The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-19


I whereas His Royal Highness the Prince Re
| gent acting in the name and OH the behalf
or His Majesty, forbore at that time
20 direct letters OF marque and reprisal CO
| be issued against the ships, goods and citi-
zens OF the said United States OF America,
under the expectation that the said govern
ment would, upon the notification OF The Or
ders III Council of the ODD of June last, forth
with recall and anuul tie said Declaration
OF War against His Majesty, and also annui
the said letters of marque aud reprisal.
And whereas the said government OF the
United States or America, upon due nctih-
cation to them of the said Order in Council,
of the Esd of June last, did not think 1T to
recall the said declaration of war and let
tcrs of marque and reprsal hut have pre-
cecded to condemn and persist in condemn
ing the ships and property of His Majesty
| subjects, as prize OF war, and have refused
70 ratify a suspension OF arms agreed upon
between Lieut.. General Sir George Provost,
His slajesty'S Governor General of Cana
da, and Gen. Dearborn, commanding the
American force in the Northern Provinces
# the United States, and have directed hos
ul'ies TO be recommended III that quarter.
fiis Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
acting in the name and on behalf Of His NJ
ijesty, nd with the advice OF His Majesty
Pr',y Council, is hereby pleased TO order,
and it is hereby ordered, that general re
prisals be granted against the ships, goods
and citizens of the United States of Ameri-
Ca and others inhabiting within the terrific
ries thcreos (save and except any vessels I,
which his Majesty's licence has been
| granted, or which have been directed to be
released from the embargo, and have no
erminated the original voyage on which
they were detained and released, &c. &c. J
| His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is
nevertheless pleased hereby to declare it
the name and on the behalf of his Majesty
| that nothing IN this order contained shall be
understood to recall or fleet the Declaration
(which his Majestv's Naval Commander on
| the American station has been authorised
TO make TO the government of the United
States OF America-namely, that his Roy
al Highness, animated by sincere desire
to arrest the calamitics of war, has author
lied the said commander TO sign a Conven
| ton, recalling and annulling from day t.
be named, all hostile orders issued by he
Irrespective governments, with d view OF res
| toring without delay the relations OF amitl
and commerce between his Males and the
| United States OF America.
| From the Court OF Carlton House, the
18th of October, 1912.
Signed,
| CASTLEREAGE. Liverpool, &c.
! RUSSIA AND FRANCE
| a report was on Friday received from
MorlaiX, of the commencement of the Ne
goCiatIon between France and Russia. 1t
was said that the Emperor Alexander had
solicited an armistice from Bonaparte,
which was granted upon the following terms
being conceded as preliminaries to treaty,
VIZ. Moscow TO remain in possession OF the
French during the winter-Russia to be-
come member of the confederation-to
pay seventy millions of franks--to shut
herports against England-and finally, that
Prince Constantine shall be sent TO the
French head quarters as hostage for the
performance of those conditions.
| From Co66ett's Register.
DESTRUCTION OF MOSCOW-DIF-
| FICULTIES OF THE FRENCH.
Extraordinary as it may at first sight APP
pear, the contents of the Goth and 2Ist
French Bulletins, dated Sept. 18th and goth
| received since our last, seem to us calcula-
ted to revive, rather than to abate hope
The ancient capital of the Cars, 1t is true,
exists no more, with the exception of the
Kremilin, whence the invader, on whose &C
count cities blaze and thousands perish
stood like the destroying angel amidst an
ocean of flames ;" the houses filled with the
accumulated produce of the East and Of ma
tive industry, have been consumed and in
the conhagration of a whole city lives with
out number have been lost. But the main
object of the enemy has been defeated, He
has been deprived of those " comfortab &
winter quarters" which ne anticipated witt
ct much delight, and to obtain which he
fought the sanguiaary battle of Moskwa
His resources he acknowledged, are consi
derably diminished ard 1t becomes doubt.
full whether he will he able to maintain
himself, amidst the runs of the burnt CAPT
tai, under the asperity of a Northern win
lad ed ire
aces would have become the habitations o,
his soldiers, its churches would have been
turned iRto hospitals, * its re naming popula
ion into the slaves and servants of the
invaders who would have enjoyed G.
very comfort, whilst the Russian ar
mics, compelled to eDcamp in the field
or 20 retire to distant towns, would haI e
encountered every difficulty, and sui
Tered every privaton, or by their remote
ness freed him from any apprehension until
tho return OF summer rs it is however
without any other shelter tor his troops, the
miserable barracks built out of the wrecks
o the city, with red ced stock Of provisions,
and a long line OF Communications liable to
be intercepted, he may be considered in a
situation pregnant with danger, provided
The re Sutior Of Alexander 90 not fail. If
the mighty ruin which has overw hel1ued a
large portion of his empire. and in the dis
ltruction Of one of his capitals has Effected
that of his richest merchants, manufactu-
iTcrs and mobiles, does not produce The init
mir which bended M,