The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-12

to the country for its frontiers, rs strong pla-
ces, its ports, and its arsenals
Let 100000 brave men, chosen from a
mong those of the first ban, join the siam
darsis otglory. rr
"Here We again find the same paternal
solicitude of the Monarch, and same Fore
! sight OF the Great Captain.
"What relates to the successfully rerew-
ing OF that part of the first ban, which will
Ut War, Is fixed win care, aud all French
men Of the first ban, who shall have married
anterior to- the publication of the Senatus
Consulte, shall remain III the bosom OF his
young family, and constitute part of the Sc
cOnd Jan.
The assembling Of a part, of the first
ban Will allow tie Conscripts destined to
augment or complete the active armies, to
be longer exercised ut their dept.ts, and G.
very thing has been calculated in such a
manner, that at the least signal numerous
army can be promptly collected, and with
facility march towards all the points mcna
eed. -,
:. In order to be able better to Judge of
all the advantages of the institution propo-
scd to you, represent to yourselves, Senator'S.
all the irregular appeals from the National
Guard which ynu have Witnessed Let
those Of cur colleagues. whose military re-
lnown and confidence Of the Emperor have
Frequently placed at the head or these Ma
,ional Guards, hastily collected. say how
much they have depIored the inevitable dis
orders and forced and truly. painful marches
of dispositioDswl,ic time did not permit
to properly digest of sacrifices almost inc
| vtable--of losses in men, ammunition and
money. ..,.. ..,.A
! IF YOU call to your recollection, the Cir
| cumstance so honorable for several depart
ments of the Empire, when British pride
! spiirupon the banks of the Scheldt, can you
suppose that if at that epoch, at which you
| expressed in so solemn a manner the devo-
lion of the French People towards the En-
peror, the Institution which France is going
20 receive from its tuteiary genius, had been
established, England would have dared tC
I conceive the hope Of the most trihing sue
cess ....,.
Your Commission has, therefore, the
honor OF unanimously proposing the adoption
of the Senatus Consulte which has been pre-
sented you"
he Senatus Consulte was adopted with
the utmost unanimity.
(; Commerce between France end England. :
From London paper of March 2S, the following
| paragraph is extracted. 1t proves that Willie the
two belligerents affect have issued their orders *
DEGREES for the sole purpose OF discriminating each
others trade, they are prosecuting with one anoth
| err a brisk commerce under licences
1 Two vessels from Havre, and one from Ostend
| have arrived in the Thames on board of which
| were 500 bales of silk. The trade with France
is quite brisk. A number of French licences to
trade with England, have been issued by the French
| government. 1t is supposed that Bonaparte, wish
ing to recruit his finances admits this influx of goods
| as well as the exports, to take place.
"Coee of an ordinary quality, was selling in fioIs
teiu last month, at 3Gs. per lb. and refined sugar
les. AS the rigour of the laws, and the vigilance
Of the officers rendered mportaton nearly impossi-
BILE, the merchants specialized on the price being
doubled"
! LISBON, March 30
! Retract of a dispatch from His EeceIlency -;fay-
| shall General Lord Wellington, Sc. &c. 70 his
| EseeIIercy Miguel PeTeira h'orj dated EEvas
| March Is.
Sc moved my head quarters on the 9Th, and FIX
ell them at this place the 18th instant
| L" Marshal Marmont arrived at Salamanca on the
9th instant A present there are no French troops
in the province of Esremadura, except that part oil
the 5th corps, which forms the garrison of Badaoz,