The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-10
NEw-YoRH., Aug 81.

,iVed at th- NarrowS this Morning the schr
Augusta, hrmble, from Lisbon, which sns
lett ON The 22d July. The cap. has come
up % town, and informs, that just before ne
ieft Lisbon, an arrival in three days from
Engtand had Caused much alarm by the re
ports she brought OF an expected war with
the u 5. III consequence # which all Anne
rlcan vessels were hurrying sway as last
as possibie. The BIZ ,lEheor of SO guns hsa
dropped down to the mouth o he IasGs,
for the purpose, as was conjectured. of STOP
ping American vessels from escaping IA case
wal should be declared. Lord Veline. IN
on the advance of division of the French
army, had ordered all the stores to be re
moved from Figueras. A proclamation had
been issued at Lisbon for a gen raj impress
ment of all males between ten and fiTty. and
the greatest preparations were making, 10
give the enemy a warm reception, ST. on d
he come up. Ten thousand troops had
lately arrived from England and Ire and, &
50 QUO more were soon expected-No gene
raj battlShad taken place, though from tue
movements of The French, such an event
was soon expected.
So far the accounts by capt. Kemble but
II we recollect we shall find that on Thurs
day last the Alliance, capt Brumley, arrIv
ed here direct from Eisbon which place he
left on the 24ih July, two days later than The
Augusta, who brought no intelligence what
ever respecting war between the Countries :
nor did he hear any thing about the arrival
in three days from England which, If true,
would be ten DAYS later than our previou,
advices. We, therefore, can only give the
facts just az they come to our knowledge &
after noticiDg the two arrivals 6. com Earring
dates, &c. leave every one tojudge tor himself.
IRON PCKIUGHk. -.
Ii bon papers to Juiy 10 contain despatch
from Lord Wellington dated July IL, at st.
Joao. 1t states that the enemy continued in
the same positions as the date of his pre-
Vious letter Gully E,)except a. to the move
ments OF some detachmeDts ; that the Spa
nlsh Gen. Blake had iaiied IN IN attack ON
Media, where were few French soldiers;
that the French Gen. Bessieres had collsc-
ted a considerable body oftrOops at YaIla
dolid and that the Spanish armed pcasan-
try. had been very active and successful a
ganst French detachments I'm the north
Several vessels under Portuguese and
Spanish colours were recently captured in
the West India seas, by British vessels OF
war, and sent into Antigua, Nassas, Sc
with slaves from Africa. As all slave YES
sells are liable 70 condemnation, under the
recent act OF parliament for abolishing the
slave trade, we understand the following IS
the metnodin which the slaves are disposed
of 1.-THE able bodied men are immediately
incorporated as soldiers into the West In
dia regiments the boys are put on board
the ships of war, 10 be trained up as SEA
men and the women and girls are appren.
ticed out in different families, FOR ID Years
iailour, at the end OF which time they arc
20 be free. As compensation TO the cap
tors, and as an Involvement to vigilance on
their part, the government pay them for
every man thus taken 20 pounds sterling,
tor every woman 50 pounds. snd for eve
ny child 0Pounds.- Cbarlesf2n Paher.
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FOX SALE and Transportation, five likely
Young Negro Men, now confined in the
Penitentlary-A Among whom are one good HnS,.
Ter, one Briokmouider aud one good house ser.
want.
sept 10. If
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