The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-26

Wine, common cargo on booard, 2S5 E. p. ton.
Brandy, 4lh proof, on board, ago 50 velts
Sweet Oil. IL p. dog.
Exchange on London Il
Exnact of a ie,ter from Il gentleman in Gottes.
6hrSh, TO ATS friend in fhis city, dated Gee. 81,
1910.
Among the numerous classes that the pre-.
sent measures have reduced to bsggary, there
are none that are in more wretched situation
than the American seamen. A great number,
whose vessels were condemned in Copenha-.
gen and Norway, have GENE on here to eudea-
vor to get passages home. AT this Indictment
season, deprived OF the protection of a Consul,
and having no person to look up to, they have
been actually perishing for want, Their dis
tresses have induced the Americans here to 4.
dept some measures for their relief, by which
means many have been sent home, who o,her>
wise would have been forever lost To their
country. Could our government sec their si,us.
ton, they would blush for the little care they
take OF their citizens !"-Fieensan's .journai
Extract Of "a letter from gentleman IA Paris. to
respectable mercantile hoxse an this city.
p" understanding that many vessels are get
ting ready to sail from the American ports for
France and the continent of Europe, hasten 10
caution you against putting on foot voysges so
dangerous to your interest unless they be car
ried on under license from this country, and in
that case each formality therein contained must
be fully accomplished, otherwise canfscation
wiz be TIC result. The ootanng OF licences
IS attended with considerable expenc and
great many conditions to fulfil, and of course
some dangers to run. The high duty on coloni-
al produce imported into this country, aud the
danger OF getting here. are two very great diff.
ficulties III.
Ex'raes ofa irfter from respectable Commercial.
hoffS m R,r,f 4
Feb. %.
On Improbable renewal of American trade
with France, think it my duty to transmit some
notions on the footing it stands at present. refer
ing for future day the communicat alton of the
measures announced for the Cd ofFeb,
Those measures moi being as yet adopted.
the mode OF treating Professionally American vss
sells runs thus; A special decision from the EN-
peror is required on each separate case, for
which purpose the ships Papers and the Inter-
rogatorles OF the crew are sent to Paris an Or
der OF admission is then issued on the principle
that the articles not being the growth of the U
S are ware housed until further orders; the o.
Their Goods OF American growth are admitted
for imp ortation under the 5;h AUGUST & 9Th Sen.
TENDER Duties, liable to the exploration of the
full value OF Importation, half of Which exporta.
ton must obligatorly consist of Silk Goods the
remainder in Wine, 8randies or other articles
at pleasure
Such, gentlemen, are the present regulations
on American Commerce. Changes must un.
doubtedly take place; but IN my opinion, and
from the tendency of different measures of ad
m'nistration OF which have followed the spirit.
those changes will not go SO far to reduce the.
Duties, neither to infringe ontwo restrictions
which are adopted this side, as the leadinc
points of all external Commerce mean the
prohibition OF colonial produce or other goods,
not beng the growth of the importing flag, and
the condition of exporting in French goods or
Manufactures the full amount OF the cargo i'm.
ported these restrictions will alter SO conside.
rabiy the mode hitherto pursued by American
Merchants IN general, that it deserves YOUR par
ticu'sr attention; the returns in sterling bills are
OF course etiectuaily prevented and 80 strict
are the measures ofexecuton that they exclude
the possibility OF evading the expectation Of the
fol! value OF the imports IN. q: paper.
f:eract ofa Letter from, Lis5on dated Naych
IL, 1911.
Our last advices left Massena with tho
ffench army IN full retreat from Stantaram q,
we have to add that the allied armies are fo,Iov,-
ing them in three divisions the centre com,,,an.
drd ny Lord Wellington, following in the d;rec.
ton OF lbomsr, the left towards Sierra. and the
right under Marshal Beresford has crossed the
I az q. Abfantes, TO cut off the retreat uDon
Casteiio Branio. In consequence of which the
FRENCH have been obliged to recross the river
<ezere, and take the road which leads 10 Conn.
ORA However, not without a considerable Iosa
OF time number ofstrsggIers and deserters
have been TAKEN from them skirrnisb tooir
place on the 9Th inst wherein the enemy lost
zoo prisoners. and from 9 to 300 killed & woun-
ded, and Z o pieces OF artillery and from the
nearness ofour advanced guard TO the rear OF the
fuguves, great expectations arc entertained of
general battle. The French troops are yerv
scant'ly supplied with provisions for their retrear
Z. have no forage va4te.sir.'