The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-10-02
Foreign Intelligence.
NEw-YoRK, September Is.
LATEST FROM ENGI.AND

LA I'D fROM ENGLAND.
Yesterday morning arrived at this port
the brig Georgia, captain Smith, in 81 days
from Liverpool, with valuable cargo. By
her the Editors of the Mercantile Advert
ser have received their file of Lond,n pa
ers to the 12th August, inclusive, from
which they have ex racted every article of
commercial or political consequence.
The following in portant article is in our
latest paper:
Office of7'rade, WhtehaH, due. 1e-
L ne Licences gran u for the protection of
ships belonging to the United States of A
merica, winch required their clearing ont
before the 18th of this month, will be ex-
tended to the LIST of September next. and If
it shall happen that goods now on hand shall
not then be ready to be shipped, on a state
ment of such fact by the merchant or ma
nufacturer, the said liCence will be further
extended to the 18th September The a.
bove indu genCe is in both cases to be limi-
ted to ships which are now protected by Ii
ccnres"
FIR m London hahers TO the 1871 .hugust,
re oed al the office Of tie Mercantile
.Advertiser.
The Portsmouth letter, in the Globe of
Wednesday, announced the arrival at that
port OF the Grampus, from Cadiz, with com
Cockburn, and the other Commissioners.
Tor mediatng between Spain and her South
American colonies. The reason Df their re-
turn is the obstinate refusal of the Cortes
to give them the powers which were neces-
sary to success for they would not consent
to include Mexico in the Commission. or
permit them to go thither at all 1t has
been considered TO be in vain to proceed to
the execution of the trust under these cir
cumstances (; and the measure is abandoned
Such is still the conduct of the Cortes; &
we lament to say they have come to this de
cison since the arrival of the Duke Del T.
lDfantado at Cadiz.
The Intelligence of the American Decla-
ration OF War was first communicated to
Admiral Thornborough on the Cork station.
by a letter from capt. Upton, of the Sybille
trigate. who, on the same day, sent the A.
merican brig Perseverance, from Lisbon,
'nto that port.
.Hugust 10.
The cartel which lett Morlaix, was sur
rounded by guard boats the moment she ar
rived. which continued to watch her until
he put to sea. 1t is conjeCtured, from the
Unusual severity ofthis treatment, that some
very rntavorabic news was ahOat i'm France.
which the COmmaadant there had orders to
prevent reaching his country.
1t is confidently rumoured that a person
has arrived in town, who is said to be the
bearer or dispatches from the Court<of vi
emma 1t his mission be of confdc, tial ma
,ure, as may naturally be presumed, it is
lot to be supposed that its object will be
permitted to transpire for the present
Large detachmentS of Dragons are on the
march Tor embarkation, to join the Reci
ments in Spain AID Portugal. The Heavy
cavalry are to go from Portsmouth, and the
Light Dragons from Plymouth.
Iucust IL.
Yesterday the Board of Trade signifed its
readiness to grant Licences, which are to
continue IN force during eight months, TO
permit american veSSetS Laden 7vifh hropisi-
ms, 10 Proceed. from the u. States either 10
Csdtz or Lisbon. One of the two ports
must be named in the Licence, which is
not to admit OF an option as to the other
port.
There are accounts from Riga. dated or
the 27th ult. They state that an engage
ment had taken place between two Russian
40 French divisions, composed of cavalry
and infantry, in which the latter were de.
Gated with great loss. Nine French rexi.
mcnts arc said to have been cut IN. and one
thousand men made prisoners. This pro
badly IS the action which the Sin French
bulie'in states to have taken place ON tho
18th, when the Russians threw Il bridge D.