The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-20

season been extremely high. Fresh meat
has seldom been lower than Is. 3D. per ID. and
last week mutton was sold as high as IS. per
(" AZ the Island depends almost entirely for
it's supply OF wster on the rain collected in tanks
this necessary has been, at times, very scarce .
and in some instances has been sold at the rate
OF Is. per salon"
CossrAsrINorLs, May 27.
Every preparation is making here for the
most vigorous prosecution of the war, both by
sea and land, by which all the reports that have
been circulated relative to the negotiations
eommenced between Russia and the Porte, aud
the hopes of near approaching peace, are TO
De considered az at least very doubtful.
HEaMASsrApr, June Il.
Letters from Bucharest annouri-e the arr.
val, on the 5th inst. in this tom OF 1 Turkish
Envoy, dispatched from head quarters, with tn
interpreter Ap0stolaky. He was received with
distinction, lodged in ono of the best houses in
the town, and guard of honor given. We are
impatient to know if new negotiations for peace
are the question: 80
One must not infer from the provisional mis-.
SION, that negotiations are upon the point of be.
ing begun, since 1t is probable that the Refs Ef-
fendi, who IS at the camp OF Schumla, will be
charged wit. opening them M. Pierre Fontam
has also returned TO Bucharest from the Turk.
ish headquarters. hands OF robbers infest the
great roads OF Wallschia and Mo,davia, and in-
tercept the communication A Russian Cen
OF Husssrs had tue misfortune to fail into
their nands on the 9TH June, on his route from
Sentescher to bucharest. The Russian COM
mander is employing The most vigorous mea-
sures to destroy these brigands.
The successor OF the late Gencra,,ss..s NO.
Count Cutusow, has his headquarters still! at
bucharest. When'he last month inspected the
nj fNf kkxSn
oank OF the Daauoe, in Bulgaria, ne was accom-.
panied BY considerable. number of engineers
antSStatf Ofiicsvs. In consequence of TINS in,
sPection he changed the excessive environments
Oh the troops, as they were too much exposed
TO the enemy's cavalry, and only placed strong
garrisons IN the two fortresses of Rudschuk &
Siistria. Between these two places he has dis
mantled all the towns which were surroui,ded
with walls. that they might afford no shelter 10
! the enemy The Turkish advanced guards ex-
TEND quite to the neighbornood of Rudschuk &
Silstria, and skrrmishes frequently take place
between them and the Russians. BY the two
above mentioned fortresses the Russian ar nv
OF the Danube, as they at the same time serve
as bridge heads.
| VIENNA, June 10.
| according to the latest intelligence, six Tur-
kish ships ofthe line have already passed tb..
Bosphorus, and the remainder of the feet is rea .
dy TO follow them t9l
The feet is composed of % ships, viz. six Of
the line, Ia corvettes, and gun boats Gene.
raj kutusow is at Bucharest. 1t is said at Con
stantinopte, that with the exception of auds
chuck, he has ordered all the foriresses to he
RACED. 1t is supposed that the Grand Viz;er
will Immediately attack that place. His chosen
corps consists of $4,000 men,
The troops from Romelia are very numerous
| they are going BY forced marches TO the canp
of Schumla. Mauchdar Pscha is at St So.
phia with another corps Ten other regiments
OF Janissaries on their route for the GRAND
| army to which Ali Pacha conducts a corps from
Albania. The Grand Vizier pays great at
tention to the Romelian troops, ne wishes 70
attach them and introduce among them a new
discipline in general; he wishes the Asia
tic troops should adopt the European dis.
ciPline, but old customs are difficult to over.
come.
SKRvIA June 90.
transport with 10000 ducats, escorted bv
$50 Russian uhlans, arrived at Belgrade on the
Iotn INST. The garr!son,sfor some time, had
suffered the want of money to such degree
that the soldiers were obliged to work to pro.
vide tor their daily subsistence. The free CORPS
composed of Russians, Cossacks, and Seryiaps.
hitherto commanded by Col Nitisch, has been
placed at the disposition of the Servians, who
have cautioned it in several districts of their
country.
ANoooVA, june o.
The commandant of the Servians, MAIDEN
Milowanouitscb, Is returned to Belgrade from
the tour which he m ade upon the frontiers
Czerni Georges also arrived the day before yes
terday in that place. All the preparations are
ready for the opening of the campaign In Ser.
via the troops are all ready to march.
According to accounts from Turkey, fresh
troops arrive every day at head quarters at
Schumls. The Grand Vizier is there. 1t is
said that he caused five Pachas To- be decao,ta
ted, who refused to furnish their contingents
He has sent, agreeable to the order oftRe SuI.
tan. considerable detachments to the neiphbor-
hood of Nissa and Widen.
HERMANsTADT, June g.
tits said that the Turkish garrison at Warna
consists of 10000 men. All the cavalry is en-.
camped before the gates of the town. We do
not yet know whether the numerous Turkish
army which is formed between Widen and
Nissa, is detained to act against the Seryians or
undertake the siege of Rudschuck. 1t is be-
lieved that the captain Pacha, who has sailed
from the Canal with feet one third more
strong than that of last year, will place hims lf
at the mouth of the Danube, to prevent the Rus
sian army from drawing provisions and forage
from the Crimea.
CHRIsTIANsASD, July 3.
Not withstandng that the Chamber OF Com
MERGE has directed the Custom house imm.di-
ateIy to give specification Of all the ships and
vessels IN this district, yet it is found that
they have made the required declaration con.
corning their propertyAin skipping. Such ow n
are therefore renuiTS,d I'm give A.,