The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-05-14


of the aforesaid boats and men belongiI
TO the Scow, there were brought On sho
in all, 100 persons. Is of whom were dea
namely. il m,n and one woman; amor
the liv.ng were nine women. 1t is said tn;
there are still more dead on board the We
sci bat it has not been possible since I'll
day aforesaid to get out to her, on accoul
OF the stormy weather, which has been G
very day and besides this. the ship is |,
ing at the distance of three quarters of
Danish mile from shore, on the most dar
gerous part of the Reef. According to ac
counts. she is quite a new vessel, and O
her FIRST voyage, copper bottomed. & wit
contrivance tor unocrewing & screwing IN
keel from and tothe ship. She came iror
Leith and her destination, TO cruize i'm tn
Cattegat; her name is the Pandora, and tn
captains name Ferguson; several of tn
people are sick. and are frost bitten in thei
hands and feet.
Erfrdet Of q letter, dated Gotten6urs
March l.
1--WE perceive, by your letter, that tn
same violent measures which have bee,
adopted by different continental powers a
gainst the American trade and propert
would be pursued here; we can assure sol
that such an apprehension is altogether un
grounded, in a country like ours. governe,
by constitutional laws, held sacred by al
ranks, and where patriotism, wisdom, libf
raiity and justice, are at the helm Of publ
affairs, .., VI
" To forbid the import and export Of &
tain goods or articles, is a momentary nd
sure which political, circumstances hy |
sometimes dictate, this is consequen,lyft,
by our wise constitution in the power AZ to
the direction of ministry bat to atta(Pr'
vate properly, to con6scate it for thenere
purpose of robbing individuals of ttf own /
is without the reach of governmeY pow
er, and we have every reason to hF' ever
will;
Applications have been made our go |
vernment TO allow as hcretofor the fee
import and export of all AmerHn produce.
We have already succeeded t(otain their
permission for rice, tobacco q hides. and
we hope in short time to sejt extended 10
cot on. sugar, dying wood, &C. tor, our 60
vernment shews The most Horablc dispo-
si>ion to encourage commee as much as
the political situation of II country will al
low. Our crown princeAas assurediy the
best intention to that puyoSe whlch we nope
ITS lucky geographical Nua'foh VIII assist
him in carrying into eF'.
''pe have every rfson 10 oeueVe that
in couple of month ~hen our naVigau-
on will revive, the ye exploration OF c.
lonial produce, at ltst to Russia, will be
allowed. this will course produce great
change In our ms1et III
cit rs also veryorobable that in a short
time, we may ser great change in the gene
raj political 81 stu OF the Baltic powers. Ehis1
when i, happeS Will consequently give a
very dlfferenrspect TO trade at large in
those ouarter-aS soon as the probability
of such an eent grows near, we shall no,
fail of gIviD you the earliest information in
our power
I'VE I've already felt the good effects
OF the Incorporation OF tobacco lhls ar
ticle SIM our last has risen about SO per
cent. IT the article we chief, recon-
mend fyour immediate attention is hides.
they IL with Us extremely scarce and much
dem sded, indeed they ars not 10 be had,
we uEreiore strongly invite you to send and
enaEe your friends to send US consignments
OF hat commodity, you may rest assured of
it!turping to great advantage. i
4 The rate OF our Exchange on foreign
faces, is, II is true, very much against us
4 .present-Ihis is not owing to any de-,
probation OF our paper money, nor that the
quantity in Gil culation,has been increased,
lor that our bank Is less solid or less in ere
lit, 1t is merely our account OF our exports
having been difficult and reduced to almost
1oehing, we had consequently no funds to
Draw TOR on foreign countries, and we had
much to pay either for our own, or our
friends account for the lmporIations which
were considerable last year, consequently
foreign bills were much wanted and those
being chiefly IN the hands of Jews rose in
price IN proportion 20 their scarcity as any
other Commodity would. However the
OF our government, ever watchful
TO the true X real interest OF the country,
mas been alarming at this time, and istrying
TO find prompt * eflicaeIous remedy Tor
-nis evil. To this effect every stockholm
* Gothembourg merchant mas been invited
10 give individually and in writing his opInl-
Oh on the best node to pursue to arrive al
general is, as the first ground protection &
liber.y of commerce, to which is added
some local reform aud arrangement
PHILADELPHIA, May 9th.
Of a letter from Liperf1oi, dated
March 25.
Fhe Minerva frIgate is preparing TO car
ry out Mr.. Foster. We have however lit.
tie hopes OF his being furnished with any
powers likely to bring the present differen
ces to an amicable issue"
NEw~YoRE, May Z.
Capt. Beare, from the Isle OF France
states that a squadron of frigates had just
arrived from England for the Isle OF France
station--thaI All expedition of 5000 men, b &C
sailed Tor the reduction of the Dutch pos