The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-21

Inc Courier speaks OF report, hnnouu-
ced in the continental journals; That some
French troops, in attempting to force
passage through the fortress of Colberg,
town OF Prussian POnsrania. were resisted
by the Prdssian Conmandan., Geo. Blu )
cher, and skirnish ensusd. in which the
French had 200 killed aud 500 ~ounded-a
Yet no date is assig ed to this event, & The
Courier does not evea credit it, to the ex
tent which it has acquired in foreign jour
nails.
The London Courier states, that it has
seen a letter from a Gentleman of great
responsibility in America, which AYERS.
SHAT a general opinion seems to prevail,
that Seft0rdsion IF the states is an event
likely to happen at no very distant period
That the inhabitants openly avow heir
intention Of opposing by euery means in
their power, war with G.. Bitan"-
What say we to this, federal assem6iage of
Boston s--tAnd that eat some public dinners
recently given in these states. the following
roasts were drank: king George ,he
3rd. May we never forget the land in
which the bones of our ances ors are bu
RED" Is this French, or British Infu-
ence 2
The Bulletin of the s,h May, says. " his
majesty continues to go ON we'll"
Nothing conclusive from Portugal & Spain.
The siege Of Cad,z was not raised-there
had been no engagement Between the
French and the Allies on the 23d April -
Blake with corps of Z, or g. 600 is said to
have been on the route to Eivaa. to place
himself under yelling, ou-Bu, Wellington
had had AN interview with here sford---6< hey
had partad-B. to press the siege OF Bada-
JOE, aud w. TO return to Almeita, in which
Garter Massena had made some move
nents--fhe following Despatch from his
Il L.
had received: .& :.ie, 49,, !,
FROM TIE LONDON GAZETTE
AZ DowNING-sTRERr, May 2. Z
lhc following Ex,ract was on Sunday night
received ar Lord L.yerpool's Office, from
Lord Wellington. dated Porsalegre, 25th
April, 1871.
have the honor to inform you that since
addressed you. ! have been in Estrama-
dura. from phence am now on my eturn
to the IF ops stationed between the Agueda
and the Goa
l have the honour to enclose the report of
Marshall Sir w Beresford on The surprise
ola squadron, by the 18th light Dragons
on the night OF the Oh inst together with
return of the lsss on that occasion.
SirW Beresford emp oy eel he 4th divisi n
under the command of G n. Cole in the
attack OF Olivenza, which place sur ende
ed at discretion on the 18th inst have the
honor to enclose the report of Gen. Cole to
Sir w. Beresford, and returns of ordnance
arms, &c. and prisoners taken in the place.
AS Sir William deemed it advsa lie to
oblige the enemy to retire from the pro
vince OF Estramadura entirely, before he
should commence his operations against Ba-
daJos, he moved forward with this view
while Gen. Cole was engaged in the attack
upon Oilvenza, as we'll as to give support &
protection to Gen. Ballasteros's division of
Spanish troops. which had been obliged to
retire from Freyenal successively upon
Aerxes de los Cabalieros and Salvatierra
on the, 9Th and l4th inst by a division of
French troops under the command of Cen.
Maransin.--rhe Marshal marched on the
18th to Santa Martha. and on the 10th TO
Los Santos. where the British & Portuguese
cavalry fell upon body Of the enemy,s ca
valry, and took leo prisoner, AID killed &
wounded great many. The Cavalry CON
Quoted themselves with the utmost steadi-
ness and good order. The enemy having
retiredto Guadalcanal, and the corps unde
Cen. Maransin having retired through the
Sierra. the troops were put in mn 20 re-
turn to the Northward. and to take their sta
tons for the other operations of the siege Ut
Badajos. and the Marshal met me at Elyas
on the 21st - '':''' II: q
We accommodated Badajos,' on the Cad,
escorted oy TWO light oattalloEs OF the Ger
man legion, and two squadrons of Portu
guese cavalry. They brought 3 battalions ot,t
OF the Town, which skirmished with our
troops butt have not yet received the
returns of our loss upon this occasion :,
As the preparations for the siege are near
~ completed. the place would by this time
have been invested, only that on the night
OF the 22d the floods in the Guadiana CARR
ed away the bridge which Sir w. Beres
ford had, with great difficulty, constructed
under Iuramenhaj and the river was no
longer fordable any where.--Under these
circumstances yesterday desired him to
delay the operations Of the siege, till he
should have been able 10 re establish his
bridge, or until the Guadiana should again
become fordable still keeping Badaios
biockaded as closely as might be in his pows
er. 49,
CT In our No. ofto- .n, it was said, that
France had not LITERAL, stuck to her engage
ment, when she sequestered American vessels
which had lnfringed none Of her municipal iazvs
but an enquiry has been made OF those, who
ought to know and no case is recollected,
SINCE the middle ofDec. or the Cd Nov OF one OF
our vessels, bound from or to British port, be-.
ing taken and sequestered----ODe or two cases
have occurred, OF vessels being burnt & rsnsorn-
ed--out tins was the act of priysteer anil no,
OF the French governn,ent.-As to those, which
have voluntarily entered the ports of France and
been placed IN depot, they are under the mum
opal code--it may be an unwise and unfrieD.Ily