The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-14

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the commencement of the session. The |
Chancellor or the ENchequer, in the absence
ct MIR. Ryder, to whose Office of Secretary !
Of State tor the Home Department, this bu-
sincss more particularly belongs, stated in
excuse, that 1t was usual to present such pc
ttions at Levees, and no Levees had been
held. lie added, that If a particular oppor-
tunity OF presenting them had been request
ed, there would not have been any hesitate
on to advise the Prince Regent to afford it.
From this explanation and assurance we
may atleast entertain hope, that in future
free access will be afforded to all similar pc
titons. Complaints were at the same time
made, of Inconvenience felt from allowing
several great Offices to remain SO long va
cant. Those of Lord Chamberlain and
Lord Steward Of the household, were par
ticularly alluded to. The Chancellor of the
EXCheauer answered their complaints by
stating, that those Offices would be filled
this day.
March ~.
The question of peace or war, or rather,
as far as it relates to Russia, of submission
or war, is on the eve of being decided, if it
has not already been. Bonaparte whose
torrent of military force has for some
months been rolling Northward, increasing
as it rolled, is now giving a more rapid di-
rection to that force and having by mena-
ces or decetful promises prevailed upon
Denmark and Prussia to sign treaties with
him, is overrunning the territories of both
Holstein is to furnish him with 5000 caval-
ry that is, he has permission to levy that
number in Eolstein, which he will enforce
by his summary process of CONSUMPTION his
troops arc also to have free passage through
Holstein and Echieswig, from whence it is
supposed considerable body will proceed
to Zealand. Meanwhile, after overrunning
Swedish Pomerania, the inhabitants of
which have been treated by their good
friends the French with great severity, the
latter have burst into Prussian Pomerania,
and Anelam, Usedom, and Echwinemundc,
have already been taken possession of.
These places they entered on the Goth, in
virtue Of the treaty said III all the private
letters from the North to ave been signed
between France and Prussia, by which the
latter consents to have all her sea ports
garrisoned by French troops, Memel and
Konigsberg excepted. Goldberg is said in
some accounts to be also excepted, but the
French troops have already arrived in the
ncighbourhood of that fortress-they are
even approaching Berlin.--Fifty Thousand
troops are the contingent tobe furnished by
Prussia against Russia.--By what promis-
es or menaces Bonaparte has induced the
King of Prussia to assist him in this lnhal-
lowed causc--by what mask ne can have
yelled from him the truth so clear and ma
ked to all other eyes that every blow aimed
by Prussia againstrrrhe Emperor of Russia is
blow aimed against herself, we are per-
fecty unable to comprehend. For, to sup
pose that if Bonaparte succeed against Rus
STA, he will leave Prussia even in her present
nominal Independence, would be the height
of absurdity. No disasters, however
great, which she could have experienced by
joining Russia, would have been greater
than those she will experience by throwing
herself in the arms of France.
While, as if every thing were to be cx-
traordinary in the present state of the world,
we behold two of the Old Powers of Eu-
rope leaguing themselves with Bonaparte
we see on the other, one OF the new Sove-
reigns OF Bonaparte's own creation, ASSUMING
the attitude which would have best become
the Powers we have alluded to, and deter
mining TO take part against his former mas
ter Bernadotte, if we may credit the ac-
counts from Sweden, has broken off entirely
with France, and has determined to direct
all the resources of Sweden against her. A
Joint declaration is expected from the
Courts OF Petersburg and Stockholm, and
Great Britain of course must cordially unite
with them. The dread of an attack upon
Zealand is said to have been one of the
causes that has induced the King of Den
mark to grant so readily passage to French
troops through his dominions And it is
even said, that Bonaparte has promised to
send out his fleets from the Scheldt and
TeXel for the protection of Copenhagen
Such aye the accounts which have lust
been received from the North, AID which
in all probability, will be immediately fol-
lowed by events of the utmost Importance.
On account of there beipg show in the
Scheldt of re-equipping the Scheld. feet
Lord 8eauclerk has been ordered to proceed
from Portsmouth with FIVE sail of the Inc
They were to sail this morning.
The Danes iIayl fitted out a number of
privateers in the Elbe and Eydcr they
are also said to he forming large camp in
the neighbourhood Of Rinsburg. with view
to make their neutrality respected in case
oil a rupture.
Lord Borihgdon, gave notice in the House
OF Lords OF hrs intention to submit {, motion on
Thursday next upon the subject of the
Prince Regents letter TO The Duke of York
and the answer of Lords Grey and Gren-
vile. However important the subject may
be, it is one upon which the ministers can
feel little difficulty.
Matters are fast accommodating between
Sweden and England. II is said that Russia
is tojoin i'll the Treaty, as France is making
vigorous preparations against her. Napo-
leon is marching troops in large bodies
northwards through Eolstein, and has all
ready very considerable army, likewise
close upon Goldberg.
Coi6erg, FEB. "a.
The French troops have began their
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