The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-07

arrived in France upwards Of one million one
thousand millions 81 Francs by contributions
| haye two hundred millions in wy private chest
in the Tbuilleries.
| Ireceiyc nine mi!liors Of impositions. paid
in crowns Of which very small proportion only
proceeds from Martini Commerce.-l am told
| that by late experiments Rance can do without
the sugar and the indigo Of ,helndies. Twill
encourage those means of industry.
Chemistry has OF late made such wonderful
progress that it is possible il will operate as great
revolution, and as extraordinary in the com
n'ericsl relationsas WAS Occssioned by the Disco
very Of the load stone.
| do not say that do not want Maritime
Commerce, but we must abandon it for the
moment, and until England returns to just and
reasonable principles. or until can dictate to
her the conditions of peace
II was heir to the Throne Of Lewis the
XIV. or XVI. should he Obliged to go on my
knees to beg peace, but have succeeded to
the Empire of France. have united to my en-
Pre the Mouths of the greatest rivers and the
Adriatic.. Nothing can prevent me from build
ing feet of two hundred sail of the line, arm,
and may them.
know the English have better Admirals, il
is great advantage; but by fighting we Will
learn to vanquish them il we loose one,
two, or three battles, we will gain the
fourth, by this simple and natural reason,
that who are the strongest will yanouish the
weakest
had no thought that the market Of South
America would have been SO soon glutted
with the English Manufactures, but I have
calculated on the nullty of the returns. The
continental Markets being shut up, the En-
gi'sh will be obliged to throw into the Thames
changed for the objects of their Industry,
which furnishes them with such immense re-
sources.
Here, as well as in England, the Manufactu-
rers have beenvery imprudent; they did not
calculate with accuracy the consumption of
sner Manufactures The English Government
has been obliged to contribute 10 their manufac-
turers' distresses; aud have also granted some,
and might have done great deal more, but
did not think convenient, nor did think |,
was prudent to encourage principles as bad az
they are dangerous. 1t is not enough to be able
10 {, manufacture, one ought to have and to know
the means OF selling them, and ought not to ma
nuiacture ten ellis of CLOTH, when four are only
wanted. 1t was not hard 10 see that after 90
years OF war and revolutions, tue consumption
OF the continent ought to have diminished, and
that great many persons who used to have
tour coats year, could not have more than .wo
or perhaps one.
Commerce is honorable, but its basic ia
prudence and economy. You must be uru-
dent, gentlemen the merchant ought not to
gam bus fortune as we gain battle be ought
to gain little at time, and that little con
stantly.
PARIS, April 10.
On the 18th Of March an engagement tool,
place in the Adriatc, between French Italian
squadron, consisting Of d hrigates and two cor
vettes, and an English squadron, consisting of
vessel cut down, and three frigates. The
captain and lieutenant Of the last Prench fri
gate Were Killed, and she went ashore, and wa.
burnt by her crew, who escaped another of
the French friga'es struck, and was burnt by
the enemy. The rest escaped The English
burnt one OF their own frigates, and the cut
down vessel was cast away.
-, April 13.
A plan of the British to get possession of Bel
isle, by means of disaffccted Frenchman. has
been detected and frustrated.
April II
The, Director. General of the CONSUMPTION,
has Informed the Protects, that His Majesty
mas established as principle, that he will never
grant an amnesty to Conscripts for insubmission
to the laws that the refractory and deserters
and their receivers shall never cease to be pur-
sued 10 The utmost r;gnlr Of the laws and reg
ulations; ard that movable columns of light
roops will be formed in all the depsttments.
to leave to fugitiyes and their yssstaats no
hope of escape.
-, April IS.
Yesterday Sunday the Emperor gave au
dience TO the. D,plQgnatic Corps Mr.. Russell.
Chsfge dAHaires of the United. States, was pre-
sent. -
April II.
The Duke % Bassano. is appointed Minister
of Foreign Relations.
The Paris papers contain an accoun. of
Massena's retreat, bro't by one of his ids,
who left Celerico March 80 The retreat
is said to have been occasioned solely by The
want OF provisions. 1t states, that during tie
retreat, March 10. in skirmish, thew los,
5 Killed and Is wounded and killed and
wounded or 500 Of the English that on
the 18th they destroyed many English. and,
lost 80; tina on the 15th,the French lost 900
the English 1900, and General Officer -
Inc account proceeds, not a tumbriI, nor
a baggage wagon, nor one of the sick
has been left behind. The army are in the
pest positions, the soldiers in fine spirits.
ana necessary stores and refreshments
daily arriving. - One avowed OBJ
Ject of the retreat was to open the
communication with Ciudad Rodrigo. where
were the stores of clothing and of provisions.
and money for the soldiers, who had not been
paid for months"
.r, bALTIMoRE, JUNE }
LATEST FROM CADiZ.
Capt.. Moon, arrived yesterday Is days
IRON Cadiz, informs that affairs remained
nearly in the same state as after the battle
OF Barossa. There was Continual firing of
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