The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-11

general welfare, paralze industry, uIaerve az.
riculture, and more and more swallow up nation.
al rights Nt ~,
There is a means of opposing dyke tn the
caiamities with which we are threatened to be
overrun, that's. Licences il is simple. effica
e,ous, and seems the moro admissible, having
been already adopted in France. Government
might grant to all merchants in Russia, at their
request, hcencesto import permitted merchan-
dlze I'm neutral vessels, according to the Tarif Of
18th Dec. 18l0.-The neutr" ~ Of ships might
be proved by only shelving the act Of property |;
the merchandise imported by favor Of licence,
should not be liable 10 any other examination of
paper or document either Of its origin, with re.
gard to the local distance; blanks ought to be
left in the licences for the name Of the capt. the
vessel and the flag.
Whoever demands licence, should bind
himselfto export IN Russian produce alone, the
amount of merchandise imported by the same Ii
cence. Whoever does not make use oflicences,
continues in the integrity Of the existing law
the advantages resulting from such measure
are evident. Those houses which have yet the
means OF entering into enterprises, not venturing
to do Il from . tear Of losing their properly by
the propag alton Of system OF conf scstion, will
ind in licences security & encouragement for
following branch oftrade, from which at pre-
sent they are excluded Everlasting circumstances.
Foreign merchandise WILL arrive boldly, and the
price will. be lowered by the considerable dimi-
mutton of freight and insurance. which will be
one OF the immediate consequences. The manu-
features and fabrics Of the country will be nou-
rished and encouraged by the facility of pro.
curing, at reasonable price, their necessary
wants OF which they are threatened to be entire
ly deprived by the actual situation of,hngs-
1t Us only by this measure thst the homeiy com.
modites will find sure opening by the, return
OF ships arrived with licences, aud which, with.
out them, would never have come into our ports
Knowing now much your excellcncy has al
heart all which interests general welfare, G the
advantages of trade, we venture to request you
to do us the favor oflaying before the Throne
ou' most respuctful request, that his Imperial
Majesty would deign to grant to his faithful
Merchants, licences according to the above men,
toned principles, and in as short time as pos-
sib!e, as the season is so much advanced. that
this measure can only be use if it is quick and
peremptory In supporting our request with
your wisdom, your excellency will acquire a
new right in public gratitude. &c.
May1.
Dispatches from Lisbon, and a mail arri
we'd yesterday morning, with papers and let
tiers to the 22d ult.
Lord Wellington, as we predicted. has
left the British army under the command
OF Gen. Spencer, and IS gone to take the
command Of the army under Marshal Be-.
resford. The latter was at Zafra on the
l7th, Moriier still retreating before him.
The 18th Dragons had taken 500 French
Dragons ON he road to Zafra.
With the exception Of the siege of Alme
ida the operations in Portugal have ceased
to be of any Importance. The place had
long. nor is its holding out any injury to oar
cause. or any advantage to the enemy
Massenais gone with part of his shattered
army to Observation-Disclosures division is at
Placentia, whilst the advanced guard, 5000
strong, with which Ney was sent under
arrest, has reached Valladolid in a most
deplorable state.--rhere were 1000 fresh
troops there and with these Ney procec.
ded TO Burgos on his way to Bayonne.
"A mail from Helig,land, arrived yester
day.-As affairs in the north begin to as
sumo more serious aspect, the corhmuni
cations by way of Heligoland increase in
interest and importance.---All the French
troops are said to have left the Coast.
and to have marched to the Prussian from
tier. ~
The Wellesley packet is arrived at Ply
mouth with dispatches from the Isle of
France. now the Isle Of England, in u
days. =.
BY Gentleman who is arrived in town
from the Russian capital, we learn, that
during the space of the last two months.
upwards of 800 pieces of artillery had been
forwarded to the various frontier towns of
Russia. An immense army had also fol
lowed IN the same direction and the ge-
neral impression on the public was, that
war oa Russian ground, with France was
ON the eve oftakins place. With respect to
trade, the intelligence from St Petersburg
is most affecting. Immense quantities OF
produce were on hand, for which there was
no vent.--The only hope Of the merchants
being saved from utter ruin, was in some
favorable determination OF the part Of our
Government with respect to a limited trade
by licences. France is sending troops into
Prussia by every expeditions mode that can
be adopted.
Letters from Paris, are arrived till the
16th.-They are filled with accounts of
fresh bankruptcies, though, as we lately
noticed. the papers are not permitted to in
sert the names of the insolve MT houses. but
by three or four at time Among the
most recent-failures are the firms of Ba
bert * Co. closely connected with the firm
of Hope & Co. at Amsterdam; Doyen & Co.
and Pierlot & CO." SUCH" adds one of the
letters. are the happy effects OF the Con-
tineutal System"
Lisbon, .AhrH 20.
The French have rebuilt the bridge, and
repaired the Notifications Of Badaios, and
suppliedit with sto'as, which leads us to
suppose they intend standing siege.
Badajos is only a third or fourth rate forti-
fed place.
"Heligoland. April 23.----We have had
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