The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-21

we were Nnf'e- convey of the British Men
of war, xho afforded me every assistance
in their pawcr. and enabled me to brin,
the s,.ip safe here. i fear shall be obliged
20 unload TO stop our leakage; If so, shall
be SMUT up for the winter b. ice.
The Pnea<. capt. Freeman, was in the
convoy and on the 10th Nov. lost all the an :
chors, and put back to Matwick where
learn he has arrived safe. In the convoy
of about 40 sail, only 63 have arri> ed here.
About half the ships missing are either to-
. tally lost, or taken. ~
E.rtrdct from, a LIVERPOOL Price Current,
dated Dec. 11th, 1911.
From an idea that some commercial
arrangements would I've made between this
country and France, permitting the expor
tation CT colonial produce, Foreign Sugar <
Coffee became immediate objects of specu-
lation and some considerable sales, parti-
,cularly of Coffee, were made during the las.
month at improved prices. Subsequent G.
vents not having confirmed the eXpecta-
tions which lad been entertained upon ths
subject, the SPECTATORS ihave withdrawn
themselves from the market, and the de
mand having subsidized, both articles are
again rather lower.
Z" The probability of no early change in
the restrictive policy of the United States,
and the important fact disclosed in the Pre-
sident's Message to Congress, of its having
been officially announced, that continuance
of the Non-importation Law would lead to
measures of retaliation OH the part of this
government, are circumstances which have
influenced the value OF several descriptions
of American produce. Cotton, however, is
the article which has been more particular
ly affected, and for two or three days af-
ter the receipt of the intelligence in question
it met with spirited and extensive demand
both from dealers and spectators, at con-
siderable improvement upon the former pri-
ces. For the last two days, the enquiry has
in some measure subsidized, but the demand
is regular, and the confidence of the holders
has not suffered any abatement. We may
here observe, thac the imports of cotton
since the LIST Nov. do not exceed z 500 bags
whereas the sales amount to not less than
III 1000 (; and allowing that fully one third of
this quantity has been bought specula-
ton, our stock has experienced an actual
decrease of about IS, 900 bags.
The decline which the prices of grain
eXperiencedin London, +owards the close of
the last month, produced similar effect
upon this market. The enqllry, however,
has again revived, and the Dealers at our
Corn Exchange, yesterday, having come
forward and purchased with good deal of
freedom. the prices have again nearly re-
sumed their former currency. Some good
Irish Wheat has been sold at las. to las. i'd.
-English 15s-and the best American
would probably bring 15s. Cd. per. 7Olb. We
are yet entirely without supplies, either oil
Wheat or flour, from the United States &
good American Flour would, we think, bring
from 61s. to OBS. per brl.
Valencia de .dlcantra, Dec. 6.-Head-
Quarters of 9th army, November 1.-THE
Headquarters of that army was removed
from Villa Franco to Venhales on the 9TH
and the same day the vanguard of the %!
division, which occupied Vierco, was put in
movement, and took different directions, de-
filing by the passes of Fucncebadon and
Monzanal; and since some corps advan-
ced a quarter of league from Astorga /;
the troops of the Sd division had orders to
act in the direction of Banheza and Bena-
veatc.
The object of this movement was to call
the attention OF the enemy in Leon, in Or
der to reinforce our troops in Asturas, in
which we succeeded, as ON the 9th, 1000 in
fantry and 5000 cavalry passed through O.
brigo TOR Astorga, having obtained the OBJ
Ject in view.-Our troops retired to the can
tonments, and leaving a body of cavalry in
advance, to act in the vicinity of Carrzo
LISBON, Dec. %.
Soult has made extraordinary efforts tC
destroy Gen. Ballasteros's division, for which
purpose he collected forces from all quar-
tiers, leaving only 1000 men in the kingdoms
of Jean and Grenada. Gen. Victor him
self came out of his lines with SO 600 men,
to contribute towards this great undertake
ing but Gen. Ballasteros laughed at them
all, suddenly retreating, in perfect order,
from the environs Of Seville, where he had
pursued Gen. Semelle, and he has placed
himself under the protection OF the cannon
of Gibraltar, from whence his numerous
scouts and guerrillas daily attack and bca;
the enemy in all directions