The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-04
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| GJ An American Seaman, direct from Pen
sacois, passed through this place yesterday"
his way to Philadelphia. He says he was itr
| pressed in 1900. by BRITISH man of war, x ne
yer has been able to make I,is escape unla E.
weeks ago. Christophe, not long since, killed
| tsoo sEngiishmen, and the English were mfsmed
:" What then ought TO DC the American Feelings
| & conduct %
| From the above person we learn that, the Flo.
| ridans are actively engaged ia building block
aouses and Certifying the town ut Pensacola ge-
nerally, for the purpose OF resisting our Tor
ces Journal
AS our paper was going 40 press, we were IA
vored by friend with the perusai Of letter from
u gentleman al Fort Stodd~rt, dated April II
l states, that there mas been no new IN venien,s
OF the troaps, the greater part OF the officers OF
| our army being at Baton Rouge attending as
| witnesses, &c. pn The trials of Coils Cushig and
Sparks, who have been .rres,ed-Itls also sta.
led, that the Spanisrds have assumed more
! hauehiy tone, and have made some trifi,ng de-
Iensive preparations. They daily expect 10 re-
| cerve Fort Stoddert orders from government
which will remove the uncertainty, with winch
our aiiaws IN tiidi quarter, are Ii present enve-
loped.-GeSrgia Express.
NORFOLK, May31.
We have conversed with gentleman, who
perused Lisbon papers 70 the 9Th OF April
brnu,hi by Capt. Goot win, oil the brig Iuiil 1.
Muyy. They contain no further details OF the
operations OF me armies, than nave been AREA
dy puoishe>i.-Ihe Last despatch from Lord
w, inngt,n.was dated the 9Th of March, which
has oesn published. Tie feench ,rmy were u,.-
de- o I'd To be On the retreat to the Frontiers
though there official account vi their ha.
wing evacuated A.neid-, & oteer strong places
which they occupied IN their advance.
The pursuit oil the FIench army was relin-
such exhausted country.-Provisioas aud
supplies were gong from Lisbon, 10 be scnt
up the Mvndego; until they arrived, /,
supposed the .liied army would not advance.
"A reinforcement OF BRITISH troops arrived a,
Lisbon about the first ut April Transports
were returning To England, mostly with French
prisoners, Service IN which IL was not believed
they were to be employed Ledger.
The following Is extracted from the COR
respoudence of the la e Pr, sident Adams,
now publishing III he Bostun PATRIOT. rne
subject OF he whole NUMBER Is an interest
ing me, but Its enSth preciudesrs insertion
a present. The annexed however, i. hign-
y impOrtant ON account OF tne hign Stand
ing OF the wrI,er and OF his oppo, ,unites 20
expose the macnina lions Oh party whose
influence raised him TO very exalted sta
tlon. and whose inuigues lost niM the con-
can.
II thought the statemen in France ought
to- nave more generous views ana to De WI
ser politicians ,nau SUCH symptoms indlca-
Ted. That they ought 10 know better the
peop.e they had to deal wih. That tuey
ougne to avoid every ing 'has Could excite
IjeOiouses IN America, .esseh die 81 atltu re OF
oui C,t,zeus aud weaken OF destroy their
confidence n France. These sentiments l
Always Expressed eely 10 DIR. frankie *
it is for want of attention To these sentiments
that we have been more than on. IN dan
ger o. a war with hrauoe, as we nave been
very lately if we are not at this momeIt.-
Though a war with F.ance may become In
evitable as it has been partially. IN 1898, 1
ozen Iknozu Of ne, sse$4 er elror thet Hr4nce
can commit than 10 force 10 INFO u avar 9utn
her,Ao1 Gny Sreafercaiamssy thas .dmerlca
can suffer, ihan 10 be; j0rcea mo a var
Tuifh France and an alliance o9tnSive and
defsnsiDr Nth Great Bri ain This opini-
on and TINS sen,iment de ,ermlne me to em-
brace the fl st opportunity that presented
In 1898, 1899 nd 1900 consistent With the
non&r OF the nation, 20 make peace with
France, ! should not nave .houghi this OF
SD much mpor ance at that Tine i'll had
not been apprehenslve that h. Brush Ha5-
tu would icrCe US to an alliance wi q. br.-
manufactures al oyer fhc globe ana The
nasurak as nell as ha6ltuai enemy VI The
United States, estteeiaNy IF Nsuv Eng
land"
Whole Census ofthe Inhabitants OF the err
ritory of Orleans,
Free M,le Whites of all ages 10 o46
Free Female Whites do Is $40
Free People of Colour, not including
Ipdians 1886
Saves of all ages and sexes, So COZ
Total, 1856
Iii said, that the following apportionment
of members TO form the Orleans Convention,
has been adopted by both branchl sof the Or
leans Leg stature;
Orleans County, ia takapas, s. La
fourche, Acadia, 4--Opelousas, der
man Coast. 8 -Rapide, 5--IberviIle, S-Con-
CO di 2--Point Ccu9ee. 2.-Na,c hitoche5,
2-~'Ouachita, In al, Is.
WAsHINGToE Ma, 80.
The is. fr,gate President. Commodore
X dsers, arrived at n. York rom Sandy
Hook ON Saturday evening. The U. b is at
SEA-.
We understand that the conduct of Com
modore IL dgers IN iepelling and chastising