The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-17
Forei,g7, Intelligence.
BOSTON. Dec. y.


papers to the 2ist October and Liverpool to
the 24th.
Letters of mQrqwe and rehrisai have been
issued against America by the British go
verumeut.
Conveys were about to sail from England
for Newfoundland and the West Indies
The official account OF the surrender of
Gen. liuiPs army had been published-toge-
Their with Elull's and Cass's statements,
ne wspapcr philippines, &c.
nc american Colors take,. at Fort De.
troit have been hung up IN Whitehall Cna-
pei, near the French eagles and standards.
Col. Darroch is appointed brigadier ye-
neral to serve lii Canada.
Capt. Dacres' account Of the loss of the
Gucrricrc is published in the London pa
pers. lie says nothing IF detective nasts
and compliments Capt. Hull ior his treat
ment to his officers and seamen.
The Arso, a.. is ordered To jamaica the
Atalanta is To return To Halifax.
An expedition against the coast of France
was preparing in England.
Three tiigates were ready for sea at Bor-
deauX at the last dates.
he British trade is represented is much
embarrassed.
The Island which lately appeared near
the Azores has sunk again, leaving shoal
u
returned member of parliament for Liz
verpooi.
Gen. Gascoyne is returned with Mr.. Can.
ming Tor Liverpool. Mr.. Brougham and Mr.
Creevy OF Course lost the election
Mr.. Dundas has been elected for Edin-
burg.
Mr.. Wilberforce has voluntarily declined
recollection to parliament
1t is calculated that minister's will have an
accession ct forty members in the new par.
Lament.
+ A petition for peace has been voted at
Derby,
The Goth French bulletin gives an ac-
count OF their eptrapCe into Moscow. 1t is
dated Sept. IL. They say the Russians set
ire to the city in soc places that 1900
churches. 1000 palaces, and immense maya
zines were destroyed. 100 of the incendia-
RES had been shot. $4,000 sick and wounded
Russians, it says, were burnt.
ne French entered Moscow Sept. IS,
having fought no battle after that
Moskwa.
The Russian official account saws. before
the French entered Moscow, all the va
iuabics, the stores IN tile arsenas, and al
most all other property, public and private,
were previously removed, and scarcely a
single inha0itant remained in the CITY. The
an annihlation Of the empire Advantages
may accrue from our Abandoning the cani-
tai We shall be enabled to cut off all re-
Inducements marching to join him from the
rear. We hope to compel the enemy to
leave Moscow, and change his plan of ope-
ratiOns." '-'t
The Russian general Kutusow is dailv re-
ceiVing reintorcements, and is well supplied.
Inc Russian emperor acts with great firm
ness. n new levy OF 400, 900 men is ordered
he Nlodavian army was advancing.
Patriotic donations continued
Ii is said several French officers had been
assisinated at Moscow, being mistaken for
Bonaparte.
Bonaparte had made proposals Of peace
to the emperor of Russia
1t is SAID the emperor rejected Bonapar-
ties overture. and had determined to refuse
every overture while the enemy is in the
Country.
Since the entrance of the Fench into Mos
COW, the emperor of Russia has issued a We
~ excellent declaration. 1t says the enc
my is possessed of bare walls, containing
neither inhabitants nor provisions. The
naughty conqueror imagined on his enter
ing Moscow he might prescribe a peace,
put he Is deceived. He entered Russia with
100000 troops. BY war, sickness, desertion
want, &c. lie has lost one half. We have an
army still before him, and three endeayor-
ing to cut off his retreat"
The treaty between Russia and II ur,ev
IS published.
Some alarm existed at St. PETERSBURG
and application was made to snip some of the
trailing property. The emperor said he saw
no ground for fear; but gave the pcrmissi
On. and some articles had been embarked
Hemp had fallen in price. Measures were
taken with view to the potcction of St. Pc
tcrs5urg.
At the less dates the Russians were act :
ing vigorously against the French near Mos
co", and driving them in or cutting them off
--taSlnS conveys or ordnance on the road
rom ouolensl.. One Russian general was
operating with success near Rousa and Nh
Jask AMI another on the Dwina. A, ex-
pedltion from Riga against Mittau had sue
cecded. The French were driven from il
Gen. Viscount Cathcart's account of the
loss OF the French in the battle of Moskwa
states 1t ar 10000. The position taken bv
the min russian army is 20 miles in the
rear OF Atosco"-whcre Il great battle was
expected.
I,ondoH, Oct. II.
Dispatches from LORD Wellington are
dated October 4.--By the explosion of two
'nnits ii breach has been made i'm the walls
OF tue castle OF Burgos, 50 that the British
established themselves within :he exterior
walls. The British and Portuguese loss in
't"rm'nS The breaches alluded To, was on1y
to 700 nien killed and wounded.
Marmont has returned to France. He
assured his arniy numerous reinforcemeuts
were ~ their march 70 lois, q.