, the messenger from MIR. Foster, our
ambassador at America, have been fumiga-
ted in consequence of the yellow fever ha-
wing broke out at Philadelphia just before the
messenger left there. This caused an order
to be issued from the council office on Friday
afternoon for the ship which brought Mr.
Proudman, to perform quarantine. The or
der extends to all vessels arriving here from
Philadelphia or New-York, where the con-
| tagion had spread.
1t is still reported, and with additional
confidence, that it is the intention of govern
ment Immediately to call out the local mi
I-litia ; and thar proclamation is expected
TO be shortly issued for that purpose.
October 90.
/ An Heligoland mail arrived this morning,
from which we have made the following eX-
tracts:
HELLO oLhND, Oct. 23.
BY aperson lately arrived from the o.
ther side, we learn, that no French regular
troops have yet been sent to the opposite
coast to replace those marched off some
time ago. All the conscripts lately raised
Ill the Hanse Towns and the adjoining dis
| tricts, have proceeded through Hanover to-
wards France. Bonaparte, aware that the
inhabitants OF these provinces cannot yet
have lost the recollection OF the independence
| and prosperity of which they have been 81
cruelty bereaved, is no doubt apprchensivt
| that, feeling their own importance, wild
arms i'll their hands. riley might feel inclined
to stand up for the liberty of their native
country, and has therefore been careful t.
remove them to distant regions, Gas the /
riSh militia has been reM0Ved TO England J
and equally aware that the government o.
these districts is not to be entrusted to the
police alone, he has sent thitiicr {. Sbnsidera
I bic Number OF conscripts lately raised in
France, Gas the Scots and English militia
have been sent to Ireand) Of these l0,0OC
are stationed at Hamburger, and form the
garrison Of that city. The scattering men i,
the Hansc Towns arc again to be registered
this week, including ali between the ages o.
10 aud 80. 1t Is, however, under stood that
none are TO be called out before the spring
The object OF this delay is unIuestionably (
give time 20 ascertain TO what extent it ma,
be prudent to carry tho levy, ana to recon
Gle tie minds Of those whCgc lot it may be t
be forced from their homes 20 their change,
Of situation.
ht Hamburg, as high as 1000 mark
nave been paid for substitutes for the las
CONSUMPTION and ali the young men win
have interest sufficient, have got themselvc
enrolled as douaniers or officers of TIE 20
nee, to avoid becoming conscripts.
An immense lepot os excellent Cd shi,
timber had been collected in Hambro' iron
he forests of Prussia, previous 20 its occupa
! ZION lv tho French The Whole nj fhis Vo