The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-18
FOREIGN.

dscoutents excited by the CONSUMPTION in many pia
ces, srrreat force in and horses jealousy
making Ia France.
Lord CRsi.ereash had resigned, contrary 10 the
wishes ofthe Prince Regent, AS he could not coop
crate cordially with the other members VI the cab
met.
a messenger had been dispatched to Dover to
receive French oicr the bearer OF proposals from
the French, go, eminent, ior which prior arrange
nents had been made At the request OF France.--
IL was Supposed that the proposals related to
peace.
The Report Of the Congressional committee of
foreign Relations, with t;,e accompany ing bin for
tae exclusion OF Foreign Seamen from employ ,,
"aspub'ished in London on the ed of March, with
commemorative bill is considered in England re
cone'iatory step on our part. The people of Eng
land although highly c!stSd by the recent events in
1.uroEe, were not less desrous Of peace with this
country and their papers seem to consider the
differences between the two countries reduced to
very marrow point.
The Emperor Napoleon had rttirnel 10 Paris
Dossring- Street, .@oych so, 1878.
letter, OF which the following extracts, has
this dag been received at Earl Eathur4ts Office adj
dressed 70 hs iordsh'p. by CoNenei Hamilton, lieu
tenant Governor o. Esiiogoisad, dated Margh ED,
1915. -'ss.
.srrss. of Henry or CsiXon.
LONDON, March 15-On Tuesday last, John Ee.
wsrd Egmond CrilIion. alias Soubren, alias Count
Warer, alias MAJOR JohRstone, appreh. nded at
Iymington, md committed to the Jail, under the
Alien Act 1t might to ia recol.ection that during
tile last session of Parliament charge was made by
che American govsrnnent against this government
land 1t underwent Parliamentary dScussion) that a
Captain Henry had been s.nrloyed by (the late)
SIR J. Craig TO attemptto bring about the disme M
bermeut OF certain parts Of the United States,
which was most peremptOriIJ denied, il appearing
that Sir James Craig had employed him only to
procure normation in relation to the military ctsar-
scter and resources ct the Eastern provinces from
which he wasrecalied ON the nenaces OK hostility
at that time being withdrawn by America. The
person above deecrihsd il the identical captain Hen
" in h.
Weymouth store ship in january last, when he set
forth representation in all the public prints, that
he had arrived from Sau,tin Catalonia) and Alican
and was the only surSivor, with his servant, OF
rs sail ut vessels which sailed in company with the
one in which he was on board. He has since been
making tour of England, occasionally rsOr,iling
Ls pecuniary means by sSSindiiag tradesmen in va
rious towns through which! he has passed. He was
the point of etabsrking on board a merchant
vessel for ST. johns, N. F. when taken into GUS
cody at Lyminetou. lie there represented himself
TO be Major Jdhnstone, going out 10 St Johns, as
Secretary to Government. His orders had Been eY.
scuted by tradesman 10 the amount OF so! for
which he was to give draft on his agent at Hull
He leit Portsmouth on Sunday last. Woods, the
Kings Messenger, went there in search Of him *
with the assistance Of Lazarus ca very active con-
stable OF that boroaghl he was traced to Iyming
ton. Government, we understand have suspicion
chat he is employed as emsssry Of the enemy-
He is an intelligent man of imposing nianneps and
speaks the English language Auenty, though
&renehman. Henry was, notoriously Irish
man. -.
LoNDosT, March eo.--An order haf arrived at
Plymouth, and extends to all the ports, to exercise
the seamsn every day at the great guns. The men
on beard the guardship exercise tour times a day
since we should not hasaea e asst s twelve month
the superiority of the Americans consists not So
much in ticlength OF their frigstes or in the num-
Der OF their hands. ~ in them precision and quick
ness Of hriGg--the result cfexereising their guns
every day, Ter ak or seven years, in sucoession-
The Macedonian wal Vailed Is7 times the Java
lost most of her men ~ the first broai5ide, and
was afterwards literally Knocked to pieces.
March 51--Tbe Lord Mayor has fixed Friday
mex. for Common Hall, to take into consider
a.ion the pysprety Of presenting loyal and afec.
tonate address to his Royal Hishness the Princess
of Wales, the subject of the lately exposed wick.
ed and cruel attempt against her Hshnesss charac.
Ter aud Efe.
F.on, me London Gazette Of March %, 1915.
CetY Of a letter from the Hon Caps. k5y, Of II. III
ship The Amelia, TO Joha JPIIsoH Croker E:c
dated at StitteGd, the 22d iaSt.
stR--l beg leave to asquaint you, for the nfor-
suaiion Of the Right Hon. the Lords Commission.
ers o. the Admiralty, that when was about to orit
Sierra Leoae river for England, in H. Nj. snip an.
der my command, on the 2gth January. Lieut. Pas
arrived there with the chief part of the crew of
H. M gun brig Earingi &c having been obliged to
run his vessels GU shore, and blow her up at Tama-
Zone Of the Isles de Loss) in consequence of hav
ing been chased by French Frigate, in co. with two
other ships apparently trigates he reported having
left them ct anchor off the islands on the 9Th
immediately dispatched Lieutenant Pascoe in a small
schooner To reconnoitre the enemy (hc having yo
lau;eered hs icryices) and on the Sd February he
returned, having ascertaiAed their force to be fri
gates OF the Xrgest class Arethuse & lie Rubis) s,
sFortugusse shp, their prize they had nearly com
f!eted their water .sn6, after unloading the For1
9Vese ship stended 10 give her Up to the crew and
proceed Themselves 10 sea to intercept our home.
ward bound trade. Conceiying that ii I crnized off
che Isles de Loss in the event CT their not having
Jeff them might be enabled 10 fall in with any Of
Is III. ships might be coming down the coas;,
ard also to protect the vessels bound to Sierra Lee
one Of which | had received Intelligence, repar.
ed to weigh, when cartel arrived from the islands
With tho mater and boats crew OF the Daring and
ths mssisr and crew of another vessel they had Ia
ken, ~hoac accounts corroh Grating lieutenant Pas.
GOES report, left Sierra Leone RIVER and work cd
zip to the slsnds standing in daylight o. tie 6tb
l1t towards the Island of TsInara, we Joined the
Prnees9 Chariotte gCTsnment schooner, who i'm.
formed me one OF the irigates al ansitor at a
considerable distance to the nGrthwaYd from the a.
ther, which was apparently unloading the prize.
dispatched the schooner 10 Sierra LeOpe To Ieege
directions 20 any ships that might arrive TO rep,ir
sne. Having reared the is,nld H. the evening tle
SIjgAte to the Horthwarl weighed, aud stood ont IN
ssa the other irigate had signals flying, ard being
observed al sunset with her topsss hois,ed stool
oil for the night aud The next morning one of the
frigatcs believe L'AIeuse was lust visible frou.
the deck--t was then calm on breeze sprinene.
w ebOut moon size stood towards us. ASH hal L1n1s
OF arawins herfrO her cOnsort, continued tamil
ing out e. sea tiil sunset, Wien persei,ing the
other sn9 from the mast head, aud tie breeze f,;
1915 we shortened sail, and stood tow ar,s her
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