The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-14
ar6iy would remain On It's present reaee es.

army would remain On its present i3eate es-
tablish nent Another letter of the same
date, n>.ices an article which hld appeared
in ali tn prussian Journals, inviting the mer-
chants rcnew, under the sanction of the
govcInm ut, the contrac cts for supplying the
French ';arrisoas of Stcttin and Custrin
with provisions for the year 1912 and adds.
that owing to the efforts of government the
contr cts were promptly made, and on terms
extremely advantageous to the French.
The fact is, that the object of Mr.. Thorn
tons mission is known to Ministers only ::
and he has been probably sent more TO sound
the disposition of the Court OF PETERSBURG,
and perhaps O. Stockholm, than to offer any
precise terms. 1tmay be called an expert
mental embassy, or a forerunner to real ne
gociation.
The Channel Fleet under Sir Charles
Cotton, it is said, is to rendezvous at Spit
head during the winter, & not at Plymouth.
Admiral Young, the Commander in Chief
of the North Sea Fleet, with rear Admiral
Sir K. Strachan and Vice Admiral Terrier,
arrived i'll the Downs on Friday, with IS
sail of the line, from oil Flushing. The
blockade OF the Scdcl1t, cxccDt by small
squadron, for the purpose of observation,
being for the present suspended it is gen.
orally understood, the French fleet which
was asse nbied at Flushing, is gone UP the
Scheldt towards Antwerp, not being susIi-
clcntly manned and equipped for the sort
OF service they might have encountered if
they ventured out to sea. None of the of
hccrs were, however, permitted to come
OH shore, as the fleet was expected to re-
turn.
H. A gentleman who arrived in the Packet
chat brought the last Anholt mall states
that the following article appeared in Ber-
lin paper of the Dist of September, viz.
" Whereas there have been existing differ
ences between us and ncighbouring pow
CT; The public are hereby informed that
the same are amicably adjusted-'
we are happy to say that the meeting
OF the Catholic Delegates on Saturday in
Dublin passed off with the greatest tran
guilty.
Our squadron on the Basque Roads station,
and orr cruizers all along that part of the
french coast, have been lattcrly most emil
nentiy successful in the capture and dcstruc-
ton OF the enemy's chasse mareene, and coas-
ting vessels f different descriptions, % of
which have been carried into Plymouth.
A plan of mos destructive nature, is now
in agitation, and has been brought forward
by a Mr.. Fame, and was a few DAYS sine c,
exhibited before the lords of the Admiralty
1t is 8 four pound. 9lot, wrapped round
with prepared cotton, and made very
hard, so rs 10 appear like large cannon
bali--on firing of which, it has the usual Ell
feet OF cannon shot but the moment it
starts from the lannon's mouth II presents
. one so'id mass of fire--and whatever it hits
whcther rigging or hull of ship, will imme-
diately take fire.
The hereditary Princess of Bavaria was
delivered on the 9TH ult. of a son. The in
fant is blessed with a profusion of names
having been baptised Charles Anthony, Max
L" i ~, Joachim, Lcphirir, Frederick, Mem
rad.
a great quantity of arms and ammunition
with sc veral pieces of brass prdnance, have
within the last few days, been shipped from
thc Tower for Bermuda and Quebec.
The accounts from Constantinople, which
Sir Hartford Jones has communicated t. 60
vernment, are said to be of an unfavourable
nature
Silver rose last vice., Sd per ounce in bui-
lion.
A gentleman reached town on Saturday
who arrived by the cartel from Iorlaix.
We understand that NJ; 5mith, :sharce
d'Afaires for the United States, received
dispatched from TIM French Court by the
came opportunity.